sortix--sortix/libc/stdlib/getenv.cpp

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    stdlib/getenv.cpp
    Get an environment variable.

*******************************************************************************/

#include <errno.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>

static inline
bool matches_environment_variable(const char* what,
                                  const char* name, size_t name_length)
{
	return !strncmp(what, name, name_length) && what[name_length] == '=';
}

extern "C" char* getenv(const char* name)
{
	if ( !name )
		return errno = EINVAL, (char*) NULL;

	// Verify the name doesn't contain a '=' character.
	size_t name_length = 0;
	while ( name[name_length] )
		if ( name[name_length++] == '=' )
			return errno = EINVAL, (char*) NULL;

	if ( !environ )
		return NULL;

	// Find the environment variable with the given name.
	for ( size_t i = 0; environ[i]; i++ )
		if ( matches_environment_variable(environ[i], name, name_length) )
			return environ[i] + name_length + 1;

	return NULL;
}