/* Author: Kris Burney & Jake Drahos * * BlueTooth socket program for passing vrpn data to quad. */ #define _GNU_SOURCE #define _BSD_SOURCE //system includes #include <err.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <signal.h> #include <sys/socket.h> #include <sys/un.h> #include <netinet/in.h> #include <arpa/inet.h> #include <sys/select.h> #include <sys/stat.h> #include <bluetooth/bluetooth.h> #include <bluetooth/rfcomm.h> #include <pthread.h> #include <assert.h> #include <errno.h> #include <string.h> #include <sys/ioctl.h> #include <sys/types.h> #include <netinet/tcp.h> //user created includes #include "commands.h" #include "vrpn_tracker.hpp" #include "type_def.h" #include "packet.h" #include "param.h" #include "update.h" #include "config.h" #include "source.h" #include "output.h" #include "nodes.h" #include "bitwise.h" #define QUAD_BT_ADDR "00:06:66:64:61:D6" #define QUAD_BT_CHANNEL 0x01 #define CMD_MAX_LENGTH 4096 #define MAX_HASH_SIZE 50 /* Backend-internal command magics */ #define TD_MAGIC "TRACKERDATA" // function prototypes void readAndPrint(void); void sendVrpnPacket(struct ucart_vrpn_TrackerData *); void sendStartPacket(void); void getVRPNPacket(struct ucart_vrpn_TrackerData *); void printVrpnData(struct ucart_vrpn_TrackerData *); int connectToZybo(); int safe_fd_set(int , fd_set* , int* ); int safe_fd_clr(int , fd_set* , int* ); static void safe_close_fd(int fd, pthread_mutex_t *mutexLock); static void cb(struct ucart_vrpn_TrackerData *); static int new_client(int fd); /* Return index of client, or -1 */ static ssize_t get_client_index(int fd); /* Returns pointer to client buffer, or -1 */ static char * get_client_buffer(int fd); /* Return pointer to client pending responses, or -1*/ static int * get_client_pend_responses(int fd); /* Return positive integer if successful, -1 otherwise */ static int clientAddPendResponses(int fd, uint16_t packet_id); /* Return positive integer if successful, -1 otherwise */ static int clientRemovePendResponses(int fd, uint16_t packet_id); /* Returns -1 on error */ static int remove_client(int fd); /* Receive data from client */ static void client_recv(int fd); /* Receive data from quad */ static void quad_recv(); /* Checks to see if socket has disconnected. Returns 1 on disconnect, else returns 0 */ static int wasDisconnected(int fd); /* handle controller responses from quad to frontend */ static void handleResponse(struct metadata *m, uint8_t * data); /* Create new dynamic logfile name */ char * create_log_name(char * buffer, size_t max); /* Thread-safe wrappers */ pthread_mutex_t quadSocketMutex; static ssize_t writeQuad(const uint8_t * buf, size_t count); static ssize_t readQuad(char * buf, size_t count); /* Functions for recording Latencies */ void findTimeDiff(int respID); int timeval_subtract (struct timeval *result, struct timeval *x, struct timeval *y); //time stamp checking static unsigned int currMessageID = 0; struct timeval timeArr[MAX_HASH_SIZE]; // global variables static volatile int keepRunning = 1; const char *TRACKER_IP = "UAV@192.168.0.120:3883"; static int zyboSocket; static int backendSocket; struct ucart_vrpn_tracker * tracker = NULL; #define MAX_CLIENTS 32 #define CLIENT_BUFFER_SIZE 1024 #define CLIENT_MAX_PENDING_RESPONSES 15 static char client_buffers[MAX_CLIENTS][CLIENT_BUFFER_SIZE]; static int client_fds[MAX_CLIENTS]; static int client_pending_responses[MAX_CLIENTS][CLIENT_MAX_PENDING_RESPONSES]; fd_set rfds_master; int max_fd = 0; static FILE * quadlog_file; static char user_specified_log_name[256] = ""; pthread_mutex_t