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\chapter{Miscellaneous API Routines}
\section{GLPK environment routines}
\subsection{glp\_init\_env --- initialize GLPK environment}
\synopsis
\begin{verbatim} int glp_init_env(void); \end{verbatim}
\description
The routine \verb|glp_init_env| initializes the GLPK environment. Normally the application program does not need to call this routine, because it is called automatically on the first call to any API routine.
\returns
\begin{retlist} 0 & initialization successful;\\ 1 & environment is already initialized;\\ 2 & initialization failed (insufficient memory);\\ 3 & initialization failed (unsupported programming model).\\ \end{retlist}
\subsection{glp\_version --- determine library version}
\synopsis
\begin{verbatim} const char *glp_version(void); \end{verbatim}
\returns
The routine \verb|glp_version| returns a pointer to a null-terminated character string, which specifies the version of the GLPK library in the form \verb|"X.Y"|, where `\verb|X|' is the major version number, and `\verb|Y|' is the minor version number, for example, \verb|"4.16"|.
\newpage
\subsection{glp\_free\_env --- free GLPK environment}
\synopsis
\begin{verbatim} int glp_free_env(void); \end{verbatim}
\description
The routine \verb|glp_free_env| frees all resources used by GLPK routines (memory blocks, etc.) which are currently still in use.
Normally the application program does not need to call this routine, because GLPK routines always free all unused resources. However, if the application program even has deleted all problem objects, there will be several memory blocks still allocated for the internal library needs. For some reasons the application program may want GLPK to free this memory, in which case it should call \verb|glp_free_env|.
Note that a call to \verb|glp_free_env| invalidates all problem objects which still exist.
\returns
\begin{retlist} 0 & termination successful;\\ 1 & environment is inactive (was not initialized).\\ \end{retlist}
\subsection{glp\_printf --- write formatted output to terminal}
\synopsis
\begin{verbatim} void glp_printf(const char *fmt, ...); \end{verbatim}
\description
The routine \verb|glp_printf| uses the format control string \verb|fmt| to format its parameters and writes the formatted output to the terminal.
This routine is a replacement of the standard C function \verb|printf| and used by all GLPK routines to perform terminal output. The application program may use \verb|glp_printf| for the same purpose that allows controlling its terminal output with the routines \verb|glp_term_out| and \verb|glp_term_hook|.
\subsection{glp\_vprintf --- write formatted output to terminal}
\synopsis
\begin{verbatim} void glp_vprintf(const char *fmt, va_list arg); \end{verbatim}
\description
The routine \verb|glp_vprintf| uses the format control string \verb|fmt| to format its parameters specified by the list \verb|arg| and writes the formatted output to the terminal.
This routine is a replacement of the standard C function \verb|vprintf| and used by all GLPK routines to perform terminal output. The application program may use \verb|glp_vprintf| for the same purpose that allows controlling its terminal output with the routines \verb|glp_term_out| and \verb|glp_term_hook|.
\newpage
\subsection{glp\_term\_out --- enable/disable terminal output}
\synopsis
\begin{verbatim} int glp_term_out(int flag); \end{verbatim}
\description
Depending on the parameter flag the routine \verb|glp_term_out| enables or disables terminal output performed by glpk routines:
\verb|GLP_ON | --- enable terminal output;
\verb|GLP_OFF| --- disable terminal output.
\returns
The routine \verb|glp_term_out| returns the previous value of the terminal output flag.
\subsection{glp\_term\_hook --- intercept terminal output}
\synopsis
\begin{verbatim} void glp_term_hook(int (*func)(void *info, const char *s), void *info); \end{verbatim}
\description
The routine \verb|glp_term_hook| installs the user-defined hook routine to intercept all terminal output performed by GLPK routines.
%This feature can be used to redirect the terminal output to other
%destination, for example, to a file or a text window.
The parameter {\it func} specifies the user-defined hook routine. It is called from an internal printing routine, which passes to it two parameters: {\it info} and {\it s}. The parameter {\it info} is a transit pointer specified in corresponding call to the routine \verb|glp_term_hook|; it may be used to pass some additional information to the hook routine. The parameter {\it s} is a pointer to the null terminated character string, which is intended to be written to the terminal. If the hook routine returns zero, the printing routine writes the string {\it s} to the terminal in a usual way; otherwise, if the hook routine returns non-zero, no terminal output is performed.
To uninstall the hook routine both parameters {\it func} and {\it info} should be specified as \verb|NULL|.
\para{Example}
\begin{footnotesize} \begin{verbatim} static int hook(void *info, const char *s) { FILE *foo = info; fputs(s, foo); return 1; }
int main(void) { FILE *foo; . . . glp_term_hook(hook, foo); /* redirect terminal output */ . . . glp_term_hook(NULL, NULL); /* resume terminal output */ . . . } \end{verbatim} \end{footnotesize}
\newpage
\subsection{glp\_open\_tee --- start copying terminal output}
\synopsis
\begin{verbatim} int glp_open_tee(const char *fname); \end{verbatim}
\description
The routine \verb|glp_open_tee| starts copying all the terminal output to an output text file, whose name is specified by the character string \verb|fname|.
\returns
\begin{retlist} 0 & operation successful;\\ 1 & copying terminal output is already active;\\ 2 & unable to create output file.\\ \end{retlist}
\subsection{glp\_close\_tee --- stop copying terminal output}
\synopsis
\begin{verbatim} int glp_close_tee(void); \end{verbatim}
\description
The routine \verb|glp_close_tee| stops copying the terminal output to the output text file previously open by the routine \verb|glp_open_tee| closing that file.
