Plugins: Improve c plugin (doc, tests, refactor)

doc/CONTRACT.ini

@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ type = vector<long enum>
 	{"default",      64000}, ; will be added by the build system for KDB_DEFAULT_STORAGE and KDB_DEFAULT_RESOLVER
 	{"recommended",  32000}, ; in case of doubt, use this plugin
 	{"productive",    8000}, ; actively used in productive environments, not only by maintainer
-	{"maintained",    4000}, ; actively used and fixed by maintainer (infos/author)
+	{"maintained",    4000}, ; actively used and fixed by maintainer (infos/maintainer)
 	{"reviewed",      4000}, ; actively reviewed on every change and not by maintainer
 	{"conformant",    2000}, ; to indicate that e.g. a storage plugin fulfils all requirements of a storage plugin
 	{"compatible",    2000}, ; to indicate it will be compatible with its later versions

doc/news/_preparation_next_release.md

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ docker run -it elektra/elektra
 - <<HIGHLIGHT>>
 - <<HIGHLIGHT>>
 - New Changetracking API
-- ODBC Backend _(Florian Lindner @flo91)_
+- ODBC Backend
 - <<HIGHLIGHT>>
 
 ### <<HIGHLIGHT>>
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@ The following text lists news about the [plugins](https://www.libelektra.org/plu
 - <<TODO>>
 - <<TODO>>
 
+### c
+
+- Improve the c plugin: some refactoring, add documentation, extend README.md, add unit tests. _(Florian Lindner @flo91)_
+- <<TODO>>
+- <<TODO>>
+
 ### <<Plugin>>
 
 - <<TODO>>

src/plugins/c/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ include (LibAddMacros)
 
 add_plugin (
 	c
-	SOURCES c.h c.c COMPONENT libelektra${SO_VERSION})
+	SOURCES c.h c.c COMPONENT libelektra${SO_VERSION}
+	ADD_TEST COMPONENT libelektra${SO_VERSION})

src/plugins/c/README.md

@@ -6,15 +6,56 @@
 - infos/provides = storage/c
 - infos/recommends =
 - infos/placements = getstorage setstorage
-- infos/status = maintained nodep libc writeonly preview nodoc
+- infos/status = maintained reviewed unittest nodep libc writeonly preview
 - infos/metadata =
-- infos/description = C-struct exports for Elektra
+- infos/description = C code KeySet exports for Elektra
 
 ## Usage
 
-Export Elektra’s C-structs (e.g. `ksNew(.. keyNew(`). This is
-useful for generating test data, e.g.:
+Export a subset of the KDB as C code which creates a KeySet (`ksNew(<number of keys>, keyNew(...), ...)`).
+This can be useful for generating test data or help to generate code for already defined configuration data.
 
 ```sh
 kdb export user:/testdata c
 ```
+
+The output can be used in C code for generating KeySets and the keys inside them.
+So one use case is to extract a part of the KDB and copy the generated code
+to create the exported part of the KDB programmatically, e.g. for another Elektra installation.
+
+It can also be useful if you develop your own application and first create the necessary
+keys manually. Then you can export them from the KDB and just paste the generated code
+in the right place of the codebase of your application.
+
+> Please note that if you use this plugin for creating a mountpoint (e.g. by calling `kdb mount <filename> <key> c`),
+> only the content written by the last `kdbSet (...)` which includes the mountpoint will be inside the file.
+> If you call `kdbSet (...)` for such a mountpoint, the previous content of the file is erased.
+>
+> This is because the c plugin is implemented as a write-only plugin.
+> It's recommended to only use it for exporting parts of the KDB by calling `kdb export <parent key>`.
+
+## Example
+
+In this example, we add some keys and metakeys to the KDB and export them with the c plugin.
+The output can directly be used inside C source code which uses Elektra.
+
+```sh
+kdb set user:/tests/cplugin/key1 value1
+#> Create a new key user:/tests/cplugin/key1 with string "value1"
+
+kdb set user:/tests/cplugin/key2 value2
+#> Create a new key user:/tests/cplugin/key2 with string "value2"
+
+kdb meta-set user:/tests/cplugin/key2 metakey2.1 metaval2.1
+kdb set user:/tests/cplugin/key2 metakey2.2 metaval2.2
+
+kdb set user:/tests/cplugin/key3 value3
+#> Create a new key user:/tests/cplugin/key3 with string "value3"
+
+kdb export user:/tests/cplugin c
+#> ksNew (3,
+#>	keyNew ("user:/tests/cplugin/key1", KEY_VALUE, "value1", KEY_END),
+#>	keyNew ("user:/tests/cplugin/key2", KEY_VALUE, "value2", KEY_META, "metakey2.1", "metaval2.1", KEY_META, "metakey2.2", "metaval2.2", KEY_END),
+#>	keyNew ("user:/tests/cplugin/key3", KEY_VALUE, "value3", KEY_END),
+#>	KS_END);
+```

src/plugins/c/c.c

@@ -20,6 +20,18 @@ static const char * const escapes = "\"'\\?nrt";
 
 static const char * const hex = "0123456789abcdef";
 
