/* help.c */
#include "os.h"
#include "copyright.h"
/* commands for giving help */
#include "config.h"
#include "db.h"
#include "interface.h"
#include "externs.h"
#include "help.h"
static void do_new_spitfile (dbref player, char *arg1, char *index_file, char *text_file);
void spit_file (dbref player, const char *filename)
{
FILE *f;
char *p;
char tbuf1[BUFFER_LEN];
if ((f = fopen (filename, "rb")) == NULL) {
notify (player,
tprintf ("Sorry, %s is broken. Management has been notified.",
filename));
fputs ("spit_file:", stderr);
perror (filename);
} else {
while (fgets (tbuf1, sizeof tbuf1, f)) {
for (p = tbuf1; *p; p++)
if (*p == '\n') {
*p = '\0';
break;
}
notify (player, tbuf1);
}
fclose (f);
}
}
void do_news (dbref player, char *arg1)
{
do_new_spitfile (player, arg1, NEWSINDX, NEWS_FILE);
}
void do_help (dbref player, char *arg1)
{
do_new_spitfile (player, arg1, HELPINDX, HELPTEXT);
}
static void do_new_spitfile (dbref player, char *arg1, char *index_file, char *text_file)
{
int help_found;
help_indx entry;
FILE *fp;
char *p, line[LINE_SIZE + 1];
if (*arg1 == '\0')
arg1 = (char *) "help";
if ((fp = fopen (index_file, "rb")) == NULL) {
notify (player, "Sorry, that function is temporarily unavailable.");
fprintf (stderr, "ERROR: can't open %s for reading\n", index_file);
return;
}
while ((help_found = fread (&entry, sizeof (help_indx), 1, fp)) == 1)
if (string_prefix (entry.topic, arg1))
break;
fclose (fp);
if (!help_found) {
notify (player, tprintf ("No entry for '%s'.", arg1));
return;
}
if ((fp = fopen (text_file, "rb")) == NULL) {
notify (player, "Sorry, that function is temporarily unavailable.");
fprintf (stderr, "ERROR: can't open %s for reading\n", text_file);
return;
}
if (fseek (fp, entry.pos, 0) < 0L) {
notify (player, "Sorry, that function is temporarily unavailable.");
fprintf (stderr, "ERROR: seek error in file %s\n", text_file);
return;
}
for (;;) {
if (fgets (line, LINE_SIZE, fp) == NULL)
break;
if (line[0] == '&')
break;
for (p = line; *p != '\0'; p++)
if (*p == '\n')
*p = '\0';
notify (player, line);
}
fclose (fp);
}