tempfile: a new module for handling temporary files

A lot of work went into defining the state diagram for lockfiles and
ensuring correct, race-resistant cleanup in all circumstances.

Most of that infrastructure can be applied directly to *any* temporary
file. So extract a new "tempfile" module from the "lockfile" module.
Reimplement lockfile on top of tempfile.

Subsequent commits will add more users of the new module.

Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
This commit is contained in:
Michael Haggerty 2015-08-10 11:47:41 +02:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
parent 9c77381d6a
commit 1a9d15db25
5 changed files with 470 additions and 270 deletions

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@ -786,6 +786,7 @@ LIB_OBJS += string-list.o
LIB_OBJS += submodule.o
LIB_OBJS += symlinks.o
LIB_OBJS += tag.o
LIB_OBJS += tempfile.o
LIB_OBJS += trace.o
LIB_OBJS += trailer.o
LIB_OBJS += transport.o

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@ -2,90 +2,8 @@
* Copyright (c) 2005, Junio C Hamano
*/
/*
* State diagram and cleanup
* -------------------------
*
* This module keeps track of all locked files in `lock_file_list` for
* use at cleanup. This list and the `lock_file` objects that comprise
* it must be kept in self-consistent states at all time, because the
* program can be interrupted any time by a signal, in which case the
* signal handler will walk through the list attempting to clean up
* any open lock files.
*
* The possible states of a `lock_file` object are as follows:
*
* - Uninitialized. In this state the object's `on_list` field must be
* zero but the rest of its contents need not be initialized. As
* soon as the object is used in any way, it is irrevocably
* registered in `lock_file_list`, and `on_list` is set.
*
* - Locked, lockfile open (after `hold_lock_file_for_update()`,
* `hold_lock_file_for_append()`, or `reopen_lock_file()`). In this
* state:
*
* - the lockfile exists
* - `active` is set
* - `filename` holds the filename of the lockfile
* - `fd` holds a file descriptor open for writing to the lockfile
* - `fp` holds a pointer to an open `FILE` object if and only if
* `fdopen_lock_file()` has been called on the object
* - `owner` holds the PID of the process that locked the file
*
* - Locked, lockfile closed (after successful `close_lock_file()`).
* Same as the previous state, except that the lockfile is closed
* and `fd` is -1.
*
* - Unlocked (after `commit_lock_file()`, `commit_lock_file_to()`,
* `rollback_lock_file()`, a failed attempt to lock, or a failed
* `close_lock_file()`). In this state:
*
* - `active` is unset
* - `filename` is empty (usually, though there are transitory
* states in which this condition doesn't hold). Client code should
* *not* rely on the filename being empty in this state.
* - `fd` is -1
* - the object is left registered in the `lock_file_list`, and
* `on_list` is set.
*
* A lockfile is owned by the process that created it. The `lock_file`
* has an `owner` field that records the owner's PID. This field is
* used to prevent a forked process from closing a lockfile created by
* its parent.
*/
#include "cache.h"
#include "lockfile.h"
#include "sigchain.h"
static struct lock_file *volatile lock_file_list;
static void remove_lock_files(int skip_fclose)
{
pid_t me = getpid();
while (lock_file_list) {
if (lock_file_list->owner == me) {
/* fclose() is not safe to call in a signal handler */
if (skip_fclose)
lock_file_list->fp = NULL;
rollback_lock_file(lock_file_list);
}
lock_file_list = lock_file_list->next;
}
}
static void remove_lock_files_on_exit(void)
{
remove_lock_files(0);
}
static void remove_lock_files_on_signal(int signo)
{
remove_lock_files(1);
sigchain_pop(signo);
