};
extern char strbuf_slopbuf[];
-#define STRBUF_INIT { 0, 0, strbuf_slopbuf }
+#define STRBUF_INIT { .alloc = 0, .len = 0, .buf = strbuf_slopbuf }
/**
* Life Cycle Functions
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_stripspace(struct strbuf *buf, int skip_comments);
-/**
- * Temporary alias until all topic branches have switched to use
- * strbuf_stripspace directly.
- */
-static inline void stripspace(struct strbuf *buf, int skip_comments)
-{
- strbuf_stripspace(buf, skip_comments);
-}
-
static inline int strbuf_strip_suffix(struct strbuf *sb, const char *suffix)
{
if (strip_suffix_mem(sb->buf, &sb->len, suffix)) {