got rid of many temporary objects in string reading

library/DFDataModel.cpp

@@ -44,6 +44,40 @@ DfVector DMWindows40d::readVector (uint32_t offset, uint32_t item_size)
 };
 
 
+size_t DMWindows40d::readSTLString (uint32_t offset, char * buffer, size_t bufcapacity)
+{
+    /*
+    MSVC++ string
+    ptr allocator
+    union
+    {
+        char[16] start;
+        char * start_ptr
+}
+Uint32 length
+Uint32 capacity
+*/
+    uint32_t start_offset = offset + 4;
+    size_t length = MreadDWord(offset + 20);
+    
+    size_t capacity = MreadDWord(offset + 24);
+    size_t read_real = min(length, bufcapacity-1);// keep space for null termination
+    
+    // read data from inside the string structure
+    if(capacity < 16)
+    {
+        Mread(start_offset, read_real , (uint8_t *)buffer);
+    }
+    else // read data from what the offset + 4 dword points to
+    {
+        start_offset = MreadDWord(start_offset);// dereference the start offset
+        Mread(start_offset, read_real, (uint8_t *)buffer);
+    }
+    
+    buffer[read_real] = 0;
+    return read_real;
+};
+
 const string DMWindows40d::readSTLString (uint32_t offset)
 {
     /*
@@ -96,10 +130,35 @@ DfVector DMLinux40d::readVector (uint32_t offset, uint32_t item_size)
     return DfVector(start,size,item_size);
 };
 
+struct _Rep_base
+{
+    uint32_t       _M_length;
+    uint32_t       _M_capacity;
+    uint32_t        _M_refcount;
+};
+
+size_t DMLinux40d::readSTLString (uint32_t offset, char * buffer, size_t bufcapacity)
+{
+    _Rep_base header;
+    offset = MreadDWord(offset);
+    Mread(offset - sizeof(_Rep_base),sizeof(_Rep_base),(uint8_t *)&header);
+    size_t read_real = min((size_t)header._M_length, bufcapacity-1);// keep space for null termination
+    Mread(offset,read_real,(uint8_t * )buffer);
+    buffer[read_real] = 0;
+    return read_real;
+};
 
 const string DMLinux40d::readSTLString (uint32_t offset)
 {
-    // GNU std::string is a single pointer (as far as we are concerned)
+    _Rep_base header;
+    
     offset = MreadDWord(offset);
-    return MreadCString(offset);
+    Mread(offset - sizeof(_Rep_base),sizeof(_Rep_base),(uint8_t *)&header);
+    
+    // FIXME: use char* everywhere, avoid string
+    char * temp = new char[header._M_length+1];
+    Mread(offset,header._M_length+1,(uint8_t * )temp);
+    string ret(temp);
+    delete temp;
+    return ret;
 };

library/DFDataModel.h

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace DFHack
         public:
         // read a string
         virtual const string readSTLString (uint32_t offset) = 0;
+        virtual size_t readSTLString (uint32_t offset, char * buffer, size_t bufcapacity) = 0;
         // read a vector from memory
         //template <class T>
         virtual DfVector readVector (uint32_t offset, uint32_t item_size) = 0;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ namespace DFHack
     class DMWindows40d : public DataModel
     {
         virtual const string readSTLString (uint32_t offset);
+        virtual size_t readSTLString (uint32_t offset, char * buffer, size_t bufcapacity);
         // read a vector from memory
         virtual DfVector readVector (uint32_t offset, uint32_t item_size);
     };
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ namespace DFHack
     class DMLinux40d : public DataModel
     {
         virtual const string readSTLString (uint32_t offset);
+        virtual size_t readSTLString (uint32_t offset, char * buffer, size_t bufcapacity);
         // read a vector from memory
         virtual DfVector readVector (uint32_t offset, uint32_t item_size);
     };