raise(signo);
}
/*
* path = absolute or relative path name
@ -154,60 +72,17 @@ static void resolve_symlink(struct strbuf *path)
/* Make sure errno contains a meaningful value on error */
static int lock_file(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path, int flags)
{
size_t pathlen = strlen(path);
int fd;
struct strbuf filename = STRBUF_INIT;
if (!lock_file_list) {
/* One-time initialization */
sigchain_push_common(remove_lock_files_on_signal);
atexit(remove_lock_files_on_exit);
}
strbuf_addstr(&filename, path);
if (!(flags & LOCK_NO_DEREF))
resolve_symlink(&filename);
if (lk->active)
die("BUG: cannot lock_file(\"%s\") using active struct lock_file",
path);
if (!lk->on_list) {
/* Initialize *lk and add it to lock_file_list: */
lk->fd = -1;
lk->fp = NULL;
lk->active = 0;
lk->owner = 0;
strbuf_init(&lk->filename, pathlen + LOCK_SUFFIX_LEN);
lk->next = lock_file_list;
lock_file_list = lk;
lk->on_list = 1;
} else if (lk->filename.len) {
/* This shouldn't happen, but better safe than sorry. */
die("BUG: lock_file(\"%s\") called with improperly-reset lock_file object",
path);
}
if (flags & LOCK_NO_DEREF) {
strbuf_add_absolute_path(&lk->filename, path);
} else {
struct strbuf resolved_path = STRBUF_INIT;
strbuf_add(&resolved_path, path, pathlen);
resolve_symlink(&resolved_path);
strbuf_add_absolute_path(&lk->filename, resolved_path.buf);
strbuf_release(&resolved_path);
}
strbuf_addstr(&lk->filename, LOCK_SUFFIX);
lk->fd = open(lk->filename.buf, O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_EXCL, 0666);
if (lk->fd < 0) {
strbuf_reset(&lk->filename);
return -1;
}
lk->owner = getpid();
lk->active = 1;
if (adjust_shared_perm(lk->filename.buf)) {
int save_errno = errno;
error("cannot fix permission bits on %s", lk->filename.buf);
rollback_lock_file(lk);
errno = save_errno;
return -1;
}
return lk->fd;
strbuf_addstr(&filename, LOCK_SUFFIX);
fd = create_tempfile(&lk->tempfile, filename.buf);
strbuf_release(&filename);
return fd;
}
static int sleep_microseconds(long us)
@ -353,109 +228,17 @@ int hold_lock_file_for_append(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path, int flags)
return fd;
}
FILE *fdopen_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk, const char *mode)
{
if (!lk->active)
die("BUG: fdopen_lock_file() called for unlocked object");
if (lk->fp)
die("BUG: fdopen_lock_file() called twice for file '%s'", lk->filename.buf);
lk->fp = fdopen(lk->fd, mode);
return lk->fp;
}
const char *get_lock_file_path(struct lock_file *lk)
{
if (!lk->active)
die("BUG: get_lock_file_path() called for unlocked object");
return lk->filename.buf;
}
int get_lock_file_fd(struct lock_file *lk)
{
if (!lk->active)
die("BUG: get_lock_file_fd() called for unlocked object");
return lk->fd;
}
FILE *get_lock_file_fp(struct lock_file *lk)
{
if (!lk->active)
die("BUG: get_lock_file_fp() called for unlocked object");
return lk->fp;
}
char *get_locked_file_path(struct lock_file *lk)
{
if (!lk->active)
die("BUG: get_locked_file_path() called for unlocked object");
if (lk->filename.len <= LOCK_SUFFIX_LEN ||
strcmp(lk->filename.buf + lk->filename.len - LOCK_SUFFIX_LEN, LOCK_SUFFIX))
struct strbuf ret = STRBUF_INIT;
strbuf_addstr(&ret, get_tempfile_path(&lk->tempfile));
if (ret.len <= LOCK_SUFFIX_LEN ||
strcmp(ret.buf + ret.len - LOCK_SUFFIX_LEN, LOCK_SUFFIX))
die("BUG: get_locked_file_path() called for malformed lock object");
/* remove ".lock": */
return xmemdupz(lk->filename.buf, lk->filename.len - LOCK_SUFFIX_LEN);
}
int close_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk)
{
int fd = lk->fd;
FILE *fp = lk->fp;
int err;
if (fd < 0)
return 0;
lk->fd = -1;
if (fp) {
lk->fp = NULL;
/*
* Note: no short-circuiting here; we want to fclose()
* in any case!
