get_env.h

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#ifndef RCUTILS__GET_ENV_H_
#define RCUTILS__GET_ENV_H_

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C"
{
#endif

#include "rcutils/macros.h"
#include "rcutils/visibility_control.h"

/* The c-string which is returned in the env_value output parameter is only
 * valid until the next time this function is called, because it is a direct
 * pointer to the static storage.
 * The variable env_value populated by this function should never have free()
 * called on it.
 * If the environment variable is not set, an empty string will be returned.
 *
 * In both cases, environment variable set or unset, NULL is returned unless
 * an exception has occurred, in which case the error string is returned.
 * For example:
 *
 * ```c
 * #include <stdio.h>
 * #include <rcutils/get_env.h>
 * const char * env_value;
 * const char * error_str;
 * error_str = rcutils_get_env("SOME_ENV_VAR", &env_value);
 * if (error_str != NULL) {
 *   fprintf(stderr, "Error getting env var: %s\n", error_str);
 * }
 * printf("Valued of 'SOME_ENV_VAR': %s\n", env_value);
 * ```
 *
 * Environment variables will be truncated at 2048 characters on Windows.
 *
 * This function is not thread-safe.
 *
 * \param[in] env_name the name of the environment variable
 * \param[out] env_value pointer to the value cstring, or "" if unset
 * \return NULL on success (success can be returning an empty string)
 *         error string on failure
 */
RCUTILS_PUBLIC
RCUTILS_WARN_UNUSED
const char *
rcutils_get_env(const char * env_name, const char ** env_value);

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif  // RCUTILS__GET_ENV_H_