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c-programming/io/pure_getline.c

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+/*
+ * pure_getline.c
+ *
+ * Author: Intel A80486DX2-66
+ * License: Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal
+ */
+
+#include "pure_getline.h"
+
+bool pure_getline(char** output) {
+	/*
+	 * arguments:
+	 * 	char** output: must be a pointer to an allocated array
+	 *
+	 * return value:
+	 * 	true: no errors
+	 * 	false: an error occurred, see errno
+	 */
+
+	char* line = NULL;
+	size_t len = 0;
+	int character;
+	bool past_first_time = false;
+
+	while ((character = fgetc(stdin)) != EOF) {
+		if (past_first_time && len == 0) { // check for integer overflow
+			errno = ERANGE;
+			*output = NULL;
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		if (character == '\n') {
+			line[len] = '\0';
+			break;
+		}
+		line[len++] = character;
+		past_first_time = true;
+	}
+
+	*output = line;
+	return true;
+}