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+/* string.c: Glulxe string and text functions.
+    Designed by Andrew Plotkin <erkyrath@eblong.com>
+    http://eblong.com/zarf/glulx/index.html
+*/
+
+#include "glk.h"
+#include "glulxe.h"
+
+static glui32 iosys_mode;
+static glui32 iosys_rock;
+/* These constants are defined in the Glulx spec. */
+#define iosys_None (0)
+#define iosys_Filter (1)
+#define iosys_Glk (2)
+
+#define CACHEBITS (4)
+#define CACHESIZE (1<<CACHEBITS) 
+#define CACHEMASK (15)
+
+typedef struct cacheblock_struct {
+  int depth; /* 1 to 4 */
+  int type;
+  union {
+    struct cacheblock_struct *branches;
+    unsigned char ch;
+    glui32 uch;
+    glui32 addr;
+  } u;
+} cacheblock_t;
+
+static int never_cache_stringtable = FALSE;
+
+/* The current string-decoding tables, broken out into a fast and
+   easy-to-use form. */
+static int tablecache_valid = FALSE;
+static cacheblock_t tablecache;
+
+static void stream_setup_unichar(void);
+
+static void nopio_char_han(unsigned char ch);
+static void filio_char_han(unsigned char ch);
+static void nopio_unichar_han(glui32 ch);
+static void filio_unichar_han(glui32 ch);
+static void glkio_unichar_nouni_han(glui32 val);
+static void (*glkio_unichar_han_ptr)(glui32 val) = NULL;
+
+static void dropcache(cacheblock_t *cablist);
+static void buildcache(cacheblock_t *cablist, glui32 nodeaddr, int depth,
+  int mask);
+static void dumpcache(cacheblock_t *cablist, int count, int indent);
+
+void stream_get_iosys(glui32 *mode, glui32 *rock)
+{
+  *mode = iosys_mode;
+  *rock = iosys_rock;
+}
+
+static void stream_setup_unichar()
+{
+#ifdef GLK_MODULE_UNICODE
+
+  if (glk_gestalt(gestalt_Unicode, 0))
+    glkio_unichar_han_ptr = glk_put_char_uni;
+  else
+    glkio_unichar_han_ptr = glkio_unichar_nouni_han;
+
+#else /* GLK_MODULE_UNICODE */
+
+  glkio_unichar_han_ptr = glkio_unichar_nouni_han;
+
+#endif /* GLK_MODULE_UNICODE */
+}
+
+void stream_set_iosys(glui32 mode, glui32 rock)
+{
+  switch (mode) {
+  default:
+    mode = 0;
+    /* ...and fall through to next case (no-op I/O). */
+  case iosys_None:
+    rock = 0;
+    stream_char_handler = nopio_char_han;
+    stream_unichar_handler = nopio_unichar_han;
+    break;
+  case iosys_Filter:
+    stream_char_handler = filio_char_han;
+    stream_unichar_handler = filio_unichar_han;
+    break;
+  case iosys_Glk:
+    if (!glkio_unichar_han_ptr)
+      stream_setup_unichar();
+    rock = 0;
+    stream_char_handler = glk_put_char;
+    stream_unichar_handler = glkio_unichar_han_ptr;
+    break;
+  }
+
+  iosys_mode = mode;
+  iosys_rock = rock;
+}
+
+static void nopio_char_han(unsigned char ch)
+{
+}
+
+static void nopio_unichar_han(glui32 ch)
+{
+}
+
+static void filio_char_han(unsigned char ch)
+{
+  glui32 val = ch;
+  push_callstub(0, 0);
+  enter_function(iosys_rock, 1, &val);
+}
+
+static void filio_unichar_han(glui32 val)
+{
+  push_callstub(0, 0);
+  enter_function(iosys_rock, 1, &val);
+}
+
+static void glkio_unichar_nouni_han(glui32 val)
+{
+  /* Only used if the Glk library has no Unicode functions */
+  if (val > 0xFF)
+    val = '?';
+  glk_put_char(val);
+}
+
+/* stream_num():
+   Write a signed integer to the current output stream.
