path: root/runtime/stream.c

/* The serial stream class.
 *
 * A serial stream provides serial data access. In theory, serial streams
 * can be implemented via a number of methods (e.g. files or in-memory
 * streams). In practice, there currently only exist the file type (aka
 * "driver").
 *
 * File begun on 2008-01-09 by RGerhards
 * Large modifications in 2009-06 to support using it with omfile, including zip writer.
 * Note that this file obtains the zlib wrapper object is needed, but it never frees it
 * again. While this sounds like a leak (and one may argue it actually is), there is no
 * harm associated with that. The reason is that strm is a core object, so it is terminated
 * only when rsyslogd exists. As we could only release on termination (or else bear more 
 * overhead for keeping track of how many users we have), not releasing zlibw is OK, because
 * it will be released when rsyslogd terminates. We may want to revisit this decision if
 * it turns out to be problematic. Then, we need to quasi-refcount the number of accesses
 * to the object.
 *
 * Copyright 2008, 2009 Rainer Gerhards and Adiscon GmbH.
 *
 * This file is part of the rsyslog runtime library.
 *
 * The rsyslog runtime library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * The rsyslog runtime library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with the rsyslog runtime library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *
 * A copy of the GPL can be found in the file "COPYING" in this distribution.
 * A copy of the LGPL can be found in the file "COPYING.LESSER" in this distribution.
 */
#include "config.h"

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>	 /* required for HP UX */
#include <errno.h>
#include <pthread.h>

#include "rsyslog.h"
#include "stringbuf.h"
#include "srUtils.h"
#include "obj.h"
#include "stream.h"
#include "unicode-helper.h"
#include "module-template.h"
#if HAVE_SYS_PRCTL_H
#  include <sys/prctl.h>
#endif

#define inline

/* static data */
DEFobjStaticHelpers
DEFobjCurrIf(zlibw)

/* forward definitions */
static rsRetVal strmFlush(strm_t *pThis);
static rsRetVal strmWrite(strm_t *pThis, uchar *pBuf, size_t lenBuf);
static rsRetVal strmCloseFile(strm_t *pThis);
static void *asyncWriterThread(void *pPtr);
static rsRetVal doZipWrite(strm_t *pThis, uchar *pBuf, size_t lenBuf);
static rsRetVal strmPhysWrite(strm_t *pThis, uchar *pBuf, size_t lenBuf);


/* methods */

/* Try to resolve a size limit situation. This is used to support custom-file size handlers
 * for omfile. It first runs the command, and then checks if we are still above the size
 * treshold. Note that this works only with single file names, NOT with circular names.
 * Note that pszCurrFName can NOT be taken from pThis, because the stream is closed when
 * we are called (and that destroys pszCurrFName, as there is NO CURRENT file name!). So
 * we need to receive the name as a parameter.
 * initially wirtten 2005-06-21, moved to this class & updates 2009-06-01, both rgerhards
 */
static rsRetVal
resolveFileSizeLimit(strm_t *pThis, uchar *pszCurrFName)
{
	uchar *pParams;
	uchar *pCmd;
	uchar *p;
	off_t actualFileSize;
	rsRetVal localRet;
	DEFiRet;
	ISOBJ_TYPE_assert(pThis, strm);
	assert(pszCurrFName != NULL);

	if(pThis->pszSizeLimitCmd == NULL) {
		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_NON_SIZELIMITCMD); /* nothing we can do in this case... */
	}
	
	/* we first check if we have command line parameters. We assume this, 
	 * when we have a space in the program name. If we find it, everything after
	 * the space is treated as a single argument.
	 */
	CHKmalloc(pCmd = ustrdup(pThis->pszSizeLimitCmd));

	for(p = pCmd ; *p && *p != ' ' ; ++p) {
		/* JUST SKIP */
	}

	if(*p == ' ') {
		*p = '\0'; /* pretend string-end */
		pParams = p+1;
	} else
		pParams = NULL;

	/* the execProg() below is probably not great, but at least is is
	 * fairly secure now. Once we change the way file size limits are
	 * handled, we should also revisit how this command is run (and
	 * with which parameters).   rgerhards, 2007-07-20
	 */
	execProg(pCmd, 1, pParams);

	free(pCmd);

	localRet = getFileSize(pszCurrFName, &actualFileSize);

	if(localRet == RS_RET_OK && actualFileSize >= pThis->iSizeLimit) {
		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_SIZELIMITCMD_DIDNT_RESOLVE); /* OK, it didn't work out... */
	} else if(localRet != RS_RET_FILE_NOT_FOUND) {
		/* file not found is OK, the command may have moved away the file */
		ABORT_FINALIZE(localRet);
	}

finalize_it:
	if(iRet != RS_RET_OK) {
		if(iRet == RS_RET_SIZELIMITCMD_DIDNT_RESOLVE) {
			DBGPRINTF("file size limit cmd for file '%s' did no resolve situation\n", pszCurrFName);
		} else {
			DBGPRINTF("file size limit cmd for file '%s' failed with code %d.\n", pszCurrFName, iRet);
		}
		pThis->bDisabled = 1;
	}

	RETiRet;
}


/* Check if the file has grown beyond the configured omfile iSizeLimit
 * and, if so, initiate processing.
 */
static rsRetVal
doSizeLimitProcessing(strm_t *pThis)
{
	uchar *pszCurrFName = NULL;
	DEFiRet;

	ISOBJ_TYPE_assert(pThis, strm);
	ASSERT(pThis->iSizeLimit != 0);
	ASSERT(pThis->fd != -1);

	if(pThis->iCurrOffs >= pThis->iSizeLimit) {
		/* strmClosefile() destroys the current file name, so we
		 * need to preserve it.
		 */
		CHKmalloc(pszCurrFName = ustrdup(pThis->pszCurrFName));
		CHKiRet(strmCloseFile(pThis));
		CHKiRet(resolveFileSizeLimit(pThis, pszCurrFName));
	}

finalize_it:
	free(pszCurrFName);
	RETiRet;
}


/* now, we define type-specific handlers. The provide a generic functionality,
 * but for this specific type of strm. The mapping to these handlers happens during
 * strm construction. Later on, handlers are called by pointers present in the
 * strm instance object.
 */

/* do the physical open() call on a file.
 */
static rsRetVal
doPhysOpen(strm_t *pThis)
{
	int iFlags = 0;
	DEFiRet;
	ISOBJ_TYPE_assert(pThis, strm);