*/
err = ferror(fp) | fclose(fp);
} else {
err = close(fd);
}
if (err) {
int save_errno = errno;
rollback_lock_file(lk);
errno = save_errno;
return -1;
}
return 0;
}
int reopen_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk)
{
if (0 <= lk->fd)
die(_("BUG: reopen a lockfile that is still open"));
if (!lk->active)
die(_("BUG: reopen a lockfile that has been committed"));
lk->fd = open(lk->filename.buf, O_WRONLY);
return lk->fd;
}
int commit_lock_file_to(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path)
{
if (!lk->active)
die("BUG: attempt to commit unlocked object to \"%s\"", path);
if (close_lock_file(lk))
return -1;
if (rename(lk->filename.buf, path)) {
int save_errno = errno;
rollback_lock_file(lk);
errno = save_errno;
return -1;
}
lk->active = 0;
strbuf_reset(&lk->filename);
return 0;
strbuf_setlen(&ret, ret.len - LOCK_SUFFIX_LEN);
return strbuf_detach(&ret, NULL);
}
int commit_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk)
@ -471,15 +254,3 @@ int commit_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk)
free(result_path);
return 0;
}
void rollback_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk)
{
if (!lk->active)
return;
if (!close_lock_file(lk)) {
unlink_or_warn(lk->filename.buf);
lk->active = 0;
strbuf_reset(&lk->filename);
}
}

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@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
* the file or the new contents of the file (assuming that the
* filesystem implements `rename(2)` atomically).
*
* Most of the heavy lifting is done by the tempfile module (see
* "tempfile.h").
*
* Calling sequence
* ----------------
@ -74,19 +76,19 @@
* `hold_lock_file_for_update()` or `hold_lock_file_for_append()`.
*
* If the program exits before `commit_lock_file()`,
* `commit_lock_file_to()`, or `rollback_lock_file()` is called, an
* `atexit(3)` handler will close and remove the lockfile, thereby
* rolling back any uncommitted changes.
* `commit_lock_file_to()`, or `rollback_lock_file()` is called, the
* tempfile module will close and remove the lockfile, thereby rolling
* back any uncommitted changes.
*
* If you need to close the file descriptor you obtained from a
* `hold_lock_file_for_*()` function yourself, do so by calling
* `close_lock_file()`. You should never call `close(2)` or
* `fclose(3)` yourself, otherwise the `struct lock_file` structure
* would still think that the file descriptor needs to be closed, and
* a commit or rollback would result in duplicate calls to `close(2)`.
* Worse yet, if you close and then later open another file descriptor
* for a completely different purpose, then a commit or rollback might
* close that unrelated file descriptor.
* `close_lock_file()`. See "tempfile.h" for more information.
*
*
* Under the covers, a lockfile is just a tempfile with a few helper
* functions. In particular, the state diagram and the cleanup
* machinery are all implemented in the tempfile module.
*
*
* Error handling
* --------------
@ -103,14 +105,10 @@
* -1.
*/
#include "tempfile.h"
struct lock_file {
struct lock_file *volatile next;
volatile sig_atomic_t active;
volatile int fd;
FILE *volatile fp;
volatile pid_t owner;
char on_list;
struct strbuf filename;
struct tempfile tempfile;
};
/* String appended to a filename to derive the lockfile name: */
@ -201,16 +199,29 @@ extern NORETURN void unable_to_lock_die(const char *path, int err);
* error. The stream is closed automatically when `close_lock_file()`
* is called or when the file is committed or rolled back.
*/
extern FILE *fdopen_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk, const char *mode);
static inline FILE *fdopen_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk, const char *mode)
{
return fdopen_tempfile(&lk->tempfile, mode);
}
/*
* Return the path of the lockfile. The return value is a pointer to a
* field within the lock_file object and should not be freed.
*/
extern const char *get_lock_file_path(struct lock_file *lk);
static inline const char *get_lock_file_path(struct lock_file *lk)
{
return get_tempfile_path(&lk->tempfile);
}
extern int get_lock_file_fd(struct lock_file *lk);
extern FILE *get_lock_file_fp(struct lock_file *lk);
static inline int get_lock_file_fd(struct lock_file *lk)
{
return get_tempfile_fd(&lk->tempfile);
}
static inline FILE *get_lock_file_fp(struct lock_file *lk)
{
return get_tempfile_fp(&lk->tempfile);
}
/*
* Return the path of the file that is locked by the specified
@ -227,7 +238,10 @@ extern char *get_locked_file_path(struct lock_file *lk);
* or `rollback_lock_file()` should eventually be called if
* `close_lock_file()` succeeds.
*/
extern int close_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk);
static inline int close_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk)
{
return close_tempfile(&lk->tempfile);
}
/*
* Re-open a lockfile that has been closed using `close_lock_file()`
@ -248,7 +262,10 @@ extern int close_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk);
*
* * `commit_lock_file()` to make the final version permanent.