\returns
\begin{retlist} 0 & operation successful;\\ 1 & copying terminal output was not started.\\ \end{retlist}
\subsection{glp\_error --- display error message and terminate execution}
\synopsis
\begin{verbatim} void glp_error(const char *fmt, ...); \end{verbatim}
\description
The routine \verb|glp_error| (implemented as a macro) formats its parameters using the format control string \verb|fmt|, writes the formatted message to the terminal, and then abnormally terminates the program.
\newpage
\subsection{glp\_assert --- check logical condition}
\synopsis
\begin{verbatim} void glp_assert(int expr); \end{verbatim}
\description
The routine \verb|glp_assert| (implemented as a macro) checks a logical condition specified by the expression \verb|expr|. If the condition is true (non-zero), the routine does nothing; otherwise, if the condition is false (zero), the routine prints an error message and abnormally terminates the program.
This routine is a replacement of the standard C function \verb|assert| and used by all GLPK routines to check program logic. The application program may use \verb|glp_assert| for the same purpose.
\subsection{glp\_error\_hook --- install hook to intercept abnormal termination}
\synopsis
\begin{verbatim} void glp_error_hook(void (*func)(void *info), void *info); \end{verbatim}
\description
The routine \verb|glp_error_hook| installs a user-defined hook routine to intercept abnormal termination.
The parameter \verb|func| specifies the user-defined hook routine. It is called from the routine \verb|glp_error| before the latter calls the abort function to abnormally terminate the application program because of fatal error. The parameter \verb|info| is a transit pointer, specified in the corresponding call to the routine \verb|glp_error_hook|; it may be used to pass some information to the hook routine.
To uninstall the hook routine the parameters \verb|func| and \verb|info| should be specified as \verb|NULL|.
If the hook routine returns, the application program is abnormally terminated. To prevent abnormal termnation the hook routine may perform a global jump using the standard function \verb|longjmp|, in which case the application program {\it must} call the routine \verb|glp_free_env|.
\subsection{glp\_malloc --- allocate memory block}
\synopsis
\begin{verbatim} void *glp_malloc(int size); \end{verbatim}
\description
The routine \verb|glp_malloc| dynamically allocates a memory block of \verb|size| bytes long. Note that:
1) the parameter \verb|size| must be positive;
2) being allocated the memory block contains arbitrary data, that is, it is {\it not} initialized by binary zeros;
3) if the block cannot be allocated due to insufficient memory, the routine prints an error message and abnormally terminates the program.
This routine is a replacement of the standard C function \verb|malloc| and used by all GLPK routines for dynamic memory allocation. The application program may use \verb|glp_malloc| for the same purpose.
\returns
The routine \verb|glp_malloc| returns a pointer to the memory block allocated. To free this block the routine \verb|glp_free| (not the standard C function \verb|free|!) must be used.
\subsection{glp\_calloc --- allocate memory block}
\synopsis
\begin{verbatim} void *glp_calloc(int n, int size); \end{verbatim}
\description
The routine \verb|glp_calloc| dynamically allocates a memory block of \verb|n|$\times$\verb|size| bytes long. Note that:
1) both parameters \verb|n| and \verb|size| must be positive;
2) being allocated the memory block contains arbitrary data, that is, it is {\it not} initialized by binary zeros;
3) if the block cannot be allocated due to insufficient memory, the routine prints an error message and abnormally terminates the program.
This routine is a replacement of the standard C function \verb|calloc| (with exception that the block is not cleaned) and used by all GLPK routines for dynamic memory allocation. The application program may use \verb|glp_calloc| for the same purpose.
\returns
The routine \verb|glp_calloc| returns a pointer to the memory block allocated. To free this block the routine \verb|glp_free| (not the standard C function \verb|free|!) must be used.
\subsection{glp\_free --- free memory block}
\synopsis
\begin{verbatim} void glp_free(void *ptr); \end{verbatim}
\description
The routine \verb|glp_free| deallocates a memory block pointed to by \verb|ptr|, which was previously allocated by the routine \verb|glp_malloc| or \verb|glp_calloc|. Note that the pointer \verb|ptr| must be valid and must not be \verb|NULL|.
This routine is a replacement of the standard C function \verb|free| and used by all GLPK routines for dynamic memory allocation. The application program may use \verb|glp_free| for the same purpose.
\newpage
\subsection{glp\_mem\_usage --- get memory usage information}
\synopsis
\begin{verbatim} void glp_mem_usage(int *count, int *cpeak, size_t *total, size_t *tpeak); \end{verbatim}
\description
The routine \verb|glp_mem_usage| reports some information about utilization of the memory by the routines \verb|glp_malloc|, \verb|glp_calloc|, and \verb|glp_free|. Information is stored to locations specified by corresponding parameters (see below). Any parameter can be specified as \verb|NULL|, in which case corresponding information is not stored.
\verb|*count| is the number of currently allocated memory blocks.
\verb|*cpeak| is the peak value of \verb|*count| reached since the initialization of the GLPK library environment.
\verb|*total| is the total amount, in bytes, of currently allocated memory blocks.
\verb|*tpeak| is the peak value of \verb|*total| reached since the initialization of the GLPK library envirionment.
\para{Example}
\begin{footnotesize} \begin{verbatim} glp_mem_usage(&count, NULL, NULL, NULL); printf("%d memory block(s) are still allocated\n", count);
\end{verbatim} \end{footnotesize}
\subsection{glp\_mem\_limit --- set memory usage limit}
\synopsis
\begin{verbatim} void glp_mem_limit(int limit); \end{verbatim}
\description
The routine \verb|glp_mem_limit| limits the amount of memory available for dynamic allocation (with the routines \verb|glp_malloc| and \verb|glp_calloc|) to \verb|limit| megabytes.
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