infer_ext_from_filename.c

Infer file extension from filename ending with .md

Includes

#include <string.h>

#include "utils.h"

Function Descriptions

`infer_ext_from_filename`

Infer the file extension from a filename that ends with .md.

Parameters

path: Pointer to the filename string.

Return Value

Returns a pointer to a static buffer containing the inferred extension, or NULL if no valid

const char *
infer_ext_from_filename(const char *path)
{
	static char	ext_buffer[32];
	const char	*md_ext;
	const char	*before_md;
	const char	*dot;
	size_t		len;
	size_t		ext_len;

	if (NULL == path)
		return (NULL);
	len = strlen(path);
	if (len < 6)
		return (NULL);
	md_ext = path + len - 3;
	if (0 != strcmp(md_ext, ".md"))
		return (NULL);
	before_md = md_ext - 1;
	while (before_md > path && '.' != *before_md)
		before_md--;
	if (before_md == path || '.' != *before_md)
		return (NULL);
	dot = before_md;
	if (dot + 1 >= md_ext)
		return (NULL);
	ext_len = md_ext - (dot + 1);
	if (ext_len >= sizeof(ext_buffer))
		return (NULL);
	memcpy(ext_buffer, dot + 1, ext_len);
	ext_buffer[ext_len] = '\0';
	return (ext_buffer);
}

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