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22 * @file include/gnunet_disk_lib.h
25 #ifndef GNUNET_DISK_LIB_H
26 #define GNUNET_DISK_LIB_H
29 * Opaque handle used to access files.
31 struct GNUNET_DISK_FileHandle;
34 * Handle used to manage a pipe.
36 struct GNUNET_DISK_PipeHandle;
41 GNUNET_DISK_FILE, GNUNET_PIPE
45 * Handle used to access files (and pipes).
47 struct GNUNET_DISK_FileHandle
52 * File handle under W32.
59 enum GNUNET_FILE_Type type;
62 * Structure for overlapped reading (for pipes)
64 OVERLAPPED *oOverlapRead;
67 * Structure for overlapped writing (for pipes)
69 OVERLAPPED *oOverlapWrite;
73 * File handle on other OSes.
82 /* we need size_t, and since it can be both unsigned int
83 or unsigned long long, this IS platform dependent;
84 but "stdlib.h" should be portable 'enough' to be
85 unconditionally available... */
87 #include "gnunet_configuration_lib.h"
88 #include "gnunet_scheduler_lib.h"
93 #if 0 /* keep Emacsens' auto-indent happy */
100 * Specifies how a file should be opened.
102 enum GNUNET_DISK_OpenFlags
106 * Open the file for reading
108 GNUNET_DISK_OPEN_READ = 1,
111 * Open the file for writing
113 GNUNET_DISK_OPEN_WRITE = 2,
116 * Open the file for both reading and writing
118 GNUNET_DISK_OPEN_READWRITE = 3,
121 * Fail if file already exists
123 GNUNET_DISK_OPEN_FAILIFEXISTS = 4,
126 * Truncate file if it exists
128 GNUNET_DISK_OPEN_TRUNCATE = 8,
131 * Create file if it doesn't exist
133 GNUNET_DISK_OPEN_CREATE = 16,
138 GNUNET_DISK_OPEN_APPEND = 32
142 * Specifies what type of memory map is desired.
144 enum GNUNET_DISK_MapType
147 * Read-only memory map.
149 GNUNET_DISK_MAP_TYPE_READ = 1,
152 * Write-able memory map.
154 GNUNET_DISK_MAP_TYPE_WRITE = 2,
156 * Read-write memory map.
158 GNUNET_DISK_MAP_TYPE_READWRITE = 3
163 * File access permissions, UNIX-style.
165 enum GNUNET_DISK_AccessPermissions
168 * Nobody is allowed to do anything to the file.
170 GNUNET_DISK_PERM_NONE = 0,
175 GNUNET_DISK_PERM_USER_READ = 1,
180 GNUNET_DISK_PERM_USER_WRITE = 2,
185 GNUNET_DISK_PERM_USER_EXEC = 4,
190 GNUNET_DISK_PERM_GROUP_READ = 8,
195 GNUNET_DISK_PERM_GROUP_WRITE = 16,
200 GNUNET_DISK_PERM_GROUP_EXEC = 32,
203 * Everybody can read.
205 GNUNET_DISK_PERM_OTHER_READ = 64,
208 * Everybody can write.
210 GNUNET_DISK_PERM_OTHER_WRITE = 128,
213 * Everybody can execute.
215 GNUNET_DISK_PERM_OTHER_EXEC = 256
220 * Constants for specifying how to seek.
222 enum GNUNET_DISK_Seek
225 * Seek an absolute position (from the start of the file).
227 GNUNET_DISK_SEEK_SET,
230 * Seek a relative position (from the current offset).
232 GNUNET_DISK_SEEK_CUR,
235 * Seek an absolute position from the end of the file.
242 * Enumeration identifying the two ends of a pipe.
244 enum GNUNET_DISK_PipeEnd
247 * The reading-end of a pipe.
249 GNUNET_DISK_PIPE_END_READ = 0,
252 * The writing-end of a pipe.
254 GNUNET_DISK_PIPE_END_WRITE = 1
259 * Get the number of blocks that are left on the partition that
260 * contains the given file (for normal users).
262 * @param part a file on the partition to check
263 * @return -1 on errors, otherwise the number of free blocks
265 long GNUNET_DISK_get_blocks_available (const char *part);
269 * Checks whether a handle is invalid
271 * @param h handle to check
272 * @return GNUNET_YES if invalid, GNUNET_NO if valid
274 int GNUNET_DISK_handle_invalid (const struct GNUNET_DISK_FileHandle *h);
278 * Check that fil corresponds to a filename
279 * (of a file that exists and that is not a directory).
