// // Copyright 2018 The Abseil Authors. // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. // You may obtain a copy of the License at // // https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 // // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and // limitations under the License. // // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- // File: str_format.h // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- // // The `str_format` library is a typesafe replacement for the family of // `printf()` string formatting routines within the `<cstdio>` standard library // header. Like the `printf` family, `str_format` uses a "format string" to // perform argument substitutions based on types. See the `FormatSpec` section // below for format string documentation. // // Example: // // std::string s = absl::StrFormat( // "%s %s You have $%d!", "Hello", name, dollars); // // The library consists of the following basic utilities: // // * `absl::StrFormat()`, a type-safe replacement for `std::sprintf()`, to // write a format string to a `string` value. // * `absl::StrAppendFormat()` to append a format string to a `string` // * `absl::StreamFormat()` to more efficiently write a format string to a // stream, such as`std::cout`. // * `absl::PrintF()`, `absl::FPrintF()` and `absl::SNPrintF()` as // drop-in replacements for `std::printf()`, `std::fprintf()` and // `std::snprintf()`. // // Note: An `absl::SPrintF()` drop-in replacement is not supported as it // is generally unsafe due to buffer overflows. Use `absl::StrFormat` which // returns the string as output instead of expecting a pre-allocated buffer. // // Additionally, you can provide a format string (and its associated arguments) // using one of the following abstractions: // // * A `FormatSpec` class template fully encapsulates a format string and its // type arguments and is usually provided to `str_format` functions as a // variadic argument of type `FormatSpec<Arg...>`. The `FormatSpec<Args...>` // template is evaluated at compile-time, providing type safety. // * A `ParsedFormat` instance, which encapsulates a specific, pre-compiled // format string for a specific set of type(s), and which can be passed // between API boundaries. (The `FormatSpec` type should not be used // directly except as an argument type for wrapper functions.) // // The `str_format` library provides the ability to output its format strings to // arbitrary sink types: // // * A generic `Format()` function to write outputs to arbitrary sink types, // which must implement a `FormatRawSink` interface. // // * A `FormatUntyped()` function that is similar to `Format()` except it is // loosely typed. `FormatUntyped()` is not a template and does not perform // any compile-time checking of the format string; instead, it returns a // boolean from a runtime check. // // In addition, the `str_format` library provides extension points for // augmenting formatting to new types. See "StrFormat Extensions" below. #ifndef ABSL_STRINGS_STR_FORMAT_H_ #define ABSL_STRINGS_STR_FORMAT_H_ #include <cstdint> #include <cstdio> #include <string> #include <type_traits> #include "absl/base/attributes.h" #include "absl/base/config.h" #include "absl/base/nullability.h" #include "absl/strings/internal/str_format/arg.h" // IWYU pragma: export #include "absl/strings/internal/str_format/bind.h" // IWYU pragma: export #include "absl/strings/internal/str_format/checker.h" // IWYU pragma: export #include "absl/strings/internal/str_format/extension.h" // IWYU pragma: export #include "absl/strings/internal/str_format/parser.h" // IWYU pragma: export #include "absl/strings/string_view.h" #include "absl/types/span.h" namespace absl { ABSL_NAMESPACE_BEGIN // UntypedFormatSpec // // A type-erased class that can be used directly within untyped API entry // points. An `UntypedFormatSpec` is specifically used as an argument to // `FormatUntyped()`. // // Example: // // absl::UntypedFormatSpec format("%d"); // std::string out; // CHECK(absl::FormatUntyped(&out, format, {absl::FormatArg(1)})); class UntypedFormatSpec { … }; // FormatStreamed() // // Takes a streamable argument and returns an object that can print it // with '%s'. Allows printing of types that have an `operator<<` but no // intrinsic type support within `StrFormat()` itself. // // Example: // // absl::StrFormat("%s", absl::FormatStreamed(obj)); template <typename T> str_format_internal::StreamedWrapper<T> FormatStreamed(const T& v) { … } // FormatCountCapture // // This class provides a way to safely wrap `StrFormat()` captures of `%n` // conversions, which denote the number of characters written by a formatting // operation to this point, into an integer value. // // This wrapper is designed to allow safe usage of `%n` within `StrFormat(); in // the `printf()` family of functions, `%n` is not safe to use, as the `int *` // buffer can be used to capture arbitrary data. // // Example: // // int n = 0; // std::string s = absl::StrFormat("%s%d%n", "hello", 123, // absl::FormatCountCapture(&n)); // EXPECT_EQ(8, n); class