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# Copyright 2021-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

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# Test that string values are correctly allocated inside GDB when doing
# various operations that yield strings.
#
# The issue that lead to this test was a missing NULL terminator in the
# C-string values.  We verify that we can print the null terminator of these
# strings.

load_lib "trace-support.exp"
load_lib "gdb-guile.exp"

standard_testfile

if {[build_executable "failed to prepare" $testfile $srcfile ]} {
    return
}

set user_conv_funcs {$_gdb_setting $_gdb_setting_str}
set maint_conv_funcs {$_gdb_maint_setting $_gdb_maint_setting_str}

# Add language (LANG) appropriate quotation marks around string STR.
proc quote_for_lang {lang str} {
    if {$lang == "fortran"} {
	return "'$str'"
    } else {
	return "\"$str\""
    }
}

# Check that the string contained in the convenienced variable $v is
# EXPECTED_STR.
#
# In particular, check that the null terminator is there and that we can't
# access a character past the end of the string.

proc check_v_string { expected_str } {
    set len [string length $expected_str]

    for { set i 0 } { $i < $len } { incr i } {
	set c [string index $expected_str $i]
	gdb_test "print \$v\[$i\]" "= $::decimal '$c'"
    }

    # Check that the string ends with a null terminator.
    gdb_test "print \$v\[$i\]" {= 0 '\\000'}

    # Check that we can't access a character after the end of the string.
    incr i
    gdb_test "print \$v\[$i\]" "no such vector element"
}

# Test with string values made by $_gdb_setting & co.

proc_with_prefix test_setting { } {
    clean_restart

    # This is an internal GDB implementation detail, but the variable backing
    # a string setting starts as nullptr (unless explicitly initialized at
    # startup).  When assigning an empty value, the variable then points to an
    # empty string.  Test both cases, as it triggers different code paths (in
    # addition to a non-empty value).
    #
    # Use "set trace-user" and "maintenance set test-settings string" as they
    # are both not initialized at startup.
    with_test_prefix "user setting" {
	with_test_prefix "not set" {
	    foreach_with_prefix conv_func $::user_conv_funcs {
		gdb_test_no_output "set \$v = ${conv_func}(\"trace-user\")"
		check_v_string ""
	    }
	}

	with_test_prefix "set to empty" {
	    gdb_test "set trace-user"
	    foreach_with_prefix conv_func $::user_conv_funcs {
		gdb_test_no_output "set \$v = ${conv_func}(\"trace-user\")"
		check_v_string ""
	    }
	}

	with_test_prefix "set" {
	    gdb_test "set trace-user poulet"
	    foreach_with_prefix conv_func $::user_conv_funcs {
		gdb_test_no_output {set $v = $_gdb_setting("trace-user")}
		check_v_string "poulet"
	    }
	}
    }

    with_test_prefix "maintenance setting" {
	with_test_prefix "not set" {
	    foreach_with_prefix conv_func $::maint_conv_funcs {
		gdb_test_no_output \
		    "set \$v = ${conv_func}(\"test-settings string\")"
		check_v_string ""
	    }
	}

	with_test_prefix "set to empty" {
	    gdb_test "maintenance set test-settings string"
	    foreach_with_prefix conv_func $::maint_conv_funcs {
		gdb_test_no_output \
		    "set \$v = ${conv_func}(\"test-settings string\")"
		check_v_string ""
	    }
	}

	with_test_prefix "set" {
	    gdb_test "maintenance set test-settings string perchaude"
	    foreach_with_prefix conv_func $::maint_conv_funcs {
		gdb_test_no_output \
		    "set \$v = ${conv_func}(\"test-settings string\")"
		check_v_string "perchaude"
	    }
	}
    }

    # Test with a non-string setting, this tests yet another code path.
    with_test_prefix "integer setting" {
	gdb_test_no_output {set $v = $_gdb_setting_str("remotetimeout")}
	check_v_string "2"
    }

