+#include "parse-options.h"
+#include "dir.h"
+
+struct am_state {
+ /* state directory path */
+ char *dir;
+
+ /* current and last patch numbers, 1-indexed */
+ int cur;
+ int last;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Initializes am_state with the default values. The state directory is set to
+ * dir.
+ */
+static void am_state_init(struct am_state *state, const char *dir)
+{
+ memset(state, 0, sizeof(*state));
+
+ assert(dir);
+ state->dir = xstrdup(dir);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Releases memory allocated by an am_state.
+ */
+static void am_state_release(struct am_state *state)
+{
+ free(state->dir);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns path relative to the am_state directory.
+ */
+static inline const char *am_path(const struct am_state *state, const char *path)
+{
+ return mkpath("%s/%s", state->dir, path);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns 1 if there is an am session in progress, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+static int am_in_progress(const struct am_state *state)
+{
+ struct stat st;
+
+ if (lstat(state->dir, &st) < 0 || !S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
+ return 0;
+ if (lstat(am_path(state, "last"), &st) || !S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
+ return 0;
+ if (lstat(am_path(state, "next"), &st) || !S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
+ return 0;
+ return 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Reads the contents of `file` in the `state` directory into `sb`. Returns the
+ * number of bytes read on success, -1 if the file does not exist. If `trim` is
+ * set, trailing whitespace will be removed.
+ */
+static int read_state_file(struct strbuf *sb, const struct am_state *state,
+ const char *file, int trim)
+{
+ strbuf_reset(sb);
+
+ if (strbuf_read_file(sb, am_path(state, file), 0) >= 0) {
+ if (trim)
+ strbuf_trim(sb);
+
+ return sb->len;
+ }
+
+ if (errno == ENOENT)
+ return -1;
+
+ die_errno(_("could not read '%s'"), am_path(state, file));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Loads state from disk.
+ */
+static void am_load(struct am_state *state)
+{
+ struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+ if (read_state_file(&sb, state, "next", 1) < 0)
+ die("BUG: state file 'next' does not exist");
+ state->cur = strtol(sb.buf, NULL, 10);
+
+ if (read_state_file(&sb, state, "last", 1) < 0)
+ die("BUG: state file 'last' does not exist");
+ state->last = strtol(sb.buf, NULL, 10);
+
+ strbuf_release(&sb);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Removes the am_state directory, forcefully terminating the current am
+ * session.
+ */
+static void am_destroy(const struct am_state *state)
+{
+ struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+ strbuf_addstr(&sb, state->dir);
+ remove_dir_recursively(&sb, 0);
+ strbuf_release(&sb);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Setup a new am session for applying patches
+ */
+static void am_setup(struct am_state *state)
+{
+ if (mkdir(state->dir, 0777) < 0 && errno != EEXIST)
+ die_errno(_("failed to create directory '%s'"), state->dir);
+
+ /*
+ * NOTE: Since the "next" and "last" files determine if an am_state
+ * session is in progress, they should be written last.
+ */
+
+ write_file(am_path(state, "next"), 1, "%d", state->cur);
+
+ write_file(am_path(state, "last"), 1, "%d", state->last);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Increments the patch pointer, and cleans am_state for the application of the
+ * next patch.
+ */
+static void am_next(struct am_state *state)
+{
+ state->cur++;
+ write_file(am_path(state, "next"), 1, "%d", state->cur);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Applies all queued mail.
+ */
+static void am_run(struct am_state *state)
+{
+ while (state->cur <= state->last) {
+
+ /* NEEDSWORK: Patch application not implemented yet */
+
+ am_next(state);
+ }
+
+ am_destroy(state);
+}