	/* compute which flags we need to provide to open */
	switch(pThis->tOperationsMode) {
		case STREAMMODE_READ:
			iFlags = O_CLOEXEC | O_NOCTTY | O_RDONLY;
			break;
		case STREAMMODE_WRITE:	/* legacy mode used inside queue engine */
			iFlags = O_CLOEXEC | O_NOCTTY | O_WRONLY | O_CREAT;
			break;
		case STREAMMODE_WRITE_TRUNC:
			iFlags = O_CLOEXEC | O_NOCTTY | O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC;
			break;
		case STREAMMODE_WRITE_APPEND:
			iFlags = O_CLOEXEC | O_NOCTTY | O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_APPEND;
			break;
		default:assert(0);
			break;
	}
	if(pThis->sType == STREAMTYPE_NAMED_PIPE) {
		DBGPRINTF("Note: stream '%s' is a named pipe, open with O_NONBLOCK\n", pThis->pszCurrFName);
		iFlags |= O_NONBLOCK;
	}

	pThis->fd = open((char*)pThis->pszCurrFName, iFlags, pThis->tOpenMode);
	DBGPRINTF("file '%s' opened as #%d with mode %d\n", pThis->pszCurrFName, pThis->fd, pThis->tOpenMode);
	if(pThis->fd == -1) {
		char errStr[1024];
		int err = errno;
		rs_strerror_r(err, errStr, sizeof(errStr));
		dbgoprint((obj_t*) pThis, "open error %d, file '%s': %s\n", errno, pThis->pszCurrFName, errStr);
		if(err == ENOENT)
			ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_FILE_NOT_FOUND);
		else
			ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_IO_ERROR);
	} else {
		if(!ustrcmp(pThis->pszCurrFName, UCHAR_CONSTANT(_PATH_CONSOLE)) || isatty(pThis->fd)) {
			DBGPRINTF("file %d is a tty-type file\n", pThis->fd);
			pThis->bIsTTY = 1;
		} else {
			pThis->bIsTTY = 0;
		}
	}

finalize_it:
	RETiRet;
}


/* open a strm file
 * It is OK to call this function when the stream is already open. In that
 * case, it returns immediately with RS_RET_OK
 */
static rsRetVal strmOpenFile(strm_t *pThis)
{
	DEFiRet;

	ASSERT(pThis != NULL);

	if(pThis->fd != -1)
		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_OK);

	if(pThis->pszFName == NULL)
		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_FILE_PREFIX_MISSING);

	if(pThis->sType == STREAMTYPE_FILE_CIRCULAR) {
		CHKiRet(genFileName(&pThis->pszCurrFName, pThis->pszDir, pThis->lenDir,
				    pThis->pszFName, pThis->lenFName, pThis->iCurrFNum, pThis->iFileNumDigits));
	} else {
		if(pThis->pszDir == NULL) {
			if((pThis->pszCurrFName = (uchar*) strdup((char*) pThis->pszFName)) == NULL)
				ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
		} else {
			CHKiRet(genFileName(&pThis->pszCurrFName, pThis->pszDir, pThis->lenDir,
					    pThis->pszFName, pThis->lenFName, -1, 0));
		}
	}

	CHKiRet(doPhysOpen(pThis));

	pThis->iCurrOffs = 0;
	if(pThis->tOperationsMode == STREAMMODE_WRITE_APPEND) {
		/* we need to obtain the current offset */
		off_t offset;
		CHKiRet(getFileSize(pThis->pszCurrFName, &offset));
		pThis->iCurrOffs = offset;
	}

	dbgoprint((obj_t*) pThis, "opened file '%s' for %s as %d\n", pThis->pszCurrFName,
		  (pThis->tOperationsMode == STREAMMODE_READ) ? "READ" : "WRITE", pThis->fd);

finalize_it:
	RETiRet;
}


/* wait for the output writer thread to be done. This must be called before actions
 * that require data to be persisted. May be called in non-async mode and is a null
 * operation than. Must be called with the mutex locked.
 */
static inline void
strmWaitAsyncWriterDone(strm_t *pThis)
{
	BEGINfunc
	if(pThis->bAsyncWrite) {
		/* awake writer thread and make it write out everything */
		pthread_cond_signal(&pThis->notEmpty);
		d_pthread_cond_wait(&pThis->isEmpty, &pThis->mut);
	}
	ENDfunc
}


/* close a strm file
 * Note that the bDeleteOnClose flag is honored. If it is set, the file will be
 * deleted after close. This is in support for the qRead thread.
 * Note: it is valid to call this function when the physical file is closed. If so,
 * strmCloseFile() will still check if there is any unwritten data inside buffers
 * (this may be the case) and, if so, will open the file, write the data, and then
 * close it again (this is done via strmFlush and friends).
 */
static rsRetVal strmCloseFile(strm_t *pThis)
{
	DEFiRet;

	ASSERT(pThis != NULL);
	dbgoprint((obj_t*) pThis, "file %d closing\n", pThis->fd);

	if(pThis->tOperationsMode != STREAMMODE_READ) {
		strmFlush(pThis);
		if(pThis->bAsyncWrite) {
			strmWaitAsyncWriterDone(pThis);
		}
	}

	close(pThis->fd);
	pThis->fd = -1;

	if(pThis->fdDir != -1) {
		/* close associated directory handle, if it is open */
		close(pThis->fdDir);
		pThis->fdDir = -1;
	}

	if(pThis->bDeleteOnClose) {
		if(unlink((char*) pThis->pszCurrFName) == -1) {
			char errStr[1024];
			int err = errno;
			rs_strerror_r(err, errStr, sizeof(errStr));
			DBGPRINTF("error %d unlinking '%s' - ignored: %s\n",
				   errno, pThis->pszCurrFName, errStr);
		}
	}

	pThis->iCurrOffs = 0;	/* we are back at begin of file */
	if(pThis->pszCurrFName != NULL) {
		free(pThis->pszCurrFName);	/* no longer needed in any case (just for open) */
		pThis->pszCurrFName = NULL;
	}

	RETiRet;
}


/* switch to next strm file
 * This method must only be called if we are in a multi-file mode!
 */
static rsRetVal
strmNextFile(strm_t *pThis)
{
	DEFiRet;

	ASSERT(pThis != NULL);
	ASSERT(pThis->iMaxFiles != 0);
	ASSERT(pThis->fd != -1);

	CHKiRet(strmCloseFile(pThis));

	/* we do modulo operation to ensure we obey the iMaxFile property. This will always
	 * result in a file number lower than iMaxFile, so it if wraps, the name is back to
	 * 0, which results in the first file being overwritten. Not desired for queues, so
	 * make sure their iMaxFiles is large enough. But it is well-desired for other
	 * use cases, e.g. a circular output log file. -- rgerhards, 2008-01-10
	 */
	pThis->iCurrFNum = (pThis->iCurrFNum + 1) % pThis->iMaxFiles;

finalize_it:
	RETiRet;
}


/* handle the eof case for monitored files.
 * If we are monitoring a file, someone may have rotated it. In this case, we
 * also need to close it and reopen it under the same name.
 * rgerhards, 2008-02-13
 */
static rsRetVal
strmHandleEOFMonitor(strm_t *pThis)
{
	DEFiRet;
	struct stat statOpen;
	struct stat statName;

	ISOBJ_TYPE_assert(pThis, strm);
	/* find inodes of both current descriptor as well as file now in file
	 * system. If they are different, the file has been rotated (or
	 * otherwise rewritten). We also check the size, because the inode
	 * does not change if the file is truncated (this, BTW, is also a case
	 * where we actually loose log lines, because we can not do anything
	 * against truncation...). We do NOT rely on the time of last
	 * modificaton because that may not be available under all
	 * circumstances. -- rgerhards, 2008-02-13
	 */
	if(fstat(pThis->fd, &statOpen) == -1)
		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_IO_ERROR);
	if(stat((char*) pThis->pszCurrFName, &statName) == -1)
		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_IO_ERROR);
	if(statOpen.st_ino == statName.st_ino && pThis->iCurrOffs == statName.st_size) {
		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_EOF);
	} else {
		/* we had a file change! */
		CHKiRet(strmCloseFile(pThis));
		CHKiRet(strmOpenFile(pThis));
	}

finalize_it:
	RETiRet;
}


/* handle the EOF case of a stream
 * The EOF case is somewhat complicated, as the proper action depends on the
 * mode the stream is in. If there are multiple files (circular logs, most
 * important use case is queue files!), we need to close the current file and
 * try to open the next one.
 * rgerhards, 2008-02-13
 */
static rsRetVal
strmHandleEOF(strm_t *pThis)
{
	DEFiRet;

