AmigActive 6/AACD06.ISO/AACD/System/SnoopDos/SnoopDos_Source/SnoopDos.Roadmap

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                        SnoopDos 3.1 -- Source Code Roadmap

           Copyright © Eddy Carroll, September 1994. Freely distributable.

           Updated by Luca Longone and Massimo Tantignone in January 2000.


NOTE ABOUT THE 3.1 UPDATE

           References to PGP in the following text are not applicable to
           SnoopDos versions greater than 3.0. If you need authentication,
           please write to one of the following e-mail addresses:

           [e-mail], [e-mail] (Luca Longone)
           [e-mail] (Massimo Tantignone)
           [e-mail] (Eddy Carroll)

           What follows is the original roadmap text for SnoopDos 3.0,
           which is also valid for the 3.1 update.


INTRODUCTION

    SnoopDos was written using SAS/C 6.51. The Amiga programming community
    owe a large debt of thanks to Doug Walker, Steve Krueger, Jim Cooper,
    and everyone else at SAS Institute for providing such a useful and
    stable development environment. Without SAS/C, development of SnoopDos
    would have taken significantly longer.

    If you have SAS/C, then you should be able to recompile SnoopDos with
    no problems by simply typing "smake" in this directory. You might want
    to turn off optimisation in the SCOPTIONS file if you are experimenting;
    otherwise, prepare for a long wait.

    If you are using DICE or another compiler, you will need to ensure that
    you are using similar compiler options to those listed in SCOPTIONS. You
    will also need to change the function prototypes in patches.h and perhaps
    in patches.c. A future release may detect DICE automatically and do the
    right thing.

    In general, most files have an initialisation function and all have a
    cleanup function. The initialisation function should be called at the
    beginning of the code and the cleanup function at the end. All cleanup
    functions are safe to call multiple times if necessary.

    Note that all the source code has been formatted with a tab setting of
    4 spaces. If your editor uses tabs set to some other width, then it is
    strongly recommended that you run the code through Detab or a similar
    utility, otherwise it will look a mess.


MODULE OVERVIEW
---------------
Here's a summary of the different files and what they are used for:

       system.h   Master include file for all system headers
       system.c   Includes system.h -- used to create the GST file
     snoopdos.h   Defines all program globals, structures, constants, protos
     snoopdos.c   Top level module. Initialises and cleans up other modules
       buffer.c   Allocates and formats events in the event buffer
     language.c   Makes localised text strings available to other modules
    snooptext.h   Master message include file used by all modules
      patches.c   All the patch code inserted into system libraries
      patches.h   Header file that prototypes all the patched functions
    patchcode.s   Low-level assembly code used by patch mechanism
     settings.c   Handles the command line interface to SnoopDos
          gui.h   Constants which define the exact appearance of the GUI
      mainwin.c   All functions relating to the main window
       subwin.c   All functions relating to the other three windows
      miscwin.c   Miscellaneous window and screen functions used everywhere
       hotkey.c   Handles commodity interface + Workbench AppIcon/Toolmenu
         icon.h   Image data for custom SnoopDos icon (from IconEdit)
    snooptext.cd  SnoopDos catalog description file, for localisation
    snooptext.ct  Example SnoopDos translation file, for localisation
    testcalls.c   Separate utility to stress test the SnoopDos patch code.


MODULE GUIDE
------------
Here's a more detailed look at the contents of each module. See the module
itself for full details.


SYSTEM.H
SYSTEM.C

    System.h is the master include file for all Amiga system includes. Any
    system include used by any module is placed in here. The entire set of
    includes is then precompiled into a SAS/C GST file, which greatly speeds
    up compilation.

   System.c is the file used to generate the GST -- it simply includes
   the System.h header file.


SNOOPDOS.H

    SnoopDos.h is included by all other modules. It defines all the global
    variables, structures, and prototypes used by SnoopDos. It also includes
    the default program settings. Global variables with initial values are
    defined when this file is included by SnoopDos.c, and declared when it's
    included by other modules. Thus, if you change the initial value of
    any global variables, SnoopDos.c must be recompiled (the makefile does
    this automatically).


