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+/* lutil_meter.h - progress meters */
+/* $OpenLDAP$ */
+/* This work is part of OpenLDAP Software <http://www.openldap.org/>.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 by Matthew Backes, Symas Corp.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted only as authorized by the OpenLDAP
+ * Public License.
+ *
+ * A copy of this license is available in the file LICENSE in the
+ * top-level directory of the distribution or, alternatively, at
+ * <http://www.OpenLDAP.org/license.html>.
+ */
+/* ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
+ * This work was initially developed by Matthew Backes for inclusion
+ * in OpenLDAP software.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LUTIL_METER_H
+#define _LUTIL_METER_H
+
+#include "portable.h"
+
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include <ac/stdlib.h>
+#include <ac/time.h>
+
+typedef struct {
+       int (*display_open) (void **datap);
+       int (*display_update) (void **datap, double frac, time_t remaining_time, time_t elapsed, double byte_rate);
+       int (*display_close) (void **datap);
+} lutil_meter_display_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+       int (*estimator_open) (void **datap);
+       int (*estimator_update) (void **datap, double start, double frac, time_t *remaining_time);
+       int (*estimator_close) (void **datap);
+} lutil_meter_estimator_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+       const lutil_meter_display_t *display;
+       void * display_data;
+       const lutil_meter_estimator_t *estimator;
+       void * estimator_data;
+       double start_time;
+       double last_update;
+       unsigned long goal_value;
+       unsigned long last_position;
+} lutil_meter_t;
+
+extern const lutil_meter_display_t lutil_meter_text_display;
+extern const lutil_meter_estimator_t lutil_meter_linear_estimator;
+
+extern int lutil_meter_open (
+       lutil_meter_t *lutil_meter,
+       const lutil_meter_display_t *display, 
+       const lutil_meter_estimator_t *estimator,
+       unsigned long goal_value);
+extern int lutil_meter_update (
+       lutil_meter_t *lutil_meter,
+       unsigned long position,
+       int force);
+extern int lutil_meter_close (lutil_meter_t *lutil_meter);
+
+#endif /* _LUTIL_METER_H */
 
--- /dev/null
+/* meter.c - lutil_meter meters */
+/* $OpenLDAP$ */
+/* This work is part of OpenLDAP Software <http://www.openldap.org/>.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 by Matthew Backes, Symas Corp.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted only as authorized by the OpenLDAP
+ * Public License.
+ *
+ * A copy of this license is available in the file LICENSE in the
+ * top-level directory of the distribution or, alternatively, at
+ * <http://www.OpenLDAP.org/license.html>.
+ */
+/* ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
+ * This work was initially developed by Matthew Backes for inclusion
+ * in OpenLDAP software.
+ */
+
+#include "portable.h"
+#include "lutil_meter.h"
+
+#include <ac/assert.h>
+#include <ac/string.h>
+
+int
+lutil_time_string (
+       char *dest,
+       int duration,
+       int max_terms)
+{
+       static const int time_div[] = {31556952,
+                                      604800,
+                                      86400,
+                                      3600,
+                                      60,
+                                      1,
+                                      0};
+       const int * time_divp = time_div;
+       static const char * time_name_ch = "ywdhms";
+       const char * time_name_chp = time_name_ch;
+       int term_count = 0;
+       char *buf = dest;
+       int time_quot;
+       
+       assert ( max_terms >= 2 ); /* room for "none" message */
+
+       if ( duration < 0 ) {
+               *dest = '\0';
+               return 1;
+       }
+       if ( duration == 0 ) {
+               strcpy( dest, "none" );
+               return 0;
+       }
+       while ( term_count < max_terms && duration > 0 ) {
+               if (duration > *time_divp) {
+                       time_quot = duration / *time_divp;
+                       duration %= *time_divp;
+                       if (time_quot > 99) {
+                               return 1;
+                       } else {
+                               *(buf++) = time_quot / 10 + '0';
+                               *(buf++) = time_quot % 10 + '0';
+                               *(buf++) = *time_name_chp;
+                               ++term_count;
+                       }
+               }
+               if ( *(++time_divp) == 0) duration = 0;
+               ++time_name_chp;
+       }
+       *buf = '\0';
+       return 0;
+}
+
+int
+lutil_get_now (double *now)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY
+       struct timeval tv;
+
+       assert( now );
+       gettimeofday( &tv, NULL );
+       *now = ((double) tv.tv_sec) + (((double) tv.tv_usec) / 1000000.0);
+       return 0;
+#else
+       time_t tm;
+
+       assert( now );
+       time( &tm );
+       now = (double) tm;
