ucx/ucx.h

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/**
 * Main UCX Header providing most common definitions.
 * 
 * @file   ucx.h
 * @author Mike Becker
 * @author Olaf Wintermann
 */

#ifndef UCX_H
#define	UCX_H

#include <stdlib.h>

#ifdef _WIN32
#if !(defined __ssize_t_defined || defined _SSIZE_T_)
#include <BaseTsd.h>
typedef SSIZE_T ssize_t;
#define __ssize_t_defined
#define _SSIZE_T_
#endif /* __ssize_t_defined and _SSIZE_T */
#else /* !_WIN32 */
#include <sys/types.h>
#endif /* _WIN32 */

#ifdef	__cplusplus
#ifndef _Bool
#define _Bool bool
#define restrict
#endif
#define UCX_EXTERN extern "C"
extern "C" {
#else
#define UCX_EXTERN
#endif

/**
 * Function pointer to a compare function.
 * 
 * The compare function shall take three arguments: the two values that shall be
 * compared and optional additional data.
 * The function shall then return -1 if the first argument is less than the
 * second argument, 1 if the first argument is greater than the second argument
 * and 0 if both arguments are equal. If the third argument is
 * <code>NULL</code>, it shall be ignored.
 */
typedef int(*cmp_func)(void*,void*,void*);

/**
 * Function pointer to a copy function.
 * 
 * The copy function shall create a copy of the first argument and may use
 * additional data provided by the second argument. If the second argument is
 * <code>NULL</code>, it shall be ignored.

 * <b>Attention:</b> if pointers returned by functions of this type may be
 * passed to <code>free()</code> depends on the implementation of the
 * respective <code>copy_func</code>.
 */
typedef void*(*copy_func)(void*,void*);

/**
 * Function pointer to a write function.
 * 
 * The signature of the write function shall be compatible to the signature
 * of standard <code>fwrite</code>, though it may use arbitrary data types for
 * source and destination.
 * 
 * The arguments shall contain (in ascending order): a pointer to the source,
 * the length of one element, the element count and a pointer to the
 * destination.
 */
typedef size_t(*write_func)(const void*, size_t, size_t, void*);

/**
 * Function pointer to a read function.
 * 
 * The signature of the read function shall be compatible to the signature
 * of standard <code>fread</code>, though it may use arbitrary data types for
 * source and destination.
 * 
 * The arguments shall contain (in ascending order): a pointer to the
 * destination, the length of one element, the element count and a pointer to
 * the source.
 */
typedef size_t(*read_func)(void*, size_t, size_t, void*);

#ifdef	__cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif	/* UCX_H */