	ISOBJ_TYPE_assert(pThis, strm);
	switch(pThis->sType) {
		case STREAMTYPE_FILE_SINGLE:
		case STREAMTYPE_NAMED_PIPE:
			ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_EOF);
			break;
		case STREAMTYPE_FILE_CIRCULAR:
			/* we have multiple files and need to switch to the next one */
			/* TODO: think about emulating EOF in this case (not yet needed) */
			dbgoprint((obj_t*) pThis, "file %d EOF\n", pThis->fd);
			CHKiRet(strmNextFile(pThis));
			break;
		case STREAMTYPE_FILE_MONITOR:
			CHKiRet(strmHandleEOFMonitor(pThis));
			break;
	}

finalize_it:
	RETiRet;
}

/* read the next buffer from disk
 * rgerhards, 2008-02-13
 */
static rsRetVal
strmReadBuf(strm_t *pThis)
{
	DEFiRet;
	int bRun;
	long iLenRead;

	ISOBJ_TYPE_assert(pThis, strm);
	/* We need to try read at least twice because we may run into EOF and need to switch files. */
	bRun = 1;
	while(bRun) {
		/* first check if we need to (re)open the file. We may have switched to a new one in
		 * circular mode or it may have been rewritten (rotated) if we monitor a file
		 * rgerhards, 2008-02-13
		 */
		CHKiRet(strmOpenFile(pThis));
		iLenRead = read(pThis->fd, pThis->pIOBuf, pThis->sIOBufSize);
		dbgoprint((obj_t*) pThis, "file %d read %ld bytes\n", pThis->fd, iLenRead);
		if(iLenRead == 0) {
			CHKiRet(strmHandleEOF(pThis));
		} else if(iLenRead < 0)
			ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_IO_ERROR);
		else { /* good read */
			pThis->iBufPtrMax = iLenRead;
			bRun = 0;	/* exit loop */
		}
	}
	/* if we reach this point, we had a good read */
	pThis->iBufPtr = 0;

finalize_it:
	RETiRet;
}


/* logically "read" a character from a file. What actually happens is that
 * data is taken from the buffer. Only if the buffer is full, data is read 
 * directly from file. In that case, a read is performed blockwise.
 * rgerhards, 2008-01-07
 * NOTE: needs to be enhanced to support sticking with a strm entry (if not
 * deleted).
 */
static rsRetVal strmReadChar(strm_t *pThis, uchar *pC)
{
	DEFiRet;
	
	ASSERT(pThis != NULL);
	ASSERT(pC != NULL);

	/* DEV debug only: dbgoprint((obj_t*) pThis, "strmRead index %d, max %d\n", pThis->iBufPtr, pThis->iBufPtrMax); */
	if(pThis->iUngetC != -1) {	/* do we have an "unread" char that we need to provide? */
		*pC = pThis->iUngetC;
		++pThis->iCurrOffs; /* one more octet read */
		pThis->iUngetC = -1;
		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_OK);
	}
	
	/* do we need to obtain a new buffer? */
	if(pThis->iBufPtr >= pThis->iBufPtrMax) {
		CHKiRet(strmReadBuf(pThis));
	}

	/* if we reach this point, we have data available in the buffer */

	*pC = pThis->pIOBuf[pThis->iBufPtr++];
	++pThis->iCurrOffs; /* one more octet read */

finalize_it:
	RETiRet;
}


/* unget a single character just like ungetc(). As with that call, there is only a single
 * character buffering capability.
 * rgerhards, 2008-01-07
 */
static rsRetVal strmUnreadChar(strm_t *pThis, uchar c)
{
	ASSERT(pThis != NULL);
	ASSERT(pThis->iUngetC == -1);
	pThis->iUngetC = c;
	--pThis->iCurrOffs; /* one less octet read - NOTE: this can cause problems if we got a file change
	and immediately do an unread and the file is on a buffer boundary and the stream is then persisted.
	With the queue, this can not happen as an Unread is only done on record begin, which is never split
	accross files. For other cases we accept the very remote risk. -- rgerhards, 2008-01-12 */

	return RS_RET_OK;
}


/* read a line from a strm file. A line is terminated by LF. The LF is read, but it
 * is not returned in the buffer (it is discared). The caller is responsible for
 * destruction of the returned CStr object! -- rgerhards, 2008-01-07
 * rgerhards, 2008-03-27: I now use the ppCStr directly, without any interim
 * string pointer. The reason is that this function my be called by inputs, which
 * are pthread_killed() upon termination. So if we use their native pointer, they
 * can cleanup (but only then).
 */
static rsRetVal
strmReadLine(strm_t *pThis, cstr_t **ppCStr)
{
	DEFiRet;
	uchar c;

	ASSERT(pThis != NULL);
	ASSERT(ppCStr != NULL);

	CHKiRet(cstrConstruct(ppCStr));

	/* now read the line */
	CHKiRet(strmReadChar(pThis, &c));
	while(c != '\n') {
		CHKiRet(cstrAppendChar(*ppCStr, c));
		CHKiRet(strmReadChar(pThis, &c));
	}
	CHKiRet(cstrFinalize(*ppCStr));

finalize_it:
	if(iRet != RS_RET_OK && *ppCStr != NULL)
		cstrDestruct(ppCStr);

	RETiRet;
}


/* Standard-Constructor for the strm object
 */
BEGINobjConstruct(strm) /* be sure to specify the object type also in END macro! */
	pThis->iCurrFNum = 1;
	pThis->fd = -1;
	pThis->fdDir = -1;
	pThis->iUngetC = -1;
	pThis->sType = STREAMTYPE_FILE_SINGLE;
	pThis->sIOBufSize = glblGetIOBufSize();
	pThis->tOpenMode = 0600;
ENDobjConstruct(strm)


/* ConstructionFinalizer
 * rgerhards, 2008-01-09
 */
static rsRetVal strmConstructFinalize(strm_t *pThis)
{
	rsRetVal localRet;
	int i;
	DEFiRet;

	ASSERT(pThis != NULL);

	pThis->iBufPtrMax = 0; /* results in immediate read request */
	if(pThis->iZipLevel) { /* do we need a zip buf? */
		localRet = objUse(zlibw, LM_ZLIBW_FILENAME);
		if(localRet != RS_RET_OK) {
			pThis->iZipLevel = 0;
			DBGPRINTF("stream was requested with zip mode, but zlibw module unavailable (%d) - using "
				  "without zip\n", localRet);
		} else {
			/* we use the same size as the original buf, as we would like
			 * to make sure we can write out everything with a SINGLE api call!
			 * We add another 128 bytes to take care of the gzip header and "all eventualities".
			 */
			CHKmalloc(pThis->pZipBuf = (Bytef*) malloc(sizeof(uchar) * (pThis->sIOBufSize + 128)));
		}
	}