+*/
+void stream_num(glsi32 val, int inmiddle, int charnum)
+{
+  int ix = 0;
+  int res, jx;
+  char buf[16];
+  glui32 ival;
+
+  if (val == 0) {
+    buf[ix] = '0';
+    ix++;
+  }
+  else {
+    if (val < 0) 
+      ival = -val;
+    else 
+      ival = val;
+
+    while (ival != 0) {
+      buf[ix] = (ival % 10) + '0';
+      ix++;
+      ival /= 10;
+    }
+
+    if (val < 0) {
+      buf[ix] = '-';
+      ix++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  switch (iosys_mode) {
+
+  case iosys_Glk:
+    while (ix) {
+      ix--;
+      glk_put_char(buf[ix]);
+    }
+    break;
+
+  case iosys_Filter:
+    if (!inmiddle) {
+      push_callstub(0x11, 0);
+    }
+    if (charnum >= ix) {
+      res = pop_callstub_string(&jx);
+      if (res) 
+        fatal_error("String-on-string call stub while printing number.");
+    }
+    else {
+      ival = buf[(ix-1)-charnum] & 0xFF;
+      pc = val;
+      push_callstub(0x12, charnum+1);
+      enter_function(iosys_rock, 1, &ival);
+    }
+    break;
+
+  default:
+    break;
+
+  }
+}
+
+/* stream_string():
+   Write a Glulx string object to the current output stream.
+   inmiddle is zero if we are beginning a new string, or
+   nonzero if restarting one (E0/E1/E2, as appropriate for
+   the string type).
+*/
+void stream_string(glui32 addr, int inmiddle, int bitnum)
+{
+  int ch;
+  int type;
+  int alldone = FALSE;
+  int substring = (inmiddle != 0);
+  glui32 ival;
+
+  if (!addr)
+    fatal_error("Called stream_string with null address.");
+  
+  while (!alldone) {
+
+    if (inmiddle == 0) {
+      type = Mem1(addr);
+      if (type == 0xE2)
+        addr+=4;
+      else
+        addr++;
+      bitnum = 0;
+    }
+    else {
+      type = inmiddle;
+    }
+
+    if (type == 0xE1) {
+      if (tablecache_valid) {
+        int bits, numbits;
+        int readahead;
+        glui32 tmpaddr;
+        cacheblock_t *cablist;
+        int done = 0;
+
+        /* bitnum is already set right */
+        bits = Mem1(addr); 
+        if (bitnum)
+          bits >>= bitnum;
+        numbits = (8 - bitnum);
+        readahead = FALSE;
+
+        if (tablecache.type != 0) {
+          /* This is a bit of a cheat. If the top-level block is not
+             a branch, then it must be a string-terminator -- otherwise
+             the string would be an infinite repetition of that block.
+             We check for this case and bail immediately. */
+          done = 1;
+        }
+
+        cablist = tablecache.u.branches;
+        while (!done) {
+          cacheblock_t *cab;
+
+          if (numbits < CACHEBITS) {
+            /* readahead is certainly false */
+            int newbyte = Mem1(addr+1);
+            bits |= (newbyte << numbits);
+            numbits += 8;
+            readahead = TRUE;
+          }
+
+          cab = &(cablist[bits & CACHEMASK]);
+          numbits -= cab->depth;
+          bits >>= cab->depth;
+          bitnum += cab->depth;
+          if (bitnum >= 8) {
+            addr += 1;
+            bitnum -= 8;
+            if (readahead) {
+              readahead = FALSE;
+            }
+            else {
+              int newbyte = Mem1(addr);
+              bits |= (newbyte << numbits);
+              numbits += 8;
+            }
+          }
+
+          switch (cab->type) {
+          case 0x00: /* non-leaf node */
+            cablist = cab->u.branches;
+            break;
+          case 0x01: /* string terminator */
+            done = 1;
+            break;
+          case 0x02: /* single character */
+            switch (iosys_mode) {
+            case iosys_Glk:
+              glk_put_char(cab->u.ch);
+              break;
+            case iosys_Filter: 
+              ival = cab->u.ch & 0xFF;
+              if (!substring) {
+                push_callstub(0x11, 0);
+                substring = TRUE;
+              }
+              pc = addr;
+              push_callstub(0x10, bitnum);
+              enter_function(iosys_rock, 1, &ival);
+              return;