281 * @param fil filename to check
282 * @return GNUNET_YES if yes, GNUNET_NO if not a file, GNUNET_SYSERR if something
283 * else (will print an error message in that case, too).
285 int GNUNET_DISK_file_test (const char *fil);
289 * Move the read/write pointer in a file
290 * @param h handle of an open file
291 * @param offset position to move to
292 * @param whence specification to which position the offset parameter relates to
293 * @return the new position on success, GNUNET_SYSERR otherwise
295 off_t GNUNET_DISK_file_seek (const struct GNUNET_DISK_FileHandle *h,
296 off_t offset, enum GNUNET_DISK_Seek whence);
300 * Get the size of the file (or directory)
301 * of the given file (in bytes).
303 * @param filename name of the file or directory
304 * @param size set to the size of the file (or,
305 * in the case of directories, the sum
306 * of all sizes of files in the directory)
307 * @param includeSymLinks should symbolic links be
309 * @return GNUNET_OK on success, GNUNET_SYSERR on error
311 int GNUNET_DISK_file_size (const char *filename, uint64_t * size,
312 int includeSymLinks);
316 * Obtain some unique identifiers for the given file
317 * that can be used to identify it in the local system.
318 * This function is used between GNUnet processes to
319 * quickly check if two files with the same absolute path
320 * are actually identical. The two processes represent
321 * the same peer but may communicate over the network
322 * (and the file may be on an NFS volume). This function
323 * may not be supported on all operating systems.
325 * @param filename name of the file
326 * @param dev set to the device ID
327 * @param ino set to the inode ID
328 * @return GNUNET_OK on success
330 int GNUNET_DISK_file_get_identifiers (const char *filename, uint64_t * dev,
335 * Create an (empty) temporary file on disk. If the given name is not
336 * an absolute path, the current 'TMPDIR' will be prepended. In any case,
337 * 6 random characters will be appended to the name to create a unique
340 * @param t component to use for the name;
341 * does NOT contain "XXXXXX" or "/tmp/".
342 * @return NULL on error, otherwise name of fresh
343 * file on disk in directory for temporary files
345 char *GNUNET_DISK_mktemp (const char *t);
349 * Open a file. Note that the access permissions will only be
350 * used if a new file is created and if the underlying operating
351 * system supports the given permissions.
353 * @param fn file name to be opened
354 * @param flags opening flags, a combination of GNUNET_DISK_OPEN_xxx bit flags
355 * @param perm permissions for the newly created file, use
356 * GNUNET_DISK_PERM_NONE if a file could not be created by this
357 * call (because of flags)
358 * @return IO handle on success, NULL on error
360 struct GNUNET_DISK_FileHandle *GNUNET_DISK_file_open (const char *fn,
361 enum GNUNET_DISK_OpenFlags
364 GNUNET_DISK_AccessPermissions
368 * Creates an interprocess channel
369 * @param blocking creates an asynchronous pipe if set to GNUNET_NO
370 * @param inherit_read 1 to make read handle inheritable, 0 otherwise (NT only)
371 * @param inherit_write 1 to make write handle inheritable, 0 otherwise (NT only)
372 * @return handle to the new pipe, NULL on error
374 struct GNUNET_DISK_PipeHandle *GNUNET_DISK_pipe (int blocking, int inherit_read,
379 * Closes an interprocess channel
381 * @return GNUNET_OK on success, GNUNET_SYSERR otherwise
383 int GNUNET_DISK_pipe_close (struct GNUNET_DISK_PipeHandle *p);
386 * Closes one half of an interprocess channel
388 * @param p pipe to close end of
389 * @param end which end of the pipe to close
390 * @return GNUNET_OK on success, GNUNET_SYSERR otherwise
392 int GNUNET_DISK_pipe_close_end (struct GNUNET_DISK_PipeHandle *p,
393 enum GNUNET_DISK_PipeEnd end);
396 * Close an open file.
398 * @param h file handle
399 * @return GNUNET_OK on success, GNUNET_SYSERR otherwise
401 int GNUNET_DISK_file_close (struct GNUNET_DISK_FileHandle *h);
405 * Get the handle to a particular pipe end
408 * @param n end to access
409 * @return handle for the respective end
411 const struct GNUNET_DISK_FileHandle *GNUNET_DISK_pipe_handle (const struct
412 GNUNET_DISK_PipeHandle
419 * Read the contents of a binary file into a buffer.
