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Database
[Data Management And Parsing]

This group contains the definition of a GWEN_DB database. More...

DB Flags

Please note that the setter functions also take the flags from the module Paths (e.g. GWEN_PATH_FLAGS_PATHMUSTEXIST) into account. So you most likely need to specify them, too.

However, for your conveniance there is a default flag value which suffices in most cases (GWEN_DB_FLAGS_DEFAULT).

#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_ADD_GROUP_NEWLINES   0x00800000
#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_APPEND_FILE   0x08000000
#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_COMPACT
#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_DEFAULT
#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_DETAILED_GROUPS   0x00200000
#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_ESCAPE_CHARVALUES   0x10000000
#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_HTTP
#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_INDEND   0x00400000
#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_LOCKFILE   0x20000000
#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_OMIT_TYPES   0x04000000
#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_OVERWRITE_GROUPS   0x00020000
#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_OVERWRITE_VARS   0x00010000
#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_QUOTE_VALUES   0x00080000
#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_QUOTE_VARNAMES   0x00040000
#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_STOP_ON_EMPTY_LINE   0x02000000
#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_UNESCAPE_CHARVALUES   0x10000000
#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_USE_COLON   0x01000000
#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_WRITE_SUBGROUPS   0x00100000

Node Flags

#define GWEN_DB_NODE_FLAGS_DIRTY   0x00000001
#define GWEN_DB_NODE_FLAGS_INHERIT_HASH_MECHANISM   0x00000004
#define GWEN_DB_NODE_FLAGS_VOLATILE   0x00000002

Hash Mechanism

These functions allow for the implementation of hash mechanisms for DB groups. Those mechanisms can be applied to group nodes to speed up the lookup of subnodes to groups.

typedef int(* GWEN_DB_HASH_ADDNODE_FN )(GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM *hm, GWEN_DB_NODE *parent, GWEN_DB_NODE *node, int appendOrInsert, void *hashData)
typedef int(* GWEN_DB_HASH_FININODE_FN )(GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM *hm, GWEN_DB_NODE *node, void **hashData)
typedef GWEN_DB_NODE *(* GWEN_DB_HASH_GETNODE_FN )(GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM *hm, GWEN_DB_NODE *parent, const char *name, int idx, void *hashData)
typedef int(* GWEN_DB_HASH_INITNODE_FN )(GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM *hm, GWEN_DB_NODE *node, void **hashData)
typedef GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM
typedef int(* GWEN_DB_HASH_UNLINKNODE_FN )(GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM *hm, GWEN_DB_NODE *parent, GWEN_DB_NODE *node, void *hashData)
GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_Group_SetHashMechanism (GWEN_DB_NODE *node, GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM *hm)
GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_HashMechanism_Attach (GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM *hm)
GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_HashMechanism_free (GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM *hm)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISMGWEN_DB_HashMechanism_new ()
GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_HashMechanism_SetAddNodeFn (GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM *hm, GWEN_DB_HASH_ADDNODE_FN f)
GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_HashMechanism_SetFiniNodeFn (GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM *hm, GWEN_DB_HASH_FININODE_FN f)
GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_HashMechanism_SetGetNodeFn (GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM *hm, GWEN_DB_HASH_GETNODE_FN f)
GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_HashMechanism_SetInitNodeFn (GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM *hm, GWEN_DB_HASH_INITNODE_FN f)
GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_HashMechanism_SetUnlinkNodeFn (GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM *hm, GWEN_DB_HASH_UNLINKNODE_FN f)

Iterating Through Groups

typedef void *(* GWEN_DB_NODES_CB )(GWEN_DB_NODE *node, void *user_data)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODEGWEN_DB_FindFirstGroup (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, const char *name)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODEGWEN_DB_FindNextGroup (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, const char *name)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODEGWEN_DB_GetFirstGroup (GWEN_DB_NODE *n)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODEGWEN_DB_GetNextGroup (GWEN_DB_NODE *n)
GWENHYWFAR_API unsigned int GWEN_DB_Groups_Count (const GWEN_DB_NODE *node)
GWENHYWFAR_API void * GWEN_DB_Groups_Foreach (GWEN_DB_NODE *node, GWEN_DB_NODES_CB func, void *user_data)

Variable Getter and Setter

These getter functions check for the existence of the given variable and return the value specified by an index. Under the following circumstances the also given default value will be returned:
  • the variable does not exist
  • the variable exists but has no values (should not occur)
  • the variable exists but the given value index is out of range (e.g. specifying index 1 with a variable that has only one value)
  • a string value is expected but the variable is not of that type. However, if you want an integer value but the variable only has a char value then the getter functions try to convert the char to an integer. Other conversions do not take place.

The setter functions either replace an existing variable, create a missing variable, add a value or return an error if the variable does not exist (see description of the flags). All setter functions make deep copies of the given values, so you may free the params after calling the setter function.

All getter functions return a const pointer to the variable's retrieved value. All setter functions return Zero if ok and Nonzero on error.