quadResponseMutex, cliInputMutex ; unsigned char *commandBuf; int newQuadResponse = 0, newCliInput = 0; // Callback to be ran whenever the tracker receives data. // Currently doing much more than it should. It will be slimmed down // in the future. static void cb(struct ucart_vrpn_TrackerData * td) { static int count = 0; sendVrpnPacket(td); count++; } int main(int argc, char **argv) { int activity; FD_ZERO(&rfds_master); /* * Create backend listening socket */ /* Determine socket path */ char * backend_socket_path = DEFAULT_SOCKET; if (getenv(SOCKET_ENV)) { backend_socket_path = getenv(SOCKET_ENV); } /* Unlink if it exists */ unlink(backend_socket_path); /* Create socket */ mode_t old_umask = umask(0111); backendSocket = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0); if (backendSocket < 0) { err(-1, "socket"); } /* Create sockaddr and bind */ struct sockaddr_un sa; sa.sun_family = AF_UNIX; strncpy(sa.sun_path, backend_socket_path, 107); sa.sun_path[107] = '\0'; if (bind(backendSocket, (struct sockaddr *) &sa, sizeof(sa))) { err(-1, "bind"); } umask(old_umask); /* Listen */ if (listen(backendSocket, 16)) { err(-1, "listen"); } /* Add to socket set */ safe_fd_set(backendSocket, &rfds_master, &max_fd); /* Initialize client buffers */ for (int i = 0; i < MAX_CLIENTS; i++) { client_fds[i] = -1; client_buffers[i][0] = '\n'; for(int j = 0; j < CLIENT_MAX_PENDING_RESPONSES; j++) { client_pending_responses[i][j] = -1; } } if (pthread_mutex_lock(&quadSocketMutex)) { err(-2, "pthrtead_mutex_lock (%s:%d):", __FILE__, __LINE__); } if ((zyboSocket = connectToZybo()) < 0) { perror("Error connecting to Quad..."); free(commandBuf); exit(1); } if (pthread_mutex_unlock(&quadSocketMutex)) { err(-2, "pthrtead_mutex_unlock (%s:%d):", __FILE__, __LINE__); } // watch for input from stdin (fd 0) to see when it has input safe_fd_set(fileno(stdin), &rfds_master, &max_fd); if (!getenv(NOQUAD_ENV)) { // watch for input from the zybo socket safe_fd_set(zyboSocket, &rfds_master, &max_fd); } if(argc >= 2) { strncat(user_specified_log_name, argv[1], strlen(argv[1])); } char log_file[256]; create_log_name(log_file, 256); printf("Creating log file '%s'...\n",log_file); quadlog_file = fopen(log_file, "a"); // Tell the quad we are ready to send it vrpn data sendStartPacket(); if(!getenv(NOVRPN_ENV)){ // create vrpnTracker instance tracker = ucart_vrpn_tracker_createInstance(TRACKER_IP); // this function will be called whenever tracker receives data ucart_vrpn_tracker_addCallback(tracker, cb); } struct timeval timeout = { .tv_sec = 1, .tv_usec = 0 }; while(keepRunning) { fd_set rfds; rfds = rfds_master; activity = select(max_fd+1, &rfds, NULL, NULL, NULL); if(activity == -1) { perror("select() "); } else if (activity) { for(int fd = 0; fd <= max_fd; ++fd) { if (FD_ISSET(fd, &rfds)) { if(wasDisconnected(fd)){ break; } if (fd == fileno(stdin)) { /** * Ignore stdin from the backend */ } else if (fd == zyboSocket) { quad_recv(); } else if (fd == backendSocket) { int new_fd = 0; new_fd = accept(backendSocket, NULL, NULL); if (new_fd < 0) { warn("accept"); } else { printf("Connection\n"); if (new_client(new_fd)) { printf("Added client\n"); safe_fd_set(new_fd, &rfds_master, &max_fd); } } } else if (get_client_index(fd) > -1) { /* It is a socket to a frontend */ client_recv(fd); } } } } else { timeout.tv_sec = 1; timeout.tv_usec = 0; } } ucart_vrpn_tracker_freeInstance(tracker); safe_close_fd(zyboSocket, &quadSocketMutex); fclose(quadlog_file); return 0; } void sendStartPacket() { uint8_t packet[64]; struct metadata m; m.msg_type = BEGINUPDATE_ID; m.data_len = 0; m.msg_id = currMessageID++; ssize_t psize; if ((psize = EncodePacket(packet, 64, &m, NULL)) < 0) { warnx("Big problems. sendStartPacket"); return; } writeQuad(packet, psize); printf("Start Packet sent...