420 * @param h handle to an open file
421 * @param result the buffer to write the result to
422 * @param len the maximum number of bytes to read
423 * @return the number of bytes read on success, GNUNET_SYSERR on failure
425 ssize_t GNUNET_DISK_file_read (const struct GNUNET_DISK_FileHandle *h,
426 void *result, size_t len);
430 * Read the contents of a binary file into a buffer.
432 * @param fn file name
433 * @param result the buffer to write the result to
434 * @param len the maximum number of bytes to read
435 * @return number of bytes read, GNUNET_SYSERR on failure
437 ssize_t GNUNET_DISK_fn_read (const char *fn, void *result, size_t len);
441 * Write a buffer to a file.
443 * @param h handle to open file
444 * @param buffer the data to write
445 * @param n number of bytes to write
446 * @return number of bytes written on success, GNUNET_SYSERR on error
448 ssize_t GNUNET_DISK_file_write (const struct GNUNET_DISK_FileHandle *h,
449 const void *buffer, size_t n);
453 * Write a buffer to a file. If the file is longer than
454 * the given buffer size, it will be truncated.
456 * @param fn file name
457 * @param buffer the data to write
458 * @param n number of bytes to write
459 * @param mode file permissions
460 * @return number of bytes written on success, GNUNET_SYSERR on error
462 ssize_t GNUNET_DISK_fn_write (const char *fn, const void *buffer, size_t n,
463 enum GNUNET_DISK_AccessPermissions mode);
469 * @param src file to copy
470 * @param dst destination file name
471 * @return GNUNET_OK on success, GNUNET_SYSERR on error
473 int GNUNET_DISK_file_copy (const char *src, const char *dst);
477 * Scan a directory for files.
479 * @param dirName the name of the directory
480 * @param callback the method to call for each file
481 * @param callback_cls closure for callback
482 * @return the number of files found, -1 on error
484 int GNUNET_DISK_directory_scan (const char *dirName,
485 GNUNET_FileNameCallback callback,
490 * Opaque handle used for iterating over a directory.
492 struct GNUNET_DISK_DirectoryIterator;
496 * Function called to iterate over a directory.
499 * @param di argument to pass to "GNUNET_DISK_directory_iterator_next" to
500 * get called on the next entry (or finish cleanly);
501 * NULL on error (will be the last call in that case)
502 * @param filename complete filename (absolute path)
503 * @param dirname directory name (absolute path)
505 typedef void (*GNUNET_DISK_DirectoryIteratorCallback) (void *cls,
507 GNUNET_DISK_DirectoryIterator
509 const char *filename,
510 const char *dirname);
514 * This function must be called during the DiskIteratorCallback
515 * (exactly once) to schedule the task to process the next
516 * filename in the directory (if there is one).
518 * @param iter opaque handle for the iterator
519 * @param can set to GNUNET_YES to terminate the iteration early
520 * @return GNUNET_YES if iteration will continue,
521 * GNUNET_NO if this was the last entry (and iteration is complete),
522 * GNUNET_SYSERR if "can" was YES
524 int GNUNET_DISK_directory_iterator_next (struct GNUNET_DISK_DirectoryIterator
529 * Scan a directory for files using the scheduler to run a task for
530 * each entry. The name of the directory must be expanded first (!).
531 * If a scheduler does not need to be used, GNUNET_DISK_directory_scan
532 * may provide a simpler API.
534 * @param prio priority to use
535 * @param dirName the name of the directory
536 * @param callback the method to call for each file
537 * @param callback_cls closure for callback
539 void GNUNET_DISK_directory_iterator_start (enum GNUNET_SCHEDULER_Priority prio,
541 GNUNET_DISK_DirectoryIteratorCallback
542 callback, void *callback_cls);
546 * Create the directory structure for storing
549 * @param filename name of a file in the directory
550 * @returns GNUNET_OK on success, GNUNET_SYSERR on failure,
551 * GNUNET_NO if directory exists but is not writeable
553 int GNUNET_DISK_directory_create_for_file (const char *filename);
557 * Test if "fil" is a directory that can be accessed.
558 * Will not print an error message if the directory
559 * does not exist. Will log errors if GNUNET_SYSERR is
562 * @param fil filename to test
563 * @return GNUNET_YES if yes, GNUNET_NO if does not exist, GNUNET_SYSERR
564 * on any error and if exists but not directory
566 int GNUNET_DISK_directory_test (const char *fil);
570 * Remove all files in a directory (rm -rf). Call with
573 * @param fileName the file to remove
574 * @return GNUNET_OK on success, GNUNET_SYSERR on error
576 int GNUNET_DISK_directory_remove (const char *fileName);
580 * Implementation of "mkdir -p"
582 * @param dir the directory to create
583 * @returns GNUNET_SYSERR on failure, GNUNET_OK otherwise
585 int GNUNET_DISK_directory_create (const char *dir);
589 * Lock a part of a file.
