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   1#ifndef TEMPFILE_H
   2#define TEMPFILE_H
   3
   4/*
   5 * Handle temporary files.
   6 *
   7 * The tempfile API allows temporary files to be created, deleted, and
   8 * atomically renamed. Temporary files that are still active when the
   9 * program ends are cleaned up automatically. Lockfiles (see
  10 * "lockfile.h") are built on top of this API.
  11 *
  12 *
  13 * Calling sequence
  14 * ----------------
  15 *
  16 * The caller:
  17 *
  18 * * Allocates a `struct tempfile` either as a static variable or on
  19 *   the heap, initialized to zeros. Once you use the structure to
  20 *   call `create_tempfile()`, it belongs to the tempfile subsystem
  21 *   and its storage must remain valid throughout the life of the
  22 *   program (i.e. you cannot use an on-stack variable to hold this
  23 *   structure).
  24 *
  25 * * Attempts to create a temporary file by calling
  26 *   `create_tempfile()`.
  27 *
  28 * * Writes new content to the file by either:
  29 *
  30 *   * writing to the file descriptor returned by `create_tempfile()`
  31 *     (also available via `tempfile->fd`).
  32 *
  33 *   * calling `fdopen_tempfile()` to get a `FILE` pointer for the
  34 *     open file and writing to the file using stdio.
  35 *
  36 * When finished writing, the caller can:
  37 *
  38 * * Close the file descriptor and remove the temporary file by
  39 *   calling `delete_tempfile()`.
  40 *
  41 * * Close the temporary file and rename it atomically to a specified
  42 *   filename by calling `rename_tempfile()`. This relinquishes
  43 *   control of the file.
  44 *
  45 * * Close the file descriptor without removing or renaming the
  46 *   temporary file by calling `close_tempfile()`, and later call
  47 *   `delete_tempfile()` or `rename_tempfile()`.
  48 *
  49 * Even after the temporary file is renamed or deleted, the `tempfile`
  50 * object must not be freed or altered by the caller. However, it may
  51 * be reused; just pass it to another call of `create_tempfile()`.
  52 *
  53 * If the program exits before `rename_tempfile()` or
  54 * `delete_tempfile()` is called, an `atexit(3)` handler will close
  55 * and remove the temporary file.
  56 *
  57 * If you need to close the file descriptor yourself, do so by calling
  58 * `close_tempfile()`. You should never call `close(2)` or `fclose(3)`
  59 * yourself, otherwise the `struct tempfile` structure would still
  60 * think that the file descriptor needs to be closed, and a later
  61 * cleanup would result in duplicate calls to `close(2)`. Worse yet,
  62 * if you close and then later open another file descriptor for a
  63 * completely different purpose, then the unrelated file descriptor
  64 * might get closed.
  65 *
  66 *
  67 * Error handling
  68 * --------------
  69 *
  70 * `create_tempfile()` returns a file descriptor on success or -1 on
  71 * failure. On errors, `errno` describes the reason for failure.
  72 *
  73 * `delete_tempfile()`, `rename_tempfile()`, and `close_tempfile()`
  74 * return 0 on success. On failure they set `errno` appropriately, do
  75 * their best to delete the temporary file, and return -1.
  76 */
  77
  78struct tempfile {
  79        struct tempfile *volatile next;
  80        volatile sig_atomic_t active;
  81        volatile int fd;
  82        FILE *volatile fp;
  83        volatile pid_t owner;
  84        char on_list;
  85        struct strbuf filename;
  86};
  87
  88/*
  89 * Attempt to create a temporary file at the specified `path`. Return
  90 * a file descriptor for writing to it, or -1 on error. It is an error
  91 * if a file already exists at that path.
  92 */
  93extern int create_tempfile(struct tempfile *tempfile, const char *path);
  94
  95/*
  96 * Register an existing file as a tempfile, meaning that it will be
  97 * deleted when the program exits. The tempfile is considered closed,
  98 * but it can be worked with like any other closed tempfile (for
  99 * example, it can be opened using reopen_tempfile()).
 100 */
 101extern void register_tempfile(struct tempfile *tempfile, const char *path);
 102
 103
 104/*
 105 * mks_tempfile functions
 106 *
 107 * The following functions attempt to create and open temporary files
 108 * with names derived automatically from a template, in the manner of
 109 * mkstemps(), and arrange for them to be deleted if the program ends
 110 * before they are deleted explicitly. There is a whole family of such
 111 * functions, named according to the following pattern:
 112 *
 113 *     x?mks_tempfile_t?s?m?()
 114 *
 115 * The optional letters have the following meanings:
 116 *
 117 *   x - die if the temporary file cannot be created.
 118 *
 119 *   t - create the temporary file under $TMPDIR (as opposed to
 120 *       relative to the current directory). When these variants are
 121 *       used, template should be the pattern for the filename alone,
 122 *       without a path.
 123 *
 124 *   s - template includes a suffix that is suffixlen characters long.
 125 *
 126 *   m - the temporary file should be created with the specified mode
 127 *       (otherwise, the mode is set to 0600).
 128 *
 129 * None of these functions modify template. If the caller wants to
 130 * know the (absolute) path of the file that was created, it can be
 131 * read from tempfile->filename.
 132 *
 133 * On success, the functions return a file descriptor that is open for
 134 * writing the temporary file. On errors, they return -1 and set errno
 135 * appropriately (except for the "x" variants, which die() on errors).
