wldp / libnica

Common C library functions

libnica

DISCLAIMER

This library is undergoing an active development cycle. It is currently being developed in tandem with multiple projects, and as such the ABI and API should be considered currently unstable.

Scheduled changes:

• Thread pool
• Timing tests on all data types (and relevant improvements)
• N-ary tree addition
• List API changes
• Move from C99 to C11
• Thread-safe APIs (Atomic)
• Improved file access functions
• mmap helpers (RAII based)
• Improved INI parser (lex-based w/ line continuation)
• Fold in cve-check-tool changes/additions
• Potential:
  • Fold in the templating mini-lib from new cve-check-tool
  • Simplified networking access (retaining underlying transparency)

Common C library functions

Lightweight library containing common functionality of typical "C utility libs".

Currently contains:

• Dynamic array
• List type
• Simplified file manipulation functions (mkdir_p, rm_rf, etc)
• A Hashmap implementation
• A simple, efficient, INI File parser
• Safe string manipulation functions for when strlen is out of the question

The majority of the API is designed to work on a RAII principle, using scope-based autofree helpers (see util.h) with minimal fuss.

Another important principle to keep in mind while hacking on libnica, is that memory leaks of any description in a successful usage, are forbidden. This includes any "possibly lost" memory through static initialisation as seen with heavier libraries.

License

LGPL-2.1

Copyright (C) 2014-2016 Intel Corporation