+/**
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * @brief The function escapes the string @p str and replaces non-printable characters with their HEX values.
+ *
+ * @param str The string to escape
+ *		Please note that the given pointer points to a different memory area after the function was executed.
+ *		New memory is allocated for the escaped string and *str points to it then.
+ *		The memory for the old string is freed by this function.
+ *		You must free the returned string.
+ * @return	The escaped string. (the same pointer as @p *str is set to)
+ */
 static char * escapeString (char ** str)
 {
 	size_t size = 0;
@@ -36,7 +48,7 @@ static char * escapeString (char ** str)
 			++size;
 		}
 		else
-		{
+		{ /* convert to hex value, needs 4 chars */
 			size += 4;
 		}
 	}
@@ -55,6 +67,7 @@ static char * escapeString (char ** str)
 
 		if (e != NULL)
 		{
+			/* add '\' and escaped character */
 			char escaped = escapes[e - toEscape];
 			*newCur = '\\';
 			++newCur;
@@ -63,11 +76,13 @@ static char * escapeString (char ** str)
 		}
 		else if (isprint (c))
 		{
+			/* just copy the printable character */
 			*newCur = c;
 			++newCur;
 		}
 		else
 		{
+			/* convert the character to a HEX value */
 			*newCur = '\\';
 			++newCur;
 			*newCur = 'x';
@@ -85,17 +100,22 @@ static char * escapeString (char ** str)
 }
 
 /**
- * Generate a C-Style key and stream it.
  *
- * This keyset can be used to include as c-code for
- * applikations using elektra.
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * @brief Generate a C-style key and stream it.
+ *
+ * The result can be included in C-code for applications using Elektra.
+ *
+ * @param key The key to work with
+ * @param stream The file pointer where to send the stream to
  *
- * @param key the key object to work with
- * @param stream the file pointer where to send the stream
  * @retval 1 on success
+ * @retval -1 on error
+ *
  * @ingroup stream
  */
-int keyGenerate (const Key * key, FILE * stream)
+static int keyGenerate (const Key * key, FILE * stream)
 {
 	size_t n = keyGetNameSize (key);
 	if (n > 1)
@@ -106,7 +126,7 @@ int keyGenerate (const Key * key, FILE * stream)
 		fprintf (stream, "\tkeyNew (\"%s\"", escapeString (&nam));
 		elektraFree (nam);
 	}
-	else if (n == 1)
+	else if (n == 1) /* size 1 because of \0 */
 	{
 		fprintf (stream, "\tkeyNew(\"\"");
 	}
@@ -129,13 +149,15 @@ int keyGenerate (const Key * key, FILE * stream)
 		elektraFree (str);
 	}
 
-	const Key * meta;
+	/* Dup key because keyMeta() needs a non-const key */
 	Key * dup = keyDup (key, KEY_CP_ALL);
 	KeySet * metaKeys = keyMeta (dup);
 
 	for (elektraCursor it = 0; it < ksGetSize (metaKeys); ++it)
 	{
-		meta = ksAtCursor (metaKeys, it);
+		const Key * meta = ksAtCursor (metaKeys, it);
+
+		/* Dup the key-name without "meta:/" prefix (remove namespace) */
 		char * metaName = elektraStrDup (keyName (meta) + sizeof ("meta:/") - 1);
 		char * metaStr = elektraStrDup (keyString (meta));
 		fprintf (stream, ", KEY_META, \"%s\", \"%s\"", escapeString (&metaName), escapeString (&metaStr));
@@ -150,58 +172,75 @@ int keyGenerate (const Key * key, FILE * stream)
 
 
 /**
- * Generate a C-Style keyset and stream it.
+ * @internal
  *
- * This keyset can be used to include as c-code for
- * applikations using elektra.
+ * Generate a C-Style KeySet and stream it.
+ *
+ * The result can be included in C-code for applications using Elektra.
+ *
+ * @param ks The KeySet to work with
+ * @param stream The file pointer where to send the stream to
  *
- * @param ks the keyset to work with
- * @param stream the file pointer where to send the stream
  * @retval 1 on success
+ * @retval -1 on error
+ *
  * @ingroup stream
  */
-int ksGenerate (const KeySet * ks, FILE * stream)
+static int ksGenerate (const KeySet * ks, FILE * stream)
 {
-	Key * key;
-	KeySet * cks = ksDup (ks);
+	fprintf (stream, "ksNew (%d,\n", (int) ksGetSize (ks));
 