This module knows about the following types (see GWEN_DB_VALUETYPE):

  • char (simple null terminated C strings)
  • int (integer values)
  • bin (binary, user specified data)

Note:
The value returned by a getter function is only valid as long as the corresponding variable (node) exists.
So if you retrieve the value of a variable and delete the variable (or even the whole DB) afterwards the pointer becomes invalid and using it will most likely crash your program.
If you want to use such a value even after the corresponding variable has been deleted you need to make a copy.


GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_AddCharValue (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, const char *path, const char *val, int senseCase, int check)
GWENHYWFAR_API const void * GWEN_DB_GetBinValue (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, const char *path, int idx, const void *defVal, unsigned int defValSize, unsigned int *returnValueSize)
GWENHYWFAR_API const char * GWEN_DB_GetCharValue (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, const char *path, int idx, const char *defVal)
GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_GetIntValue (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, const char *path, int idx, int defVal)
GWENHYWFAR_API void * GWEN_DB_GetPtrValue (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, const char *path, int idx, void *defVal)
GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_SetBinValue (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, GWEN_TYPE_UINT32 flags, const char *path, const void *val, unsigned int valSize)
GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_SetCharValue (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, GWEN_TYPE_UINT32 flags, const char *path, const char *val)
GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_SetIntValue (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, GWEN_TYPE_UINT32 flags, const char *path, int val)
GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_SetPtrValue (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, GWEN_TYPE_UINT32 flags, const char *path, void *val)

Group Handling

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_AddGroup (GWEN_DB_NODE *parent, GWEN_DB_NODE *node)
GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_AddGroupChildren (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, GWEN_DB_NODE *nn)
GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_ClearGroup (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, const char *path)
GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_DeleteGroup (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, const char *path)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODEGWEN_DB_GetGroup (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, GWEN_TYPE_UINT32 flags, const char *path)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_TYPE_UINT32 GWEN_DB_GetNodeFlags (const GWEN_DB_NODE *n)
GWENHYWFAR_API const char * GWEN_DB_GroupName (GWEN_DB_NODE *n)
GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_GroupRename (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, const char *newname)
GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_InsertGroup (GWEN_DB_NODE *parent, GWEN_DB_NODE *node)
GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_IsGroup (const GWEN_DB_NODE *n)
void GWEN_DB_ModifyBranchFlagsDown (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, GWEN_TYPE_UINT32 newflags, GWEN_TYPE_UINT32 mask)
void GWEN_DB_ModifyBranchFlagsUp (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, GWEN_TYPE_UINT32 newflags, GWEN_TYPE_UINT32 mask)
GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_SetNodeFlags (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, GWEN_TYPE_UINT32 flags)
GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_UnlinkGroup (GWEN_DB_NODE *n)

Iterating Through Variables and variable handling

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_DeleteVar (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, const char *path)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODEGWEN_DB_GetFirstVar (GWEN_DB_NODE *n)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODEGWEN_DB_GetNextVar (GWEN_DB_NODE *n)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_VALUETYPE GWEN_DB_GetVariableType (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, const char *p)
GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_IsVariable (const GWEN_DB_NODE *n)
GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_ValueExists (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, const char *path, unsigned int idx)
GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_VariableExists (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, const char *path)
GWENHYWFAR_API const char * GWEN_DB_VariableName (GWEN_DB_NODE *n)
GWENHYWFAR_API unsigned int GWEN_DB_Variables_Count (const GWEN_DB_NODE *node)
GWENHYWFAR_API void * GWEN_DB_Variables_Foreach (GWEN_DB_NODE *node, GWEN_DB_NODES_CB func, void *user_data)

Debugging

These functions are for debugging purposes only. You should NOT consider them part of the API.

GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_Dump (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, FILE *f, int insert)

Iterating Through Values and value handling

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODEGWEN_DB_GetFirstValue (GWEN_DB_NODE *n)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODEGWEN_DB_GetNextValue (GWEN_DB_NODE *n)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_VALUETYPE GWEN_DB_GetValueType (GWEN_DB_NODE *n)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_VALUETYPE GWEN_DB_GetValueTypeByPath (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, const char *p, unsigned int i)
GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_IsValue (const GWEN_DB_NODE *n)
GWENHYWFAR_API unsigned int GWEN_DB_Values_Count (const GWEN_DB_NODE *node)
GWENHYWFAR_API void * GWEN_DB_Values_Foreach (GWEN_DB_NODE *node, GWEN_DB_NODES_CB func, void *user_data)

Constructing, Destructing, Copying

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODEGWEN_DB_Group_dup (const GWEN_DB_NODE *n)
GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_Group_free (GWEN_DB_NODE *n)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODEGWEN_DB_Group_new (const char *name)

Reading and Writing From/To Streams

These functions read or write a DB from/to GWEN_BUFFEREDIO. This allows to use any source or target supported by GWEN_BUFFEREDIO for data storage (these are currently sockets, files and memory buffers). The flags determine how to read/write the data (e.g. if sub-groups are to be written etc).

