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myclib/string/mystring.h

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#ifndef MYCLIB_STRING_H
#define MYCLIB_STRING_H
#include <stddef.h>
#include <threads.h>
/**
* @brief Thread-safe dynamic string structure.
*/
typedef struct mcl_string {
char *data; /**< Pointer to string data (null-terminated) */
size_t size; /**< Current length of the string (excluding null terminator) */
size_t capacity; /**< Allocated capacity including null terminator */
mtx_t lock; /**< Mutex for thread safety */
} mcl_string;
/**
* @brief Create a new string initialized with the given text.
*
* @param text Initial text (must not be NULL)
* @param initial_capacity Initial buffer capacity in bytes (including null terminator).
* Pass 0 to auto-calculate the capacity.
* @return Pointer to new string on success, or NULL on failure.
*
* @note Caller must release the string using mcl_string_free().
*/
mcl_string *mcl_string_new(const char *text, size_t initial_capacity);
/**
* @brief Append text to the string.
*
* @param string String to modify
* @param text Text to append (must not be NULL, can be empty)
* @return 0 on success, -1 on failure
*
* @note On failure, the original string remains unchanged.
*/
int mcl_string_append(mcl_string *string, const char *text);
/**
* @brief Free the string and its resources.
*
* @param string String to free (safe to call with NULL)
*
* @note Caller must ensure no other thread is concurrently using this mcl_string.
*/
void mcl_string_free(mcl_string *string);
/**
* @brief Get the current length of the string.
*
* @param string String to query
* @return Length of the string (excluding null terminator), or 0 if NULL
*/
size_t mcl_string_length(mcl_string *string);
/**
* @brief Get the total allocated capacity of the string buffer.
*
* @param string String to query
* @return Capacity (in bytes, including null terminator), or 0 if NULL
*/
size_t mcl_string_capacity(mcl_string *string);
/**
* @brief Get a pointer to a null-terminated C-string representing the content.
*
* @param string String to read
* @return Pointer to a thread-local buffer containing the string, or NULL on failure.
*
* @note The returned pointer is valid until the next call to mcl_string_cstr()
* in the same thread or until the thread exits. **Do NOT free** the returned pointer.
*/
char *mcl_string_cstr(mcl_string *string);
#endif /* MYCLIB_STRING_H */