\n"); } void sendVrpnPacket(struct ucart_vrpn_TrackerData *info) { uint8_t packet[64]; struct metadata m; uint8_t data[128]; struct position_update u; u.id = currMessageID; u.x = info->x; u.y = info->y; u.z = info->z; u.pitch = info->pitch; u.roll = info->roll; u.yaw = info->yaw; if (EncodeUpdate(&m, data, 128, &u) < 0) { warnx("Big problems. sendVrpnPacket . EncodeUpdate"); return; } m.msg_id = currMessageID++; ssize_t psize; if ((psize = EncodePacket(packet, 64, &m, data)) < 0) { warnx("Big problems. sendVrpnPacket. EncodePacket"); return; } writeQuad(packet, psize); } void getVRPNPacket(struct ucart_vrpn_TrackerData *td) { int status; if((status = ucart_vrpn_tracker_getData(tracker, td)) < 0) { perror("Error receiving VRPN data from tracker..."); keepRunning = 0; } } void printVrpnData(struct ucart_vrpn_TrackerData * td) { printf("FPS: %lf Pos (xyz): (%lf %lf %lf) Att (pry): (%lf %lf %lf)\n", td->fps, td->x, td->y, td->z, td->pitch, td->roll, td->yaw); } int connectToZybo() { int sock; int status = 0; if (getenv(NOQUAD_ENV)) { return 0; } /* Use bluetooth by default */ if (!getenv(QUAD_WIFI_ENV)) { printf("Using BT Settings\n"); struct sockaddr_rc addr; // allocate a socket sock = socket(AF_BLUETOOTH, SOCK_STREAM, BTPROTO_RFCOMM); //set the connection params ie. who to connect to addr.rc_family = AF_BLUETOOTH; addr.rc_channel = (uint8_t) QUAD_BT_CHANNEL; str2ba( QUAD_BT_ADDR, &addr.rc_bdaddr ); printf("Attempting to connect to zybo. Please be patient...\n"); // blocking call to connect to socket sock ie. zybo board status = connect(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr)); } else { printf("Using WIFI settings\n"); struct sockaddr_in addr; addr.sin_family = AF_INET; /* Quick and Dirty */ if (getenv(QUAD_IP_ENV)) { if (!inet_aton(getenv(QUAD_IP_ENV), &addr.sin_addr)) { printf("Env var %s invalid IP %s\n", QUAD_IP_ENV, getenv(QUAD_IP_ENV)); return -1; } } else { if (!inet_aton(QUAD_IP_DEFAULT, &addr.sin_addr)) { printf("Default IP %s is invalid\n", QUAD_IP_DEFAULT); return -1; } } if (getenv(QUAD_PORT_ENV)) { /* Quick 'n dirty, oh yeah! */ addr.sin_port = htons(atoi(getenv(QUAD_PORT_ENV))); } else { addr.sin_port = htons(QUAD_PORT_DEFAULT); } sock = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP); if (sock < 0) { perror("socket"); return -1; } printf("Connecting to Quad @ %s:%u\n", inet_ntoa(addr.sin_addr), ntohs(addr.sin_port)); status = connect(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr)); int flag = 1; int result = setsockopt(sock, /* socket affected */ IPPROTO_TCP, /* set option at TCP level */ TCP_NODELAY, /* name of option */ (char *) &flag, /* the cast is historical cruft */ sizeof(int)); /* length of option value */ } // connection failed if(status < 0) { close(sock); perror("connect"); return -1; } else { printf("connection successful!...