[RFAv3 1/3] Implement convenience functions to examine GDB settings.

[Philippe Waroquiers]

The new convenience functions $_gdb_setting and $_gdb_int_setting
provide access to the GDB settings in user-defined commands.

gdb/ChangeLog
2019-07-06  Philippe Waroquiers  <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be>

	* cli/cli-cmds.c (setting_cmd, gdb_int_setting_internal_fn,
	gdb_setting_internal_fn): New functions.
	(_initialize_cli_cmds): Define the new convenience functions.
---
 gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c | 103 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 103 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c b/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
index 368ddf526d..4316b0d578 100644
--- a/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
+++ b/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
@@ -1905,6 +1905,98 @@ show_max_user_call_depth (struct ui_file *file, int from_tty,
 		    value);
 }
 
+/* Returns the cmd_list_element corresponding to the first argument
+   of ARGV, which must contain one single value.
+   Throws an error if no value provided, or value not correct.
+   FNNAME is used in the error message.  */
+
+static cmd_list_element *
+setting_cmd (const char *fnname, int argc, struct value **argv)
+{
+  if (argc == 0)
+    error (_("You must provide an argument to %s"), fnname);
+  if (argc != 1)
+    error (_("You can only provide one argument to %s"), fnname);
+
+  struct type *type0 = check_typedef (value_type (argv[0]));
+
+  if (TYPE_CODE (type0) != TYPE_CODE_ARRAY
+      && TYPE_CODE (type0) != TYPE_CODE_STRING)
+    error (_("First argument of %s must be a string."), fnname);
+
+  int len0 = TYPE_LENGTH (type0);
+  std::vector<char> arg0 (len0);
+
+  memcpy (arg0.data (), value_contents (argv[0]), len0);
+
+  const char *a0 = arg0.data ();
+  cmd_list_element *cmd = lookup_cmd (&a0, showlist, "", -1, 0);
+
+  if (cmd == nullptr || cmd_type (cmd) != show_cmd)
+    error (_("First argument of %s must be a "
+	     "valid setting of the 'show' command."), fnname);
+
+  return cmd;
+}
+
+/* Implementation of the convenience function $_gdb_int_setting.  */
+
+static struct value *
+gdb_int_setting_internal_fn (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
+			     const struct language_defn *language,
+			     void *cookie, int argc, struct value **argv)
+{
+  cmd_list_element *cmd = setting_cmd ("$_gdb_int_setting", argc, argv);
+
+  switch (cmd->var_type)
+    {
+    case var_boolean:
+    case var_integer:
+    case var_zinteger:
+    case var_zuinteger_unlimited:
+      return value_from_longest (builtin_type (gdbarch)->builtin_int,
+				 *(int *) cmd->var);
+    case var_auto_boolean:
+      {
+	int val = *(int *) cmd->var;
+
+	if (val == 0)
+	  val = 1;
+	else if (val == 1)
+	  val = 0;
+	return value_from_longest (builtin_type (gdbarch)->builtin_int,
+				   val);
+      }
+    case var_uinteger:
+      if (*(unsigned int *) cmd->var == UINT_MAX)
+	return value_from_longest (builtin_type (gdbarch)->builtin_int,
+				   0);
+      else
+	return value_from_longest (builtin_type (gdbarch)->builtin_int,
+				   *(unsigned int *) cmd->var);
+    case var_zuinteger:
+      return value_from_longest (builtin_type (gdbarch)->builtin_int,
+				 *(unsigned int *) cmd->var);
+    default:
+      error (_("Setting type not convertible to integer"));
+    }
+}
+
+/* Implementation of the convenience function $_gdb_setting.  */
+
+static struct value *
+gdb_setting_internal_fn (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
+			 const struct language_defn *language,
+			 void *cookie, int argc, struct value **argv)
+{
+  cmd_list_element *cmd = setting_cmd ("$_gdb_setting", argc, argv);
+  std::string cmd_val = get_setshow_command_value_string (cmd);
+
+  return value_cstring (cmd_val.c_str (), strlen (cmd_val.c_str ()),
+			builtin_type (gdbarch)->builtin_char);
+}
+
+
 void
 _initialize_cli_cmds (void)
 {
@@ -2045,6 +2137,17 @@ abbreviations for commands and/or values.  E.g.:\n\
   set_cmd_completer_handle_brkchars (c, with_command_completer);
   add_com_alias ("w", "with", class_vars, 1);
 
+  add_internal_function ("_gdb_setting", _("\
+$_gdb_setting - returns the value of a GDB setting as a string.\n\
+Usage: $_gdb_setting (setting)"),
+			 gdb_setting_internal_fn, NULL);
+
+  add_internal_function ("_gdb_int_setting", _("\
+$_gdb_int_setting - returns the value of an integer GDB setting as an integer.\n\
+Usage: $_int_gdb_int_setting (setting)\n\
+Throws an error if SETTING cannot be converted to an integer."),
+			 gdb_int_setting_internal_fn, NULL);
+
   add_cmd ("commands", no_set_class, show_commands, _("\
 Show the history of commands you typed.\n\
 You can supply a command number to start with, or a `+' to start after\n\
-- 
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