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1 /* GLIB - Library of useful routines for C programming
2 * Copyright (C) 1995-1997 Peter Mattis, Spencer Kimball and Josh MacDonald
4 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
6 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
7 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
9 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
12 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
14 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
15 * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
19 * Modified by the GLib Team and others 1997-2000. See the AUTHORS
20 * file for a list of people on the GLib Team. See the ChangeLog
21 * files for a list of changes. These files are distributed with
22 * GLib at ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/.
25 #ifndef __G_UTILS_H__
26 #define __G_UTILS_H__
28 #if !defined (__GLIB_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GLIB_COMPILATION)
29 #error "Only <glib.h> can be included directly."
30 #endif
32 #include <glib/gtypes.h>
33 #include <stdarg.h>
35 G_BEGIN_DECLS
37 /* Define G_VA_COPY() to do the right thing for copying va_list variables.
38 * glibconfig.h may have already defined G_VA_COPY as va_copy or __va_copy.
40 #if !defined (G_VA_COPY)
41 # if defined (__GNUC__) && defined (__PPC__) && (defined (_CALL_SYSV) || defined (_WIN32))
42 # define G_VA_COPY(ap1, ap2) (*(ap1) = *(ap2))
43 # elif defined (G_VA_COPY_AS_ARRAY)
44 # define G_VA_COPY(ap1, ap2) memmove ((ap1), (ap2), sizeof (va_list))
45 # else /* va_list is a pointer */
46 # define G_VA_COPY(ap1, ap2) ((ap1) = (ap2))
47 # endif /* va_list is a pointer */
48 #endif /* !G_VA_COPY */
50 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
51 const gchar * g_get_user_name (void);
52 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
53 const gchar * g_get_real_name (void);
54 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
55 const gchar * g_get_home_dir (void);
56 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
57 const gchar * g_get_tmp_dir (void);
58 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
59 const gchar * g_get_host_name (void);
60 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
61 const gchar * g_get_prgname (void);
62 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
63 void g_set_prgname (const gchar *prgname);
64 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
65 const gchar * g_get_application_name (void);
66 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
67 void g_set_application_name (const gchar *application_name);
69 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
70 void g_reload_user_special_dirs_cache (void);
71 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
72 const gchar * g_get_user_data_dir (void);
73 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
74 const gchar * g_get_user_config_dir (void);
75 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
76 const gchar * g_get_user_cache_dir (void);
77 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
78 const gchar * const * g_get_system_data_dirs (void);
80 #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
81 /* This functions is not part of the public GLib API */
82 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
83 const gchar * const * g_win32_get_system_data_dirs_for_module (void (*address_of_function)(void));
84 #endif
86 #if defined (G_OS_WIN32) && defined (G_CAN_INLINE)
87 /* This function is not part of the public GLib API either. Just call
88 * g_get_system_data_dirs() in your code, never mind that that is
89 * actually a macro and you will in fact call this inline function.
91 static inline const gchar * const *
92 _g_win32_get_system_data_dirs (void)
94 return g_win32_get_system_data_dirs_for_module ((void (*)(void)) &_g_win32_get_system_data_dirs);
96 #define g_get_system_data_dirs _g_win32_get_system_data_dirs
97 #endif
99 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
100 const gchar * const * g_get_system_config_dirs (void);
102 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
103 const gchar * g_get_user_runtime_dir (void);
106 * GUserDirectory:
107 * @G_USER_DIRECTORY_DESKTOP: the user's Desktop directory
108 * @G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS: the user's Documents directory
109 * @G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOWNLOAD: the user's Downloads directory
110 * @G_USER_DIRECTORY_MUSIC: the user's Music directory
111 * @G_USER_DIRECTORY_PICTURES: the user's Pictures directory
112 * @G_USER_DIRECTORY_PUBLIC_SHARE: the user's shared directory
113 * @G_USER_DIRECTORY_TEMPLATES: the user's Templates directory
114 * @G_USER_DIRECTORY_VIDEOS: the user's Movies directory
115 * @G_USER_N_DIRECTORIES: the number of enum values
117 * These are logical ids for special directories which are defined
118 * depending on the platform used. You should use g_get_user_special_dir()
119 * to retrieve the full path associated to the logical id.