*/
extern int reopen_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk);
static inline int reopen_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk)
{
return reopen_tempfile(&lk->tempfile);
}
/*
* Commit the change represented by `lk`: close the file descriptor
@ -265,7 +282,10 @@ extern int commit_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk);
* Like `commit_lock_file()`, but rename the lockfile to the provided
* `path`. `path` must be on the same filesystem as the lock file.
*/
extern int commit_lock_file_to(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path);
static inline int commit_lock_file_to(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path)
{
return rename_tempfile(&lk->tempfile, path);
}
/*
* Roll back `lk`: close the file descriptor and/or file pointer and
@ -273,6 +293,9 @@ extern int commit_lock_file_to(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path);
* for a `lock_file` object that has already been committed or rolled
* back.
*/
extern void rollback_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk);
static inline void rollback_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk)
{
delete_tempfile(&lk->tempfile);
}
#endif /* LOCKFILE_H */

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@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
/*
* State diagram and cleanup
* -------------------------
*
* If the program exits while a temporary file is active, we want to
* make sure that we remove it. This is done by remembering the active
* temporary files in a linked list, `tempfile_list`. An `atexit(3)`
* handler and a signal handler are registered, to clean up any active
* temporary files.
*
* Because the signal handler can run at any time, `tempfile_list` and
* the `tempfile` objects that comprise it must be kept in
* self-consistent states at all times.
*
* The possible states of a `tempfile` object are as follows:
*
* - Uninitialized. In this state the object's `on_list` field must be
* zero but the rest of its contents need not be initialized. As
* soon as the object is used in any way, it is irrevocably
* registered in `tempfile_list`, and `on_list` is set.
*
* - Active, file open (after `create_tempfile()` or
* `reopen_tempfile()`). In this state:
*
* - the temporary file exists
* - `active` is set
* - `filename` holds the filename of the temporary file
* - `fd` holds a file descriptor open for writing to it
* - `fp` holds a pointer to an open `FILE` object if and only if
* `fdopen_tempfile()` has been called on the object
* - `owner` holds the PID of the process that created the file
*
* - Active, file closed (after successful `close_tempfile()`). Same
* as the previous state, except that the temporary file is closed,
* `fd` is -1, and `fp` is `NULL`.
*
* - Inactive (after `delete_tempfile()`, `rename_tempfile()`, a
* failed attempt to create a temporary file, or a failed
* `close_tempfile()`). In this state:
*
* - `active` is unset
* - `filename` is empty (usually, though there are transitory
* states in which this condition doesn't hold). Client code should
* *not* rely on the filename being empty in this state.
* - `fd` is -1 and `fp` is `NULL`
* - the object is left registered in the `tempfile_list`, and
* `on_list` is set.
*
* A temporary file is owned by the process that created it. The
* `tempfile` has an `owner` field that records the owner's PID. This
* field is used to prevent a forked process from deleting a temporary
* file created by its parent.
*/
#include "cache.h"
#include "tempfile.h"
#include "sigchain.h"
static struct tempfile *volatile tempfile_list;
static void remove_tempfiles(int skip_fclose)
{
pid_t me = getpid();
while (tempfile_list) {
if (tempfile_list->owner == me) {
/* fclose() is not safe to call in a signal handler */
if (skip_fclose)
tempfile_list->fp = NULL;
delete_tempfile(tempfile_list);
}
tempfile_list = tempfile_list->next;
}
}
static void remove_tempfiles_on_exit(void)
{
remove_tempfiles(0);
}
static void remove_tempfiles_on_signal(int signo)
{
remove_tempfiles(1);
sigchain_pop(signo);
raise(signo);
}
/* Make sure errno contains a meaningful value on error */
int create_tempfile(struct tempfile *tempfile, const char *path)
{
size_t pathlen = strlen(path);
if (!tempfile_list) {
/* One-time initialization */
sigchain_push_common(remove_tempfiles_on_signal);
atexit(remove_tempfiles_on_exit);
