gists/c-programming/jokes/extol.c

/*
 * extol.c [joke!]
 *
 * Author: Intel A80486DX2-66
 * License: Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal
 */

#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

enum
{
  EXTOL_NORMAL,
  EXTOL_QUIET
} EXTOL_MODE;

#define EXTOL_PROTOTYPE "int extol(FILE* f)"

int
extol (FILE *f)
{
  static bool spec_run = true;
  int result;

  if (spec_run == false)
    {
      printf ("\n");
      return !(spec_run = true) - spec_run;
    }

  if (f == NULL)
    {
      FILE *fs = fopen ("extol.txt", "a+");
      fseek (fs, 0L, SEEK_END);
      result = extol (fs);
      for (result <<= 4, result &= ~15; (result & 15) != 15; result++)
        fputc ('=', fs);
      result >>= 4;
      fprintf (fs, "\n");
      fclose (f);
    }
  else
    {
      result = fprintf (f, "PRAISE THE USER!\n");
    }
  spec_run = false;
  return result;
}

int
extol_interface (signed char type)
{
  FILE *f;

  f = type == EXTOL_NORMAL ? stdout : NULL;
  return printf (EXTOL_PROTOTYPE " returns %d\n", extol (f));
}

void
extol_quiet (void)
{
  extol_interface (EXTOL_QUIET);
}

int
main (void)
{
  int i;

  for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
    printf (EXTOL_PROTOTYPE ": %d\n", extol_interface (EXTOL_NORMAL));
  atexit (&extol_quiet);
  return 0;
}