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_ReadFile (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, const char *fname, GWEN_TYPE_UINT32 dbflags)
GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_ReadFileAs (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, const char *fname, const char *type, GWEN_DB_NODE *params, GWEN_TYPE_UINT32 dbflags)
GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_ReadFromStream (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, GWEN_BUFFEREDIO *bio, GWEN_TYPE_UINT32 dbflags)
GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_WriteFile (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, const char *fname, GWEN_TYPE_UINT32 dbflags)
GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_WriteFileAs (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, const char *fname, const char *type, GWEN_DB_NODE *params, GWEN_TYPE_UINT32 dbflags)
GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_WriteToStream (GWEN_DB_NODE *n, GWEN_BUFFEREDIO *bio, GWEN_TYPE_UINT32 dbflags)

Defines

#define GWEN_DB_LINE_MAXSIZE   1024

Typedefs

typedef GWEN_DB_NODE GWEN_DB_NODE

Enumerations

enum  GWEN_DB_VALUETYPE {
  GWEN_DB_VALUETYPE_UNKNOWN = 0, GWEN_DB_VALUETYPE_CHAR, GWEN_DB_VALUETYPE_INT, GWEN_DB_VALUETYPE_BIN,
  GWEN_DB_VALUETYPE_PTR
}

Detailed Description

This group contains the definition of a GWEN_DB database.

A GWEN_DB database consists of a tree of GWEN_DB_NODE entries. Such a GWEN_DB_NODE node can either be a group node, or a variable node, or a value node. Usually an application programmer will only get in touch with group nodes. The application programmer can iterate through the group nodes with GWEN_DB_GetGroup(), GWEN_DB_Groups_foreach(), and can retrieve variable values with GWEN_DB_GetIntValue(), GWEN_DB_GetCharValue() and so on.

The following graph shows the internal structure of a GWEN_DB:

db2.png

Internal structure of a GWEN_DB


As you can see the GWEN_DB consists of multiple units called NODE. Every node has a pointer to: Such a node can be either of the following:

Each group has a name. Depending on the GWEN_DB_FLAGS given when reading a GWEN_DB from a file or creating it, it may very well be possible to have multiple groups with the same name as children of the same root node. Again: Child group nodes with the same name may very well exist. This also applies to variable nodes.

For the interested reader, we again explain the difference of the three kinds of nodes. Depending on either of these cases, you can

  1. Iterate through groups or get a variable with e.g. GWEN_DB_GetNextGroup(), GWEN_DB_GetNextVar()
  2. Get the type of a variable with e.g. GWEN_DB_GetVariableType() -- the value of a variable is retrieved by the shortcut functions explained below.
  3. Get the type of a value with GWEN_DB_GetValueType(). Again the value itself is retrieved with the shortcut functions below.

To retrieve or set the value of such a variable, the following "shortcut" functions for all three supported typed exist: GWEN_DB_GetIntValue(), GWEN_DB_GetCharValue(), GWEN_DB_GetBinValue(). These functions only accept a group and a "path" to the desired variable.


Define Documentation

#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_ADD_GROUP_NEWLINES   0x00800000
 

writes a newline to the stream after writing a group to improve the readability of the created file

#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_APPEND_FILE   0x08000000
 

appends data to an existing file instead of overwriting it

#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_COMPACT
 

Value:

same like GWEN_DB_FLAGS_DEFAULT except that the produced file (when writing to a stream) is more compact (but less readable)

#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_DEFAULT
 

Value:

These are the default flags which you use in most cases

#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_DETAILED_GROUPS   0x00200000
 

adds some comments when writing to a stream

#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_ESCAPE_CHARVALUES   0x10000000
 

Char values are escaped when writing them to a file.

#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_HTTP
 

Value:

These flags can be used to read a DB from a HTTP header. It uses a colon instead of the equation mark with variable definitions and stops when encountering an empty line.

#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_INDEND   0x00400000
 

indents text according to the current path depth when writing to a stream to improve the readability of the created file

#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_LOCKFILE   0x20000000
 

locks a file before reading from or writing to it This is used by GWEN_DB_ReadFile and GWEN_DB_WriteFile

#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_OMIT_TYPES   0x04000000
 

normally the type of a variable is written to the stream, too. This flag changes this behaviour

#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_OVERWRITE_GROUPS   0x00020000
 

Overwrite existing groups when calling GWEN_DB_GetGroup()

#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_OVERWRITE_VARS   0x00010000
 

Overwrite existing values when assigning a new value to a variable

#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_QUOTE_VALUES   0x00080000
 

quote values when writing them to a stream

#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_QUOTE_VARNAMES   0x00040000
 

quote variable names when writing them to a stream

#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_STOP_ON_EMPTY_LINE   0x02000000
 

stops reading from a stream at empty lines

#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_UNESCAPE_CHARVALUES   0x10000000
 