FormatCountCapture { … }; // FormatSpec // // The `FormatSpec` type defines the makeup of a format string within the // `str_format` library. It is a variadic class template that is evaluated at // compile-time, according to the format string and arguments that are passed to // it. // // You should not need to manipulate this type directly. You should only name it // if you are writing wrapper functions which accept format arguments that will // be provided unmodified to functions in this library. Such a wrapper function // might be a class method that provides format arguments and/or internally uses // the result of formatting. // // For a `FormatSpec` to be valid at compile-time, it must be provided as // either: // // * A `constexpr` literal or `absl::string_view`, which is how it is most often // used. // * A `ParsedFormat` instantiation, which ensures the format string is // valid before use. (See below.) // // Example: // // // Provided as a string literal. // absl::StrFormat("Welcome to %s, Number %d!", "The Village", 6); // // // Provided as a constexpr absl::string_view. // constexpr absl::string_view formatString = "Welcome to %s, Number %d!"; // absl::StrFormat(formatString, "The Village", 6); // // // Provided as a pre-compiled ParsedFormat object. // // Note that this example is useful only for illustration purposes. // absl::ParsedFormat<'s', 'd'> formatString("Welcome to %s, Number %d!"); // absl::StrFormat(formatString, "TheVillage", 6); // // A format string generally follows the POSIX syntax as used within the POSIX // `printf` specification. (Exceptions are noted below.) // // (See http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/fprintf.html) // // In specific, the `FormatSpec` supports the following type specifiers: // * `c` for characters // * `s` for strings // * `d` or `i` for integers // * `o` for unsigned integer conversions into octal // * `x` or `X` for unsigned integer conversions into hex // * `u` for unsigned integers // * `f` or `F` for floating point values into decimal notation // * `e` or `E` for floating point values into exponential notation // * `a` or `A` for floating point values into hex exponential notation // * `g` or `G` for floating point values into decimal or exponential // notation based on their precision // * `p` for pointer address values // * `n` for the special case of writing out the number of characters // written to this point. The resulting value must be captured within an // `absl::FormatCountCapture` type. // * `v` for values using the default format for a deduced type. These deduced // types include many of the primitive types denoted here as well as // user-defined types containing the proper extensions. (See below for more // information.) // // Implementation-defined behavior: // * A null pointer provided to "%s" or "%p" is output as "(nil)". // * A non-null pointer provided to "%p" is output in hex as if by %#x or // %#lx. // // NOTE: `o`, `x\X` and `u` will convert signed values to their unsigned // counterpart before formatting. // // Examples: // "%c", 'a' -> "a" // "%c", 32 -> " " // "%s", "C" -> "C" // "%s", std::string("C++") -> "C++" // "%d", -10 -> "-10" // "%o", 10 -> "12" // "%x", 16 -> "10" // "%f", 123456789 -> "123456789.000000" // "%e", .01 -> "1.00000e-2" // "%a", -3.0 -> "-0x1.8p+1" // "%g", .01 -> "1e-2" // "%p", (void*)&value -> "0x7ffdeb6ad2a4" // // int n = 0; // std::string s = absl::StrFormat( // "%s%d%n", "hello", 123, absl::FormatCountCapture(&n)); // EXPECT_EQ(8, n); // // NOTE: the `v` specifier (for "value") is a type specifier not present in the // POSIX specification. %v will format values according to their deduced type. // `v` uses `d` for signed integer values, `u` for unsigned integer values, `g` // for floating point values, and formats boolean values as "true"/"false" // (instead of 1 or 0 for booleans formatted using d). `const char*` is not // supported; please use `std::string` and `string_view`. `char` is also not // supported due to ambiguity of the type. This specifier does not support // modifiers. // // The `FormatSpec` intrinsically supports all of these fundamental C++ types: // // * Characters: `char`, `signed char`, `unsigned char`, `wchar_t` // * Integers: `int`, `short`, `unsigned short`, `unsigned`, `long`, // `unsigned long`, `long long`, `unsigned long long` // * Enums: printed as their underlying integral value // * Floating-point: `float`, `double`, `long double` // // However, in the `str_format` library, a format conversion specifies a broader // C++ conceptual category instead of an exact type. For example, `%s` binds to // any string-like argument, so `std::string`, `std::wstring`, // `absl::string_view`, `const char*`, and `const wchar_t*` are all accepted. // Likewise, `%d` accepts any integer-like argument, etc. FormatSpec; // ParsedFormat // // A `ParsedFormat` is a class template representing a preparsed `FormatSpec`, // with template arguments specifying the conversion characters used within the // format