+            }
+            cablist = tablecache.u.branches;
+            break;
+          case 0x04: /* single Unicode character */
+            switch (iosys_mode) {
+            case iosys_Glk:
+              glkio_unichar_han_ptr(cab->u.uch);
+              break;
+            case iosys_Filter: 
+              ival = cab->u.uch;
+              if (!substring) {
+                push_callstub(0x11, 0);
+                substring = TRUE;
+              }
+              pc = addr;
+              push_callstub(0x10, bitnum);
+              enter_function(iosys_rock, 1, &ival);
+              return;
+            }
+            cablist = tablecache.u.branches;
+            break;
+          case 0x03: /* C string */
+            switch (iosys_mode) {
+            case iosys_Glk:
+              for (tmpaddr=cab->u.addr; (ch=Mem1(tmpaddr)) != '\0'; tmpaddr++) 
+                glk_put_char(ch);
+              cablist = tablecache.u.branches; 
+              break;
+            case iosys_Filter:
+              if (!substring) {
+                push_callstub(0x11, 0);
+                substring = TRUE;
+              }
+              pc = addr;
+              push_callstub(0x10, bitnum);
+              inmiddle = 0xE0;
+              addr = cab->u.addr;
+              done = 2;
+              break;
+            default:
+              cablist = tablecache.u.branches; 
+              break;
+            }
+            break;
+          case 0x05: /* C Unicode string */
+            switch (iosys_mode) {
+            case iosys_Glk:
+              for (tmpaddr=cab->u.addr; (ival=Mem4(tmpaddr)) != 0; tmpaddr+=4) 
+                glkio_unichar_han_ptr(ival);
+              cablist = tablecache.u.branches; 
+              break;
+            case iosys_Filter:
+              if (!substring) {
+                push_callstub(0x11, 0);
+                substring = TRUE;
+              }
+              pc = addr;
+              push_callstub(0x10, bitnum);
+              inmiddle = 0xE2;
+              addr = cab->u.addr;
+              done = 2;
+              break;
+            default:
+              cablist = tablecache.u.branches; 
+              break;
+            }
+            break;
+          case 0x08:
+          case 0x09:
+          case 0x0A:
+          case 0x0B: 
+            {
+              glui32 oaddr;
+              int otype;
+              oaddr = cab->u.addr;
+              if (cab->type >= 0x09)
+                oaddr = Mem4(oaddr);
+              if (cab->type == 0x0B)
+                oaddr = Mem4(oaddr);
+              otype = Mem1(oaddr);
+              if (!substring) {
+                push_callstub(0x11, 0);
+                substring = TRUE;
+              }
+              if (otype >= 0xE0 && otype <= 0xFF) {
+                pc = addr;
+                push_callstub(0x10, bitnum);
+                inmiddle = 0;
+                addr = oaddr;
+                done = 2;
+              }
+              else if (otype >= 0xC0 && otype <= 0xDF) {
+                glui32 argc;
+                glui32 *argv;
+                if (cab->type == 0x0A || cab->type == 0x0B) {
+                  argc = Mem4(cab->u.addr+4);
+                  argv = pop_arguments(argc, cab->u.addr+8);
+                }
+                else {
+                  argc = 0;
+                  argv = NULL;
+                }
+                pc = addr;
+                push_callstub(0x10, bitnum);
+                enter_function(oaddr, argc, argv);
+                return;
+              }
+              else {
+                fatal_error("Unknown object while decoding string indirect reference.");
+              }
+            }
+            break;
+          default:
+            fatal_error("Unknown entity in string decoding (cached).");
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        if (done > 1) {
+          continue; /* restart the top-level loop */
+        }
+      }
+      else { /* tablecache not valid */
+        glui32 node;
