reftable/system: provide thin wrapper for tempfile subsystem

We use the tempfile subsystem to write temporary tables, but given that
we're in the process of converting the reftable library to become
standalone we cannot use this subsystem directly anymore. While we could
in theory convert the code to use mkstemp(3p) instead, we'd lose access
to our infrastructure that automatically prunes tempfiles via atexit(3p)
or signal handlers.

Provide a thin wrapper for the tempfile subsystem instead. Like this,
the compatibility shim is fully self-contained in "reftable/system.c".
Downstream users of the reftable library would have to implement their
own tempfile shims by replacing "system.c" with a custom version.

Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

1 files changed, 41 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/reftable/system.h b/reftable/system.h
index 38d3534620..858189fd55 100644
--- a/reftable/system.h
+++ b/reftable/system.h
@@ -13,6 +13,46 @@ https://developers.google.com/open-source/licenses/bsd
 
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "lockfile.h"
-#include "tempfile.h"
+
+/*
+ * An implementation-specific temporary file. By making this specific to the
+ * implementation it becomes possible to tie temporary files into any kind of
+ * signal or atexit handlers for cleanup on abnormal situations.
+ */
+struct reftable_tmpfile {
+	const char *path;
+	int fd;
+	void *priv;
+};
+#define REFTABLE_TMPFILE_INIT ((struct reftable_tmpfile) { .fd = -1, })
+
+/*
+ * Create a temporary file from a pattern similar to how mkstemp(3p) would.
+ * The `pattern` shall not be modified. On success, the structure at `out` has
+ * been initialized such that it is ready for use. Returns 0 on success, a
+ * reftable error code on error.
+ */
+int tmpfile_from_pattern(struct reftable_tmpfile *out, const char *pattern);
+
+/*
+ * Close the temporary file's file descriptor without removing the file itself.
+ * This is a no-op in case the file has already been closed beforehand. Returns
+ * 0 on success, a reftable error code on error.
+ */
+int tmpfile_close(struct reftable_tmpfile *t);
+
+/*
+ * Close the temporary file and delete it. This is a no-op in case the file has
+ * already been deleted or renamed beforehand. Returns 0 on success, a reftable
+ * error code on error.
+ */
+int tmpfile_delete(struct reftable_tmpfile *t);
+
+/*
+ * Rename the temporary file to the provided path. The temporary file must be
+ * active. Return 0 on success, a reftable error code on error. Deactivates the
+ * temporary file.
+ */
+int tmpfile_rename(struct reftable_tmpfile *t, const char *path);
 
 #endif