string. Such characters must be valid format type specifiers, and // these type specifiers are checked at compile-time. // // Instances of `ParsedFormat` can be created, copied, and reused to speed up // formatting loops. A `ParsedFormat` may either be constructed statically, or // dynamically through its `New()` factory function, which only constructs a // runtime object if the format is valid at that time. // // Example: // // // Verified at compile time. // absl::ParsedFormat<'s', 'd'> format_string("Welcome to %s, Number %d!"); // absl::StrFormat(format_string, "TheVillage", 6); // // // Verified at runtime. // auto format_runtime = absl::ParsedFormat<'d'>::New(format_string); // if (format_runtime) { // value = absl::StrFormat(*format_runtime, i); // } else { // ... error case ... // } #if defined(__cpp_nontype_template_parameter_auto) // If C++17 is available, an 'extended' format is also allowed that can specify // multiple conversion characters per format argument, using a combination of // `absl::FormatConversionCharSet` enum values (logically a set union) // via the `|` operator. (Single character-based arguments are still accepted, // but cannot be combined). Some common conversions also have predefined enum // values, such as `absl::FormatConversionCharSet::kIntegral`. // // Example: // // Extended format supports multiple conversion characters per argument, // // specified via a combination of `FormatConversionCharSet` enums. // using MyFormat = absl::ParsedFormat<absl::FormatConversionCharSet::d | // absl::FormatConversionCharSet::x>; // MyFormat GetFormat(bool use_hex) { // if (use_hex) return MyFormat("foo %x bar"); // return MyFormat("foo %d bar"); // } // // `format` can be used with any value that supports 'd' and 'x', // // like `int`. // auto format = GetFormat(use_hex); // value = StringF(format, i); ParsedFormat; #else template <char... Conv> using ParsedFormat = str_format_internal::ExtendedParsedFormat< absl::str_format_internal::ToFormatConversionCharSet(Conv)...>; #endif // defined(__cpp_nontype_template_parameter_auto) // StrFormat() // // Returns a `string` given a `printf()`-style format string and zero or more // additional arguments. Use it as you would `sprintf()`. `StrFormat()` is the // primary formatting function within the `str_format` library, and should be // used in most cases where you need type-safe conversion of types into // formatted strings. // // The format string generally consists of ordinary character data along with // one or more format conversion specifiers (denoted by the `%` character). // Ordinary character data is returned unchanged into the result string, while // each conversion specification performs a type substitution from // `StrFormat()`'s other arguments. See the comments for `FormatSpec` for full // information on the makeup of this format string. // // Example: // // std::string s = absl::StrFormat( // "Welcome to %s, Number %d!", "The Village", 6); // EXPECT_EQ("Welcome to The Village, Number 6!", s); // // Returns an empty string in case of error. template <typename... Args> ABSL_MUST_USE_RESULT std::string StrFormat(const FormatSpec<Args...>& format, const Args&... args) { … } // StrAppendFormat() // // Appends to a `dst` string given a format string, and zero or more additional // arguments, returning `*dst` as a convenience for chaining purposes. Appends // nothing in case of error (but possibly alters its capacity). // // Example: // // std::string orig("For example PI is approximately "); // std::cout << StrAppendFormat(&orig, "%12.6f", 3.14); template <typename... Args> std::string& StrAppendFormat(absl::Nonnull<std::string*> dst, const FormatSpec<Args...>& format, const Args&... args) { … } // StreamFormat() // // Writes to an output stream given a format string and zero or more arguments, // generally in a manner that is more efficient than streaming the result of // `absl::StrFormat()`. The returned object must be streamed before the full // expression ends. // // Example: // // std::cout << StreamFormat("%12.6f", 3.14); template <typename... Args> ABSL_MUST_USE_RESULT str_format_internal::Streamable StreamFormat( const FormatSpec<Args...>& format, const Args&... args) { … } // PrintF() // // Writes to stdout given a format string and zero or more arguments. This // function is functionally equivalent to `std::printf()` (and type-safe); // prefer `absl::PrintF()` over `std::printf()`. // // Example: // // std::string_view s = "Ulaanbaatar"; // absl::PrintF("The capital of Mongolia is %s", s); // // Outputs: "The capital of Mongolia is Ulaanbaatar" // template <typename... Args> int PrintF(const FormatSpec<Args...>& format, const Args&... args) { … } // FPrintF() // // Writes to a file given a format string and zero or more arguments. This // function is functionally equivalent to `std::fprintf()` (and type-safe); // prefer `absl::FPrintF()` over `std::fprintf()`. // // Example: // // std::string_view s = "Ulaanbaatar"; // absl::FPrintF(stdout, "The capital of Mongolia is %s", s); // // Outputs: "The capital of Mongolia is Ulaanbaatar" // template <typename... Args> int FPrintF(absl::Nonnull<std::FILE*> output, const FormatSpec<Args...