source: tags/svn.1.5.4/ARBDB/adlink.cxx

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//   File      : adlink.cxx                                        //
//   Purpose   :                                                   //
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//   Institute of Microbiology (Technical University Munich)       //
//   http://www.arb-home.de/                                       //
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#include "gb_main.h"
#include "gb_data.h"

GBDATA *GB_follow_link(GBDATA *gb_link) {
    char *s;
    const char *link;
    char c;
    GB_MAIN_TYPE *Main = GB_MAIN(gb_link);
    GBDATA *result;
    GB_Link_Follower lf;
    link = (char *)GB_read_link_pntr(gb_link);
    if (!link) return 0;
    s = const_cast<char*>(strchr(link, ':'));
    if (!s) {
        GB_export_errorf("Your link '%s' does not contain a ':' character", link);
        return 0;
    }
    c = *s;
    *s = 0;
    lf = (GB_Link_Follower)GBS_read_hash(Main->resolve_link_hash, link);
    *s = c;
    if (!lf) {
        GB_export_errorf("Your link tag '%s' is unknown to the system", link);
        return 0;
    }
    result = lf(GB_get_root(gb_link), gb_link, s+1);
    return result;
}


GB_ERROR GB_install_link_follower(GBDATA *gb_main, const char *link_type, GB_Link_Follower link_follower) {
    GB_ERROR error = 0;
    GB_MAIN_TYPE *Main = GB_MAIN(gb_main);
    if (!Main->resolve_link_hash) {
        Main->resolve_link_hash = GBS_create_hash(256, GB_MIND_CASE);
    }
    error = GB_check_link_name(link_type);
    if (error) return error;
    GBS_write_hash(Main->resolve_link_hash, link_type, (long)link_follower);
    return 0;
}