SNOOPDOS.C

    SnoopDos.c is the top level module. It opens all the necessary libraries,
    and calls the initialisation routines of most of the other modules. It is
    also responsible for keeping the global program settings up to date. The
    most important functions are:

              Cleanup()  Calls cleanup function of each module and exits
             OpenLibs()  Opens all libraries needed by SnoopDos
            mysprintf()  Re-entrant version of sprintf() library function
      InstallSettings()  Updates subset of global settings with new values
             MainLoop()  Waits for incoming events and dispatches them
                 main()  Entry point for whole program.


BUFFER.C

    Buffer.c contains all the functions that deal directly with the SnoopDos
    event buffer. An "event" contains all the information needed to create a
    single line of output in the SnoopDos window. Here are the most important
    functions:

              InitBuffer()  Must be called at start of program
          CleanupBuffers()  Called when program exits
      SetTotalBufferSize()  Changes buffer size (allocating one if needed)
             ClearBuffer()  Empties buffer contents
             GetNewEvent()  Allocates space for a new event
       ParseFormatString()  Converts "%d %s %p" into an internal format
       BuildFormatString()  Converts internal format back to ascii string
             FormatEvent()  Creates a formatted output line from an event
         UnderlineTitles()  Creates an underline string for current titles
         CheckSegTracker()  Called regularly to see if SegTracker is loaded


LANGUAGE.C
SNOOPTEXT.H

    Language.c deals with all the text strings used by SnoopDos. Specifically,
    it identifies the users locale and decides whether to use the strings
    hard-coded in the executable, or to read them from an external catalog
    file instead. The main functions are:

        InitTextTable()  Called first. Creates default (english) string table
           InitLocale()  Checks for external catalog files
        CleanupLocale()  Frees any resources used by localisation

    Snooptext.h is generated automatically from SnoopText.cd by Commodore's
    CATCOMP utility. It defines a unique numeric identifier for each string,
    and (when included by language.c) the strings themselves. It should never
    be edited by hand. It's included in the archive for the convenience of
    those who don't have CatComp.


PATCHES.C
PATCHES.H
PATCHCODE.S

    Patches.c is the backbone of SnoopDos -- it contains all the patch
    routines that intercept calls made by other programs to various system
    functions. Most of the functions in this file must be completely
    re-entrant, since they can be called by many processes simultaneously.
    The most important functions are:

            InitPatches()  Initialises the memory-resident patch code
          UpdatePatches()  Attempts to install or remove all patches as needed
       LoadFuncSettings()  Updates patches to reflect function settings
         CleanupPatches()  Removes all patches (waiting until it's safe)
       UpdateDeviceList()  Builds list of currently mounted DOS devices
        InitRamLibPatch()  Fixes a bug in ramlib that can crash SnoopDos
     BackgroundProcCode()  Background task for pattern matching/name expansion
             SetPattern()  Parses the current AmigaDOS task match pattern
       CreateEvent()  Creates a new event, filling in various fields
      HandlePaused()  Puts a task to sleep when Pause is enabled
      JumpOrigFunc()  A macro that exits by calling the original function

    Patches.h contains the prototypes for all the functions that are patched.
    Each prototype defines the registers passed, along with a base register
    in A6. The LVO offsets for each function are also defined here.

    Patchcode.s contains the low-level assembly language patch code which is
    used for each function. The same piece of code is copied multiple times
    to create a unique patch for each function. Whenever any changes are
    made to this code, or to the Patch structure which contains the code and
    associated data, then the corresponding structure in Patches.c must be
    updated. In addition, if the stack alignment on entry to the C patches
    changes, the JumpOrigFunc() and MarkCallAddr macros must be adjusted.