Char values are unescaped when reading them from a file (uses the same bit GWEN_DB_FLAGS_ESCAPE_CHARVALUES uses)

#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_USE_COLON   0x01000000
 

uses a colon (":") instead of an equation mark when reading/writing variable definitions

#define GWEN_DB_FLAGS_WRITE_SUBGROUPS   0x00100000
 

allows writing of subgroups when writing to a stream

#define GWEN_DB_LINE_MAXSIZE   1024
 

maximum size of a text line when reading/writing from/to streams

#define GWEN_DB_NODE_FLAGS_DIRTY   0x00000001
 

is set then this node has been altered

#define GWEN_DB_NODE_FLAGS_INHERIT_HASH_MECHANISM   0x00000004
 

this is only valid for groups. It determines whether subgroups will inherit the hash mechanism set in the root node.

#define GWEN_DB_NODE_FLAGS_VOLATILE   0x00000002
 

variable is volatile (will not be written)


Typedef Documentation

typedef int(* GWEN_DB_HASH_ADDNODE_FN)(GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM *hm, GWEN_DB_NODE *parent, GWEN_DB_NODE *node, int appendOrInsert,void *hashData)
 

typedef int(* GWEN_DB_HASH_FININODE_FN)(GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM *hm, GWEN_DB_NODE *node, void **hashData)
 

typedef GWEN_DB_NODE*(* GWEN_DB_HASH_GETNODE_FN)(GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM *hm, GWEN_DB_NODE *parent, const char *name, int idx, void *hashData)
 

typedef int(* GWEN_DB_HASH_INITNODE_FN)(GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM *hm, GWEN_DB_NODE *node, void **hashData)
 

typedef struct GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM
 

typedef int(* GWEN_DB_HASH_UNLINKNODE_FN)(GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM *hm, GWEN_DB_NODE *parent, GWEN_DB_NODE *node, void *hashData)
 

typedef union GWEN_DB_NODE GWEN_DB_NODE
 

This is the type used to store a DB. Its contents are explicitly NOT part of the API.

A description of what can be done with this type can be found in db.h

typedef void*(* GWEN_DB_NODES_CB)(GWEN_DB_NODE *node, void *user_data)
 

Callback function type for GWEN_DB_Groups_Foreach(), GWEN_DB_Variables_Foreach(), and GWEN_DB_Values_Foreach().

Parameters:
node The current node element
user_data The arbitrary data passed to the foreach function.
Returns:
NULL if the iteration should continue, or non-NULL if the iteration should stop and that value be returned.


Enumeration Type Documentation

enum GWEN_DB_VALUETYPE
 

This specifies the type of a value stored in the DB.

Enumeration values:
GWEN_DB_VALUETYPE_UNKNOWN  type unknown
GWEN_DB_VALUETYPE_CHAR  simple, null terminated C-string
GWEN_DB_VALUETYPE_INT  integer
GWEN_DB_VALUETYPE_BIN  binary, user defined data
GWEN_DB_VALUETYPE_PTR  pointer , will not be stored or read to/from files


Function Documentation

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_AddCharValue GWEN_DB_NODE n,
const char *  path,
const char *  val,
int  senseCase,
int  check
 

Adds the given char value to the given variable if it not already exists (depending on the arguments senseCase and check).

Returns:
0 on success, nonzero on error
Parameters:
n db node
path path and name of the variable
val The string value that is copied into the DB
senseCase if 0 then the case of the value is ignored while checking
check if 1 then the variable will be checked for this value

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_AddGroup GWEN_DB_NODE parent,
GWEN_DB_NODE node
 

Adds the given group node as a new child of the given parent group node.

The group name has no influence on what will happen in this function. In other words, if the parent group already has a child group with the same name as 'node', then after this function two child group nodes with the same name will exist.

Note:
This function takes over the ownership of the new group, so you MUST NOT free it afterwards.
Parameters:
parent Some group node that will be the parent of the added node
node Group node to add

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_AddGroupChildren GWEN_DB_NODE n,
GWEN_DB_NODE nn
 

This function adds all children of the second node as new children to the first given one.

Note:
This function does NOT take over ownership of the new group. The caller is still the owner of the given group.
Parameters:
n db node
nn node whose children are to be added (makes deep copies)

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_ClearGroup GWEN_DB_NODE n,
const char *  path
 

Frees all children of the given node thereby clearing it.

Returns:
0 on success, nonzero on error
Parameters:
n db node
path path to the group under the given node to clear (if 0 then clear the given node)

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_DeleteGroup GWEN_DB_NODE n,
const char *  path
 

Locates and removes the group of the given name.

Returns:
0 on success, nonzero on error
Parameters:
n db node
path path to the group to delete

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_DeleteVar GWEN_DB_NODE n,
const char *  path
 

Deletes the given variable by removing it and its values from the DB.

