git/dir-iterator.h

#ifndef DIR_ITERATOR_H
#define DIR_ITERATOR_H

#include "strbuf.h"

/*
 * Iterate over a directory tree.
 *
 * Iterate over a directory tree, recursively, including paths of all
 * types and hidden paths. Skip "." and ".." entries and don't follow
 * symlinks except for the original path. Note that the original path
 * is not included in the iteration.
 *
 * Every time dir_iterator_advance() is called, update the members of
 * the dir_iterator structure to reflect the next path in the
 * iteration. The order that paths are iterated over within a
 * directory is undefined, directory paths are always given before
 * their contents.
 *
 * A typical iteration looks like this:
 *
 *     int ok;
 *     unsigned int flags = DIR_ITERATOR_PEDANTIC;
 *     struct dir_iterator *iter = dir_iterator_begin(path, flags);
 *
 *     if (!iter)
 *             goto error_handler;
 *
 *     while ((ok = dir_iterator_advance(iter)) == ITER_OK) {
 *             if (want_to_stop_iteration()) {
 *                     ok = dir_iterator_abort(iter);
 *                     break;
 *             }
 *
 *             // Access information about the current path:
 *             if (S_ISDIR(iter->st.st_mode))
 *                     printf("%s is a directory\n", iter->relative_path);
 *     }
 *
 *     if (ok != ITER_DONE)
 *             handle_error();
 *
 * Callers are allowed to modify iter->path while they are working,
 * but they must restore it to its original contents before calling
 * dir_iterator_advance() again.
 */

/*
 * Flags for dir_iterator_begin:
 *
 * - DIR_ITERATOR_PEDANTIC: override dir-iterator's default behavior
 *   in case of an error at dir_iterator_advance(), which is to keep
 *   looking for a next valid entry. With this flag, resources are freed
 *   and ITER_ERROR is returned immediately. In both cases, a meaningful
 *   warning is emitted. Note: ENOENT errors are always ignored so that
 *   the API users may remove files during iteration.
 *
 * - DIR_ITERATOR_SORTED: sort directory entries alphabetically.
 */
#define DIR_ITERATOR_PEDANTIC …
#define DIR_ITERATOR_SORTED …

struct dir_iterator { … };

/*
 * Start a directory iteration over path with the combination of
 * options specified by flags. On success, return a dir_iterator
 * that holds the internal state of the iteration. In case of
 * failure, return NULL and set errno accordingly.
 *
 * The iteration includes all paths under path, not including path
 * itself and not including "." or ".." entries.
 *
 * Parameters are:
 *  - path is the starting directory. An internal copy will be made.
 *  - flags is a combination of the possible flags to initialize a
 *    dir-iterator or 0 for default behavior.
 */
struct dir_iterator *dir_iterator_begin(const char *path, unsigned int flags);

/*
 * Advance the iterator to the first or next item and return ITER_OK.
 * If the iteration is exhausted, free the dir_iterator and any
 * resources associated with it and return ITER_DONE.
 *
 * It is a bug to use iterator or call this function again after it
 * has returned ITER_DONE or ITER_ERROR (which may be returned iff
 * the DIR_ITERATOR_PEDANTIC flag was set).
 */
int dir_iterator_advance(struct dir_iterator *iterator);

/*
 * End the iteration before it has been exhausted. Free the
 * dir_iterator and any associated resources and return ITER_DONE. On
 * error, free the dir_iterator and return ITER_ERROR.
 */
int dir_iterator_abort(struct dir_iterator *iterator);

#endif