BIO_s_file(3) OpenSSL BIO_s_file(3)NAME
BIO_s_file, BIO_new_file, BIO_new_fp, BIO_set_fp,
BIO_get_fp, BIO_read_filename, BIO_write_filename,
BIO_append_filename, BIO_rw_filename - FILE bio
SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/bio.h>
BIO_METHOD * BIO_s_file(void);
BIO *BIO_new_file(const char *filename, const char *mode);
BIO *BIO_new_fp(FILE *stream, int flags);
BIO_set_fp(BIO *b,FILE *fp, int flags);
BIO_get_fp(BIO *b,FILE **fpp);
int BIO_read_filename(BIO *b, char *name)
int BIO_write_filename(BIO *b, char *name)
int BIO_append_filename(BIO *b, char *name)
int BIO_rw_filename(BIO *b, char *name)
DESCRIPTIONBIO_s_file() returns the BIO file method. As its name
implies it is a wrapper round the stdio FILE structure and
it is a source/sink BIO.
Calls to BIO_read() and BIO_write() read and write data to
the underlying stream. BIO_gets() and BIO_puts() are
supported on file BIOs.
BIO_flush() on a file BIO calls the fflush() function on
the wrapped stream.
BIO_reset() attempts to change the file pointer to the
start of file using fseek(stream, 0, 0).
BIO_seek() sets the file pointer to position ofs from
start of file using fseek(stream, ofs, 0).
BIO_eof() calls feof().
Setting the BIO_CLOSE flag calls fclose() on the stream
when the BIO is freed.
BIO_new_file() creates a new file BIO with mode mode the
meaning of mode is the same as the stdio function fopen().
The BIO_CLOSE flag is set on the returned BIO.
BIO_new_fp() creates a file BIO wrapping stream. Flags can
be: BIO_CLOSE, BIO_NOCLOSE (the close flag) BIO_FP_TEXT
(sets the underlying stream to text mode, default is
binary: this only has any effect under Win32).
BIO_set_fp() set the fp of a file BIO to fp. flags has the
same meaning as in BIO_new_fp(), it is a macro.
BIO_get_fp() retrieves the fp of a file BIO, it is a
macro.
BIO_seek() is a macro that sets the position pointer to
offset bytes from the start of file.
BIO_tell() returns the value of the position pointer.
BIO_read_filename(), BIO_write_filename(),
BIO_append_filename() and BIO_rw_filename() set the file
BIO b to use file name for reading, writing, append or
read write respectively.
NOTES
When wrapping stdout, stdin or stderr the underlying
stream should not normally be closed so the BIO_NOCLOSE
flag should be set.
Because the file BIO calls the underlying stdio functions
any quirks in stdio behaviour will be mirrored by the
corresponding BIO.
EXAMPLES
File BIO "hello world":
BIO *bio_out;
bio_out = BIO_new_fp(stdout, BIO_NOCLOSE);
BIO_printf(bio_out, "Hello World\n");
Alternative technique:
BIO *bio_out;
bio_out = BIO_new(BIO_s_file());
if(bio_out == NULL) /* Error ... */
if(!BIO_set_fp(bio_out, stdout, BIO_NOCLOSE)) /* Error ... */
BIO_printf(bio_out, "Hello World\n");
Write to a file:
BIO *out;
out = BIO_new_file("filename.txt", "w");
if(!out) /* Error occurred */
BIO_printf(out, "Hello World\n");
BIO_free(out);
Alternative technique:
BIO *out;
out = BIO_new(BIO_s_file());
if(out == NULL) /* Error ... */
if(!BIO_write_filename(out, "filename.txt")) /* Error ... */
BIO_printf(out, "Hello World\n");
BIO_free(out);
RETURN VALUESBIO_s_file() returns the file BIO method.
BIO_new_file() and BIO_new_fp() return a file BIO or NULL
if an error occurred.
BIO_set_fp() and BIO_get_fp() return 1 for success or 0
for failure (although the current implementation never
return 0).
BIO_seek() returns the same value as the underlying
fseek() function: 0 for success or -1 for failure.
BIO_tell() returns the current file position.
BIO_read_filename(), BIO_write_filename(),
BIO_append_filename() and BIO_rw_filename() return 1 for
success or 0 for failure.
BUGSBIO_reset() and BIO_seek() are implemented using fseek()
on the underlying stream. The return value for fseek() is
0 for success or -1 if an error occurred this differs from
other types of BIO which will typically return 1 for
success and a non positive value if an error occurred.
SEE ALSOBIO_seek(3), BIO_tell(3), BIO_reset(3), BIO_flush(3),
BIO_read(3), BIO_write(3), BIO_puts(3), BIO_gets(3),
BIO_printf(3), BIO_set_close(3), BIO_get_close(3)18/Sep/2000 0.9.6j BIO_s_file(3)