>& format, const Args&... args) { … } // SNPrintF() // // Writes to a sized buffer given a format string and zero or more arguments. // This function is functionally equivalent to `std::snprintf()` (and // type-safe); prefer `absl::SNPrintF()` over `std::snprintf()`. // // In particular, a successful call to `absl::SNPrintF()` writes at most `size` // bytes of the formatted output to `output`, including a NUL-terminator, and // returns the number of bytes that would have been written if truncation did // not occur. In the event of an error, a negative value is returned and `errno` // is set. // // Example: // // std::string_view s = "Ulaanbaatar"; // char output[128]; // absl::SNPrintF(output, sizeof(output), // "The capital of Mongolia is %s", s); // // Post-condition: output == "The capital of Mongolia is Ulaanbaatar" // template <typename... Args> int SNPrintF(absl::Nonnull<char*> output, std::size_t size, const FormatSpec<Args...>& format, const Args&... args) { … } // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Custom Output Formatting Functions // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- // FormatRawSink // // FormatRawSink is a type erased wrapper around arbitrary sink objects // specifically used as an argument to `Format()`. // // All the object has to do define an overload of `AbslFormatFlush()` for the // sink, usually by adding a ADL-based free function in the same namespace as // the sink: // // void AbslFormatFlush(MySink* dest, absl::string_view part); // // where `dest` is the pointer passed to `absl::Format()`. The function should // append `part` to `dest`. // // FormatRawSink does not own the passed sink object. The passed object must // outlive the FormatRawSink. class FormatRawSink { … }; // Format() // // Writes a formatted string to an arbitrary sink object (implementing the // `absl::FormatRawSink` interface), using a format string and zero or more // additional arguments. // // By default, `std::string`, `std::ostream`, and `absl::Cord` are supported as // destination objects. If a `std::string` is used the formatted string is // appended to it. // // `absl::Format()` is a generic version of `absl::StrAppendFormat()`, for // custom sinks. The format string, like format strings for `StrFormat()`, is // checked at compile-time. // // On failure, this function returns `false` and the state of the sink is // unspecified. template <typename... Args> bool Format(FormatRawSink raw_sink, const FormatSpec<Args...>& format, const Args&... args) { … } // FormatArg // // A type-erased handle to a format argument specifically used as an argument to // `FormatUntyped()`. You may construct `FormatArg` by passing // reference-to-const of any printable type. `FormatArg` is both copyable and // assignable. The source data must outlive the `FormatArg` instance. See // example below. // FormatArg; // FormatUntyped() // // Writes a formatted string to an arbitrary sink object (implementing the // `absl::FormatRawSink` interface), using an `UntypedFormatSpec` and zero or // more additional arguments. // // This function acts as the most generic formatting function in the // `str_format` library. The caller provides a raw sink, an unchecked format // string, and (usually) a runtime specified list of arguments; no compile-time // checking of formatting is performed within this function. As a result, a // caller should check the return value to verify that no error occurred. // On failure, this function returns `false` and the state of the sink is // unspecified. // // The arguments are provided in an `absl::Span<const absl::FormatArg>`. // Each `absl::FormatArg` object binds to a single argument and keeps a // reference to it. The values used to create the `FormatArg` objects must // outlive this function call. // // Example: // // std::optional<std::string> FormatDynamic( // const std::string& in_format, // const vector<std::string>& in_args) { // std::string out; // std::vector<absl::FormatArg> args; // for (const auto& v : in_args) { // // It is important that 'v' is a reference to the objects in in_args. // // The values we pass to FormatArg must outlive the call to // // FormatUntyped. // args.emplace_back(v); // } // absl::UntypedFormatSpec format(in_format); // if (!absl::FormatUntyped(&out, format, args)) { // return std::nullopt; // } // return std::move(out); // } // ABSL_MUST_USE_RESULT inline bool FormatUntyped( FormatRawSink raw_sink, const UntypedFormatSpec& format, absl::Span<const FormatArg> args) { … } //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // StrFormat Extensions //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // // AbslStringify() // // A simpler customization API for formatting user-defined types using // absl::StrFormat(). The API relies on detecting an overload in the // user-defined type's namespace of a free (non-member) `AbslStringify()` // function