 136 */
 137
 138/* See "mks_tempfile functions" above. */
 139extern int mks_tempfile_sm(struct tempfile *tempfile,
 140                           const char *template, int suffixlen, int mode);
 141
 142/* See "mks_tempfile functions" above. */
 143static inline int mks_tempfile_s(struct tempfile *tempfile,
 144                                 const char *template, int suffixlen)
 145{
 146        return mks_tempfile_sm(tempfile, template, suffixlen, 0600);
 147}
 148
 149/* See "mks_tempfile functions" above. */
 150static inline int mks_tempfile_m(struct tempfile *tempfile,
 151                                 const char *template, int mode)
 152{
 153        return mks_tempfile_sm(tempfile, template, 0, mode);
 154}
 155
 156/* See "mks_tempfile functions" above. */
 157static inline int mks_tempfile(struct tempfile *tempfile,
 158                               const char *template)
 159{
 160        return mks_tempfile_sm(tempfile, template, 0, 0600);
 161}
 162
 163/* See "mks_tempfile functions" above. */
 164extern int mks_tempfile_tsm(struct tempfile *tempfile,
 165                            const char *template, int suffixlen, int mode);
 166
 167/* See "mks_tempfile functions" above. */
 168static inline int mks_tempfile_ts(struct tempfile *tempfile,
 169                                  const char *template, int suffixlen)
 170{
 171        return mks_tempfile_tsm(tempfile, template, suffixlen, 0600);
 172}
 173
 174/* See "mks_tempfile functions" above. */
 175static inline int mks_tempfile_tm(struct tempfile *tempfile,
 176                                  const char *template, int mode)
 177{
 178        return mks_tempfile_tsm(tempfile, template, 0, mode);
 179}
 180
 181/* See "mks_tempfile functions" above. */
 182static inline int mks_tempfile_t(struct tempfile *tempfile,
 183                                 const char *template)
 184{
 185        return mks_tempfile_tsm(tempfile, template, 0, 0600);
 186}
 187
 188/* See "mks_tempfile functions" above. */
 189extern int xmks_tempfile_m(struct tempfile *tempfile,
 190                           const char *template, int mode);
 191
 192/* See "mks_tempfile functions" above. */
 193static inline int xmks_tempfile(struct tempfile *tempfile,
 194                                const char *template)
 195{
 196        return xmks_tempfile_m(tempfile, template, 0600);
 197}
 198
 199/*
 200 * Associate a stdio stream with the temporary file (which must still
 201 * be open). Return `NULL` (*without* deleting the file) on error. The
 202 * stream is closed automatically when `close_tempfile()` is called or
 203 * when the file is deleted or renamed.
 204 */
 205extern FILE *fdopen_tempfile(struct tempfile *tempfile, const char *mode);
 206
 207static inline int is_tempfile_active(struct tempfile *tempfile)
 208{
 209        return tempfile->active;
 210}
 211
 212/*
 213 * Return the path of the lockfile. The return value is a pointer to a
 214 * field within the lock_file object and should not be freed.
 215 */
 216extern const char *get_tempfile_path(struct tempfile *tempfile);
 217
 218extern int get_tempfile_fd(struct tempfile *tempfile);
 219extern FILE *get_tempfile_fp(struct tempfile *tempfile);
 220
 221/*
 222 * If the temporary file is still open, close it (and the file pointer
 223 * too, if it has been opened using `fdopen_tempfile()`) without
 224 * deleting the file. Return 0 upon success. On failure to `close(2)`,
 225 * return a negative value and delete the file. Usually
 226 * `delete_tempfile()` or `rename_tempfile()` should eventually be
 227 * called if `close_tempfile()` succeeds.
 228 */
 229extern int close_tempfile(struct tempfile *tempfile);
 230
 231/*
 232 * Re-open a temporary file that has been closed using
 233 * `close_tempfile()` but not yet deleted or renamed. This can be used
 234 * to implement a sequence of operations like the following:
 235 *
 236 * * Create temporary file.
 237 *
 238 * * Write new contents to file, then `close_tempfile()` to cause the
 239 *   contents to be written to disk.
 240 *
 241 * * Pass the name of the temporary file to another program to allow
 242 *   it (and nobody else) to inspect or even modify the file's
 243 *   contents.
 244 *
 245 * * `reopen_tempfile()` to reopen the temporary file. Make further
 246 *   updates to the contents.
 247 *
 248 * * `rename_tempfile()` to move the file to its permanent location.
 249 */
 250extern int reopen_tempfile(struct tempfile *tempfile);
 251
 252/*
 253 * Close the file descriptor and/or file pointer and remove the
 254 * temporary file associated with `tempfile`. It is a NOOP to call
 255 * `delete_tempfile()` for a `tempfile` object that has already been
 256 * deleted or renamed.
 257 */
 258extern void delete_tempfile(struct tempfile *tempfile);
 259
 260/*
 261 * Close the file descriptor and/or file pointer if they are still
 262 * open, and atomically rename the temporary file to `path`. `path`
 263 * must be on the same filesystem as the lock file. Return 0 on
 264 * success. On failure, delete the temporary file and return -1, with
 265 * `errno` set to the value from the failing call to `close(2)` or
 266 * `rename(2)`. It is a bug to call `rename_tempfile()` for a
 267 * `tempfile` object that is not currently active.
 268 */
 269extern int rename_tempfile(struct tempfile *tempfile, const char *path);
 270
 271#endif /* TEMPFILE_H */