extern void strbuf_init(struct strbuf *, size_t);
/**
- * Release a string buffer and the memory it used. You should not use the
- * string buffer after using this function, unless you initialize it again.
+ * Release a string buffer and the memory it used. After this call, the
+ * strbuf points to an empty string that does not need to be free()ed, as
+ * if it had been set to `STRBUF_INIT` and never modified.
+ *
+ * To clear a strbuf in preparation for further use without the overhead
+ * of free()ing and malloc()ing again, use strbuf_reset() instead.
*/
extern void strbuf_release(struct strbuf *);
* Detach the string from the strbuf and returns it; you now own the
* storage the string occupies and it is your responsibility from then on
* to release it with `free(3)` when you are done with it.
+ *
+ * The strbuf that previously held the string is reset to `STRBUF_INIT` so
+ * it can be reused after calling this function.
*/
extern char *strbuf_detach(struct strbuf *, size_t *);
if (len > (sb->alloc ? sb->alloc - 1 : 0))
die("BUG: strbuf_setlen() beyond buffer");
sb->len = len;
- sb->buf[len] = '\0';
+ if (sb->buf != strbuf_slopbuf)
+ sb->buf[len] = '\0';
+ else
+ assert(!strbuf_slopbuf[0]);
}
/**
*/
extern void strbuf_addbuf(struct strbuf *sb, const struct strbuf *sb2);
-/**
- * Copy part of the buffer from a given position till a given length to the
- * end of the buffer.
- */
-extern void strbuf_adddup(struct strbuf *sb, size_t pos, size_t len);
-
/**
* This function can be used to expand a format string containing
* placeholders. To that end, it parses the string and calls the specified