as a friend definition with the following signature: // // template <typename Sink> // void AbslStringify(Sink& sink, const X& value); // // An `AbslStringify()` overload for a type should only be declared in the same // file and namespace as said type. // // Note that unlike with AbslFormatConvert(), AbslStringify() does not allow // customization of allowed conversion characters. AbslStringify() uses `%v` as // the underlying conversion specififer. Additionally, AbslStringify() supports // use with absl::StrCat while AbslFormatConvert() does not. // // Example: // // struct Point { // // To add formatting support to `Point`, we simply need to add a free // // (non-member) function `AbslStringify()`. This method prints in the // // request format using the underlying `%v` specifier. You can add such a // // free function using a friend declaration within the body of the class. // // The sink parameter is a templated type to avoid requiring dependencies. // template <typename Sink> // friend void AbslStringify(Sink& sink, const Point& p) { // absl::Format(&sink, "(%v, %v)", p.x, p.y); // } // // int x; // int y; // }; // // AbslFormatConvert() // // The StrFormat library provides a customization API for formatting // user-defined types using absl::StrFormat(). The API relies on detecting an // overload in the user-defined type's namespace of a free (non-member) // `AbslFormatConvert()` function, usually as a friend definition with the // following signature: // // absl::FormatConvertResult<...> AbslFormatConvert( // const X& value, // const absl::FormatConversionSpec& spec, // absl::FormatSink *sink); // // An `AbslFormatConvert()` overload for a type should only be declared in the // same file and namespace as said type. // // The abstractions within this definition include: // // * An `absl::FormatConversionSpec` to specify the fields to pull from a // user-defined type's format string // * An `absl::FormatSink` to hold the converted string data during the // conversion process. // * An `absl::FormatConvertResult` to hold the status of the returned // formatting operation // // The return type encodes all the conversion characters that your // AbslFormatConvert() routine accepts. The return value should be {true}. // A return value of {false} will result in `StrFormat()` returning // an empty string. This result will be propagated to the result of // `FormatUntyped`. // // Example: // // struct Point { // // To add formatting support to `Point`, we simply need to add a free // // (non-member) function `AbslFormatConvert()`. This method interprets // // `spec` to print in the request format. The allowed conversion characters // // can be restricted via the type of the result, in this example // // string and integral formatting are allowed (but not, for instance // // floating point characters like "%f"). You can add such a free function // // using a friend declaration within the body of the class: // friend absl::FormatConvertResult<absl::FormatConversionCharSet::kString | // absl::FormatConversionCharSet::kIntegral> // AbslFormatConvert(const Point& p, const absl::FormatConversionSpec& spec, // absl::FormatSink* s) { // if (spec.conversion_char() == absl::FormatConversionChar::s) { // absl::Format(s, "x=%vy=%v", p.x, p.y); // } else { // absl::Format(s, "%v,%v", p.x, p.y); // } // return {true}; // } // // int x; // int y; // }; // clang-format off // FormatConversionChar // // Specifies the formatting character provided in the format string // passed to `StrFormat()`. enum class FormatConversionChar : uint8_t { … }; // clang-format on // FormatConversionSpec // // Specifies modifications to the conversion of the format string, through use // of one or more format flags in the source format string. class FormatConversionSpec { … }; // Type safe OR operator for FormatConversionCharSet to allow accepting multiple // conversion chars in custom format converters. constexpr FormatConversionCharSet operator|(FormatConversionCharSet a, FormatConversionCharSet b) { … } // FormatConversionCharSet // // Specifies the _accepted_ conversion types as a template parameter to // FormatConvertResult for custom implementations of `AbslFormatConvert`. // Note the helper predefined alias definitions (kIntegral, etc.) below. enum class FormatConversionCharSet : uint64_t { … }; // FormatSink // // A format sink is a generic abstraction to which conversions may write their // formatted string data. `absl::FormatConvert()` uses this sink to write its // formatted string. // class FormatSink { … }; // FormatConvertResult // // Indicates whether a call to AbslFormatConvert() was successful. // This return type informs the StrFormat extension framework (through // ADL but using the return type) of what conversion characters are supported. // It is strongly discouraged to return {false}, as this will result in an // empty string in StrFormat. template <FormatConversionCharSet C> struct FormatConvertResult { … }; ABSL_NAMESPACE_END } // namespace absl #endif // ABSL_STRINGS_STR_FORMAT_H_