	/* if we are set to sync, we must obtain a file handle to the directory for fsync() purposes */
	if(pThis->bSync && !pThis->bIsTTY) {
		pThis->fdDir = open((char*)pThis->pszDir, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC | O_NOCTTY);
		if(pThis->fdDir == -1) {
			char errStr[1024];
			int err = errno;
			rs_strerror_r(err, errStr, sizeof(errStr));
			DBGPRINTF("error %d opening directory file for fsync() use - fsync for directory disabled: %s\n",
				   errno, errStr);
		}
	}

	/* if we have a flush interval, we need to do async writes in any case */
	if(pThis->iFlushInterval != 0) {
		pThis->bAsyncWrite = 1;
	}

	/* if we work asynchronously, we need a couple of synchronization objects */
	if(pThis->bAsyncWrite) {
		pthread_mutex_init(&pThis->mut, 0);
		pthread_cond_init(&pThis->notFull, 0);
		pthread_cond_init(&pThis->notEmpty, 0);
		pthread_cond_init(&pThis->isEmpty, 0);
		pThis->iCnt = pThis->iEnq = pThis->iDeq = 0;
		for(i = 0 ; i < STREAM_ASYNC_NUMBUFS ; ++i) {
			CHKmalloc(pThis->asyncBuf[i].pBuf = (uchar*) malloc(sizeof(uchar) * pThis->sIOBufSize));
		}
		pThis->pIOBuf = pThis->asyncBuf[0].pBuf;
		pThis->bStopWriter = 0;
		if(pthread_create(&pThis->writerThreadID, NULL, asyncWriterThread, pThis) != 0)
			DBGPRINTF("ERROR: stream %p cold not create writer thread\n", pThis);
	} else {
		/* we work synchronously, so we need to alloc a fixed pIOBuf */
		CHKmalloc(pThis->pIOBuf = (uchar*) malloc(sizeof(uchar) * pThis->sIOBufSize));
	}

finalize_it:
	RETiRet;
}


/* stop the writer thread (we MUST be runnnig asynchronously when this method
 * is called!). Note that the mutex must be locked! -- rgerhards, 2009-07-06
 */
static inline void
stopWriter(strm_t *pThis)
{
	BEGINfunc
	pThis->bStopWriter = 1;
	pthread_cond_signal(&pThis->notEmpty);
	d_pthread_mutex_unlock(&pThis->mut);
	pthread_join(pThis->writerThreadID, NULL);
	ENDfunc
}


/* destructor for the strm object */
BEGINobjDestruct(strm) /* be sure to specify the object type also in END and CODESTART macros! */
	int i;
CODESTARTobjDestruct(strm)
	if(pThis->bAsyncWrite)
		/* Note: mutex will be unlocked in stopWriter! */
		d_pthread_mutex_lock(&pThis->mut);

	/* strmClose() will handle read-only files as well as need to open
	 * files that have unwritten buffers. -- rgerhards, 2010-03-09
	 */
	strmCloseFile(pThis);

	if(pThis->bAsyncWrite) {
		stopWriter(pThis);
		pthread_mutex_destroy(&pThis->mut);
		pthread_cond_destroy(&pThis->notFull);
		pthread_cond_destroy(&pThis->notEmpty);
		pthread_cond_destroy(&pThis->isEmpty);
		for(i = 0 ; i < STREAM_ASYNC_NUMBUFS ; ++i) {
			free(pThis->asyncBuf[i].pBuf);
		}
	} else {
		free(pThis->pIOBuf);
	}

	/* Finally, we can free the resources.
	 * IMPORTANT: we MUST free this only AFTER the ansyncWriter has been stopped, else
	 * we get random errors...
	 */
	free(pThis->pszDir);
	free(pThis->pZipBuf);
	free(pThis->pszCurrFName);
	free(pThis->pszFName);

ENDobjDestruct(strm)


/* check if we need to open a new file (in output mode only).
 * The decision is based on file size AND record delimition state.
 * This method may also be called on a closed file, in which case
 * it immediately returns.
 */
static rsRetVal strmCheckNextOutputFile(strm_t *pThis)
{
	DEFiRet;

	if(pThis->fd == -1)
		FINALIZE;

	/* wait for output to be empty, so that our counts are correct */
	strmWaitAsyncWriterDone(pThis);

	if(pThis->iCurrOffs >= pThis->iMaxFileSize) {
		dbgoprint((obj_t*) pThis, "max file size %ld reached for %d, now %ld - starting new file\n",
			  (long) pThis->iMaxFileSize, pThis->fd, (long) pThis->iCurrOffs);
		CHKiRet(strmNextFile(pThis));
	}

finalize_it:
	RETiRet;
}


/* try to recover a tty after a write error. This may have happend
 * due to vhangup(), and, if so, we can simply re-open it.
 */
#ifdef linux
#	define ERR_TTYHUP EIO
#else
#	define ERR_TTYHUP EBADF
#endif
static rsRetVal
tryTTYRecover(strm_t *pThis, int err)
{
	DEFiRet;
	ISOBJ_TYPE_assert(pThis, strm);
	if(err == ERR_TTYHUP) {
		close(pThis->fd);
		CHKiRet(doPhysOpen(pThis));
	}

finalize_it:
	RETiRet;
}
#undef ER_TTYHUP


/* issue write() api calls until either the buffer is completely
 * written or an error occured (it may happen that multiple writes
 * are required, what is perfectly legal. On exit, *pLenBuf contains
 * the number of bytes actually written.
 * rgerhards, 2009-06-08
 */
static rsRetVal
doWriteCall(strm_t *pThis, uchar *pBuf, size_t *pLenBuf)
{
	ssize_t lenBuf;
	ssize_t iTotalWritten;
	ssize_t iWritten;
	char *pWriteBuf;
	DEFiRet;
	ISOBJ_TYPE_assert(pThis, strm);

	lenBuf = *pLenBuf;
	pWriteBuf = (char*) pBuf;
	iTotalWritten = 0;
	do {
		iWritten = write(pThis->fd, pWriteBuf, lenBuf);
		if(iWritten < 0) {
			char errStr[1024];
			int err = errno;
			iWritten = 0; /* we have written NO bytes! */
			rs_strerror_r(err, errStr, sizeof(errStr));
			DBGPRINTF("log file (%d) write error %d: %s\n", pThis->fd, err, errStr);
			if(err == EINTR) {
				/*NO ERROR, just continue */;
			} else {
				if(pThis->bIsTTY) {
					CHKiRet(tryTTYRecover(pThis, err));
				} else {
					ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_IO_ERROR);
					/* Would it make sense to cover more error cases? So far, I 
					 * do not see good reason to do so.
					 */
				}
			}
	 	} 
		/* advance buffer to next write position */
		iTotalWritten += iWritten;
		lenBuf -= iWritten;
		pWriteBuf += iWritten;
	} while(lenBuf > 0);	/* Warning: do..while()! */

	dbgoprint((obj_t*) pThis, "file %d write wrote %d bytes\n", pThis->fd, (int) iWritten);

finalize_it:
	*pLenBuf = iTotalWritten;
	RETiRet;
}



/* write memory buffer to a stream object.
 */
static inline rsRetVal
doWriteInternal(strm_t *pThis, uchar *pBuf, size_t lenBuf)
{
	DEFiRet;

