/* * File: genlib.h * Version: 1.0 * Last modified on Sun Jul 24 10:32:49 1994 by eroberts * ----------------------------------------------------- * This file contains several definitions that form the * core of a general-purpose ANSI C library developed by Eric * Roberts.  The goal of this library is to provide a basic * set of tools and conventions that increase the readability * of C programs, particularly as they are used in a teaching * environment. * * The basic definitions provided by genlib.h are: * *    1.  Declarations for several new "primitive" types *        (most importantly bool and string) that are *        used throughout the other libraries and *        applications as fundamental types. * *    2.  A new set of functions for memory allocation. * *    3.  A function for error handling. * *    4.  A repeat statement for loops with interior exits. */#ifndef _genlib_h#define _genlib_h#include <stdio.h>#include <stdlib.h>#include <stddef.h>/* Section 1 -- Define new "primitive" types *//* * Type: bool * ---------- * This type has two values, FALSE and TRUE, which are equal to 0 * and 1, respectively.  Most of the advantage of defining this type * comes from readability because it allows the programmer to * provide documentation that a variable will take on only one of * these two values.  Designing a portable representation, however, * is surprisingly hard, because many libraries and some compilers * define these names.  The definitions are usually compatible but * may still be flagged as errors. */#ifdef THINK_C   typedef int bool;#else#  ifdef TRUE#    ifndef bool#      define bool int#    endif#  else#    ifdef bool#      define FALSE 0#      define TRUE 1#    else       typedef enum {FALSE, TRUE} bool;#    endif#  endif#endif/* * Type: string * ------------ * The type string is identical to the type char *, which is * traditionally used in C programs.  The main point of defining a * new type is to improve program readability.   At the abstraction * levels at which the type string is used, it is usually not * important to take the string apart into its component characters. * Declaring it as a string emphasizes this atomicity. */typedef char *string;/* * Type: stream * ------------ * Like string, the stream type is used to provide additional * readability and is defined to be equivalent to FILE * * (which is particularly confusing because it violates * standard case conventions).  This type is not used in * the text but is preserved in genlib.h, so it is possible * to teach all of CS1 without exposing any pointers. */typedef FILE *stream;/* * Constant: UNDEFINED * ------------------- * Besides NULL, the only other constant of pointer type is * UNDEFINED, which is used in certain packages as a special * sentinel to indicate an undefined pointer value.  In many * such contexts, NULL is a legitimate data value and is * therefore inappropriate as a sentinel. */#define UNDEFINED ((void *) undefined_object)extern char undefined_object[];/* Section 2 -- Memory allocation *//* * General notes: * -------------- * These functions provide a common interface for memory * allocation.  All functions in the library that allocate * memory do so using GetBlock and FreeBlock.  Even though * the ANSI standard defines malloc and free for the same * purpose, using GetBlock and FreeBlock provides greater * compatibility with non-ANSI implementations, automatic * out-of-memory error detection, and the possibility of * substituting a garbage-collecting allocator. *//* * Function: GetBlock * Usage: ptr = (type) GetBlock(nbytes); * ------------------------------------- * GetBlock allocates a block of memory of the given size.  If * no memory is available, GetBlock generates an error. */void *GetBlock(size_t nbytes);/* * Function: FreeBlock * Usage: FreeBlock(ptr); * ---------------------- * FreeBlock frees the memory associated with ptr, which must * have been allocated using GetBlock, New, or NewArray. */void FreeBlock(void *ptr);/* * Macro: New * Usage: p = New(pointer-type); * ----------------------------- * The New pseudofunction allocates enough space to hold an * object of the type to which pointer-type points and returns * a pointer to the newly allocated pointer.  Note that * "New" is different from the "new" operator used in C++; * the former takes a pointer type and the latter takes the * target type. */#define New(type) ((type) GetBlock(sizeof *((type) NULL)))/* * Macro: NewArray * Usage: p = NewArray(n, element-type); * ------------------------------------- * NewArray allocates enough space to hold an array of n * values of the specified element type. */#define NewArray(n, type) ((type *) GetBlock((n) * sizeof (type)))/* Section 3 -- Basic error handling *//* * Function: Error * Usage: Error(msg, ...) * ---------------------- * Error generates an error string, expanding % constructions * appearing in the error message string just as printf does. * If an error handler exception has been introduced (see the * "exception.h" facility), the ErrorException exception is * raised with the expanded error string as argument.  If * there is no ErrorException defined, the program exits * with a status code indicating failure (as given by the * constant ErrorExitStatus).  The length of the error * message string following expansion must not exceed * MaxErrorMessage, and it is the client's responsibility * to ensure this. */void Error(string msg, ...);/* Section 4 -- The repeat pseudo-statement *//* * Statement form: repeat { ... } * ------------------------------ * Some instructors who have taught CS1 using this library * have found that using * *     while (TRUE) * * to initiate a loop with an interior exit is confusing to * students, particularly when it comes at the beginning of * the course.  This macro defines "repeat" as an infinite * loop construct for instructors who find it easier to * explain, although it is not used in the text.   Similar * macro definitions are common in industry. */#define repeat for (;;)#endif