library/DFHackAPI.cpp

@@ -371,7 +371,10 @@ bool API::ReadWoodMatgloss(vector<t_matgloss> & woods)
         // read the matgloss pointer from the vector into temp
         uint32_t temp = *(uint32_t *) p_matgloss[i];
         // read the string pointed at by
+        /*
         fill_char_buf(mat.id, d->dm->readSTLString(temp)); // reads a C string given an address
+        */
+        d->dm->readSTLString(temp,mat.id,128);
         woods.push_back(mat);
     }
     return true;
@@ -394,7 +397,8 @@ bool API::ReadStoneMatgloss(vector<t_matgloss> & stones)
         uint32_t temp = *(uint32_t *) p_matgloss[i];
         // read the string pointed at by
         t_matgloss mat;
-        fill_char_buf(mat.id, d->dm->readSTLString(temp)); // reads a C string given an address
+        //fill_char_buf(mat.id, d->dm->readSTLString(temp)); // reads a C string given an address
+        d->dm->readSTLString(temp,mat.id,128);
         mat.fore = (uint8_t)MreadWord(temp + matgloss_colors);
         mat.back = (uint8_t)MreadWord(temp + matgloss_colors + 2);
         mat.bright = (uint8_t)MreadWord(temp + matgloss_colors + 4);
@@ -420,7 +424,8 @@ bool API::ReadMetalMatgloss(vector<t_matgloss> & metals)
         uint32_t temp = *(uint32_t *) p_matgloss[i];
         // read the string pointed at by
         t_matgloss mat;
-        fill_char_buf(mat.id, d->dm->readSTLString(temp)); // reads a C string given an address
+        //fill_char_buf(mat.id, d->dm->readSTLString(temp)); // reads a C string given an address
+        d->dm->readSTLString(temp,mat.id,128);
         mat.fore = (uint8_t)MreadWord(temp + matgloss_colors);
         mat.back = (uint8_t)MreadWord(temp + matgloss_colors + 2);
         mat.bright = (uint8_t)MreadWord(temp + matgloss_colors + 4);
@@ -448,7 +453,8 @@ bool API::ReadPlantMatgloss(vector<t_matgloss> & plants)
         // read the matgloss pointer from the vector into temp
         uint32_t temp = *(uint32_t *) p_matgloss[i];
         // read the string pointed at by
-        fill_char_buf(mat.id, d->dm->readSTLString(temp)); // reads a C string given an address
+        //fill_char_buf(mat.id, d->dm->readSTLString(temp)); // reads a C string given an address
+        d->dm->readSTLString(temp,mat.id,128);
         plants.push_back(mat);
     }
     return true;
@@ -473,7 +479,8 @@ bool API::ReadCreatureMatgloss(vector<t_matgloss> & creatures)
         // read the matgloss pointer from the vector into temp
         uint32_t temp = *(uint32_t *) p_matgloss[i];
         // read the string pointed at by
-        fill_char_buf(mat.id, d->dm->readSTLString(temp)); // reads a C string given an address
+        //fill_char_buf(mat.id, d->dm->readSTLString(temp)); // reads a C string given an address
+        d->dm->readSTLString(temp,mat.id,128);
         creatures.push_back(mat);
     }
     return true;
@@ -997,13 +1004,16 @@ bool API::ReadCreature(const int32_t &index, t_creature & furball)
     MreadDWord(temp + d->creature_flags1_offset, furball.flags1.whole);
     MreadDWord(temp + d->creature_flags2_offset, furball.flags2.whole);
     // normal names
-    fill_char_buf(furball.first_name, d->dm->readSTLString(temp+d->creature_first_name_offset));
-    fill_char_buf(furball.nick_name, d->dm->readSTLString(temp+d->creature_nick_name_offset));
+    d->dm->readSTLString(temp+d->creature_first_name_offset,furball.first_name,128);
+    d->dm->readSTLString(temp+d->creature_nick_name_offset,furball.nick_name,128);
+    // custom profession
+    d->dm->readSTLString(temp+d->creature_nick_name_offset,furball.nick_name,128);
+    fill_char_buf(furball.custom_profession, d->dm->readSTLString(temp+d->creature_custom_profession_offset));
     // crazy composited names
     Mread(temp + d->creature_last_name_offset,sizeof(t_lastname), (uint8_t *) &furball.last_name );
     Mread(temp + d->creature_squad_name_offset,sizeof(t_squadname), (uint8_t *) &furball.squad_name );
-    // custom profession
-    fill_char_buf(furball.custom_profession, d->dm->readSTLString(temp+d->creature_custom_profession_offset));
+    
+    
     
     // labors
     Mread(temp+d->creature_labors_offset, NUM_CREATURE_LABORS, furball.labors);

library/DFProcess-linux.cpp

@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ Process::~Process()
     }
     // destroy data model. this is assigned by processmanager
     delete d->my_datamodel;
+    delete d;
 }
 
 

library/DFProcess-windows.cpp

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Process::~Process()
     {
         CloseHandle(d->my_main_thread);
     }
-    
+    delete d;
 }