vectors: Add new macro and a string vector definition.

* AST_VECTOR_STEAL_ELEMENTS - steal the array of elements for use
  with non-vector code.
* struct ast_vector_string - a vector of 'char *'.

Change-Id: I104d1b204be03fccf67e02a195596adcb5ab1e42

1 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/asterisk/vector.h b/include/asterisk/vector.h
index 68ce13065..8bd1cefef 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/vector.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/vector.h
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
 /*! \brief Integer vector definition */
 AST_VECTOR(ast_vector_int, int);
 
+/*! \brief String vector definition */
+AST_VECTOR(ast_vector_string, char *);
+
 /*!
  * \brief Define a vector structure with a read/write lock
  *
@@ -91,6 +94,26 @@ AST_VECTOR(ast_vector_int, int);
 })
 
 /*!
+ * \brief Steal the elements from a vector and reinitialize.
+ *
+ * \param vec Vector to operate on.
+ *
+ * This allows you to use vector.h to construct a list and use the
+ * data as a bare array.
+ *
+ * \note The stolen array must eventually be released using ast_free.
+ *
+ * \warning AST_VECTOR_SIZE and AST_VECTOR_MAX_SIZE are both reset
+ *          to 0.  If either are needed they must be saved to a local
+ *          variable before stealing the elements.
+ */
+#define AST_VECTOR_STEAL_ELEMENTS(vec) ({ \
+	typeof((vec)->elems) __elems = (vec)->elems; \
+	AST_VECTOR_INIT((vec), 0); \
+	(__elems); \
+})
+
+/*!
  * \brief Initialize a vector with a read/write lock
  *
  * If \a size is 0, then no space will be allocated until the vector is