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+/*
+ * $Id: inserts.c,v 1.27 2012/12/16 00:35:27 tom Exp $
+ *
+ * Demonstrate the winsstr() and winsch functions.
+ * Thomas Dickey - 2002/10/19
+ */
+
+#include <test.priv.h>
+
+#if HAVE_WINSSTR
+
+#include <linedata.h>
+
+#define InsNStr    insnstr
+#define InsStr     insstr
+#define MvInsNStr  (void) mvinsnstr
+#define MvInsStr   (void) mvinsstr
+#define MvWInsNStr (void) mvwinsnstr
+#define MvWInsStr  (void) mvwinsstr
+#define WInsNStr   winsnstr
+#define WInsStr    winsstr
+
+#define InsCh      insch
+#define MvInsCh    (void) mvinsch
+#define MvWInsCh   (void) mvwinsch
+#define WInsCh     winsch
+
+#define MY_TABSIZE 8
+
+typedef enum {
+    oDefault = 0,
+    oMove = 1,
+    oWindow = 2,
+    oMoveWindow = 3
+} Options;
+
+static bool m_opt = FALSE;
+static bool w_opt = FALSE;
+static int n_opt = -1;
+
+static void
+legend(WINDOW *win, int level, Options state, char *buffer, int length)
+{
+    const char *showstate;
+
+    switch (state) {
+    default:
+    case oDefault:
+	showstate = "";
+	break;
+    case oMove:
+	showstate = " (mvXXX)";
+	break;
+    case oWindow:
+	showstate = " (winXXX)";
+	break;
+    case oMoveWindow:
+	showstate = " (mvwinXXX)";
+	break;
+    }
+
+    wmove(win, 0, 0);
+    wprintw(win,
+	    "The Strings/Chars displays should match.  Enter any characters, except:\n");
+    wprintw(win,
+	    "down-arrow or ^N to repeat on next line, ^W for inner window, ESC to exit.\n");
+    wclrtoeol(win);
+    wprintw(win, "Level %d,%s inserted %d characters <%s>", level,
+	    showstate, length, buffer);
+}
+
+static int
+ColOf(char *buffer, int length, int margin)
+{
+    int n;
+    int result;
+
+    for (n = 0, result = margin + 1; n < length; ++n) {
+	int ch = UChar(buffer[n]);
+	switch (ch) {
+	case '\n':
+	    /* actually newline should clear the remainder of the line
+	     * and move to the next line - but that seems a little awkward
+	     * in this example.
+	     */
+	case '\r':
+	    result = 0;
+	    break;
+	case '\b':
+	    if (result > 0)
+		--result;
+	    break;
+	case '\t':
+	    result += (MY_TABSIZE - (result % MY_TABSIZE));
+	    break;
+	case '\177':
+	    result += 2;
+	    break;
+	default:
+	    ++result;
+	    if (ch < 32)
+		++result;
+	    break;
+	}
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+#define LEN(n) ((length - (n) > n_opt) ? n_opt : (length - (n)))
+static void
+test_inserts(int level)
+{
+    static bool first = TRUE;
+
+    int ch;
+    int limit;
+    int row = 1;
+    int col;
+    int row2, col2;
+    int length;
+    char buffer[BUFSIZ];
+    WINDOW *look = 0;
+    WINDOW *work = 0;
+    WINDOW *show = 0;
+    int margin = (2 * MY_TABSIZE) - 1;
+    Options option = (Options) ((unsigned) (m_opt
+					    ? oMove
+					    : oDefault)
+				| (unsigned) ((w_opt || (level > 0))
+					      ? oWindow
+					      : oDefault));
+
+    if (first) {
+	static char cmd[80];
+	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+
+	putenv(strcpy(cmd, "TABSIZE=8"));
+
+	initscr();
+	(void) cbreak();	/* take input chars one at a time, no wait for \n */
+	(void) noecho();	/* don't echo input */
+	keypad(stdscr, TRUE);
+
+	/*
+	 * Show the characters inserted in color, to distinguish from those
+	 * that are shifted.