-	fprintf (stream, "ksNew (%d,\n", (int) ksGetSize (cks));
-
-	for (elektraCursor it = 0; it < ksGetSize (cks); ++it)
+	for (elektraCursor it = 0; it < ksGetSize (ks); ++it)
 	{
-		key = ksAtCursor (cks, it);
+		Key * key = ksAtCursor (ks, it);
 		keyGenerate (key, stream);
 		fprintf (stream, ",\n");
 	}
 
 	fprintf (stream, "\tKS_END);\n");
 
-	ksDel (cks);
 	return 1;
 }
 
-int elektraCGet (Plugin * handle ELEKTRA_UNUSED, KeySet * returned ELEKTRA_UNUSED, Key * parentKey ELEKTRA_UNUSED)
+/**
+ * @brief The get function of this plugin is only used to define the contract.
+ *
+ * @retval 1 on success (always as parsing is not yet implemented)
+ */
+int elektraCGet (Plugin * handle ELEKTRA_UNUSED, KeySet * returned, Key * parentKey)
 {
 	if (!elektraStrCmp (keyName (parentKey), "system:/elektra/modules/c"))
 	{
 		KeySet * contract = ksNew (30, keyNew ("system:/elektra/modules/c", KEY_VALUE, "c plugin waits for your orders", KEY_END),
 					   keyNew ("system:/elektra/modules/c/exports", KEY_END),
 					   keyNew ("system:/elektra/modules/c/exports/get", KEY_FUNC, elektraCGet, KEY_END),
 					   keyNew ("system:/elektra/modules/c/exports/set", KEY_FUNC, elektraCSet, KEY_END),
-					   keyNew ("system:/elektra/modules/c/exports/checkconf", KEY_FUNC, elektraCCheckConf, KEY_END),
 #include ELEKTRA_README
 					   keyNew ("system:/elektra/modules/c/infos/version", KEY_VALUE, PLUGINVERSION, KEY_END), KS_END);
 		ksAppend (returned, contract);
 		ksDel (contract);
 
 		return 1; // success
 	}
-	// get all keys
 
+	// no action if no contract is requested (write-only plugin)
 	return 1; // success
 }
 
-int elektraCSet (Plugin * handle ELEKTRA_UNUSED, KeySet * returned ELEKTRA_UNUSED, Key * parentKey ELEKTRA_UNUSED)
+/**
+ * @brief Generate the C-code and put it in the file whose name is defined as the value of @p parentKey.
+ *
+ * @post The given KeySet and its keys are converted into C-code that can be used with Elektra
+ * and the generated code is written into the file defined by the string-value of parent key.
+ * Please note that any existing content in the given file is deleted.
+ *
+ * @param returned The KeySet for which the C-code should be generated
+ * @param parentKey The value of the key is the name of the file where the generated code gets written to
+ *
+ * @retval 1 on success
+ * @retval -1 on error
+ */
+int elektraCSet (Plugin * handle ELEKTRA_UNUSED, KeySet * returned, Key * parentKey)
 {
 	FILE * fp = fopen (keyString (parentKey), "w");
 
@@ -217,18 +256,6 @@ int elektraCSet (Plugin * handle ELEKTRA_UNUSED, KeySet * returned ELEKTRA_UNUSE
 	return 1; // success
 }
 
-int elektraCCheckConf (Key * errorKey ELEKTRA_UNUSED, KeySet * conf ELEKTRA_UNUSED)
-{
-	// validate plugin configuration
-	// this function is optional
-
-	// the return codes have the following meaning:
-	// 0: The configuration was OK and has not been changed
-	// 1: The configuration has been changed and now it is OK
-	// -1: The configuration was not OK and could not be fixed. An error has to be set to errorKey.
-	return 0;
-}
-
 Plugin * ELEKTRA_PLUGIN_EXPORT
 {
 	// clang-format off

src/plugins/c/c.h

@@ -12,13 +12,8 @@
 
 #include <kdbplugin.h>
 
-
-int elektraCOpen (Plugin * handle, Key * errorKey);
-int elektraCClose (Plugin * handle, Key * errorKey);
 int elektraCGet (Plugin * handle, KeySet * ks, Key * parentKey);
 int elektraCSet (Plugin * handle, KeySet * ks, Key * parentKey);
-int elektraCError (Plugin * handle, KeySet * ks, Key * parentKey);
-int elektraCCheckConf (Key * errorKey, KeySet * conf);
 
 Plugin * ELEKTRA_PLUGIN_EXPORT;