Add git__fmt as an easier to use snprintf

Checking the return value of snprintf is a pain, as it must be
>= 0 and < sizeof(buffer).  git__fmt is a simple wrapper to
perform these checks.

Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index feb1bd8ab..80829e69e 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #define GIT__NO_HIDE_MALLOC
 #include "common.h"
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 void *git__malloc(size_t n)
 {
@@ -25,6 +27,19 @@ char *git__strdup(const char *s)
 	return r;
 }
 
+int git__fmt(char *buf, size_t buf_sz, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list va;
+	int r;
+
+	va_start(va, fmt);
+	r = vsnprintf(buf, buf_sz, fmt, va);
+	va_end(va);
+	if (r < 0 || r >= buf_sz)
+		return GIT_ERROR;
+	return r;
+}
+
 int git__prefixcmp(const char *str, const char *prefix)
 {
 	for (;;) {