Parameters:
n root of the DB
path path to the variable to remove
Returns:
Zero on success, nonzero on error

GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_Dump GWEN_DB_NODE n,
FILE *  f,
int  insert
 

Dumps the content of the given DB to the given file (e.g. stderr).

Parameters:
n node to dump
f destination file (e.g. stderr)
insert number of blanks to insert at every line

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODE* GWEN_DB_FindFirstGroup GWEN_DB_NODE n,
const char *  name
 

Returns the first group node below the given one by name.

If there is no matching group node then NULL is returned. This can either mean that this node does not have any children or the only children are variables instead of groups or their is no group of the given name.

Parameters:
n db node
name name to look for (joker and wildcards allowed)

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODE* GWEN_DB_FindNextGroup GWEN_DB_NODE n,
const char *  name
 

Returns the next group node following the given one, which has the same parent node, by name.

If there is no matching group node then NULL is returned. This can either mean that the parent node does not have any further children, or that the other children are variables instead of groups or that there is no group with the given name.

Note:
This is one of the few functions where the returned node is not the child of the specified node, but instead it is the next node with the same parent node. In other words, this function is an exception. In most other functions the returned node is a child of the specified node.
Parameters:
n db node
name name to look for (joker and wildcards allowed)

GWENHYWFAR_API const void* GWEN_DB_GetBinValue GWEN_DB_NODE n,
const char *  path,
int  idx,
const void *  defVal,
unsigned int  defValSize,
unsigned int *  returnValueSize
 

Returns the variable's retrieved value. The size of the binary data is written into the int pointer argument returnValueSize.

Parameters:
n db node
path path and name of the variable
idx index number of the value to return
defVal default value to return in case there is no real value
defValSize size of the default value
returnValueSize pointer to a variable to receive the length of the data returned

GWENHYWFAR_API const char* GWEN_DB_GetCharValue GWEN_DB_NODE n,
const char *  path,
int  idx,
const char *  defVal
 

Returns the variable's retrieved value.

Parameters:
n db node
path path and name of the variable
idx index number of the value to return
defVal default value to return in case there is no real value

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODE* GWEN_DB_GetFirstGroup GWEN_DB_NODE n  ) 
 

Returns the first group node below the given one.

If there is no group node then NULL is returned. This can either mean that this node does not have any children or the only children are variables instead of groups.

Parameters:
n db node

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODE* GWEN_DB_GetFirstValue GWEN_DB_NODE n  ) 
 

Returns the first value below the given variable. If there is no value then NULL is returned.

Parameters:
n db node

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODE* GWEN_DB_GetFirstVar GWEN_DB_NODE n  ) 
 

Returns the first variable below the given group. If there is no variable then NULL is returned.

Parameters:
n db node

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODE* GWEN_DB_GetGroup GWEN_DB_NODE n,
GWEN_TYPE_UINT32  flags,
const char *  path
 

This function either creates a new group, returns an existing one or returns an error if there is no group but the caller wanted one (depending on the flags given).

Parameters:
n db node
flags see GWEN_DB_FLAGS_OVERWRITE_VARS and others which can all be OR-combined to form the flags to use.
path path and name of the group to be created/located

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_GetIntValue GWEN_DB_NODE n,
const char *  path,
int  idx,
int  defVal
 

Returns the variable's retrieved value.

Parameters:
n db node
path path and name of the variable
idx index number of the value to return
defVal default value to return in case there is no real value

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODE* GWEN_DB_GetNextGroup GWEN_DB_NODE n  ) 
 

Returns the next group node following the given one, which has the same parent node.

This function works absolutely independently of the group nodes' names -- the returned node may or may not have the same name as the specified node. The only guarantee is that the returned node will be a group node.

If there is no group node then NULL is returned. This can either mean that the parent node does not have any further children, or that the other children are variables instead of groups.

Note:
This is one of the few functions where the returned node is not the child of the specified node, but instead it is the next node with the same parent node. In other words, this function is an exception. In most other functions the returned node is a child of the specified node.
Parameters:
n db node

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODE* GWEN_DB_GetNextValue GWEN_DB_NODE n  ) 
 

Returns the next value node following the given one, which has the same parent node.

This function works absolutely independently of the value nodes' names (FIXME: is there such thing as a value name? If not, then this paragraph should be removed) -- the returned node may or may not have the same name as the specified node. The only guarantee is that the returned node will be a value node.

If there is no value node then NULL is returned. This can either mean that the parent node does not have any further children, or that the other children are variables instead of values (FIXME: Is the last sentence true? If this can't be the case then it can be deleted.)

Note:
This is the only function where the returned node is not the child of the specified node, but instead it is the next node with the same parent node. In other words, this function is an exception. In all other functions the returned node is a child of the specified node.
Parameters:
n db node

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODE* GWEN_DB_GetNextVar GWEN_DB_NODE n  ) 
 

Returns the next variable node following the given one, which has the same parent node.

This function works absolutely independently of the variable nodes' names -- the returned node may or may not have the same name as the specified node. The only guarantee is that the returned node will be a variable node.

