tool_MessageQueue.c

/*****************************************************************************
 Excerpt from "Linux Programmer's Guide - Chapter 6"
 (C)opyright 1994-1995, Scott Burkett
 ***************************************************************************** 
 MODULE: msgtool.c
 *****************************************************************************
 A command line tool for tinkering with SysV style Message Queues
 *****************************************************************************/

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/ipc.h>
#include <sys/msg.h>

#define MAX_SEND_SIZE 80

struct mymsgbuf {
        long mtype;
        char mtext[MAX_SEND_SIZE];
};

void send_message(int qid, struct mymsgbuf *qbuf, long type, char *text);
void read_message(int qid, struct mymsgbuf *qbuf, long type);
void remove_queue(int qid);
void change_queue_mode(int qid, char *mode);
void usage(void);


int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
        key_t key;
        int   msgqueue_id;
        struct mymsgbuf qbuf;

        if(argc == 1)
                usage();

        /* Create unique key via call to ftok() */
        key = ftok(".", 'm');

        /* Open the queue - create if necessary */
        if((msgqueue_id = msgget(key, IPC_CREAT|0660)) == -1) {
                perror("msgget");
                exit(1);
        }
        
        switch(tolower(argv[1][0]))
        {
                case 's': send_message(msgqueue_id, (struct mymsgbuf *)&qbuf,
                                       atol(argv[2]), argv[3]); 
                          break;
                case 'r': read_message(msgqueue_id, &qbuf, atol(argv[2])); 
                          break;
                case 'd': remove_queue(msgqueue_id); 
                          break;        
                case 'm': change_queue_mode(msgqueue_id, argv[2]); 
                          break;

                 default: usage();

        }
        
        return(0);
}

void send_message(int qid, struct mymsgbuf *qbuf, long type, char *text)
{
        /* Send a message to the queue */
        printf("Sending a message ...\n");
        qbuf->mtype = type;
        strcpy(qbuf->mtext, text);

        if((msgsnd(qid, (struct msgbuf *)qbuf,
                strlen(qbuf->mtext)+1, 0)) ==-1)
        {
                perror("msgsnd");
                exit(1);
        }
}

void read_message(int qid, struct mymsgbuf *qbuf, long type)
{
        /* Read a message from the queue */
        printf("Reading a message ...\n");
        qbuf->mtype = type;
        msgrcv(qid, (struct msgbuf *)qbuf, MAX_SEND_SIZE, type, 0);
        
        printf("Type: %ld Text: %s\n", qbuf->mtype, qbuf->mtext);
}

void remove_queue(int qid)
{
        /* Remove the queue */
        msgctl(qid, IPC_RMID, 0);
}

void change_queue_mode(int qid, char *mode)
{
        struct msqid_ds myqueue_ds;

        /* Get current info */
        msgctl(qid, IPC_STAT, &myqueue_ds);

        /* Convert and load the mode */
        sscanf(mode, "%ho", &myqueue_ds.msg_perm.mode);

        /* Update the mode */
        msgctl(qid, IPC_SET, &myqueue_ds);
}

void usage(void)
{
        fprintf(stderr, "msgtool - A utility for tinkering with msg queues\n");
        fprintf(stderr, "\nUSAGE: msgtool (s)end <type> <messagetext>\n");
        fprintf(stderr, "               (r)ecv <type>\n");
        fprintf(stderr, "               (d)elete\n");
        fprintf(stderr, "               (m)ode <octal mode>\n");
        exit(1);
}