}
if (tempfile->active)
die("BUG: create_tempfile called for active object");
if (!tempfile->on_list) {
/* Initialize *tempfile and add it to tempfile_list: */
tempfile->fd = -1;
tempfile->fp = NULL;
tempfile->active = 0;
tempfile->owner = 0;
strbuf_init(&tempfile->filename, pathlen);
tempfile->next = tempfile_list;
tempfile_list = tempfile;
tempfile->on_list = 1;
} else if (tempfile->filename.len) {
/* This shouldn't happen, but better safe than sorry. */
die("BUG: create_tempfile called for improperly-reset object");
}
strbuf_add_absolute_path(&tempfile->filename, path);
tempfile->fd = open(tempfile->filename.buf, O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_EXCL, 0666);
if (tempfile->fd < 0) {
strbuf_reset(&tempfile->filename);
return -1;
}
tempfile->owner = getpid();
tempfile->active = 1;
if (adjust_shared_perm(tempfile->filename.buf)) {
int save_errno = errno;
error("cannot fix permission bits on %s", tempfile->filename.buf);
delete_tempfile(tempfile);
errno = save_errno;
return -1;
}
return tempfile->fd;
}
FILE *fdopen_tempfile(struct tempfile *tempfile, const char *mode)
{
if (!tempfile->active)
die("BUG: fdopen_tempfile() called for inactive object");
if (tempfile->fp)
die("BUG: fdopen_tempfile() called for open object");
tempfile->fp = fdopen(tempfile->fd, mode);
return tempfile->fp;
}
const char *get_tempfile_path(struct tempfile *tempfile)
{
if (!tempfile->active)
die("BUG: get_tempfile_path() called for inactive object");
return tempfile->filename.buf;
}
int get_tempfile_fd(struct tempfile *tempfile)
{
if (!tempfile->active)
die("BUG: get_tempfile_fd() called for inactive object");
return tempfile->fd;
}
FILE *get_tempfile_fp(struct tempfile *tempfile)
{
if (!tempfile->active)
die("BUG: get_tempfile_fp() called for inactive object");
return tempfile->fp;
}
int close_tempfile(struct tempfile *tempfile)
{
int fd = tempfile->fd;
FILE *fp = tempfile->fp;
int err;
if (fd < 0)
return 0;
tempfile->fd = -1;
if (fp) {
tempfile->fp = NULL;
/*
* Note: no short-circuiting here; we want to fclose()
* in any case!
*/
err = ferror(fp) | fclose(fp);
} else {
err = close(fd);
}
if (err) {
int save_errno = errno;
delete_tempfile(tempfile);
errno = save_errno;
return -1;
}
return 0;
}
int reopen_tempfile(struct tempfile *tempfile)
{
if (0 <= tempfile->fd)
die("BUG: reopen_tempfile called for an open object");
if (!tempfile->active)
die("BUG: reopen_tempfile called for an inactive object");
tempfile->fd = open(tempfile->filename.buf, O_WRONLY);
return tempfile->fd;
}
int rename_tempfile(struct tempfile *tempfile, const char *path)
{
if (!tempfile->active)
die("BUG: rename_tempfile called for inactive object");
if (close_tempfile(tempfile))
return -1;
if (rename(tempfile->filename.buf, path)) {
int save_errno = errno;
delete_tempfile(tempfile);
errno = save_errno;
return -1;
}
tempfile->active = 0;
strbuf_reset(&tempfile->filename);
return 0;
}
void delete_tempfile(struct tempfile *tempfile)
{
if (!tempfile->active)
return;
if (!close_tempfile(tempfile)) {
unlink_or_warn(tempfile->filename.buf);
tempfile->active = 0;
strbuf_reset(&tempfile->filename);
}
}

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#ifndef TEMPFILE_H
#define TEMPFILE_H
/*
* Handle temporary files.
*
* The tempfile API allows temporary files to be created, deleted, and
* atomically renamed. Temporary files that are still active when the
* program ends are cleaned up automatically. Lockfiles (see
* "lockfile.h") are built on top of this API.
*
*
* Calling sequence
* ----------------
*
* The caller:
*
* * Allocates a `struct tempfile` either as a static variable or on
* the heap, initialized to zeros. Once you use the structure to
* call `create_tempfile()`, it belongs to the tempfile subsystem
* and its storage must remain valid throughout the life of the
* program (i.e. you cannot use an on-stack variable to hold this
* structure).
*
* * Attempts to create a temporary file by calling
* `create_tempfile()`.
*
* * Writes new content to the file by either:
*
* * writing to the file descriptor returned by `create_tempfile()`
* (also available via `tempfile->fd`).
*
* * calling `fdopen_tempfile()` to get a `FILE` pointer for the
* open file and writing to the file using stdio.
*
* When finished writing, the caller can:
*
* * Close the file descriptor and remove the temporary file by
* calling `delete_tempfile()`.
