get_next_line is a CODAM assignment (part of 42 network). The goal is to write a function that returns a line read from a file descriptor. Repeated calls (e.g., using a loop) to your get_next_line() function should let you read the text file pointed to by the file descriptor, one line at a time. The function should return the line that was read. If there is nothing else to read or if an error occurred, it should return NULL. Additionally the buffer size must be set at a default value and modifialbe through the command line (e.g. -D BUFFER_SIZE=42).
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The functions are written in C and require compiling with GCC or CLANG. Several standard C libraries are used.
Compile all C files to the executable a.out and optionally set the BUFFER_SIZE while compiling (here set at 42). If you do not set it here the default buffer size is set at 16 in the get_next_line.h file.
cat -e is added at the end as an optional way to check if the line end positions.
gcc -Wall -Werror -Wextra get_next_line.c get_next_line_utils.c test_gnl.c -D BUFFER_SIZE=42 && ./ a.out "sample.txt" | cat -e
Testing for leaks can be done by uncommenting system("leaks test.out")in the code.
The bonus file is an adjustment to be able to accept different alternating file descriptors. To test open several text files and pass their file descriptors.
Alternitavly I have provided a make file to run the abovementioned tests.
simply run make test, make bonus and make stdi to quikly test the working of the function. You can adjust change the buffer size and sample teksts in the makefile.
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