	ASSERT(pThis != NULL);

	if(pThis->iZipLevel) {
		CHKiRet(doZipWrite(pThis, pBuf, lenBuf));
	} else {
		/* write without zipping */
		CHKiRet(strmPhysWrite(pThis, pBuf, lenBuf));
	}

finalize_it:
	RETiRet;
}


/* This function is called to "do" an async write call, what primarily means that 
 * the data is handed over to the writer thread (which will then do the actual write
 * in parallel). Note that the stream mutex has already been locked by the
 * strmWrite...() calls. Also note that we always have only a single producer,
 * so we can simply serially assign the next free buffer to it and be sure that
 * the very some producer comes back in sequence to submit the then-filled buffers.
 * This also enables us to timout on partially written buffers. -- rgerhards, 2009-07-06
 */
static inline rsRetVal
doAsyncWriteInternal(strm_t *pThis, size_t lenBuf)
{
	DEFiRet;
	ISOBJ_TYPE_assert(pThis, strm);

	while(pThis->iCnt >= STREAM_ASYNC_NUMBUFS)
		d_pthread_cond_wait(&pThis->notFull, &pThis->mut);

	pThis->asyncBuf[pThis->iEnq % STREAM_ASYNC_NUMBUFS].lenBuf = lenBuf;
	pThis->pIOBuf = pThis->asyncBuf[++pThis->iEnq % STREAM_ASYNC_NUMBUFS].pBuf;

	pThis->bDoTimedWait = 0; /* everything written, no need to timeout partial buffer writes */
	if(++pThis->iCnt == 1)
		pthread_cond_signal(&pThis->notEmpty);

	RETiRet;
}


/* schedule writing to the stream. Depending on our concurrency settings,
 * this either directly writes to the stream or schedules writing via
 * the background thread. -- rgerhards, 2009-07-07
 */
static rsRetVal
strmSchedWrite(strm_t *pThis, uchar *pBuf, size_t lenBuf)
{
	DEFiRet;

	ASSERT(pThis != NULL);

	/* we need to reset the buffer pointer BEFORE calling the actual write
	 * function. Otherwise, in circular mode, the write function will 
	 * potentially close the file, then close will flush and as the 
	 * buffer pointer is nonzero, will re-call into this code here. In
	 * the end result, we than have a problem (and things are screwed
	 * up). So we reset the buffer pointer first, and all this can
	 * not happen. It is safe to do so, because that pointer is NOT
	 * used inside the write functions. -- rgerhads, 2010-03-10
	 */
	pThis->iBufPtr = 0; /* we are at the begin of a new buffer */
	if(pThis->bAsyncWrite) {
		CHKiRet(doAsyncWriteInternal(pThis, lenBuf));
	} else {
		CHKiRet(doWriteInternal(pThis, pBuf, lenBuf));
	}


finalize_it:
	RETiRet;
}



/* This is the writer thread for asynchronous mode.
 * -- rgerhards, 2009-07-06
 */
static void*
asyncWriterThread(void *pPtr)
{
	int iDeq;
	struct timespec t;
	bool bTimedOut = 0;
	strm_t *pThis = (strm_t*) pPtr;
	ISOBJ_TYPE_assert(pThis, strm);

	BEGINfunc
#	if HAVE_PRCTL && defined PR_SET_NAME
	if(prctl(PR_SET_NAME, "rs:asyn strmwr", 0, 0, 0) != 0) {
		DBGPRINTF("prctl failed, not setting thread name for '%s'\n", "stream writer");
	}
#	endif

	while(1) { /* loop broken inside */
		d_pthread_mutex_lock(&pThis->mut);
		while(pThis->iCnt == 0) {
			if(pThis->bStopWriter) {
				pthread_cond_broadcast(&pThis->isEmpty);
				d_pthread_mutex_unlock(&pThis->mut);
				goto finalize_it; /* break main loop */
			}
			if(bTimedOut && pThis->iBufPtr > 0) {
				/* if we timed out, we need to flush pending data */
				strmFlush(pThis);
				bTimedOut = 0;
				continue; /* now we should have data */
			}
			bTimedOut = 0;
			timeoutComp(&t, pThis->iFlushInterval * 2000); /* *1000 millisconds */
			if(pThis->bDoTimedWait) {
				if(pthread_cond_timedwait(&pThis->notEmpty, &pThis->mut, &t) != 0) {
					int err = errno;
					if(err == ETIMEDOUT) {
						bTimedOut = 1;
					} else {
						bTimedOut = 1;
						char errStr[1024];
						rs_strerror_r(err, errStr, sizeof(errStr));
						DBGPRINTF("stream async writer timeout with error (%d): %s - ignoring\n",
							   err, errStr);
					}
				}
			} else {
				d_pthread_cond_wait(&pThis->notEmpty, &pThis->mut);
			}
		}

		bTimedOut = 0; /* we may have timed out, but there *is* work to do... */

		iDeq = pThis->iDeq++ % STREAM_ASYNC_NUMBUFS;
		doWriteInternal(pThis, pThis->asyncBuf[iDeq].pBuf, pThis->asyncBuf[iDeq].lenBuf);
		// TODO: error check????? 2009-07-06

		--pThis->iCnt;
		if(pThis->iCnt < STREAM_ASYNC_NUMBUFS) {
			pthread_cond_signal(&pThis->notFull);
			if(pThis->iCnt == 0)
				pthread_cond_broadcast(&pThis->isEmpty);
		}
		d_pthread_mutex_unlock(&pThis->mut);
	}

finalize_it:
	ENDfunc
	return NULL; /* to keep pthreads happy */
}


/* sync the file to disk, so that any unwritten data is persisted. This
 * also syncs the directory and thus makes sure that the file survives
 * fatal failure. Note that we do NOT return an error status if the
 * sync fails. Doing so would probably cause more trouble than it
 * is worth (read: data loss may occur where we otherwise might not
 * have it). -- rgerhards, 2009-06-08
 */
#undef SYNCCALL
#if HAVE_FDATASYNC
#	define SYNCCALL(x) fdatasync(x)
#else
#	define SYNCCALL(x) fsync(x)
#endif
static rsRetVal
syncFile(strm_t *pThis)
{
	int ret;
	DEFiRet;

	if(pThis->bIsTTY)
		FINALIZE; /* TTYs can not be synced */

	DBGPRINTF("syncing file %d\n", pThis->fd);
	ret = SYNCCALL(pThis->fd);
	if(ret != 0) {
		char errStr[1024];
		int err = errno;
		rs_strerror_r(err, errStr, sizeof(errStr));
		DBGPRINTF("sync failed for file %d with error (%d): %s - ignoring\n",
			   pThis->fd, err, errStr);
	}
	
	if(pThis->fdDir != -1) {
		ret = fsync(pThis->fdDir);
	}

finalize_it:
	RETiRet;
}
#undef SYNCCALL

/* physically write to the output file. the provided data is ready for
 * writing (e.g. zipped if we are requested to do that).
 * Note that if the write() API fails, we do not reset any pointers, but return
 * an error code. That means we may redo work in the next iteration.
 * rgerhards, 2009-06-04
 */
static rsRetVal
strmPhysWrite(strm_t *pThis, uchar *pBuf, size_t lenBuf)
{
	size_t iWritten;
	DEFiRet;
	ISOBJ_TYPE_assert(pThis, strm);

	if(pThis->fd == -1)
		CHKiRet(strmOpenFile(pThis));