+       return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+int
+lutil_meter_open (
+       lutil_meter_t *meter,
+       const lutil_meter_display_t *display, 
+       const lutil_meter_estimator_t *estimator,
+       unsigned long goal_value)
+{
+       int rc;
+
+       assert( meter != NULL );
+       assert( display != NULL );
+       assert( estimator != NULL );
+
+       if (goal_value < 1) return -1;
+
+       memset( (void*) meter, 0, sizeof( lutil_meter_t ));
+       meter->display = display;
+       meter->estimator = estimator;
+       lutil_get_now( &meter->start_time );
+       meter->last_update = meter->start_time;
+       meter->goal_value = goal_value;
+       meter->last_position = 0;
+
+       rc = meter->display->display_open( &meter->display_data );
+       if( rc != 0 ) return rc;
+       
+       rc = meter->estimator->estimator_open( &meter->estimator_data );
+       if( rc != 0 ) {
+               meter->display->display_close( &meter->display_data );
+               return rc;
+       }
+       
+       return 0;
+}
+
+int
+lutil_meter_update (
+       lutil_meter_t *meter,
+       unsigned long position,
+       int force)
+{
+       static const double display_rate = 0.5;
+       double frac, cycle_length, speed, now;
+       time_t remaining_time, elapsed;
+       int rc;
+
+       assert( meter != NULL );
+       assert( position >= 0 );
+
+       lutil_get_now( &now );
+
+       if ( !force && now - meter->last_update < display_rate ) return 0;
+
+       frac = ((double)position) / ((double) meter->goal_value);
+       elapsed = now - meter->start_time;
+       if (frac <= 0.0) return 0;
+       if (frac >= 1.0) {
+               rc = meter->display->display_update(
+                       &meter->display_data,
+                       1.0,
+                       0,
+                       (time_t) elapsed,
+                       ((double)position) / elapsed);
+       } else {
+               rc = meter->estimator->estimator_update( 
+                       &meter->estimator_data, 
+                       meter->start_time,
+                       frac,
+                       &remaining_time );
+               if ( rc == 0 ) {
+                       cycle_length = now - meter->last_update;
+                       speed = cycle_length > 0.0 ?
+                               ((double)(position - meter->last_position)) 
+                               / cycle_length :
+                               0.0;
+                       rc = meter->display->display_update(
+                               &meter->display_data,
+                               frac,
+                               remaining_time,
+                               (time_t) elapsed,
+                               speed);
+                       if ( rc == 0 ) {
+                               meter->last_update = now;
+                               meter->last_position = position;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+
+       return rc;
+}
+
+int
+lutil_meter_close (lutil_meter_t *meter)
+{
+       meter->estimator->estimator_close( &meter->estimator_data );
+       meter->display->display_close( &meter->display_data );
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/* Default display and estimator */
+typedef struct {
+       int buffer_length;
+       char * buffer;
+       int need_eol;
+       int phase;
+       FILE *output;
+} text_display_state_t;
+
+static int
+text_open (void ** display_datap)
+{
+       static const int default_buffer_length = 81;
+       text_display_state_t *data;
+
+       assert( display_datap != NULL );
+       data = calloc( 1, sizeof( text_display_state_t ));
+       assert( data != NULL );
+       data->buffer_length = default_buffer_length;
+       data->buffer = calloc( 1, default_buffer_length );
+       assert( data->buffer != NULL );
+       data->output = stderr;
+       *display_datap = data;
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+text_update ( 
+       void **display_datap,
+       double frac,
+       time_t remaining_time,
+       time_t elapsed,
+       double byte_rate)
+{
+       text_display_state_t *data;
+       char *buf, *buf_end;
+
+       assert( display_datap != NULL );
+       assert( *display_datap != NULL );
+       data = (text_display_state_t*) *display_datap;
+
+       if ( data->output == NULL ) return 1;
+
+       buf = data->buffer;
+       buf_end = buf + data->buffer_length - 1;
+
+/* |#################### 100.00% eta  1d19h elapsed 23w 7d23h15m12s spd nnnn.n M/s */
+
+       {
+               /* spinner */
+               static const int phase_mod = 8;
+               static const char phase_char[] = "_.oO*^'^*Oo.";
+               *buf++ = phase_char[data->phase % phase_mod];
+               data->phase++;
+       }
+
+       {
+               /* bar */
+               static const int bar_length = 20;
+               static const double bar_lengthd = 20.0;
+               static const char fill_char = '#';
+               static const char blank_char = ' ';
+               char *bar_end = buf + bar_length;
+               char *bar_pos = frac < 0.0 ? 