+        int byte;
+        int nodetype;
+        int done = 0;
+
+        if (!stringtable)
+          fatal_error("Attempted to print a compressed string with no table set.");
+        /* bitnum is already set right */
+        byte = Mem1(addr); 
+        if (bitnum)
+          byte >>= bitnum;
+        node = Mem4(stringtable+8);
+        while (!done) {
+          nodetype = Mem1(node);
+          node++;
+          switch (nodetype) {
+          case 0x00: /* non-leaf node */
+            if (byte & 1) 
+              node = Mem4(node+4);
+            else
+              node = Mem4(node+0);
+            if (bitnum == 7) {
+              bitnum = 0;
+              addr++;
+              byte = Mem1(addr);
+            }
+            else {
+              bitnum++;
+              byte >>= 1;
+            }
+            break;
+          case 0x01: /* string terminator */
+            done = 1;
+            break;
+          case 0x02: /* single character */
+            ch = Mem1(node);
+            switch (iosys_mode) {
+            case iosys_Glk:
+              glk_put_char(ch);
+              break;
+            case iosys_Filter: 
+              ival = ch & 0xFF;
+              if (!substring) {
+                push_callstub(0x11, 0);
+                substring = TRUE;
+              }
+              pc = addr;
+              push_callstub(0x10, bitnum);
+              enter_function(iosys_rock, 1, &ival);
+              return;
+            }
+            node = Mem4(stringtable+8);
+            break;
+          case 0x04: /* single Unicode character */
+            ival = Mem4(node);
+            switch (iosys_mode) {
+            case iosys_Glk:
+              glkio_unichar_han_ptr(ival);
+              break;
+            case iosys_Filter: 
+              if (!substring) {
+                push_callstub(0x11, 0);
+                substring = TRUE;
+              }
+              pc = addr;
+              push_callstub(0x10, bitnum);
+              enter_function(iosys_rock, 1, &ival);
+              return;
+            }
+            node = Mem4(stringtable+8);
+            break;
+          case 0x03: /* C string */
+            switch (iosys_mode) {
+            case iosys_Glk:
+              for (; (ch=Mem1(node)) != '\0'; node++) 
+                glk_put_char(ch);
+              node = Mem4(stringtable+8);
+              break;
+            case iosys_Filter:
+              if (!substring) {
+                push_callstub(0x11, 0);
+                substring = TRUE;
+              }
+              pc = addr;
+              push_callstub(0x10, bitnum);
+              inmiddle = 0xE0;
+              addr = node;
+              done = 2;
+              break;
+            default:
+              node = Mem4(stringtable+8);
+              break;
+            }
+            break;
+          case 0x05: /* C Unicode string */
+            switch (iosys_mode) {
+            case iosys_Glk:
+              for (; (ival=Mem4(node)) != 0; node+=4) 
+                glkio_unichar_han_ptr(ival);
+              node = Mem4(stringtable+8);
+              break;
+            case iosys_Filter:
+              if (!substring) {
+                push_callstub(0x11, 0);
+                substring = TRUE;
+              }
+              pc = addr;
+              push_callstub(0x10, bitnum);
+              inmiddle = 0xE2;
+              addr = node;
+              done = 2;
+              break;
+            default:
+              node = Mem4(stringtable+8);
+              break;
+            }
+            break;
+          case 0x08:
+          case 0x09:
+          case 0x0A:
+          case 0x0B: 
+            {
+              glui32 oaddr;
+              int otype;
+              oaddr = Mem4(node);
+              if (nodetype == 0x09 || nodetype == 0x0B)
+                oaddr = Mem4(oaddr);
+              otype = Mem1(oaddr);
+              if (!substring) {
+                push_callstub(0x11, 0);
+                substring = TRUE;
+              }