	iWritten = lenBuf;
	CHKiRet(doWriteCall(pThis, pBuf, &iWritten));

	pThis->iCurrOffs += iWritten;
	/* update user counter, if provided */
	if(pThis->pUsrWCntr != NULL)
		*pThis->pUsrWCntr += iWritten;

	if(pThis->bSync) {
		CHKiRet(syncFile(pThis));
	}

	if(pThis->sType == STREAMTYPE_FILE_CIRCULAR) {
		CHKiRet(strmCheckNextOutputFile(pThis));
	} else if(pThis->iSizeLimit != 0) {
		CHKiRet(doSizeLimitProcessing(pThis));
	}

finalize_it:
	RETiRet;
}


/* write the output buffer in zip mode
 * This means we compress it first and then do a physical write.
 * Note that we always do a full deflateInit ... deflate ... deflateEnd
 * sequence. While this is not optimal, we need to do it because we need
 * to ensure that the file is readable even when we are aborted. Doing the
 * full sequence brings us as far towards this goal as possible (and not
 * doing it would be a total failure). It may be worth considering to
 * add a config switch so that the user can decide the risk he is ready
 * to take, but so far this is not yet implemented (not even requested ;)).
 * rgerhards, 2009-06-04
 */
static rsRetVal
doZipWrite(strm_t *pThis, uchar *pBuf, size_t lenBuf)
{
	z_stream zstrm;
	int zRet;	/* zlib return state */
	bool bzInitDone = FALSE;
	DEFiRet;
	assert(pThis != NULL);
	assert(pBuf != NULL);

	/* allocate deflate state */
	zstrm.zalloc = Z_NULL;
	zstrm.zfree = Z_NULL;
	zstrm.opaque = Z_NULL;
	zstrm.next_in = (Bytef*) pBuf;	/* as of zlib doc, this must be set BEFORE DeflateInit2 */
	/* see note in file header for the params we use with deflateInit2() */
	zRet = zlibw.DeflateInit2(&zstrm, pThis->iZipLevel, Z_DEFLATED, 31, 9, Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY);
	if(zRet != Z_OK) {
		DBGPRINTF("error %d returned from zlib/deflateInit2()\n", zRet);
		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_ZLIB_ERR);
	}
	bzInitDone = TRUE;

	/* now doing the compression */
	zstrm.next_in = (Bytef*) pBuf;	/* as of zlib doc, this must be set BEFORE DeflateInit2 */
	zstrm.avail_in = lenBuf;
	/* run deflate() on buffer until everything has been compressed */
	do {
		DBGPRINTF("in deflate() loop, avail_in %d, total_in %ld\n", zstrm.avail_in, zstrm.total_in);
		zstrm.avail_out = pThis->sIOBufSize;
		zstrm.next_out = pThis->pZipBuf;
		zRet = zlibw.Deflate(&zstrm, Z_FINISH);    /* no bad return value */
		DBGPRINTF("after deflate, ret %d, avail_out %d\n", zRet, zstrm.avail_out);
		assert(zRet != Z_STREAM_ERROR);  /* state not clobbered */
		if(zstrm.avail_out == pThis->sIOBufSize)
			break; /* this is valid, indicates end of compression --> see zlib howto */
		CHKiRet(strmPhysWrite(pThis, (uchar*)pThis->pZipBuf, pThis->sIOBufSize - zstrm.avail_out));
	} while (zstrm.avail_out == 0);
	assert(zstrm.avail_in == 0);     /* all input will be used */

finalize_it:
	if(bzInitDone) {
		zRet = zlibw.DeflateEnd(&zstrm);
		if(zRet != Z_OK) {
			DBGPRINTF("error %d returned from zlib/deflateEnd()\n", zRet);
		}
	}

	RETiRet;
}


/* flush stream output buffer to persistent storage. This can be called at any time
 * and is automatically called when the output buffer is full.
 * rgerhards, 2008-01-10
 */
static rsRetVal
strmFlush(strm_t *pThis)
{
	DEFiRet;

	ASSERT(pThis != NULL);
	dbgoprint((obj_t*) pThis, "file %d flush, buflen %ld\n", pThis->fd, (long) pThis->iBufPtr);

	if(pThis->tOperationsMode != STREAMMODE_READ && pThis->iBufPtr > 0) {
		iRet = strmSchedWrite(pThis, pThis->pIOBuf, pThis->iBufPtr);
	}

	RETiRet;
}


/* seek a stream to a specific location. Pending writes are flushed, read data
 * is invalidated.
 * rgerhards, 2008-01-12
 */
static rsRetVal strmSeek(strm_t *pThis, off_t offs)
{
	DEFiRet;

	ISOBJ_TYPE_assert(pThis, strm);

	if(pThis->fd == -1)
		strmOpenFile(pThis);
	else
		strmFlush(pThis);
	int i;
	dbgoprint((obj_t*) pThis, "file %d seek, pos %ld\n", pThis->fd, (long) offs);
	i = lseek(pThis->fd, offs, SEEK_SET); // TODO: check error!
	pThis->iCurrOffs = offs; /* we are now at *this* offset */
	pThis->iBufPtr = 0; /* buffer invalidated */

	RETiRet;
}


/* seek to current offset. This is primarily a helper to readjust the OS file
 * pointer after a strm object has been deserialized.
 */
static rsRetVal strmSeekCurrOffs(strm_t *pThis)
{
	DEFiRet;

	ISOBJ_TYPE_assert(pThis, strm);

	iRet = strmSeek(pThis, pThis->iCurrOffs);
	RETiRet;
}


/* write a *single* character to a stream object -- rgerhards, 2008-01-10
 */
static rsRetVal strmWriteChar(strm_t *pThis, uchar c)
{
	DEFiRet;

	ASSERT(pThis != NULL);

	if(pThis->bAsyncWrite)
		d_pthread_mutex_lock(&pThis->mut);

	if(pThis->bDisabled)
		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_STREAM_DISABLED);

	/* if the buffer is full, we need to flush before we can write */
	if(pThis->iBufPtr == pThis->sIOBufSize) {
		CHKiRet(strmFlush(pThis));
	}
	/* we now always have space for one character, so we simply copy it */
	*(pThis->pIOBuf + pThis->iBufPtr) = c;
	pThis->iBufPtr++;

finalize_it:
	if(pThis->bAsyncWrite)
		d_pthread_mutex_unlock(&pThis->mut);

	RETiRet;
}


/* write an integer value (actually a long) to a stream object
 * Note that we do not need to lock the mutex here, because we call
 * strmWrite(), which does the lock (aka: we must not lock it, else we
 * would run into a recursive lock, resulting in a deadlock!)
 */
static rsRetVal strmWriteLong(strm_t *pThis, long i)
{
	DEFiRet;
	uchar szBuf[32];

	ASSERT(pThis != NULL);

