2 * Filesystem utility definitions
4 * Wireshark - Network traffic analyzer
5 * By Gerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org>
6 * Copyright 1998 Gerald Combs
8 * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
14 #include <wireshark.h>
18 #endif /* __cplusplus */
21 * Default profile name.
23 #define DEFAULT_PROFILE "Default"
26 * Initialize our configuration environment.
28 * Get the pathname of the directory from which the executable came,
29 * and save it for future use.
31 * @param arg0 Executable name hint. Should be argv[0].
32 * @return NULL on success, and a g_mallocated string containing an error on failure.
34 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
char *configuration_init(const char *arg0
);
37 * Get the directory in which the main (Wireshark, TShark, Stratoshark, etc)
39 * Extcaps should use get_extcap_dir() to get their path.
41 * @return The main program file directory.
43 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
const char *get_progfile_dir(void);
46 * Construct the path name of a non-extcap Wireshark executable file,
47 * given the program name. The executable name doesn't include ".exe";
48 * append it on Windows, so that callers don't have to worry about that.
50 * This presumes that all non-extcap executables are in the same directory.
52 * The returned file name was g_malloc()'d so it must be g_free()d when the
53 * caller is done with it.
55 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
char *get_executable_path(const char *filename
);
58 * Get the directory in which plugins are stored; this must not be called
59 * before configuration_init() is called, as they might be stored in a
60 * subdirectory of the program file directory.
62 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
const char *get_plugins_dir(void);
65 * Append VERSION_MAJOR.VERSION_MINOR to the plugin dir.
67 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
const char *get_plugins_dir_with_version(void);
70 * Get the personal plugin dir.
72 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
const char *get_plugins_pers_dir(void);
75 * Append VERSION_MAJOR.VERSION_MINOR to the plugin personal dir.
77 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
const char *get_plugins_pers_dir_with_version(void);
80 * Get the directory in which extcap hooks are stored; this must not be called
81 * before configuration_init() is called, as they might be stored in a
82 * subdirectory of the program file directory.
84 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
const char *get_extcap_dir(void);
87 * Get the personal extcap dir.
89 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
const char *get_extcap_pers_dir(void);
92 * Get the flag indicating whether we're running from a build
95 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
bool running_in_build_directory(void);
98 * Get the directory in which global configuration files are
101 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
const char *get_datafile_dir(void);
104 * Construct the path name of a global configuration file, given the
107 * The returned file name was g_malloc()'d so it must be g_free()d when the
108 * caller is done with it.
110 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
char *get_datafile_path(const char *filename
);
113 * Get the directory in which global documentation files are
116 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
const char *get_doc_dir(void);
119 * Construct the path name of a global documentation file, given the
122 * The returned file name was g_malloc()'d so it must be g_free()d when the
123 * caller is done with it.
125 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
char *get_docfile_path(const char *filename
);
128 * Construct the path URL of a global documentation file, given the
131 * The returned file name was g_malloc()'d so it must be g_free()d when the
132 * caller is done with it.
134 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
char *doc_file_url(const char *filename
);
137 * Get the directory in which files that, at least on UNIX, are
138 * system files (such as "/etc/ethers") are stored; on Windows,
139 * there's no "/etc" directory, so we get them from the Wireshark
140 * global configuration and data file directory.
142 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
const char *get_systemfile_dir(void);
145 * Set the configuration profile name to be used for storing
146 * personal configuration files.
148 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
void set_profile_name(const char *profilename
);
151 * Get the current configuration profile name used for storing
152 * personal configuration files.
154 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
const char *get_profile_name(void);
157 * Check if current profile is default profile.
159 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
bool is_default_profile(void);
162 * Check if we have global profiles.
164 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
bool has_global_profiles(void);
167 * Get the directory used to store configuration profile directories.
168 * Caller must free the returned string
170 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
char *get_profiles_dir(void);
173 * Get the directory used to store configuration files for a given profile.
174 * Caller must free the returned string.
176 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
char *get_profile_dir(const char *profilename
, bool is_global
);
179 * Create the directory used to store configuration profile directories.
181 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
int create_profiles_dir(char **pf_dir_path_return
);
184 * Get the directory used to store global configuration profile directories.
185 * Caller must free the returned string
187 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
char *get_global_profiles_dir(void);
191 * Store filenames used for personal config files so we know which
192 * files to copy when duplicate a configuration profile.
194 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
void profile_store_persconffiles(bool store
);
197 * Register a filename to the personal config files storage.
198 * This is for files which are not read using get_persconffile_path() during startup.
200 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
void profile_register_persconffile(const char *filename
);
203 * Check if given configuration profile exists.
205 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
bool profile_exists(const char *profilename
, bool global
);
208 * Create a directory for the given configuration profile.
209 * If we attempted to create it, and failed, return -1 and
210 * set "*pf_dir_path_return" to the pathname of the directory we failed
211 * to create (it's g_mallocated, so our caller should free it); otherwise,
214 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
int create_persconffile_profile(const char *profilename
,
215 char **pf_dir_path_return
);
218 * Returns the list of known profile config filenames
220 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
const GHashTable
* allowed_profile_filenames(void);
223 * Delete the directory for the given configuration profile.