\n"); return sock; } } /* add a fd to fd_set, and update max_fd */ int safe_fd_set(int fd, fd_set* fds, int* max_fd) { assert(max_fd != NULL); FD_SET(fd, fds); if (fd > *max_fd) { *max_fd = fd; } return 0; } /* clear fd from fds, update max fd if needed */ int safe_fd_clr(int fd, fd_set* fds, int* max_fd) { assert(max_fd != NULL); FD_CLR(fd, fds); if (fd == *max_fd) { (*max_fd)--; } return 0; } static ssize_t writeQuad(const uint8_t * buf, size_t count) { ssize_t retval; if (getenv(NOQUAD_ENV)) { return count; } if (pthread_mutex_lock(&quadSocketMutex)) { err(-2, "pthrtead_mutex_lock (%s:%d):", __FILE__, __LINE__); } retval = write(zyboSocket, buf, count); if (pthread_mutex_unlock(&quadSocketMutex)) { err(-2, "pthrtead_mutex_unlock (%s:%d):", __FILE__, __LINE__); } return retval; } static ssize_t readQuad(char * buf, size_t count) { ssize_t retval; if (getenv(NOQUAD_ENV)) { return count; } if (pthread_mutex_lock(&quadSocketMutex)) { err(-2, "pthrtead_mutex_lock (%s:%d):", __FILE__, __LINE__); } retval = read(zyboSocket, buf, count); if (pthread_mutex_unlock(&quadSocketMutex)) { err(-2, "pthrtead_mutex_unlock (%s:%d):", __FILE__, __LINE__); } return retval; } static int new_client(int fd) { ssize_t new_slot = -1; for (ssize_t i = 0; i < MAX_CLIENTS; i++) { if (client_fds[i] < 0) { new_slot = i; break; } } if (new_slot == -1) { warnx("Ran out of room! Consider increasing MAX_CLIENTS!"); return 0; } client_fds[new_slot] = fd; client_buffers[new_slot][0] = '\0'; return 1; } static ssize_t get_client_index(int fd) { for (ssize_t i = 0; i < MAX_CLIENTS; i++) { if (client_fds[i] == fd) { return i; } } return -1; } static char * get_client_buffer(int fd) { ssize_t slot = get_client_index(fd); if (slot == -1) { return NULL; } else { return client_buffers[slot]; } } static int * get_client_pend_responses(int fd) { ssize_t slot = get_client_index(fd); if (slot == -1) { return NULL; } else { return client_pending_responses[slot]; } } static int clientAddPendResponses(int fd, uint16_t packet_id) { int *pendingResponses = get_client_pend_responses(fd); for(int i = 0; i < CLIENT_MAX_PENDING_RESPONSES; i++) { if(pendingResponses[i] == -1) { pendingResponses[i] = packet_id; return i; } } return -1; } static int clientRemovePendResponses(int fd, uint16_t packet_id) { int *pendingResponses = get_client_pend_responses(fd); for(int i = 0; i < CLIENT_MAX_PENDING_RESPONSES; i++) { if(pendingResponses[i] == packet_id) { pendingResponses[i] = -1; return i; } } return -1; } static int remove_client(int fd) { ssize_t slot = get_client_index(fd); if(slot == -1) return -1; char *clientBuffer = get_client_buffer(fd); if(clientBuffer == NULL) return -1; clientBuffer[0] = '\0'; int *pendingResponses = get_client_pend_responses(fd); if(pendingResponses == NULL) return -1; for(int i = 0; i < CLIENT_MAX_PENDING_RESPONSES; i++) { pendingResponses[i] = -1; } client_fds[slot] = -1; return 0; } static void safe_close_fd(int fd, pthread_mutex_t *mutexLock) { if (pthread_mutex_lock(mutexLock)) { err(-2, "pthrtead_mutex_lock (%s:%d):", __FILE__, __LINE__); } close(fd); if (pthread_mutex_unlock(mutexLock)) { err(-2, "pthrtead_mutex_unlock (%s:%d):", __FILE__, __LINE__); } } static void client_recv(int fd) { char * buffer; ssize_t len_pre; char cmdString[64]; char * cursor; ssize_t r; int index = 0; buffer = get_client_buffer(fd); len_pre = strlen(buffer); cursor = buffer + len_pre; r = read(fd, cursor, CLIENT_BUFFER_SIZE - len_pre - 1); if (r < 0) { warn("read (fd: %d)", fd); } buffer[len_pre + r] = '\0'; /* Parse buffer and handle commands */ while (1) { /* not using strtok because reasons */ size_t len = strlen(buffer); ssize_t newline = -1; for (size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) { if (buffer[i] == '\n') { newline = i; break; } } /* No newline found. End parsing */ if (newline == -1) { break; } buffer[newline] = '\0'; printf("Client(%d) : '%s'\n",fd, buffer); char * first_word; char * tmp = strdup(buffer); // printf("tmpbuff = '%s'\n", tmp); first_word = strtok(tmp, " "); // printf("first word = '%s'\n", first_word); ssize_t