591 * @param fh file handle
592 * @param lockStart absolute position from where to lock
593 * @param lockEnd absolute position until where to lock
594 * @param excl GNUNET_YES for an exclusive lock
595 * @return GNUNET_OK on success, GNUNET_SYSERR on error
597 int GNUNET_DISK_file_lock (struct GNUNET_DISK_FileHandle *fh, off_t lockStart,
598 off_t lockEnd, int excl);
602 * Unlock a part of a file
603 * @param fh file handle
604 * @param unlockStart absolute position from where to unlock
605 * @param unlockEnd absolute position until where to unlock
606 * @return GNUNET_OK on success, GNUNET_SYSERR on error
608 int GNUNET_DISK_file_unlock (struct GNUNET_DISK_FileHandle *fh,
609 off_t unlockStart, off_t unlockEnd);
613 * @brief Removes special characters as ':' from a filename.
614 * @param fn the filename to canonicalize
616 void GNUNET_DISK_filename_canonicalize (char *fn);
620 * @brief Change owner of a file
621 * @param filename file to change
622 * @param user new owner of the file
623 * @return GNUNET_OK on success, GNUNET_SYSERR on failure
625 int GNUNET_DISK_file_change_owner (const char *filename, const char *user);
629 * Construct full path to a file inside of the private
630 * directory used by GNUnet. Also creates the corresponding
631 * directory. If the resulting name is supposed to be
632 * a directory, end the last argument in '/' (or pass
633 * DIR_SEPARATOR_STR as the last argument before NULL).
635 * @param cfg configuration to use
636 * @param serviceName name of the service asking
637 * @param ... is NULL-terminated list of
638 * path components to append to the
639 * private directory name.
640 * @return the constructed filename
642 char *GNUNET_DISK_get_home_filename (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle
643 *cfg, const char *serviceName, ...);
647 * Opaque handle for a memory-mapping operation.
649 struct GNUNET_DISK_MapHandle;
652 * Map a file into memory
653 * @param h open file handle
654 * @param m handle to the new mapping (will be set)
655 * @param access access specification, GNUNET_DISK_MAP_TYPE_xxx
656 * @param len size of the mapping
657 * @return pointer to the mapped memory region, NULL on failure
659 void *GNUNET_DISK_file_map (const struct GNUNET_DISK_FileHandle *h,
660 struct GNUNET_DISK_MapHandle **m,
661 enum GNUNET_DISK_MapType access, size_t len);
666 * @param h mapping handle
667 * @return GNUNET_OK on success, GNUNET_SYSERR otherwise
669 int GNUNET_DISK_file_unmap (struct GNUNET_DISK_MapHandle *h);
672 * Write file changes to disk
673 * @param h handle to an open file
674 * @return GNUNET_OK on success, GNUNET_SYSERR otherwise
676 int GNUNET_DISK_file_sync (const struct GNUNET_DISK_FileHandle *h);
679 * Creates a named pipe/FIFO and opens it
680 * @param fn pointer to the name of the named pipe or to NULL
681 * @param flags open flags
682 * @param perm access permissions
683 * @return pipe handle on success, NULL on error
685 struct GNUNET_DISK_FileHandle *GNUNET_DISK_npipe_create (char **fn,
687 GNUNET_DISK_OpenFlags
690 GNUNET_DISK_AccessPermissions
694 * Opens already existing named pipe/FIFO
696 * @param fn name of an existing named pipe
697 * @param flags open flags
698 * @param perm access permissions
699 * @return pipe handle on success, NULL on error
701 struct GNUNET_DISK_FileHandle *GNUNET_DISK_npipe_open (const char *fn,
703 GNUNET_DISK_OpenFlags
706 GNUNET_DISK_AccessPermissions
710 * Closes a named pipe/FIFO
711 * @param pipe named pipe
712 * @return GNUNET_OK on success, GNUNET_SYSERR otherwise
714 int GNUNET_DISK_npipe_close (struct GNUNET_DISK_FileHandle *pipe);
716 #if 0 /* keep Emacsens' auto-indent happy */
724 /* ifndef GNUNET_DISK_LIB_H */
726 /* end of gnunet_disk_lib.h */