224 * If we attempted to delete it, and failed, return -1 and
225 * set "*pf_dir_path_return" to the pathname of the directory we failed
226 * to delete (it's g_mallocated, so our caller should free it); otherwise,
229 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
int delete_persconffile_profile(const char *profilename
,
230 char **pf_dir_path_return
);
233 * Rename the directory for the given confinguration profile.
235 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
int rename_persconffile_profile(const char *fromname
, const char *toname
,
236 char **pf_from_dir_path_return
,
237 char **pf_to_dir_path_return
);
240 * Copy files in one profile to the other.
242 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
int copy_persconffile_profile(const char *toname
, const char *fromname
,
244 char **pf_filename_return
,
245 char **pf_to_dir_path_return
,
246 char **pf_from_dir_path_return
);
249 * Create the directory that holds personal configuration files, if
250 * necessary. If we attempted to create it, and failed, return -1 and
251 * set "*pf_dir_path_return" to the pathname of the directory we failed
252 * to create (it's g_mallocated, so our caller should free it); otherwise,
255 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
int create_persconffile_dir(char **pf_dir_path_return
);
258 * Construct the path name of a personal configuration file, given the
259 * file name. If using configuration profiles this directory will be
260 * used if "from_profile" is true.
262 * The returned file name was g_malloc()'d so it must be g_free()d when the
263 * caller is done with it.
265 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
char *get_persconffile_path(const char *filename
, bool from_profile
);
268 * Set the path of the personal configuration file directory.
270 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
void set_persconffile_dir(const char *p
);
273 * Get the (default) directory in which personal data is stored.
275 * On Win32, this is the "My Documents" folder in the personal profile.
276 * On UNIX this is simply the current directory.
278 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
const char *get_persdatafile_dir(void);
281 * Set the path of the directory in which personal data is stored.
283 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
void set_persdatafile_dir(const char *p
);
286 * Get the current working directory.
288 WS_DLL_PUBLIC WS_RETNONNULL
const char *get_current_working_dir(void);
291 * Return an error message for UNIX-style errno indications on open or
294 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
const char *file_open_error_message(int err
, bool for_writing
);
297 * Return an error message for UNIX-style errno indications on write
300 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
const char *file_write_error_message(int err
);
303 * Given a pathname, return the last component.
305 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
const char *get_basename(const char *);
308 * Given a pathname, return a pointer to the last pathname separator
309 * character in the pathname, or NULL if the pathname contains no
312 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
char *find_last_pathname_separator(const char *path
);
315 * Given a pathname, return a string containing everything but the
316 * last component. NOTE: this overwrites the pathname handed into
319 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
char *get_dirname(char *);
322 * Given a pathname, return:
324 * the errno, if an attempt to "stat()" the file fails;
326 * EISDIR, if the attempt succeeded and the file turned out
329 * 0, if the attempt succeeded and the file turned out not
332 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
int test_for_directory(const char *);
335 * Given a pathname, return:
337 * the errno, if an attempt to "stat()" the file fails;
339 * ESPIPE, if the attempt succeeded and the file turned out
342 * 0, if the attempt succeeded and the file turned out not
345 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
int test_for_fifo(const char *);
348 * Given a pathname, return true if the attempt to "stat()" the file
349 * succeeds, and it turns out to be a regular file. "stat()" follows
350 * links, so returns true if the pathname is a link to a regular file.
352 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
bool test_for_regular_file(const char *);
355 * Check if a file exists.
357 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
bool file_exists(const char *fname
);
360 * Check if file is existing and has text entries which does not start
361 * with the comment character.
363 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
bool config_file_exists_with_entries(const char *fname
, char comment_char
);
366 * Check if two filenames are identical (with absolute and relative paths).
368 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
bool files_identical(const char *fname1
, const char *fname2
);
371 * Check if file has been recreated since it was opened.
373 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
bool file_needs_reopen(int fd
, const char* filename
);
376 * Write content to a file in binary mode, for those operating systems that
377 * care about such things. This should be OK for all files, even text files, as
378 * we'll write the raw bytes, and we don't look at the bytes as we copy them.
380 * Returns true on success, false on failure. If a failure, it also
381 * displays a simple dialog window with the error message.
383 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
bool write_file_binary_mode(const char *filename
,
384 const void *content
, size_t content_len
);
387 * Copy a file in binary mode, for those operating systems that care about
388 * such things. This should be OK for all files, even text files, as
389 * we'll copy the raw bytes, and we don't look at the bytes as we copy
392 * Returns true on success, false on failure. If a failure, it also
393 * displays a simple dialog window with the error message.
395 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
bool copy_file_binary_mode(const char *from_filename
,
396 const char *to_filename
);
400 * Given a filename return a filesystem URL. Relative paths are prefixed with
401 * the datafile directory path.
403 * @param filename A file name or path. Relative paths will be prefixed with
404 * the data file directory path.
405 * @return A filesystem URL for the file or NULL on failure. A non-NULL return
406 * value must be freed with g_free().
408 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
char* data_file_url(const char *filename
);
411 * Free the internal structtures
413 WS_DLL_PUBLIC
void free_progdirs(void);
417 #endif /* __cplusplus */
419 #endif /* FILESYSTEM_H */