msg_type, i; for (i = 0; i < MAX_TYPE_ID; ++i) { if ((msg_type = findCommand(first_word)) != -1) break; } free(tmp); if (msg_type == -1) { /* buffer was not a quad command, handling internally to * backend instead of forwarding to quad */ if (strncmp(buffer, TD_MAGIC, strlen(TD_MAGIC)) == 0) { /* Request for tracker data */ struct ucart_vrpn_TrackerData td; if (tracker == NULL) { char * dummy = TD_MAGIC " 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0\n"; write(fd, dummy, strlen(dummy)); } else if (ucart_vrpn_tracker_getData(tracker, &td)) { write(fd, TD_MAGIC " ERROR\n", strlen(TD_MAGIC " ERROR\n")); } else { /* more than sufficient buffer */ char buffer[2048]; /* Map VRPN XYZ to Height Lat Long (right now it's * a guess). Format is Height Lat Long P R Y */ if (snprintf(buffer, 2048, TD_MAGIC " %lf %lf %lf %lf %lf %lf\n", td.z, td.y, td.x, td.pitch, td.roll, td.yaw) >= 2048) { /* Output longer than buffer */ warnx("Increase format buffer size, output was too long!"); write(fd, TD_MAGIC " ERROR\n", strlen(TD_MAGIC " ERROR\n")); } write(fd, buffer, strlen(buffer)); } } } else { uint8_t packet[64]; struct metadata m; uint8_t *data = malloc(sizeof(*data) * 128); ssize_t result; ssize_t psize; printf(" found a msg_type of %ld\n", msg_type); switch (msg_type) { case SETPARAM_ID: result = EncodeSetParam(&m, data, 128, buffer); break; case GETPARAM_ID: result = EncodeGetParam(&m, data, 128, buffer); break; case SETSOURCE_ID: result = EncodeSetSource(&m, data, 128, buffer); break; case GETSOURCE_ID: result = EncodeGetSource(&m, data, 128, buffer); break; case GETOUTPUT_ID: result = EncodeGetOutput(&m, data, 128, buffer); break; case GETNODES_ID: result = EncodeGetNodes(&m, data, 128, buffer); break; case ADDNODE_ID: result = EncodeAddNode(&m, data, 128, buffer); break; default: result = -1; break; } if (result < 0) { warnx("Big problems. client_recv. EncodeMetaData"); free(data); return; } m.msg_id = currMessageID++; if ((psize = EncodePacket(packet, 64, &m, data)) < 0) { warnx("Big problems. client_recv. EncodePacket"); free(data); return; } /* Only add the client to the pending responses if it was a getparam command */ if (m.msg_type == GETPARAM_ID || m.msg_type == GETOUTPUT_ID || m.msg_type == GETSOURCE_ID || m.msg_type == GETNODES_ID || m.msg_type == ADDNODE_ID) { if (clientAddPendResponses(fd, BytesTo16(packet[ID_L], packet[ID_H])) == -1) { warnx("Ran out of room! Consider increasing CLIENT_MAX_PENDING_RESPONSES!\n"); } } printf("packetToQuad = '"); for(int i = 0; i < (int)psize; ++i) { printf(" %.2x ", packet[i]); } printf("'\n"); writeQuad(packet, psize); free(data); } char * rest = &buffer[newline] + 1; size_t restLen = (strlen(rest) == 0) ? 1 : strlen(rest); /* Delete parsed data and move the rest to the left */ memmove(buffer, rest, restLen +1); } } static void quad_recv() { static unsigned char respBuf[CMD_MAX_LENGTH]; static size_t respBufLen; struct metadata m; uint8_t data[CMD_MAX_LENGTH]; size_t respLen; ssize_t datalen; size_t packetlen; respLen = readQuad((char *) respBuf + respBufLen, CMD_MAX_LENGTH - respBufLen); if (respLen <= 0) { perror("ERROR reading from quad...