If there is no variable node then NULL is returned. This can either mean that the parent node does not have any further children, or that the other children are groups instead of variables.

Note:
This is the only function where the returned node is not the child of the specified node, but instead it is the next node with the same parent node. In other words, this function is an exception. In all other functions the returned node is a child of the specified node.
Parameters:
n db node

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_TYPE_UINT32 GWEN_DB_GetNodeFlags const GWEN_DB_NODE n  ) 
 

Returns the node flags for the given db node. Please note that all modifications applied to a node will set the dirty flag in the node itself and all its parents. This allows to use this funcion here to check whether a DB has been modified.

Returns:
current node flags for this node (see GWEN_DB_NODE_FLAGS_DIRTY)
Parameters:
n db node

GWENHYWFAR_API void* GWEN_DB_GetPtrValue GWEN_DB_NODE n,
const char *  path,
int  idx,
void *  defVal
 

Returns the variable's retrieved value.

Parameters:
n db node
path path and name of the variable
idx index number of the value to return
defVal default value to return in case there is no real value

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_VALUETYPE GWEN_DB_GetValueType GWEN_DB_NODE n  ) 
 

Returns the type of the given value.

Parameters:
n db node

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_VALUETYPE GWEN_DB_GetValueTypeByPath GWEN_DB_NODE n,
const char *  p,
unsigned int  i
 

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_VALUETYPE GWEN_DB_GetVariableType GWEN_DB_NODE n,
const char *  p
 

Returns the type of the first value of the given variable

Parameters:
n root node of the DB
p path of the variable to inspect

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODE* GWEN_DB_Group_dup const GWEN_DB_NODE n  ) 
 

Creates a deep copy of the given node. This copy will then be owned by the caller and MUST be freed after using it by calling GWEN_DB_Group_free().

Parameters:
n db node

GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_Group_free GWEN_DB_NODE n  ) 
 

Frees a DB group. I.e. this is the destructor. This is needed to avoid memory leaks.

Parameters:
n db node

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_NODE* GWEN_DB_Group_new const char *  name  ) 
 

Creates a new (empty) group with the given name. I.e. this is the constructor. When finished using this group, you should free it using GWEN_DB_Group_free() in order to avoid memory leaks.

Parameters:
name name of the group to create

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_Group_SetHashMechanism GWEN_DB_NODE node,
GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM hm
 

Assigns a hash mechanism to a DB group. If the node flag GWEN_DB_NODE_FLAGS_INHERIT_HASH_MECHANISM is set on this node then this hash mechanism will be set to all nodes which become children to the given node as they are added (but only if the nodes to be added don't already have a hash mechanism of their own).

You should set the hash mechanism to the root node and also set the flag described above to ensure that every group in every level uses this hash mechanism. The GWEN_DB takes care of calling the approppriate init, fini, attach and free functions of the hash mechanism.

GWENHYWFAR_API const char* GWEN_DB_GroupName GWEN_DB_NODE n  ) 
 

Returns the name of the given group.

GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_GroupRename GWEN_DB_NODE n,
const char *  newname
 

Renames the given group.

Parameters:
n db node
newname new name for the group

GWENHYWFAR_API unsigned int GWEN_DB_Groups_Count const GWEN_DB_NODE node  ) 
 

Returns the number of group nodes that are direct children of the given node. In other words, this is the number of group nodes that will be reached in the GWEN_DB_Groups_foreach() function.

GWENHYWFAR_API void* GWEN_DB_Groups_Foreach GWEN_DB_NODE node,
GWEN_DB_NODES_CB  func,
void *  user_data
 

Iterates through all group nodes that are direct children of the given node, calling the callback function 'func' on each group node. Traversal will stop when 'func' returns a non-NULL value, and the routine will return with that value. Otherwise the routine will return NULL.

If no nodes that are groups are found as children, then this function will simply do nothing.

Parameters:
node The group node whose children shall be iterated through.
func The function to be called with each group node.
user_data A pointer passed on to the function 'func'.
Returns:
The non-NULL pointer returned by 'func' as soon as it returns one. Otherwise (i.e. 'func' always returns NULL) returns NULL.
Author:
Christian Stimming <stimming@tuhh.de>

GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_HashMechanism_Attach GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM hm  ) 
 

GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_HashMechanism_free GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM hm  ) 
 

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM* GWEN_DB_HashMechanism_new  ) 
 

GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_HashMechanism_SetAddNodeFn GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM hm,
GWEN_DB_HASH_ADDNODE_FN  f
 

GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_HashMechanism_SetFiniNodeFn GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM hm,
GWEN_DB_HASH_FININODE_FN  f
 

GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_HashMechanism_SetGetNodeFn GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM hm,
GWEN_DB_HASH_GETNODE_FN  f
 

GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_HashMechanism_SetInitNodeFn GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM hm,
GWEN_DB_HASH_INITNODE_FN  f
 

GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_HashMechanism_SetUnlinkNodeFn GWEN_DB_HASH_MECHANISM hm,
GWEN_DB_HASH_UNLINKNODE_FN  f
 

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_InsertGroup GWEN_DB_NODE parent,
GWEN_DB_NODE node
 

Adds the given group node as the new first child of the given parent group node.

