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diff --git a/wsutil/tempfile.h b/wsutil/tempfile.h new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..65746704dd --- /dev/null +++ b/wsutil/tempfile.h @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +/* tempfile.h + * Declarations of routines to create temporary files + * + * $Id$ + * + * Wireshark - Network traffic analyzer + * By Gerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org> + * Copyright 1998 Gerald Combs + * + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License + * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 + * of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + * + * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the + * GNU General Public License for more details. + * + * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License + * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software + * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. + */ + +#ifndef __TEMPFILE_H__ +#define __TEMPFILE_H__ + +#include "ws_symbol_export.h" + +#ifdef __cplusplus +extern "C" { +#endif /* __cplusplus */ + +/** @file + * Convenience function for temporary file creation. + */ + + +/** + * Create a tempfile with the given prefix (e.g. "wireshark"). The path + * is created using g_get_tmp_dir and mkstemp. + * + * @param namebuf If not NULL, receives the full path of the temp file. + * Must NOT be freed. + * @param pfx A prefix for the temporary file. + * @return The file descriptor of the new tempfile, from mkstemp(). + */ +WS_DLL_PUBLIC int create_tempfile(char **namebuf, const char *pfx); + +/** + * Create a directory with the given prefix (e.g. "wireshark"). The path + * is created using g_get_tmp_dir and mkdtemp. + * + * @param namebuf If not NULL, receives the full path of the temp directory. + * Must NOT be freed. + * @param pfx A prefix for the temporary directory. + * @return The temporary directory path on success, or NULL on failure. + * Must NOT be freed. + */ +WS_DLL_PUBLIC const char *create_tempdir(char **namebuf, const char *pfx); + +#ifdef __cplusplus +} +#endif /* __cplusplus */ + +#endif /* __TEMPFILE_H__ */ |