SETTINGS.C

    Settings.c controls all the program settings. This includes loading and
    saving settings files to disk, parsing the Workbench and CLI startup
    options, and handling the ARexx interface. The important functions are:

         InitSettings()  Initialises command name table
         ParseCommand()  Syntax checks a SnoopDos command line
          ExecCommand()  Executes a SnoopDos command line
           SaveConfig()  Writes current settings to a command file
           LoadConfig()  Executes all the commands in a command file
           SendRemote()  Sends a command to a background copy of SnoopDos
         ShowCommands()  Prints a formatted list of SnoopDos commands
     ParseStartupOpts()  Parses Workbench and CLI startup options

         InitRexxPort()  Initialises ARexx port
      CleanupRexxPort()  Frees ARexx port
       HandleRexxMsgs()  Handles incoming ARexx messages


GUI.H

    Gui.h file defines constants which relate to the SnoopDos GUI. These
    are mainly used to finetune the gadget layout but also include a few
    keyboard-related definitions. This file is included by MAINWIN.C,
    SUBWIN.C and MISCWIN.C


MAINWIN.C

    Mainwin.c handles everything associated with the main window. It has
    grown too large and should really be subdivided (again). Here are the
    most important functions in the file:

          CheckForScreen()  Locates current screen (locking if necessary)
            ShowSnoopDos()  Opens SnoopDos window on the current screen
            HideSnoopDos()  Closes main window, help and any other windows
          OpenMainWindow()  Opens main window
     CreateScrollGadgets()  Creates BOOPSI scroll gadgets for main window
       CreateMainGadgets()  Creates gadtools gadgets for main window
         CloseMainWindow()  Closes main window
       CleanupMainWindow()  Frees all resources for main window
        ReOpenMainWindow()  Closes and then opens main window
       RecordWindowSizes()  Records sizes of all open windows
        SetMainHideState()  Enables/disables Hide gadget and window title

               InitMenus()  Initialises shortcut keys for localised menus
          SetMenuOptions()  Updates boolean menu options with current settings
          HandleMainMsgs()  Handles menu, gadget and keypress input
         HandleNewEvents()  Outputs any new events to the main window
          SetMonitorMode()  Sets monitor mode to normal, Paused or Disabled

        RedrawMainWindow()  Draws everything in main window except gadgets
          DrawHeaderLine()  Draws headerline at top of screen
              ShowBuffer()  Redraws the main window buffer
        DrawSelectedLine()  Highlights a single line in the buffer
       ClearWindowBuffer()  Erases window buffer display
        ScrollHorizontal()  Efficiently scrolls window contents to left/right
       UpdateMainHScroll()  Updates horizontal scroll gadget to current offset
       UpdateMainVScroll()  Updates vertical scroll gadget to current position
              ShowStatus()  Displays a message in the status bar
            UpdateStatus()  Displays status message reflecting current state

                 OpenLog()  Opens a new logfile
                WriteLog()  Writes some text to the logfile
                CloseLog()  Closes the current logfile
              SaveBuffer()  Saves current buffer contents to file/clipboard
            SetLogGadget()  Selects appropriate wording for log gadget

SUBWIN.C

    Subwin.c contains all the functions needed to manage the format editor,
    settings window and function window. The most important functions are:

          CleanupSubWindow()  Closes all currently open windows

        OpenSettingsWindow()  Opens settings window
       CloseSettingsWindow()  Closes the settings window
     CreateSettingsGadgets()  Creates font-sensitive gadgets for window
        HandleSettingsMsgs()  Handles keyboard and gadget input

        OpenFunctionWindow()  Opens function window and creates gagdets
     CreateFunctionGadgets()  Creates font-sensitive gadgets for window
       CloseFunctionWindow()  Closes the functions window
            HandleFuncMsgs()  Handles keyboard and gadget input
       ResetFuncToSelected()  Handles the "All/None/Selected" function gadgets
              ShowFuncOpts()  Updates display of current function settings
               GetFuncName()  Returns a name matching a function ID

          OpenFormatWindow()  Creates the format editor window and gadgets
         CloseFormatWindow()  Closes the format editor window
       CreateFormatGadgets()  Creates font-sensitive gadgets for window
          HandleFormatMsgs()  Handles gadget and keyboard input
     InstallNewFormat()  Updates all windows to reflect a new format
            CreateBob()  Creates a new BOB (Blitter OBject)
         FreeBob()  Frees a BOB created earlier
                 PickupBob()  Copies a text line into a BOB for Drag & Drop
         DropBob()  Drops the text line in a new position
       UpdateBob()  Moves BOB to a new osition

MISCWIN.C

    Miscwin.c contains a variety of functions related to the GUI that don't
    conveniently fit anywhere else. As well as general screen and window
    functions, it also handles the AmigaGuide interface, and creates the
    custom images used for the file/font gadgets in the settings window.