121 * The #GUserDirectory enumeration can be extended at later date. Not
122 * every platform has a directory for every logical id in this
123 * enumeration.
125 * Since: 2.14
127 typedef enum {
128 G_USER_DIRECTORY_DESKTOP,
129 G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS,
130 G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOWNLOAD,
131 G_USER_DIRECTORY_MUSIC,
132 G_USER_DIRECTORY_PICTURES,
133 G_USER_DIRECTORY_PUBLIC_SHARE,
134 G_USER_DIRECTORY_TEMPLATES,
135 G_USER_DIRECTORY_VIDEOS,
137 G_USER_N_DIRECTORIES
138 } GUserDirectory;
140 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
141 const gchar * g_get_user_special_dir (GUserDirectory directory);
144 * GDebugKey:
145 * @key: the string
146 * @value: the flag
148 * Associates a string with a bit flag.
149 * Used in g_parse_debug_string().
151 typedef struct _GDebugKey GDebugKey;
152 struct _GDebugKey
154 const gchar *key;
155 guint value;
158 /* Miscellaneous utility functions
160 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
161 guint g_parse_debug_string (const gchar *string,
162 const GDebugKey *keys,
163 guint nkeys);
165 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
166 gint g_snprintf (gchar *string,
167 gulong n,
168 gchar const *format,
169 ...) G_GNUC_PRINTF (3, 4);
170 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
171 gint g_vsnprintf (gchar *string,
172 gulong n,
173 gchar const *format,
174 va_list args)
175 G_GNUC_PRINTF(3, 0);
177 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
178 void g_nullify_pointer (gpointer *nullify_location);
180 typedef enum
182 G_FORMAT_SIZE_DEFAULT = 0,
183 G_FORMAT_SIZE_LONG_FORMAT = 1 << 0,
184 G_FORMAT_SIZE_IEC_UNITS = 1 << 1,
185 G_FORMAT_SIZE_BITS = 1 << 2
186 } GFormatSizeFlags;
188 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_2_30
189 gchar *g_format_size_full (guint64 size,
190 GFormatSizeFlags flags);
191 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_2_30
192 gchar *g_format_size (guint64 size);
194 GLIB_DEPRECATED_IN_2_30_FOR(g_format_size)
195 gchar *g_format_size_for_display (goffset size);
197 #ifndef G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
199 * GVoidFunc:
201 * Declares a type of function which takes no arguments
202 * and has no return value. It is used to specify the type
203 * function passed to g_atexit().
205 typedef void (*GVoidFunc) (void);
206 #define ATEXIT(proc) g_ATEXIT(proc)
207 GLIB_DEPRECATED
208 void g_atexit (GVoidFunc func);
210 #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
211 /* It's a bad idea to wrap atexit() on Windows. If the GLib DLL calls
212 * atexit(), the function will be called when the GLib DLL is detached
213 * from the program, which is not what the caller wants. The caller
214 * wants the function to be called when it *itself* exits (or is
215 * detached, in case the caller, too, is a DLL).
217 #if (defined(__MINGW_H) && !defined(_STDLIB_H_)) || (defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(_INC_STDLIB))
218 int atexit (void (*)(void));
219 #endif
220 #define g_atexit(func) atexit(func)
221 #endif
223 #endif
226 /* Look for an executable in PATH, following execvp() rules */
227 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
228 gchar* g_find_program_in_path (const gchar *program);
230 /* Bit tests
232 * These are defined in a convoluted way because we want the compiler to
233 * be able to inline the code for performance reasons, but for
234 * historical reasons, we must continue to provide non-inline versions
235 * on our ABI.
237 * We define these as functions in gutils.c which are just implemented
238 * as calls to the _impl() versions in order to preserve the ABI.
