file utility

Makefile.am

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign subdir-objects -Wall
 bin_PROGRAMS = forge
-forge_SOURCES = src/main.c src/args.c src/forge.c
+forge_SOURCES = src/main.c src/args.c src/forge.c src/file.c
 forge_CFLAGS = -Ofast -march=native -flto -funroll-loops -fprefetch-loop-arrays -fno-exceptions -fopenmp
-include_HEADERS = src/main.h src/args.h src/config.h src/types.h src/forge.h include/linmath.h include/glad/gl.h
+include_HEADERS = src/main.h src/args.h src/config.h src/types.h src/forge.h src/file.h include/linmath.h include/glad/gl.h

README.md

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ make -f Makefile.dev release-arch
   - [ ] Minimal working fragment sample
   - [ ] Hot-reload fragment shader
   - [x] Force fullscreen
-  - [ ] Select screen as argument / config
+  - [x] Select screen as argument / config
 - [ ] Midi
   - [ ] Read Midi events
   - [ ] Read midi mapping config file
@@ -104,4 +104,5 @@ make -f Makefile.dev release-arch
 - [ ] Advanced
   - [ ] Video input
   - [ ] Feedback input
-  - [ ] Tap-tempo feature
+  - [ ] Tap-tempo feature
+  - [ ] Monitor screen feature (other window)

configure.ac

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdlib.h])
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdbool.h])
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([string.h])
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([time.h])
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/stat.h])
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/types.h])
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([GLFW/glfw3.h])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
 AC_OUTPUT

src/file.c

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include "types.h"
+
+void update_file_time(File *file) {
+  struct stat attr;
+  if (stat(file->path, &attr) == 0) {
+    file->last_write = attr.st_mtime;
+  }
+}
+
+bool should_update_file(File *file) {
+  struct stat attr;
+  if (stat(file->path, &attr) == 0) {
+    return file->last_write != attr.st_mtime;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+void update_file(File *file) {
+  // free remaining data
+  free(file->content);
+  // init empty file
+  file->content = 0;
+  file->error = false;
+  long length;
+  // open file
+  FILE *file_pointer = fopen(file->path, "rb");
+  if (!file_pointer) {
+    file->error = true;
+    return;
+  }
+  // read file length
+  fseek(file_pointer, 0, SEEK_END);
+  length = ftell(file_pointer);
+  // init buffer
+  fseek(file_pointer, 0, SEEK_SET);
+  file->content = (char *)malloc((length + 1) * sizeof(char));
+  if (!file->content) {
+    file->error = true;
+    fclose(file_pointer);
+    return;
+  }
+  // read file
+  fread(file->content, sizeof(char), length, file_pointer);
+  // close file
+  fclose(file_pointer);
+  // append null byte
+  file->content[length] = '\0';
+  // read last update time
+  update_file_time(file);
+}
+
+File read_file(char *path) {
+  File file = {path, 0, 0, 0};
+  update_file(&file);
+  return file;
+}

src/file.h

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include "types.h"
+
+#ifndef FILE_H
+#define FILE_H
+
+File read_file(char *path);
+
+bool should_update_file(File *file);
+
+void update_file(File *file);
+
+#endif

src/types.h

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include <glad/gl.h>
 #include <linmath.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <time.h>
 
 #ifndef TYPES_H
 #define TYPES_H
@@ -12,6 +14,13 @@ typedef struct Vertex {
   vec2 pos;
 } Vertex;
 
+typedef struct File {
+  char *path;
+  char *content;
+  bool error;
+  time_t last_write;
+} File;
+
 typedef struct ShaderProgram {
   GLuint program;