                InitFonts()  Initialises fonts according to system preferences
              SetupScreen()  Locates a screen for SnoopDos to open on
            CleanupScreen()  Frees misc info related to current screen
                ShowError()  Displays an error requester
              GetResponse()  Displays a requester with multiple choices
               SelectFont()  Displays ASL font requester to get a font
               SelectFile()  Displays ASL file requester to get a file name
           AddKeyShortcut()  Update keyboard shortcuts array for a window
               MyOpenFont()  Tries to open a font, from disk or from ROM
        ConvertIMsgToChar()  Converts an IntuiMsg RAWKEY event to ascii

               ShowAGuide()  Loads AmigaGuide and displays a help page
            CleanupAGuide()  Shuts down AmigaGuide
         HandleAGuideMsgs()  Handles incoming messages from AmigaGuide

        CreateCustomImage()  Creates a new scaled file or font image
          FreeCustomImage()  Frees an image allocated earlier
               ShowGadget()  Presses or releases a button gadget


HOTKEY.C
ICON.H

    Hotkey.c contains functions to handle commodity support, and interfacing
    with Workbench (for AppIcon and ToolMenu support). It also deals with
    icons. The important functions are:

           InstallHotKey()  Installs commodity hotkey, initialising if needed
           CleanupHotKey()  Shuts down commodity exchange support
        HandleHotKeyMsgs()  Handles incoming msgs from commodity exchange

          GetProgramIcon()  Finds (or creates) the SnoopDos program icon
               WriteIcon()  Writes current icon to disk
            CleanupIcons()  Frees any icons allocated earlier

         AddProgramToWorkbench()  Creates an AppIcon or Tools menu entry
    RemoveProgramFromWorkbench()  Removes any outstanding appicons/menu items
           HandleWorkbenchMsgs()  Handles incoming msgs from Workbench

    Icon.h contains the image data for the image used when writing icons to
    disk if no icon could be found for the SnoopDos executable. This is
    generated directly from IconEdit (set the SRC=YES tooltype), and has a
    30 line header that does a few #define's to isolate IconEdit-dependent
    variable names from the rest of the program.


SNOOPTEXT.CD
SNOOPTEXT.CT

    SnoopText.cd is the localisation file for SnoopDos. It contains all the
    messages used throughout the program. This file is compiled by Commodore's
    CatComp utility to provide SNOOPTEXT.H which is then included by all
    other modules. Thus, modifying SnoopText.cd requires that everything be
    recompiled from scratch.

    SnoopText.ct is a ready-to-go translation file which can be used with
    CatComp to produce an external catalog file for use with SnoopDos. It
    was generated automatically from SnoopText.cd using CatEdit by Rafael
    D'Halleweyn and is included for the convenience of those who don't have
    CatEdit to hand.


TESTCALLS.C

    This is a completely separate program. It was written to provide a means
    of stress testing SnoopDos. It is not complete, hence it is not part
    of the main SnoopDos program archive. Currently, it supports all of the
    system functions and a few DOS functions.

    It can be instructed to continuously call one or more of the functions
    monitored by SnoopDos. Many subtle bugs were uncovered by running this
    multiple times simultaneously.


DISTRIBUTION CONDITIONS
-----------------------

You may freely use portions of the SnoopDos source code in your own programs
if you wish. However, if you use two or more complete functions from the
SnoopDos code, you must acknowledge the origin of those functions in your
documentation and source code.

You may modify the SnoopDos source code to create new versions of SnoopDos
for your own use only. You may not redistribute such new versions without my
explicit permission.


FURTHER INFORMATION
-------------------
For additional information about the source code or algorithms used, you
can contact me at:

    [e-mail]
    [e-mail]

To obtain a copy of my PGP public key (used to authenticate distribution
copies of SnoopDos 3.0 and above) send a message to [e-mail]
with the subject line "PGPKEY".