MString updates.

File.cpp

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace coreutils {
 
    File::File(coreutils::ZString &fileName, int mode, int authority) {
       File(fileName.str(), mode, authority);
-   }   
+   }
 
    File::~File() {
       close(fd);

MString.cpp

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace coreutils {
    }
 
    MString::MString(const char *data, size_t length) {
-      setSize(length);      
+      setSize(length);
       memcpy(this->data, data, length);
       cursor = this->data;
    }
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ namespace coreutils {
 //      Log(LOG_DEBUG_2) << "MString Copy Constructor: ";
    }
 
+   MString::MString(ZString &zstring) {
+      setSize(zstring.getLength());
+      memcpy(data, zstring.getData(), zstring.getLength());
+      cursor = data;
+   }
+
    MString::MString(std::string data) {
       setSize(data.length());
       memcpy(this->data, (char *)data.c_str(), data.length());
@@ -53,41 +59,50 @@ namespace coreutils {
       int len = length;
       setSize(length + value.getLength());
       memcpy(data + len, value.getData(), value.getLength());
-      return *this;            
+      return *this;
+   }
+
+   MString& MString::operator=(coreutils::MString& value) {
+      if(*this == value)
+     	  return *this;
+      int len = length;
+      setSize(length + value.getLength());
+      memcpy(data + len, value.getData(), value.getLength());
+      return *this;
    }
 
    MString& MString::operator=(const char *value) {
       int len = strlen(value);
       setSize(len);
       memcpy(data, value, len);
-      return *this;            
+      return *this;
    }
 
    MString& MString::operator=(char value) {
       int len = 1;
       setSize(1);
       *data = value;
-      return *this;            
+      return *this;
    }
 
    MString& MString::operator<<(const char *value) {
       int len = strlen(value);
       setSize(len);
       memcpy(data, value, len);
-      return *this;            
+      return *this;
    }
-   
-   int MString::write(char ch) {
+
+   MString& MString::write(char ch) {
       setSize(length + 1);
       *(data + length - 1) = ch;
-      return 1;
+      return *this;
    }
-   
-   int MString::write(ZString &value) {
+
+   MString& MString::write(ZString &value) {
       int len = length;
       setSize(length + value.getLength());
       memcpy(data + len, value.getData(), value.getLength());
-      return value.getLength();      
+      return *this;
    }
 
    void MString::setSize(int size) {
@@ -95,10 +110,10 @@ namespace coreutils {
       int newBufferSize = ((size / 256) + 1) * 256;
       if(bufferSize != newBufferSize) {
 	 bufferSize = newBufferSize;
-	 data = (char *)realloc(data, bufferSize); 
+	 data = (char *)realloc(data, bufferSize);
 	 cursor = data + cursorOffset;
       }
       length = size;
    }
-         
+
 }

MString.h

@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 namespace coreutils {
 
    ///
-   /// Use the MString object when you need a permanent backing store on the heap 
+   /// Use the MString object when you need a permanent backing store on the heap
    /// for a ZString style functionality. Because MString has a backing store we
    /// added functionalities to build strings as well as the parsing power of the
    /// ZString.
    ///
-   
+
    class MString : public ZString {
 
     public:
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ namespace coreutils {
       ///
       ///
       ///
-      
+
       MString();
-      
+
       ///
       ///
       ///
@@ -42,13 +42,19 @@ namespace coreutils {
       /// Consructor providing a copy of a ZString.
       ///
 
-      MString(const MString &zstring);
+      MString(ZString &zstring);
+
+      ///
+      /// Consructor providing a copy of a ZString.
+      ///
+
+      MString(const MString &mstring);
 
       ///
       /// Consructor from a string.
       ///
 
-      MString(std::string string);
+      MString(std::string data);
 
       ~MString();
 
@@ -62,6 +68,12 @@ namespace coreutils {
       /// Assignment operator will copy data to backing store.
       ///
 
+      MString& operator=(coreutils::MString& data);
+
+      ///
+      /// Assignment operator will copy data to backing store.
+      ///
+
       MString& operator=(const char *data);
 
       ///
@@ -74,24 +86,24 @@ namespace coreutils {
       ///
       ///
 
-      MString& operator<<(const char *value);     
-      
-      ///
-      ///
-      ///
-      
-      int write(char ch);
+      MString& operator<<(const char *value);
 
       ///
       ///
       ///
-      
-      int write(ZString &value);
-      
+
+      MString& write(char ch);
+
+      ///
+      ///
+      ///
+
+      MString& write(ZString &value);
+
     private:
       int bufferSize = 0;
       void setSize(int size);
-	         
+
    };
 
 }

ZString.cpp

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 namespace coreutils {
 
    std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, const ZString &zstring) {
-      for (char *ix = zstring.data; ix < (zstring.data + zstring.length); ++ix) 
-	os << *ix;
+      for (char *ix = zstring.data; ix < (zstring.data + zstring.length); ++ix)
+        os << *ix;
       return os;
    }
 
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ namespace coreutils {
       return os;
    }
 
+   std::ostream &operator+(std::ostream &os, const char *value) {
+      os << value;
+      return os;
+   }
+
    ZString::ZString() {
       data = NULL;
       length = 0;
@@ -49,16 +54,16 @@ namespace coreutils {
    ZString::~ZString() {
       if(cdata)
 	free(cdata);
-   }   
-   
+   }
+
    bool ZString::operator<(const ZString &valuex) const {
       return (strncmp(cursor, valuex.cursor, (valuex.length <= length ? valuex.length : length)) < 0);
    }
-   
+
    bool ZString::operator>(const ZString &valuex) const {
       return (strncmp(data, valuex.data, valuex.length <= length ? valuex.length : length) > 0);
    }
-   
+
    bool ZString::operator==(const ZString &valuex) const {
       return (strncmp(data, valuex.data, valuex.length <= length ? valuex.length : length) == 0);
    }

ZString.h

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace coreutils {
       ///
 
       ~ZString();
-      
+
       ///
       /// A friend method used to write the value of the ZString from the cursor
       /// point to an ostream using the << syntax.
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ namespace coreutils {
       friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const ZString& zstring);
       friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const std::string& string);
       friend std::ostream& operator+(std::ostream& os, const ZString& zstring);
+      friend std::ostream& operator+(std::ostream& os, const char *value);
 
       bool operator<(const ZString &valuex) const;
       bool operator>(const ZString &valuex) const;
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ namespace coreutils {
       ///
 
       void pop();
-      
+
       ///
       /// Return the value of the ZString from the cursor to the end.
       ///
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ namespace coreutils {
       std::string str();
 
       ///
-      /// Return the current value of the ZString as a string of 
+      /// Return the current value of the ZString as a string of
       /// specified length.
       ///
 
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ namespace coreutils {
       ///
 
       char* c_str();
-      
+
       ///
       ///
       ///

testing/mstring_test.cpp

@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
    coreutils::MString test4;
    test4 << "this is a test.";
    std::cout << "char* operator<<: [" << test4 << "]." << std::endl;   
-      
-//   coreutils::ZString temp("this is literal zstring data.");
-//   coreutils::MString test = temp;
-//   std::cout << "operator=: [" << test << "]." << std::endl;   
+
+   // String building tests.
+   coreutils::MString test5("/this/is/a/path");
+   coreutils::MString test6("/filename");
+   test5.write(test6);
+   std::cout << "test write: [" << test5 << "]." << std::endl;      
    
    return 0;
 }