+              if (otype >= 0xE0 && otype <= 0xFF) {
+                pc = addr;
+                push_callstub(0x10, bitnum);
+                inmiddle = 0;
+                addr = oaddr;
+                done = 2;
+              }
+              else if (otype >= 0xC0 && otype <= 0xDF) {
+                glui32 argc;
+                glui32 *argv;
+                if (nodetype == 0x0A || nodetype == 0x0B) {
+                  argc = Mem4(node+4);
+                  argv = pop_arguments(argc, node+8);
+                }
+                else {
+                  argc = 0;
+                  argv = NULL;
+                }
+                pc = addr;
+                push_callstub(0x10, bitnum);
+                enter_function(oaddr, argc, argv);
+                return;
+              }
+              else {
+                fatal_error("Unknown object while decoding string indirect reference.");
+              }
+            }
+            break;
+          default:
+            fatal_error("Unknown entity in string decoding.");
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        if (done > 1) {
+          continue; /* restart the top-level loop */
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    else if (type == 0xE0) {
+      switch (iosys_mode) {
+      case iosys_Glk:
+        while (1) {
+          ch = Mem1(addr);
+          addr++;
+          if (ch == '\0')
+            break;
+          glk_put_char(ch);
+        }
+        break;
+      case iosys_Filter:
+        if (!substring) {
+          push_callstub(0x11, 0);
+          substring = TRUE;
+        }
+        ch = Mem1(addr);
+        addr++;
+        if (ch != '\0') {
+          ival = ch & 0xFF;
+          pc = addr;
+          push_callstub(0x13, 0);
+          enter_function(iosys_rock, 1, &ival);
+          return;
+        }
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    else if (type == 0xE2) {
+      switch (iosys_mode) {
+      case iosys_Glk:
+        while (1) {
+          ival = Mem4(addr);
+          addr+=4;
+          if (ival == 0)
+            break;
+          glkio_unichar_han_ptr(ival);
+        }
+        break;
+      case iosys_Filter:
+        if (!substring) {
+          push_callstub(0x11, 0);
+          substring = TRUE;
+        }
+        ival = Mem4(addr);
+        addr+=4;
+        if (ival != 0) {
+          pc = addr;
+          push_callstub(0x14, 0);
+          enter_function(iosys_rock, 1, &ival);
+          return;
+        }
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    else if (type >= 0xE0 && type <= 0xFF) {
+      fatal_error("Attempt to print unknown type of string.");
+    }
+    else {
+      fatal_error("Attempt to print non-string.");
+    }
+
+    if (!substring) {
+      /* Just get straight out. */
+      alldone = TRUE;
+    }
+    else {
+      /* Pop a stub and see what's to be done. */
+      addr = pop_callstub_string(&bitnum);
+      if (addr == 0) {
+        alldone = TRUE;
+      }
+      else {
+        inmiddle = 0xE1;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/* stream_get_table():
+   Get the current table address. 
+*/
+glui32 stream_get_table()
+{
+  return stringtable;
+}
+
+/* stream_set_table():
+   Set the current table address, and rebuild decoding cache. 
+*/
+void stream_set_table(glui32 addr)
+{
+  if (stringtable == addr)
+    return;
+
+  /* Drop cache. */
+  if (tablecache_valid) {
+    if (tablecache.type == 0)
+      dropcache(tablecache.u.branches);
+    tablecache.u.branches = NULL;
+    tablecache_valid = FALSE;
+  }
+
+  stringtable = addr;
+
+  if (stringtable) {
+    /* Build cache. We can only do this if the table is entirely in ROM. */
+    glui32 tablelen = Mem4(stringtable);
+    glui32 rootaddr = Mem4(stringtable+8);
+    if (stringtable+tablelen <= ramstart && !never_cache_stringtable) {
+      buildcache(&tablecache, rootaddr, CACHEBITS, 0);
+      /* dumpcache(&tablecache, 1, 0); */