The group name has no influence on what will happen in this function. In other words, if the parent group already has a child group with the same name as 'node', then after this function two child group nodes with the same name will exist.

Note:
This function takes over the ownership of the new group, so you MUST NOT free it afterwards.
Parameters:
parent Some group node that will be the parent of the added node
node Group node to add

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_IsGroup const GWEN_DB_NODE n  ) 
 

Predicate: Returns nonzero (TRUE) or zero (FALSE) if the given NODE is a Group or not. Usually these group nodes are the only nodes that the application gets in touch with.

Parameters:
n db node

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_IsValue const GWEN_DB_NODE n  ) 
 

Predicate: Returns nonzero (TRUE) or zero (FALSE) if the given NODE is a Value or not. Usually the Application does not get in touch with such Nodes but only with nodes that are Groups.

Parameters:
n db node

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_IsVariable const GWEN_DB_NODE n  ) 
 

Predicate: Returns nonzero (TRUE) or zero (FALSE) if the given NODE is a Variable or not. Usually the Application does not get in touch with such Nodes but only with nodes that are Groups.

Parameters:
n db node

void GWEN_DB_ModifyBranchFlagsDown GWEN_DB_NODE n,
GWEN_TYPE_UINT32  newflags,
GWEN_TYPE_UINT32  mask
 

Modifies the flags of the given node and all its children according to the parameters given.

Parameters:
n db node
newflags new flags to set (see GWEN_DB_NODE_FLAGS_DIRTY)
mask only those flags which are set in this mask are modified according to newflags

void GWEN_DB_ModifyBranchFlagsUp GWEN_DB_NODE n,
GWEN_TYPE_UINT32  newflags,
GWEN_TYPE_UINT32  mask
 

Modifies the flags of the given node and all its parents according to the parameters given.

Parameters:
n db node
newflags new flags to set (see GWEN_DB_NODE_FLAGS_DIRTY)
mask only those flags which are set in this mask are modified according to newflags

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_ReadFile GWEN_DB_NODE n,
const char *  fname,
GWEN_TYPE_UINT32  dbflags
 

Read a DB from a file.

Parameters:
n db node
fname path and name of the file to load
dbflags see GWEN_DB_FLAGS_OVERWRITE_VARS and others which can all be OR-combined to form the flags to use.

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_ReadFileAs GWEN_DB_NODE n,
const char *  fname,
const char *  type,
GWEN_DB_NODE params,
GWEN_TYPE_UINT32  dbflags
 

Imports a file into a DB using a GWEN_DBIO importer.

Parameters:
n node to read into (becomes the root of the imported data)
fname name of the file to import
type GWEN_DBIO type
params parameters for the GWEN_DBIO importer (content depends on the importer, may even be NULL for some types)
dbflags flags to use while importing (see GWEN_DB_FLAGS_OVERWRITE_VARS and others)

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_ReadFromStream GWEN_DB_NODE n,
GWEN_BUFFEREDIO bio,
GWEN_TYPE_UINT32  dbflags
 

Read a DB from GWEN_BUFFEREDIO.

Parameters:
n db node
bio buffered IO to use
dbflags see GWEN_DB_FLAGS_OVERWRITE_VARS and others which can all be OR-combined to form the flags to use.

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_SetBinValue GWEN_DB_NODE n,
GWEN_TYPE_UINT32  flags,
const char *  path,
const void *  val,
unsigned int  valSize
 

Parameters:
n db node
path path and name of the variable
flags see GWEN_DB_FLAGS_OVERWRITE_VARS and others which can all be OR-combined to form the flags to use.
val The binary data that is copied into the DB.
valSize The number of bytes in the binary data value.
Returns:
0 on success, nonzero on error

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_SetCharValue GWEN_DB_NODE n,
GWEN_TYPE_UINT32  flags,
const char *  path,
const char *  val
 

Returns:
0 on success, nonzero on error
Parameters:
n db node
flags see GWEN_DB_FLAGS_OVERWRITE_VARS and others which can all be OR-combined to form the flags to use.
path path and name of the variable
val The string value that is copied into the DB

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_SetIntValue GWEN_DB_NODE n,
GWEN_TYPE_UINT32  flags,
const char *  path,
int  val
 

Returns:
0 on success, nonzero on error
Parameters:
n db node
flags see GWEN_DB_FLAGS_OVERWRITE_VARS and others which can all be OR-combined to form the flags to use.
path path and name of the variable
val new value

GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_SetNodeFlags GWEN_DB_NODE n,
GWEN_TYPE_UINT32  flags
 

Modifies the node flags for the given db node

Parameters:
n db node
flags flags to set (see GWEN_DB_NODE_FLAGS_DIRTY)

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_SetPtrValue GWEN_DB_NODE n,
GWEN_TYPE_UINT32  flags,
const char *  path,
void *  val
 

Parameters:
n db node
path path and name of the variable
flags see GWEN_DB_FLAGS_OVERWRITE_VARS and others which can all be OR-combined to form the flags to use.
val The pointer that is stored within the DB.
Returns:
0 on success, nonzero on error

GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_DB_UnlinkGroup GWEN_DB_NODE n  ) 
 

Unlinks a group (and thereby all its children) from its parent and brothers.