241 #define g_bit_nth_lsf(mask, nth_bit) g_bit_nth_lsf_impl(mask, nth_bit)
242 #define g_bit_nth_msf(mask, nth_bit) g_bit_nth_msf_impl(mask, nth_bit)
243 #define g_bit_storage(number) g_bit_storage_impl(number)
245 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
246 gint (g_bit_nth_lsf) (gulong mask,
247 gint nth_bit);
248 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
249 gint (g_bit_nth_msf) (gulong mask,
250 gint nth_bit);
251 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
252 guint (g_bit_storage) (gulong number);
254 static inline gint
255 g_bit_nth_lsf_impl (gulong mask,
256 gint nth_bit)
258 if (G_UNLIKELY (nth_bit < -1))
259 nth_bit = -1;
260 while (nth_bit < ((GLIB_SIZEOF_LONG * 8) - 1))
262 nth_bit++;
263 if (mask & (1UL << nth_bit))
264 return nth_bit;
266 return -1;
269 static inline gint
270 g_bit_nth_msf_impl (gulong mask,
271 gint nth_bit)
273 if (nth_bit < 0 || G_UNLIKELY (nth_bit > GLIB_SIZEOF_LONG * 8))
274 nth_bit = GLIB_SIZEOF_LONG * 8;
275 while (nth_bit > 0)
277 nth_bit--;
278 if (mask & (1UL << nth_bit))
279 return nth_bit;
281 return -1;
284 static inline guint
285 g_bit_storage_impl (gulong number)
287 #if defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ >= 4) && defined(__OPTIMIZE__)
288 return G_LIKELY (number) ?
289 ((GLIB_SIZEOF_LONG * 8U - 1) ^ (guint) __builtin_clzl(number)) + 1 : 1;
290 #else
291 guint n_bits = 0;
295 n_bits++;
296 number >>= 1;
298 while (number);
299 return n_bits;
300 #endif
303 /* Crashes the program. */
304 #if GLIB_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= GLIB_VERSION_2_50
305 #ifndef G_OS_WIN32
306 # include <stdlib.h>
307 # define g_abort() abort ()
308 #else
309 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_2_50
310 void g_abort (void) G_GNUC_NORETURN G_ANALYZER_NORETURN;
311 #endif
312 #endif
314 #ifndef G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
317 * This macro is deprecated. This DllMain() is too complex. It is
318 * recommended to write an explicit minimal DLlMain() that just saves
319 * the handle to the DLL and then use that handle instead, for
320 * instance passing it to
321 * g_win32_get_package_installation_directory_of_module().
323 * On Windows, this macro defines a DllMain function that stores the
324 * actual DLL name that the code being compiled will be included in.
325 * STATIC should be empty or 'static'. DLL_NAME is the name of the
326 * (pointer to the) char array where the DLL name will be stored. If
327 * this is used, you must also include <windows.h>. If you need a more complex
328 * DLL entry point function, you cannot use this.
330 * On non-Windows platforms, expands to nothing.
333 #ifndef G_PLATFORM_WIN32
334 # define G_WIN32_DLLMAIN_FOR_DLL_NAME(static, dll_name)
335 #else
336 # define G_WIN32_DLLMAIN_FOR_DLL_NAME(static, dll_name) \
337 static char *dll_name; \
339 BOOL WINAPI \
340 DllMain (HINSTANCE hinstDLL, \
341 DWORD fdwReason, \
342 LPVOID lpvReserved) \
344 wchar_t wcbfr[1000]; \
345 char *tem; \
346 switch (fdwReason) \
348 case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH: \
349 GetModuleFileNameW ((HMODULE) hinstDLL, wcbfr, G_N_ELEMENTS (wcbfr)); \
350 tem = g_utf16_to_utf8 (wcbfr, -1, NULL, NULL, NULL); \
351 dll_name = g_path_get_basename (tem); \
352 g_free (tem); \
353 break; \
356 return TRUE; \
359 #endif /* !G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED */
361 #endif /* G_PLATFORM_WIN32 */
363 G_END_DECLS
365 #endif /* __G_UTILS_H__ */