+	 */
+	if (has_colors()) {
+	    start_color();
+	    init_pair(1, COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLUE);
+	}
+    }
+
+    limit = LINES - 5;
+    if (level > 0) {
+	look = newwin(limit, COLS - (2 * (level - 1)), 0, level - 1);
+	work = newwin(limit - 2, COLS - (2 * level), 1, level);
+	show = newwin(4, COLS, limit + 1, 0);
+	box(look, 0, 0);
+	wnoutrefresh(look);
+	limit -= 2;
+    } else {
+	work = stdscr;
+	show = derwin(stdscr, 4, COLS, limit + 1, 0);
+    }
+    keypad(work, TRUE);
+
+    for (col = margin + 1; col < COLS; col += MY_TABSIZE)
+	MvWVLine(work, row, col, '.', limit - 2);
+
+    MvWVLine(work, row, margin, ACS_VLINE, limit - 2);
+    MvWVLine(work, row, margin + 1, ACS_VLINE, limit - 2);
+    limit /= 2;
+
+    MvWAddStr(work, 1, 2, "String");
+    MvWAddStr(work, limit + 1, 2, "Chars");
+    wnoutrefresh(work);
+
+    buffer[length = 0] = '\0';
+    legend(show, level, option, buffer, length);
+    wnoutrefresh(show);
+
+    doupdate();
+
+    if (has_colors()) {
+	wbkgdset(work, (chtype) (COLOR_PAIR(1) | ' '));
+    }
+
+    while ((ch = read_linedata(work)) != ERR && !isQUIT(ch)) {
+	wmove(work, row, margin + 1);
+	switch (ch) {
+	case key_RECUR:
+	    test_inserts(level + 1);
+
+	    if (look)
+		touchwin(look);
+	    touchwin(work);
+	    touchwin(show);
+
+	    if (look)
+		wnoutrefresh(look);
+	    wnoutrefresh(work);
+	    wnoutrefresh(show);
+
+	    doupdate();
+	    break;
+	case key_NEWLINE:
+	    if (row < limit) {
+		++row;
+		/* put the whole string in, all at once */
+		col2 = margin + 1;
+		switch (option) {
+		case oDefault:
+		    if (n_opt > 1) {
+			for (col = 0; col < length; col += n_opt) {
+			    col2 = ColOf(buffer, col, margin);
+			    if (move(row, col2) != ERR) {
+				InsNStr(buffer + col, LEN(col));
+			    }
+			}
+		    } else {
+			if (move(row, col2) != ERR) {
+			    InsStr(buffer);
+			}
+		    }
+		    break;
+		case oMove:
+		    if (n_opt > 1) {
+			for (col = 0; col < length; col += n_opt) {
+			    col2 = ColOf(buffer, col, margin);
+			    MvInsNStr(row, col2, buffer + col, LEN(col));
+			}
+		    } else {
+			MvInsStr(row, col2, buffer);
+		    }
+		    break;
+		case oWindow:
+		    if (n_opt > 1) {
+			for (col = 0; col < length; col += n_opt) {
+			    col2 = ColOf(buffer, col, margin);
+			    if (wmove(work, row, col2) != ERR) {
+				WInsNStr(work, buffer + col, LEN(col));
+			    }
+			}
+		    } else {
+			if (wmove(work, row, col2) != ERR) {
+			    WInsStr(work, buffer);
+			}
+		    }
+		    break;
+		case oMoveWindow:
+		    if (n_opt > 1) {
+			for (col = 0; col < length; col += n_opt) {
+			    col2 = ColOf(buffer, col, margin);
+			    MvWInsNStr(work, row, col2, buffer + col, LEN(col));
+			}
+		    } else {
+			MvWInsStr(work, row, col2, buffer);
+		    }
+		    break;
+		}
+
+		/* do the corresponding single-character insertion */
+		row2 = limit + row;
+		for (col = 0; col < length; ++col) {
+		    col2 = ColOf(buffer, col, margin);
+		    switch (option) {
+		    case oDefault:
+			if (move(row2, col2) != ERR) {
+			    InsCh(UChar(buffer[col]));
+			}