+                       buf :
+                       frac < 1.0 ?
+                       buf + (int) (bar_lengthd * frac) :
+                       bar_end;
+
+               assert( (buf_end - buf) > bar_length );
+               while ( buf < bar_end ) {
+                       *buf = buf < bar_pos ?
+                               fill_char : blank_char;
+                       ++buf;
+               }
+       }
+
+       {
+               /* percent */
+               (void) snprintf( buf, buf_end-buf, "%7.2f%%", 100.0*frac );
+               buf += 8;
+       }
+
+       {
+               /* eta and elapsed */
+               char time_buffer[19];
+               int rc;
+               rc = lutil_time_string( time_buffer, remaining_time, 2);
+               if (rc == 0)
+                       snprintf( buf, buf_end-buf, " eta %6s", time_buffer );
+               buf += 5+6;
+               rc = lutil_time_string( time_buffer, elapsed, 5);
+               if (rc == 0)
+                       snprintf( buf, buf_end-buf, " elapsed %15s", 
+                                 time_buffer );
+               buf += 9+15;
+       }
+
+       {
+               /* speed */
+               static const char prefixes[] = " kMGTPEZY";
+               const char *prefix_chp = prefixes;
+
+               while (*prefix_chp && byte_rate >= 1024.0) {
+                       byte_rate /= 1024.0;
+                       ++prefix_chp;
+               }
+               if ( byte_rate >= 1024.0 ) {
+                       snprintf( buf, buf_end-buf, " fast!" );
+                       buf += 6;
+               } else {
+                       snprintf( buf, buf_end-buf, " spd %5.1f %c/s",
+                                 byte_rate,
+                                 *prefix_chp);
+                       buf += 5+6+4;
+               }
+       }
+
+       (void) fprintf( data->output,
+                       "\r%-79s", 
+                       data->buffer );
+       data->need_eol = 1;
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+text_close (void ** display_datap)
+{
+       text_display_state_t *data;
+
+       if (display_datap) {
+               if (*display_datap) {
+                       data = (text_display_state_t*) *display_datap;
+                       if (data->output && data->need_eol) 
+                               fputs ("\n", data->output);
+                       if (data->buffer)
+                               free( data->buffer );
+                       free( data );
+               }
+               *display_datap = NULL;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+null_open_close (void **datap)
+{
+       assert( datap );
+       *datap = NULL;
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+linear_update (
+       void **estimator_datap, 
+       double start, 
+       double frac, 
+       time_t *remaining)
+{
+       double now;
+       double elapsed;
+       
+       assert( estimator_datap != NULL );
+       assert( *estimator_datap == NULL );
+       assert( start > 0.0 );
+       assert( frac >= 0.0 );
+       assert( frac <= 1.0 );
+       assert( remaining != NULL );
+       lutil_get_now( &now );
+
+       elapsed = now-start;
+       assert( elapsed >= 0.0 );
+
+       if ( frac == 0.0 ) {
+               return 1;
+       } else if ( frac >= 1.0 ) {
+               *remaining = 0;
+               return 0;
+       } else {
+               *remaining = (time_t) (elapsed/frac-elapsed+0.5);
+               return 0;
+       }
+}
+
+const lutil_meter_display_t lutil_meter_text_display = {
+       text_open, text_update, text_close
+};
+
+const lutil_meter_estimator_t lutil_meter_linear_estimator = {
+       null_open_close, linear_update, null_open_close
+};