+      tablecache_valid = TRUE;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+static void buildcache(cacheblock_t *cablist, glui32 nodeaddr, int depth,
+  int mask)
+{
+  int ix, type;
+
+  type = Mem1(nodeaddr);
+
+  if (type == 0 && depth == CACHEBITS) {
+    cacheblock_t *list, *cab;
+    list = (cacheblock_t *)glulx_malloc(sizeof(cacheblock_t) * CACHESIZE);
+    buildcache(list, nodeaddr, 0, 0);
+    cab = &(cablist[mask]);
+    cab->type = 0;
+    cab->depth = CACHEBITS;
+    cab->u.branches = list;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (type == 0) {
+    glui32 leftaddr  = Mem4(nodeaddr+1);
+    glui32 rightaddr = Mem4(nodeaddr+5);
+    buildcache(cablist, leftaddr, depth+1, mask);
+    buildcache(cablist, rightaddr, depth+1, (mask | (1 << depth)));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  /* Leaf node. */
+  nodeaddr++;
+  for (ix = mask; ix < CACHESIZE; ix += (1 << depth)) {
+    cacheblock_t *cab = &(cablist[ix]);
+    cab->type = type;
+    cab->depth = depth;
+    switch (type) {
+    case 0x02:
+      cab->u.ch = Mem1(nodeaddr);
+      break;
+    case 0x04:
+      cab->u.uch = Mem4(nodeaddr);
+      break;
+    case 0x03:
+    case 0x05:
+    case 0x0A:
+    case 0x0B:
+      cab->u.addr = nodeaddr;
+      break;
+    case 0x08:
+    case 0x09:
+      cab->u.addr = Mem4(nodeaddr);
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+#if 0
+#include <stdio.h>
+static void dumpcache(cacheblock_t *cablist, int count, int indent)
+{
+  int ix, jx;
+
+  for (ix=0; ix<count; ix++) {
+    cacheblock_t *cab = &(cablist[ix]); 
+    for (jx=0; jx<indent; jx++)
+      printf("  ");
+    printf("%X: ", ix);
+    switch (cab->type) {
+    case 0:
+      printf("...\n");
+      dumpcache(cab->u.branches, CACHESIZE, indent+1);
+      break;
+    case 1:
+      printf("<EOS>\n");
+      break;
+    case 2:
+      printf("0x%02X", cab->u.ch);
+      if (cab->u.ch < 32)
+        printf(" ''\n");
+      else
+        printf(" '%c'\n", cab->u.ch);
+      break;
+    default:
+      printf("type %02X, address %06lX\n", cab->type, cab->u.addr);
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
+#endif /* 0 */
+
+static void dropcache(cacheblock_t *cablist)
+{
+  int ix;
+  for (ix=0; ix<CACHESIZE; ix++) {
+    cacheblock_t *cab = &(cablist[ix]);
+    if (cab->type == 0) {
+      dropcache(cab->u.branches);
+      cab->u.branches = NULL;
+    }
+  }
+  glulx_free(cablist);
+}
+
+/* This misbehaves if a Glk function has more than one S argument. */
+
+#define STATIC_TEMP_BUFSIZE (127)
+static char temp_buf[STATIC_TEMP_BUFSIZE+1];
+
+char *make_temp_string(glui32 addr)
+{
+  int ix, len;
+  glui32 addr2;
+  char *res, *cx;
+
+  if (Mem1(addr) != 0xE0)
+    fatal_error("String argument to a Glk call must be unencoded.");
+  addr++;
+
+  for (addr2=addr; Mem1(addr2); addr2++) { };
+  len = (addr2 - addr);
+  if (len < STATIC_TEMP_BUFSIZE) {
+    res = temp_buf;
+  }
+  else {
+    res = (char *)glulx_malloc(len+1);
+    if (!res) 
+      fatal_error("Unable to allocate space for string argument to Glk call.");
+  }
+  
+  for (ix=0, addr2=addr; ix<len; ix++, addr2++) {
+    res[ix] = Mem1(addr2);
+  }
+  res[len] = '\0';
+
+  return res;
+}
+
+glui32 *make_temp_ustring(glui32 addr)
+{
+  int ix, len;
+  glui32 addr2;
+  glui32 *res, *cx;
+
+  if (Mem1(addr) != 0xE2)
+    fatal_error("Ustring argument to a Glk call must be unencoded.");
+  addr+=4;
+
+  for (addr2=addr; Mem4(addr2); addr2+=4) { };
+  len = (addr2 - addr) / 4;
+  if ((len+1)*4 < STATIC_TEMP_BUFSIZE) {
+    res = (glui32 *)temp_buf;
+  }
+  else {
+    res = (glui32 *)glulx_malloc((len+1)*4);
+    if (!res) 
+      fatal_error("Unable to allocate space for ustring argument to Glk call.");
+  }
+  
+  for (ix=0, addr2=addr; ix<len; ix++, addr2+=4) {
+    res[ix] = Mem4(addr2);
+  }
+  res[len] = 0;
+
+  return res;
+}
+
+void free_temp_string(char *str)
+{
+  if (str && str != temp_buf) 
+    glulx_free(str);
+}
+
+void free_temp_ustring(glui32 *str)
+{
+  if (str && str != (glui32 *)temp_buf) 
+    glulx_free(str);
+}
+