+			break;
+		    case oMove:
+			MvInsCh(row2, col2, UChar(buffer[col]));
+			break;
+		    case oWindow:
+			if (wmove(work, row2, col2) != ERR) {
+			    WInsCh(work, UChar(buffer[col]));
+			}
+			break;
+		    case oMoveWindow:
+			MvWInsCh(work, row2, col2, UChar(buffer[col]));
+			break;
+		    }
+		}
+	    } else {
+		beep();
+	    }
+	    break;
+	default:
+	    if (ch <= 0 || ch > 255) {
+		beep();
+		break;
+	    }
+	    buffer[length++] = (char) ch;
+	    buffer[length] = '\0';
+
+	    /* put the string in, one character at a time */
+	    col = ColOf(buffer, length - 1, margin);
+	    switch (option) {
+	    case oDefault:
+		if (move(row, col) != ERR) {
+		    InsStr(buffer + length - 1);
+		}
+		break;
+	    case oMove:
+		MvInsStr(row, col, buffer + length - 1);
+		break;
+	    case oWindow:
+		if (wmove(work, row, col) != ERR) {
+		    WInsStr(work, buffer + length - 1);
+		}
+		break;
+	    case oMoveWindow:
+		MvWInsStr(work, row, col, buffer + length - 1);
+		break;
+	    }
+
+	    /* do the corresponding single-character insertion */
+	    switch (option) {
+	    case oDefault:
+		if (move(limit + row, col) != ERR) {
+		    InsCh(UChar(ch));
+		}
+		break;
+	    case oMove:
+		MvInsCh(limit + row, col, UChar(ch));
+		break;
+	    case oWindow:
+		if (wmove(work, limit + row, col) != ERR) {
+		    WInsCh(work, UChar(ch));
+		}
+		break;
+	    case oMoveWindow:
+		MvWInsCh(work, limit + row, col, UChar(ch));
+		break;
+	    }
+
+	    wnoutrefresh(work);
+
+	    legend(show, level, option, buffer, length);
+	    wnoutrefresh(show);
+
+	    doupdate();
+	    break;
+	}
+    }
+    if (level > 0) {
+	delwin(work);
+	delwin(look);
+    }
+    delwin(show);
+}
+
+static void
+usage(void)
+{
+    static const char *tbl[] =
+    {
+	"Usage: inserts [options]"
+	,""
+	,"Options:"
+	,"  -f FILE read data from given file"
+	,"  -n NUM  limit string-inserts to NUM bytes on ^N replay"
+	,"  -m      perform wmove/move separately from insert-functions"
+	,"  -w      use window-parameter even when stdscr would be implied"
+    };
+    unsigned n;
+    for (n = 0; n < SIZEOF(tbl); ++n)
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", tbl[n]);
+    ExitProgram(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+int
+main(int argc GCC_UNUSED, char *argv[]GCC_UNUSED)
+{
+    int ch;
+
+    setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+
+    while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "f:mn:w")) != -1) {
+	switch (ch) {
+	case 'f':
+	    init_linedata(optarg);
+	    break;
+	case 'm':
+	    m_opt = TRUE;
+	    break;
+	case 'n':
+	    n_opt = atoi(optarg);
+	    if (n_opt == 0)
+		n_opt = -1;
+	    break;
+	case 'w':
+	    w_opt = TRUE;
+	    break;
+	default:
+	    usage();
+	    break;
+	}
+    }
+    if (optind < argc)
+	usage();
+
+    test_inserts(0);
+    endwin();
+    ExitProgram(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+}
+#else
+int
+main(void)
+{
+    printf("This program requires the winsstr function\n");
+    ExitProgram(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+#endif /* HAVE_WINSSTR */