*
* * Close the temporary file and rename it atomically to a specified
* filename by calling `rename_tempfile()`. This relinquishes
* control of the file.
*
* * Close the file descriptor without removing or renaming the
* temporary file by calling `close_tempfile()`, and later call
* `delete_tempfile()` or `rename_tempfile()`.
*
* Even after the temporary file is renamed or deleted, the `tempfile`
* object must not be freed or altered by the caller. However, it may
* be reused; just pass it to another call of `create_tempfile()`.
*
* If the program exits before `rename_tempfile()` or
* `delete_tempfile()` is called, an `atexit(3)` handler will close
* and remove the temporary file.
*
* If you need to close the file descriptor yourself, do so by calling
* `close_tempfile()`. You should never call `close(2)` or `fclose(3)`
* yourself, otherwise the `struct tempfile` structure would still
* think that the file descriptor needs to be closed, and a later
* cleanup would result in duplicate calls to `close(2)`. Worse yet,
* if you close and then later open another file descriptor for a
* completely different purpose, then the unrelated file descriptor
* might get closed.
*
*
* Error handling
* --------------
*
* `create_tempfile()` returns a file descriptor on success or -1 on
* failure. On errors, `errno` describes the reason for failure.
*
* `delete_tempfile()`, `rename_tempfile()`, and `close_tempfile()`
* return 0 on success. On failure they set `errno` appropriately, do
* their best to delete the temporary file, and return -1.
*/
struct tempfile {
struct tempfile *volatile next;
volatile sig_atomic_t active;
volatile int fd;
FILE *volatile fp;
volatile pid_t owner;
char on_list;
struct strbuf filename;
};
/*
* Attempt to create a temporary file at the specified `path`. Return
* a file descriptor for writing to it, or -1 on error. It is an error
* if a file already exists at that path.
*/
extern int create_tempfile(struct tempfile *tempfile, const char *path);
/*
* Associate a stdio stream with the temporary file (which must still
* be open). Return `NULL` (*without* deleting the file) on error. The
* stream is closed automatically when `close_tempfile()` is called or
* when the file is deleted or renamed.
*/
extern FILE *fdopen_tempfile(struct tempfile *tempfile, const char *mode);
static inline int is_tempfile_active(struct tempfile *tempfile)
{
return tempfile->active;
}
/*
* Return the path of the lockfile. The return value is a pointer to a
* field within the lock_file object and should not be freed.
*/
extern const char *get_tempfile_path(struct tempfile *tempfile);
extern int get_tempfile_fd(struct tempfile *tempfile);
extern FILE *get_tempfile_fp(struct tempfile *tempfile);
/*
* If the temporary file is still open, close it (and the file pointer
* too, if it has been opened using `fdopen_tempfile()`) without
* deleting the file. Return 0 upon success. On failure to `close(2)`,
* return a negative value and delete the file. Usually
* `delete_tempfile()` or `rename_tempfile()` should eventually be
* called if `close_tempfile()` succeeds.
*/
extern int close_tempfile(struct tempfile *tempfile);
/*
* Re-open a temporary file that has been closed using
* `close_tempfile()` but not yet deleted or renamed. This can be used
* to implement a sequence of operations like the following:
*
* * Create temporary file.
*
* * Write new contents to file, then `close_tempfile()` to cause the
* contents to be written to disk.
*
* * Pass the name of the temporary file to another program to allow
* it (and nobody else) to inspect or even modify the file's
* contents.
*
* * `reopen_tempfile()` to reopen the temporary file. Make further
* updates to the contents.
*
* * `rename_tempfile()` to move the file to its permanent location.
*/
extern int reopen_tempfile(struct tempfile *tempfile);
/*
* Close the file descriptor and/or file pointer and remove the
* temporary file associated with `tempfile`. It is a NOOP to call
* `delete_tempfile()` for a `tempfile` object that has already been
* deleted or renamed.
*/
extern void delete_tempfile(struct tempfile *tempfile);
/*
* Close the file descriptor and/or file pointer if they are still
* open, and atomically rename the temporary file to `path`. `path`
* must be on the same filesystem as the lock file. Return 0 on
* success. On failure, delete the temporary file and return -1, with
* `errno` set to the value from the failing call to `close(2)` or
* `rename(2)`. It is a bug to call `rename_tempfile()` for a
* `tempfile` object that is not currently active.
*/
extern int rename_tempfile(struct tempfile *tempfile, const char *path);
#endif /* TEMPFILE_H */