Stuk wrote:
I have to write a Text Reformater, which should read data from text
file every Verse. In text file may appear special directives (for
example .xx n where n is a variable). Every directive, cause something
else (set marigin, space between verses, lenght of page, header, etc.)
I don't know how to start ? which data structure should I choose ?
Start by reading a file and writing a file, using input and output
buffers. When you have that working you can complicate the
transfer between buffers. Think about how big the buffers should
be, and what they should hold. Make sure you organize it so you
can change your mind without great pain.
The following elementary filter may give you some ideas:
/* ----- justify.c -----
Filter text file, right justifying by inserting
spaces between words. Words are anything separated
by blanks, tabs, newlines, formfeeds, bell, etc.
The single (optional) parameter is the output line
length, and defaults to 65. Execution without any
input redirections causes a help message.
This is a quick and dirty utility.
Released to public domain by:
<mailto:cb********@worldnet.att.net>
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <string.h>
#define RHDEFAULT 65
#define RHMIN 20
static int rhcol; /* right hand column limit */
static int ragged; /* No rh justification, 0 init */
/* ------------------- */
/* This is very likely to be non-portable */
/* DOES NOT check fp open for reading */
/* NULL fp is considered a keyboard here! */
static int akeyboard(FILE *fp)
{
#ifndef __TURBOC__
# ifdef __STDC__
/* This dirty operation allows gcc -ansi -pedantic */
extern int fileno(FILE *fp);
extern int isatty(int fn);
# endif
#endif
return ((fp != NULL) && isatty(fileno(fp)));
} /* akeyboard */
/* ------------------- */
static void help(char *phrase1, char *phrase2)
{
if (phrase1) fprintf(stderr, "%s", phrase1);
if (phrase2) fprintf(stderr, "%s", phrase2);
fprintf(stderr, "\n"
"Usage: justify [rightmargin] <infile >outfile\n"
" The default rightmargin is 65\n"
" and values less than 20 are rejected\n"
"\n"
"A large value of rightmargin will effectively\n"
"convert all paragraphs into single lines\n"
"\n"
"A negative rightmargin causes ragged right\n"
"\n"
"A blank line delimits paragraphs\n");
} /* help */
/* ------------------- */
static int initialize(int argc, char *argv[])
{
long rightcol;
char *err;
if (akeyboard(stdin) || (argc > 2)) {
help(NULL, NULL);
return 0;
}
rhcol = RHDEFAULT;
if (2 == argc) {
rightcol = strtol(argv[1], &err, 10);
if (rightcol < 0) {
rightcol = -rightcol;
ragged = 1;
}
if ((err == argv[1]) || (rightcol < RHMIN)) {
help("Bad argument: ", argv[1]);
return 0;
}
else rhcol = rightcol;
}
return 1;
} /* initialize */
/* ------------------- */
static void cleanup(void)
{
} /* cleanup */
/* ------------------- */
/* ================================== */
/* Routines for text input and output */
/* ================================== */
static void skipblanks(FILE *f)
{
int ch;
while ( (' ' == (ch = getc(f))) || ('\t' == ch) ||
('\v' == ch) || ('\f' == ch) || ('\a' == ch) )
continue;
ungetc(ch, f);
} /* skipblanks */
/* ------------------- */
/* The file is assumed to hold no control chars */
/* other than \n \t \v \a and \f. A blank line */
/* marks a paragraph ending word */
static int nextword(FILE *f, char *buffer, int max)
{
int i, ch;
skipblanks(f);
if (EOF == (ch = getc(f))) return 0;
/* Detect paragraph endings as \n\n */
if ('\n' == ch) {
skipblanks(f); ch = getc(f);
if ('\n' == ch) { /* paragraph ending */
buffer[0] = buffer[1] = ch; /* wd = "\n\n" */
buffer[2] = '\0';
/* now we have to absorb any more blank lines */
do {
skipblanks(f); ch = getc(f);
} while ('\n' == ch);
ungetc(ch, f);
return 1;
}
}
/* now ch holds the first non-blank. Use all printable */
if (EOF == ch) return 0;
if (!isgraph(ch)) {
fprintf(stderr, "'%c', 0x%x WARN: Invalid character\n",
ch, (unsigned)ch);
}
i = 0;
do {
buffer[i++] = ch;
if (i >= max) { /* truncate over long words */
i--;
break; /* leaving ch for next word */
}
ch = getc(f);
} while (isgraph(ch));
ungetc(ch, f); /* save for next word, may be \n */
buffer[i] = '\0'; /* terminate string */
return 1;
} /* nextword */
/* ------------------- */
static void justify(char *ln, int wdgaps, int xtra, FILE *out)
{
int insert, i;
static int oddln = 0; /* for rt left blank insertion */
char ch;
#ifdef DEBUG
fprintf(out, "%2d %2d ", wdgaps, xtra);
#endif
insert = 0; oddln = !oddln;
if (wdgaps)
while (xtra > wdgaps) {
insert++; xtra -= wdgaps;
}
while ((ch = *ln++)) {
putc(ch, out);
if (' ' == ch) {
if (xtra) {
xtra--;
putc(' ', out);
}
for (i = insert; i; i--) putc(' ', out);
}
}
putc('\n', out);
} /* justify */
/* ------------------- */
static int filter(FILE *in, FILE *out)
{
char *buf;
char *ln;
int wdcount, lnlgh, wdlgh;
char *eop = "\n\n"; /* end of paragraph */
int done, endpar;
if (!(buf = malloc(rhcol+1))) exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
if (!(ln = malloc(rhcol+1))) exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
done = !nextword(in, buf, rhcol + 1);
endpar = !strcmp(buf, eop);
while (!endpar && !done) {
/* form paragraph */
wdlgh = strlen(buf);
wdcount = 0;
*ln = '\0'; lnlgh = 0;
while ((((lnlgh + wdlgh) < rhcol) || !lnlgh)
&& !done && !endpar) {
/* form a line */
if (lnlgh) ln[lnlgh++] = ' ';
strcpy(ln + lnlgh, buf);
lnlgh += wdlgh;
wdcount++;
done = !nextword(in, buf, rhcol + 1);
endpar = !strcmp(buf, eop);
wdlgh = strlen(buf);
}
/* dump the line, wdcount words */
if (endpar || done) lnlgh = rhcol;
if (ragged) fprintf(out, "%s\n", ln);
else justify(ln, wdcount-1, rhcol-lnlgh, out);
if (endpar) {
fputc('\n', out);
done = !nextword(in, buf, rhcol + 1);
endpar = !strcmp(buf, eop);
}
}
return 0;
} /* filter */
/* ------------------- */
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
if (!initialize(argc, argv)) return EXIT_FAILURE;
else {
(void)filter(stdin, stdout);
cleanup();
}
return 0;
} /* main */
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