	CHKiRet(srUtilItoA((char*)szBuf, sizeof(szBuf), i));
	CHKiRet(strmWrite(pThis, szBuf, strlen((char*)szBuf)));

finalize_it:
	RETiRet;
}


/* write memory buffer to a stream object.
 * process the data in chunks and copy it over to our buffer. The caller-provided data
 * may theoritically be larger than our buffer. In that case, we do multiple copies. One
 * may argue if it were more efficient to write out the caller-provided buffer in that case
 * and earlier versions of rsyslog did this. However, this introduces a lot of complexity
 * inside the buffered writer and potential performance bottlenecks when trying to solve
 * it. Now keep in mind that we actually do (almost?) never have a case where the
 * caller-provided buffer is larger than our one. So instead of optimizing a case
 * which normally does not exist, we expect some degradation in its case but make us
 * perform better in the regular cases. -- rgerhards, 2009-07-07
 * Note: the pThis->iBufPtr == pThis->sIOBufSize logic below looks a bit like an
 * on-off error. In fact, it is not, because iBufPtr always points to the next
 * *free* byte in the buffer. So if it is sIOBufSize - 1, there actually is one
 * free byte left. This came up during a code walkthrough and was considered
 * worth nothing. -- rgerhards, 2010-03-10
 */
static rsRetVal
strmWrite(strm_t *pThis, uchar *pBuf, size_t lenBuf)
{
	DEFiRet;
	size_t iWrite;
	size_t iOffset;

	ASSERT(pThis != NULL);
	ASSERT(pBuf != NULL);

//DBGPRINTF("strmWrite(%p, '%65.65s', %ld);, disabled %d, sizelim %ld, size %lld\n", pThis, pBuf,lenBuf, pThis->bDisabled, pThis->iSizeLimit, pThis->iCurrOffs);
	if(pThis->bAsyncWrite)
		d_pthread_mutex_lock(&pThis->mut);

	if(pThis->bDisabled)
		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_STREAM_DISABLED);

	iOffset = 0;
	do {
		if(pThis->iBufPtr == pThis->sIOBufSize) {
			CHKiRet(strmFlush(pThis)); /* get a new buffer for rest of data */
		}
		iWrite = pThis->sIOBufSize - pThis->iBufPtr; /* this fits in current buf */
		if(iWrite > lenBuf)
			iWrite = lenBuf;
		memcpy(pThis->pIOBuf + pThis->iBufPtr, pBuf + iOffset, iWrite);
		pThis->iBufPtr += iWrite;
		iOffset += iWrite;
		lenBuf -= iWrite;
	} while(lenBuf > 0);

	/* now check if the buffer right at the end of the write is full and, if so,
	 * write it. This seems more natural than waiting (hours?) for the next message...
	 */
	if(pThis->iBufPtr == pThis->sIOBufSize) {
		CHKiRet(strmFlush(pThis)); /* get a new buffer for rest of data */
	}

finalize_it:
	if(pThis->bAsyncWrite) {
		if(pThis->bDoTimedWait == 0) {
			/* we potentially have a partial buffer, so re-activate the
			 * writer thread that it can set and pick up timeouts.
			 */
			pThis->bDoTimedWait = 1;
			pthread_cond_signal(&pThis->notEmpty);
		}
		d_pthread_mutex_unlock(&pThis->mut);
	}

	RETiRet;
}


/* property set methods */
/* simple ones first */
DEFpropSetMeth(strm, bDeleteOnClose, int)
DEFpropSetMeth(strm, iMaxFileSize, int)
DEFpropSetMeth(strm, iFileNumDigits, int)
DEFpropSetMeth(strm, tOperationsMode, int)
DEFpropSetMeth(strm, tOpenMode, mode_t)
DEFpropSetMeth(strm, sType, strmType_t)
DEFpropSetMeth(strm, iZipLevel, int)
DEFpropSetMeth(strm, bSync, int)
DEFpropSetMeth(strm, sIOBufSize, size_t)
DEFpropSetMeth(strm, iSizeLimit, off_t)
DEFpropSetMeth(strm, iFlushInterval, int)
DEFpropSetMeth(strm, pszSizeLimitCmd, uchar*)

static rsRetVal strmSetiMaxFiles(strm_t *pThis, int iNewVal)
{
	pThis->iMaxFiles = iNewVal;
	pThis->iFileNumDigits = getNumberDigits(iNewVal);
	return RS_RET_OK;
}


/* set the stream's file prefix
 * The passed-in string is duplicated. So if the caller does not need
 * it any longer, it must free it.
 * rgerhards, 2008-01-09
 */
static rsRetVal
strmSetFName(strm_t *pThis, uchar *pszName, size_t iLenName)
{
	DEFiRet;

	ASSERT(pThis != NULL);
	ASSERT(pszName != NULL);
	
	if(iLenName < 1)
		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_FILE_PREFIX_MISSING);

	if(pThis->pszFName != NULL)
		free(pThis->pszFName);

	if((pThis->pszFName = malloc(sizeof(uchar) * (iLenName + 1))) == NULL)
		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_OUT_OF_MEMORY);

	memcpy(pThis->pszFName, pszName, iLenName + 1); /* always think about the \0! */
	pThis->lenFName = iLenName;

finalize_it:
	RETiRet;
}


/* set the stream's directory
 * The passed-in string is duplicated. So if the caller does not need
 * it any longer, it must free it.
 * rgerhards, 2008-01-09
 */
static rsRetVal
strmSetDir(strm_t *pThis, uchar *pszDir, size_t iLenDir)
{
	DEFiRet;

	ASSERT(pThis != NULL);
	ASSERT(pszDir != NULL);
	
	if(iLenDir < 1)
		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_FILE_PREFIX_MISSING);

	CHKmalloc(pThis->pszDir = malloc(sizeof(uchar) * iLenDir + 1));

	memcpy(pThis->pszDir, pszDir, iLenDir + 1); /* always think about the \0! */
	pThis->lenDir = iLenDir;

finalize_it:
	RETiRet;
}


/* support for data records
 * The stream class is able to write to multiple files. However, there are
 * situation (actually quite common), where a single data record should not
 * be split across files. This may be problematic if multiple stream write
 * calls are used to create the record. To support that, we provide the
 * bInRecord status variable. If it is set, no file spliting occurs. Once
 * it is set to 0, a check is done if a split is necessary and it then
 * happens. For a record-oriented caller, the proper sequence is:
 *
 * strmRecordBegin()
 * strmWrite...()
 * strmRecordEnd()
 *
 * Please note that records do not affect the writing of output buffers. They
 * are always written when full. The only thing affected is circular files
 * creation. So it is safe to write large records.
 *
 * IMPORTANT: RecordBegin() can not be nested! It is a programming error
 * if RecordBegin() is called while already in a record!
 *
 * rgerhards, 2008-01-10
 */
static rsRetVal strmRecordBegin(strm_t *pThis)
{
	ASSERT(pThis != NULL);
	ASSERT(pThis->bInRecord == 0);
	pThis->bInRecord = 1;
	return RS_RET_OK;
}

static rsRetVal strmRecordEnd(strm_t *pThis)
{
	DEFiRet;
	ASSERT(pThis != NULL);
	ASSERT(pThis->bInRecord == 1);

	pThis->bInRecord = 0;
	iRet = strmCheckNextOutputFile(pThis); /* check if we need to switch files */

	RETiRet;
}
/* end stream record support functions */


/* This method serializes a stream object. That means the whole
 * object is modified into text form. That text form is suitable for
 * later reconstruction of the object.
 * The most common use case for this method is the creation of an
 * on-disk representation of the message object.
 * We do not serialize the dynamic properties. 
 * rgerhards, 2008-01-10
 */
static rsRetVal strmSerialize(strm_t *pThis, strm_t *pStrm)
{
	DEFiRet;
	int i;
	long l;