This function DOES NOT free the group, it just unlinks it. You can then use it with e.g. GWEN_DB_AddGroup or other functions to relink it at any other position of even in other DBs.

Parameters:
n db node

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_ValueExists GWEN_DB_NODE n,
const char *  path,
unsigned int  idx
 

Checks whether the given variable and value exists.

Returns:
Zero if variable not found, nonzero otherwise
Parameters:
n root of the DB
path path to the variable to check for
idx index number of the variable's value to check for

GWENHYWFAR_API unsigned int GWEN_DB_Values_Count const GWEN_DB_NODE node  ) 
 

Returns the number of value nodes that are direct children of the given node. In other words, this is the number of value nodes that will be reached in the GWEN_DB_Values_foreach() function.

GWENHYWFAR_API void* GWEN_DB_Values_Foreach GWEN_DB_NODE node,
GWEN_DB_NODES_CB  func,
void *  user_data
 

Iterates through all value nodes that are direct children of the given node, calling the callback function 'func' on each value node. Traversal will stop when 'func' returns a non-NULL value, and the routine will return with that value. Otherwise the routine will return NULL.

If no nodes that are values are found as children, then this function will simply do nothing.

Parameters:
node The variable node whose children shall be iterated through.
func The function to be called with each group node.
user_data A pointer passed on to the function 'func'.
Returns:
The non-NULL pointer returned by 'func' as soon as it returns one. Otherwise (i.e. 'func' always returns NULL) returns NULL.
Author:
Christian Stimming <stimming@tuhh.de>

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_VariableExists GWEN_DB_NODE n,
const char *  path
 

Checks whether the given variable exists.

Returns:
Zero if variable not found, nonzero otherwise
Parameters:
n root of the DB
path path to the variable to check for

GWENHYWFAR_API const char* GWEN_DB_VariableName GWEN_DB_NODE n  ) 
 

Returns the name of the variable specified by the given node.

Parameters:
n db node specifying a variable (not a group !)

GWENHYWFAR_API unsigned int GWEN_DB_Variables_Count const GWEN_DB_NODE node  ) 
 

Returns the number of variable nodes that are direct children of the given node. In other words, this is the number of variable nodes that will be reached in the GWEN_DB_Variables_Foreach() function.

GWENHYWFAR_API void* GWEN_DB_Variables_Foreach GWEN_DB_NODE node,
GWEN_DB_NODES_CB  func,
void *  user_data
 

Iterates through all variable nodes that are direct children of the given node, calling the callback function 'func' on each variable node. Traversal will stop when 'func' returns a non-NULL value, and the routine will return with that value. Otherwise the routine will return NULL.

If no nodes that are variables are found as children, then this function will simply do nothing.

Parameters:
node The group node whose children shall be iterated through.
func The function to be called with each group node.
user_data A pointer passed on to the function 'func'.
Returns:
The non-NULL pointer returned by 'func' as soon as it returns one. Otherwise (i.e. 'func' always returns NULL) returns NULL.
Author:
Christian Stimming <stimming@tuhh.de>

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_WriteFile GWEN_DB_NODE n,
const char *  fname,
GWEN_TYPE_UINT32  dbflags
 

Write a DB to a file.

Parameters:
n db node
fname path and name of the file to create. If it already exists it will be overwritten
dbflags see GWEN_DB_FLAGS_OVERWRITE_VARS and others which can all be OR-combined to form the flags to use.

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_WriteFileAs GWEN_DB_NODE n,
const char *  fname,
const char *  type,
GWEN_DB_NODE params,
GWEN_TYPE_UINT32  dbflags
 

Exports a DB to a file using a GWEN_DBIO exporter.

Parameters:
n node to write
fname name of the file to export to
type GWEN_DBIO type
params parameters for the GWEN_DBIO exporter (content depends on the exporter, may even be NULL for some types)
dbflags flags to use while exporting (see GWEN_DB_FLAGS_OVERWRITE_VARS and others)

GWENHYWFAR_API int GWEN_DB_WriteToStream GWEN_DB_NODE n,
GWEN_BUFFEREDIO bio,
GWEN_TYPE_UINT32  dbflags
 

Write a DB to a GWEN_BUFFEREDIO.

Parameters:
n db node
bio buffered IO to use
dbflags see GWEN_DB_FLAGS_OVERWRITE_VARS and others which can all be OR-combined to form the flags to use.


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