\n"); respBufLen = 0; return; } respBufLen += respLen; printf("packetFromQuad = '"); for(int i = 0; i < (int)respBufLen; ++i) { printf(" %.2x ", respBuf[i]); } printf("'\n"); while(respBufLen){ datalen = DecodePacket(&m, data, CMD_MAX_LENGTH, respBuf, respBufLen); if (datalen == -1) { warnx("No start Byte"); for (size_t i = 0; i < respBufLen; ++i) { if (respBuf[i] == BEGIN_CHAR) { memmove(respBuf, respBuf + i, respBufLen - i); respBufLen -=i; return; } } respBufLen = 0; return; } if (datalen == -5) { warnx("Chechsum mismatch"); for (size_t i = 0; i < respBufLen; ++i) { if (respBuf[i] == BEGIN_CHAR) { memmove(respBuf, respBuf + i, respBufLen - i); respBufLen -=i; return; } } respBufLen = 0; return; } if (datalen < 0){ /* Not enough data yet. We need to wait for more */ // printf("not enough\n"); return; } packetlen = PacketSize(&m); memmove(respBuf, respBuf + packetlen, respBufLen - packetlen); respBufLen -= packetlen; switch (m.msg_type) { case LOG_ID: /* something like this */ printf("(Quad) : Log found\n"); fwrite((char *) data, sizeof(char), m.data_len, quadlog_file); // fflush(quadlog_file); break; case RESPPARAM_ID: case RESPSOURCE_ID: case RESPOUTPUT_ID: case RESPNODES_ID: case RESPADDNODE_ID: handleResponse(&m, data); break; case LOG_END_ID: fclose(quadlog_file); char log_file[256]; create_log_name(log_file, 256); printf("New log file created: '%s'\n", log_file); quadlog_file = fopen(log_file, "a"); break; default: printf("(Backend): message type %d ignored from quad\n", m.msg_type); } } } static void handleResponse(struct metadata *m, uint8_t * data) { ssize_t result; char *buffer = malloc(sizeof(*buffer) * 128); switch (m->msg_type) { case RESPPARAM_ID: result = DecodeResponseParam(buffer, 128, m, data); break; case RESPSOURCE_ID: result = DecodeResponseSource(buffer, 128, m, data); break; case RESPOUTPUT_ID: result = DecodeResponseOutput(buffer, 128, m, data); break; case RESPNODES_ID: result = DecodeResponseGetNodes(buffer, 128, m, data); break; case RESPADDNODE_ID: result = DecodeResponseAddNode(buffer, 128, m, data); break; default: result = -1; } if (result < 0) { warnx("DecodeResponse error"); free(buffer); return; } for(int fd = 0; fd <= max_fd; ++fd) { if (get_client_index(fd) < 0) { clientRemovePendResponses(fd, m->msg_id); write(fd, buffer, result); } } free(buffer); } static int wasDisconnected(int fd) { char buff; if(recv(fd, &buff, 1, MSG_PEEK | MSG_DONTWAIT) == 0) { remove_client(fd); safe_fd_clr(fd, &rfds_master, &max_fd); printf("fd %d has disconnect and was removed\n", fd); return 1; } return 0; } int timeval_subtract (struct timeval *result, struct timeval *x, struct timeval *y) { /* Perform the carry for the later subtraction by updating y. */ if (x->tv_usec < y->tv_usec) { int nsec = (y->tv_usec - x->tv_usec) / 1000000 + 1; y->tv_usec -= 1000000 * nsec; y->tv_sec += nsec; } if (x->tv_usec - y->tv_usec > 1000000) { int nsec = (x->tv_usec - y->tv_usec) / 1000000; y->tv_usec += 1000000 * nsec; y->tv_sec -= nsec; } /* Compute the time remaining to wait. tv_usec is certainly positive. */ result->tv_sec = x->tv_sec - y->tv_sec; result->tv_usec = x->tv_usec - y->tv_usec; /* Return 1 if result is negative. */ return x->tv_sec < y->tv_sec; } void findTimeDiff(int respID) { struct timeval result, tend; gettimeofday(&tend, NULL); timeval_subtract(&result, &tend, &timeArr[respID%MAX_HASH_SIZE]); printf("(BackEnd): Elapsed time = %ld ms\n", result.tv_usec/1000); } char * create_log_name(char * buffer, size_t max) { static const char * prefix = "logs"; static size_t num_logs = 0; static const char * format_string = "%Y-%m-%e_%-l:%M"; time_t curr_time; char c_time_string[256]; struct tm * tmp; curr_time = time(NULL); tmp = localtime(&curr_time); strftime(c_time_string, 256, format_string, tmp); if(strcmp(user_specified_log_name, "") == 0) { sprintf(buffer, "%s/%s_%lu.txt", prefix, c_time_string, num_logs++); } else { sprintf(buffer, "%s/%s_%lu.txt", prefix, user_specified_log_name, num_logs++); } return buffer; }