	ISOBJ_TYPE_assert(pThis, strm);
	ISOBJ_TYPE_assert(pStrm, strm);

	strmFlush(pThis);
	CHKiRet(obj.BeginSerialize(pStrm, (obj_t*) pThis));

	objSerializeSCALAR(pStrm, iCurrFNum, INT);
	objSerializePTR(pStrm, pszFName, PSZ);
	objSerializeSCALAR(pStrm, iMaxFiles, INT);
	objSerializeSCALAR(pStrm, bDeleteOnClose, INT);

	i = pThis->sType;
	objSerializeSCALAR_VAR(pStrm, sType, INT, i);

	i = pThis->tOperationsMode;
	objSerializeSCALAR_VAR(pStrm, tOperationsMode, INT, i);

	i = pThis->tOpenMode;
	objSerializeSCALAR_VAR(pStrm, tOpenMode, INT, i);

	l = (long) pThis->iCurrOffs;
	objSerializeSCALAR_VAR(pStrm, iCurrOffs, LONG, l);

	CHKiRet(obj.EndSerialize(pStrm));

finalize_it:
	RETiRet;
}



/* set a user write-counter. This counter is initialized to zero and
 * receives the number of bytes written. It is accurate only after a
 * flush(). This hook is provided as a means to control disk size usage.
 * The pointer must be valid at all times (so if it is on the stack, be sure
 * to remove it when you exit the function). Pointers are removed by
 * calling strmSetWCntr() with a NULL param. Only one pointer is settable,
 * any new set overwrites the previous one.
 * rgerhards, 2008-02-27
 */
static rsRetVal
strmSetWCntr(strm_t *pThis, number_t *pWCnt)
{
	DEFiRet;

	ISOBJ_TYPE_assert(pThis, strm);

	if(pWCnt != NULL)
		*pWCnt = 0;
	pThis->pUsrWCntr = pWCnt;

	RETiRet;
}


#include "stringbuf.h"

/* This function can be used as a generic way to set properties.
 * rgerhards, 2008-01-11
 */
#define isProp(name) !rsCStrSzStrCmp(pProp->pcsName, UCHAR_CONSTANT(name), sizeof(name) - 1)
static rsRetVal strmSetProperty(strm_t *pThis, var_t *pProp)
{
	DEFiRet;

	ISOBJ_TYPE_assert(pThis, strm);
	ASSERT(pProp != NULL);

 	if(isProp("sType")) {
		CHKiRet(strmSetsType(pThis, (strmType_t) pProp->val.num));
 	} else if(isProp("iCurrFNum")) {
		pThis->iCurrFNum = pProp->val.num;
 	} else if(isProp("pszFName")) {
		CHKiRet(strmSetFName(pThis, rsCStrGetSzStrNoNULL(pProp->val.pStr), rsCStrLen(pProp->val.pStr)));
 	} else if(isProp("tOperationsMode")) {
		CHKiRet(strmSettOperationsMode(pThis, pProp->val.num));
 	} else if(isProp("tOpenMode")) {
		CHKiRet(strmSettOpenMode(pThis, pProp->val.num));
 	} else if(isProp("iCurrOffs")) {
		pThis->iCurrOffs = pProp->val.num;
 	} else if(isProp("iMaxFileSize")) {
		CHKiRet(strmSetiMaxFileSize(pThis, pProp->val.num));
 	} else if(isProp("iMaxFiles")) {
		CHKiRet(strmSetiMaxFiles(pThis, pProp->val.num));
 	} else if(isProp("iFileNumDigits")) {
		CHKiRet(strmSetiFileNumDigits(pThis, pProp->val.num));
 	} else if(isProp("bDeleteOnClose")) {
		CHKiRet(strmSetbDeleteOnClose(pThis, pProp->val.num));
	}

finalize_it:
	RETiRet;
}
#undef	isProp


/* return the current offset inside the stream. Note that on two consequtive calls, the offset
 * reported on the second call may actually be lower than on the first call. This is due to
 * file circulation. A caller must deal with that. -- rgerhards, 2008-01-30
 */
static rsRetVal
strmGetCurrOffset(strm_t *pThis, int64 *pOffs)
{
	DEFiRet;

	ISOBJ_TYPE_assert(pThis, strm);
	ASSERT(pOffs != NULL);

	*pOffs = pThis->iCurrOffs;

	RETiRet;
}


/* queryInterface function
 * rgerhards, 2008-02-29
 */
BEGINobjQueryInterface(strm)
CODESTARTobjQueryInterface(strm)
	if(pIf->ifVersion != strmCURR_IF_VERSION) { /* check for current version, increment on each change */
		ABORT_FINALIZE(RS_RET_INTERFACE_NOT_SUPPORTED);
	}

	/* ok, we have the right interface, so let's fill it
	 * Please note that we may also do some backwards-compatibility
	 * work here (if we can support an older interface version - that,
	 * of course, also affects the "if" above).
	 */
	pIf->Construct = strmConstruct;
	pIf->ConstructFinalize = strmConstructFinalize;
	pIf->Destruct = strmDestruct;
	pIf->ReadChar = strmReadChar;
	pIf->UnreadChar = strmUnreadChar;
	pIf->ReadLine = strmReadLine;
	pIf->SeekCurrOffs = strmSeekCurrOffs;
	pIf->Write = strmWrite;
	pIf->WriteChar = strmWriteChar;
	pIf->WriteLong = strmWriteLong;
	pIf->SetFName = strmSetFName;
	pIf->SetDir = strmSetDir;
	pIf->Flush = strmFlush;
	pIf->RecordBegin = strmRecordBegin;
	pIf->RecordEnd = strmRecordEnd;
	pIf->Serialize = strmSerialize;
	pIf->GetCurrOffset = strmGetCurrOffset;
	pIf->SetWCntr = strmSetWCntr;
	/* set methods */
	pIf->SetbDeleteOnClose = strmSetbDeleteOnClose;
	pIf->SetiMaxFileSize = strmSetiMaxFileSize;
	pIf->SetiMaxFiles = strmSetiMaxFiles;
	pIf->SetiFileNumDigits = strmSetiFileNumDigits;
	pIf->SettOperationsMode = strmSettOperationsMode;
	pIf->SettOpenMode = strmSettOpenMode;
	pIf->SetsType = strmSetsType;
	pIf->SetiZipLevel = strmSetiZipLevel;
	pIf->SetbSync = strmSetbSync;
	pIf->SetsIOBufSize = strmSetsIOBufSize;
	pIf->SetiSizeLimit = strmSetiSizeLimit;
	pIf->SetiFlushInterval = strmSetiFlushInterval;
	pIf->SetpszSizeLimitCmd = strmSetpszSizeLimitCmd;
finalize_it:
ENDobjQueryInterface(strm)


/* Initialize the stream class. Must be called as the very first method
 * before anything else is called inside this class.
 * rgerhards, 2008-01-09
 */
BEGINObjClassInit(strm, 1, OBJ_IS_CORE_MODULE)
	/* request objects we use */

	OBJSetMethodHandler(objMethod_SERIALIZE, strmSerialize);
	OBJSetMethodHandler(objMethod_SETPROPERTY, strmSetProperty);
	OBJSetMethodHandler(objMethod_CONSTRUCTION_FINALIZER, strmConstructFinalize);
ENDObjClassInit(strm)

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