    # Test string values made by $_gdb_setting & co. in all languages.
    with_test_prefix "all langs" {
	# Get list of supported languages.
	set langs [gdb_supported_languages]

	gdb_test "maintenance set test-settings string foo"
	foreach_with_prefix lang $langs {
	    gdb_test_no_output "set language $lang"

	    if {$lang == "modula-2"} {
		# The Modula-2 parser doesn't know how to build a
		# suitable string expression.
		gdb_test "print \"foo\"" "strings are not implemented"
		continue
	    }

	    if {$lang == "rust"} {
		# Rust strings are actually structs, without a running
		# inferior into which the string data can be pushed
		# GDB can't print anything.
		gdb_test "print \"foo\"" \
		    "evaluation of this expression requires the target program to be active"
		gdb_test "print \$_gdb_maint_setting(\"test-settings string\")" \
		    "evaluation of this expression requires the target program to be active"
		continue
	    }

	    if {$lang == "unknown"} {
		# Skipped because expression parsing is not supported
		# for the "unknown" language.  See gdb/28093 for more
		# details.
		continue
	    }

	    set print_output ""
	    set ptype_output ""

	    set foo_str [quote_for_lang $lang foo]
	    gdb_test_multiple "print $foo_str" "" {
		-wrap -re " = (.*)" {
		    set print_output $expect_out(1,string)
		    pass $gdb_test_name
		}
	    }

	    gdb_test_multiple "ptype $foo_str" "" {
		-wrap -re " = (.*)" {
		    set ptype_output $expect_out(1,string)
		    pass $gdb_test_name
		}
	    }

	    set cmd_str [quote_for_lang $lang "test-settings string"]
	    set ptype_output_re [string_to_regexp $ptype_output]
	    set print_output_re [string_to_regexp $print_output]

	    foreach_with_prefix conv_func $::maint_conv_funcs {
		gdb_test "print ${conv_func}($cmd_str)" \
		    " = $print_output_re"
		gdb_test "ptype \$" \
		    " = $ptype_output_re"
	    }
	}
    }
}

# Test with a string value created by gdb.Value in Python.

proc_with_prefix test_python_value { } {
    clean_restart

    if {![allow_python_tests]} {
	untested "skipping test_python_value"
	return
    }

    gdb_test_no_output "python gdb.set_convenience_variable(\"v\", \"bar\")" \
	"set convenience var"
    check_v_string "bar"
}

# Test with a string value created by make-value in Guile.

proc_with_prefix test_guile_value { } {
    clean_restart

    if {![allow_guile_tests]} {
	untested "skipping test_guile_value"
	return
    }

    # We can't set a convenience var from Guile, but we can append to history.
    # Do that, then transfer to a convenience var with a CLI command.
    gdb_test_no_output "guile (use-modules (gdb))"
    gdb_test_multiple "guile (history-append! (make-value \"foo\"))" "make value" {
	-re -wrap "($::decimal)" {
	    set histnum $expect_out(1,string)
	}
    }

    gdb_test_no_output "set \$v = \$$histnum"
    check_v_string "foo"
}

# Test with a string value coming from a string internal var.  The only internal
# vars of this type, at the time of writing, are $trace_func and $trace_file.
# They both require inspecting a trace frame.  So if the target is capable start
# tracing, record one trace frame, and use $trace_func.

proc_with_prefix test_internal_var { } {
    if {![gdb_trace_common_supports_arch]} {
	unsupported "arch does not support trace"
	return
    }

    clean_restart $::binfile

    if {![runto_main]} {
	fail "could not run to main"
	return
    }

    if {![gdb_target_supports_trace]} {
	unsupported "target does not support trace"
	return
    }

    gdb_breakpoint "end"
    gdb_test "trace trace_me" "Tracepoint $::decimal at $::hex.*"
    gdb_test_no_output "tstart"
    gdb_continue_to_breakpoint "breakpoint at end"
    gdb_test_no_output "tstop"
    gdb_test "tfind" "Found trace frame 0, tracepoint $::decimal.*"
    gdb_test_no_output "set \$v = \$trace_func"
    gdb_test "tfind none" "No longer looking at any trace frame.*"
    check_v_string "trace_me"
}

test_setting
test_python_value
test_guile_value
test_internal_var