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/*	$calcurse: utils.c,v 1.46 2008/08/03 18:41:55 culot Exp $	*/

/*
 * Calcurse - text-based organizer
 * Copyright (c) 2004-2008 Frederic Culot
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
 * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 *
 * Send your feedback or comments to : calcurse@culot.org
 * Calcurse home page : http://culot.org/calcurse
 *
 */

#include <time.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <limits.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <errno.h>

#include "i18n.h"
#include "wins.h"
#include "custom.h"
#include "utils.h"

static unsigned status_page;

/* General routine to exit calcurse properly. */
void
exit_calcurse (int status)
{
  clear ();
  refresh ();
  endwin ();
  calendar_stop_date_thread ();
  exit (status);
}

/* Function to exit on internal error. */
void
ierror (const char *errmsg, ierror_sev_e sev)
{
  WINDOW *errwin;
  char *label = _("INTERNAL ERROR");
  char *exitmsg = _("calcurse will now exit...");
  char *reportmsg = _("Please report the following bug:");
  const int winrow = 10;
  const int wincol = col - 2;
  const int msglen = wincol - 2;
  char msg[msglen];

  strncpy (msg, errmsg, msglen);
  errwin = newwin (winrow, wincol, (row - winrow) / 2, (col - wincol) / 2);
  custom_apply_attr (errwin, ATTR_HIGHEST);
  box (errwin, 0, 0);
  wins_show (errwin, label);
  if (sev == IERROR_FATAL)
    mvwprintw (errwin, 3, 1, reportmsg);
  mvwprintw (errwin, 5, (wincol - strlen (msg)) / 2, "%s", msg);
  if (sev == IERROR_FATAL)
    mvwprintw (errwin, winrow - 2, wincol - strlen (exitmsg) - 1, "%s",
	       exitmsg);
  custom_remove_attr (errwin, ATTR_HIGHEST);
  wrefresh (errwin);
  wgetch (errwin);
  if (sev == IERROR_FATAL)
    exit_calcurse (EXIT_FAILURE);
}

/* Function to handle an assertion failure. */
void
aerror (const char *file, int line, const char *assertion)
{
  char errmsg[BUFSIZ];

  snprintf (errmsg, BUFSIZ,
	    "assert \"%s\" failed: file \"%s\", line %d", assertion, file,
	    line);
  ierror (errmsg, IERROR_FATAL);
}

/* 
 * Print a message in the status bar.
 * Message texts for first line and second line are to be provided.
 */
void
status_mesg (char *mesg_line1, char *mesg_line2)
{
  erase_status_bar ();
  custom_apply_attr (win[STA].p, ATTR_HIGHEST);
  mvwprintw (win[STA].p, 0, 0, mesg_line1);
  mvwprintw (win[STA].p, 1, 0, mesg_line2);
  custom_remove_attr (win[STA].p, ATTR_HIGHEST);
}

/* Erase status bar. */
void
erase_status_bar (void)
{
  erase_window_part (win[STA].p, 0, 0, col, STATUSHEIGHT);
}

/* Erase part of a window. */
void
erase_window_part (WINDOW *win, int first_col, int first_row, int last_col,
		   int last_row)
{
  int c, r;

  for (r = first_row; r <= last_row; r++)
    {
      for (c = first_col; c <= last_col; c++)
	{
	  mvwprintw (win, r, c, " ");
	}
    }
  wnoutrefresh (win);
}

/* draws a popup window */
WINDOW *
popup (int pop_row, int pop_col, int pop_y, int pop_x, char *pop_lab)
{
  char *txt_pop = _("Press any key to continue...");
  char label[BUFSIZ];
  WINDOW *popup_win;

  popup_win = newwin (pop_row, pop_col, pop_y, pop_x);
  keypad (popup_win, TRUE);
  custom_apply_attr (popup_win, ATTR_HIGHEST);
  box (popup_win, 0, 0);
  snprintf (label, BUFSIZ, "%s", pop_lab);
  wins_show (popup_win, label);
  mvwprintw (popup_win, pop_row - 2, pop_col - (strlen (txt_pop) + 1), "%s",
	     txt_pop);
  custom_remove_attr (popup_win, ATTR_HIGHEST);
  wnoutrefresh (popup_win);
  doupdate ();
  return (popup_win);
}

/* prints in middle of a panel */
void
print_in_middle (WINDOW *win, int starty, int startx, int width, char *string)
{
  int length, x, y;
  float temp;

  if (win == NULL)
    win = stdscr;
  getyx (win, y, x);
  if (startx != 0)
    x = startx;
  if (starty != 0)
    y = starty;
  if (width == 0)
    width = 80;

  length = strlen (string);
  temp = (width - length) / 2;
  x = startx + (int) temp;
  custom_apply_attr (win, ATTR_HIGHEST);
  mvwprintw (win, y, x, "%s", string);
  custom_remove_attr (win, ATTR_HIGHEST);
}

/* 
 * Draw the cursor at the correct position in string.
 * As echoing is not set, we need to know the string we are working on to 
 * handle display correctly.
 */
static void
showcursor (WINDOW *win, int y, int pos, char *str, int l, int offset)
{
  char *nc;

  nc = str + pos;
  wmove (win, y, pos - offset);
  (pos >= l) ? waddch (win, SPC | A_REVERSE) : waddch (win, *nc | A_REVERSE);
}

/* Print the string at the desired position. */
static void
showstring (WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str, int len, int pos)
{
  const int rec = 30, border = 3;
  const int max_col = col - border, max_len = max_col - rec;
  int page, max_page, offset, c = 0;
  char *orig;

  orig = str;
  max_page = (len - rec) / max_len;
  page = (pos - rec) / max_len;
  offset = page * max_len;
  str += offset;
  mvwaddnstr (win, y, x, str, MIN (len, max_col));
  wclrtoeol (win);
  if (page > 0 && page < max_page)
    {
      c = '*';
    }
  else if (page > 0)
    {
      c = '<';
    }
  else if (page < max_page)
    {
      c = '>';
    }
  else
    c = 0;
  mvwprintw (win, y, col - 1, "%c", c);
  showcursor (win, y, pos, orig, len, offset);
}

/* Delete a character at the given position in string. */
static void
del_char (int pos, char *str)
{
  int len;

  str += pos;
  len = strlen (str) + 1;
  memmove (str, str + 1, len);
}

/* Add a character at the given position in string. */
static char *
add_char (int pos, int ch, char *str)
{
  int len;

  str += pos;
  len = strlen (str) + 1;
  memmove (str + 1, str, len);
  *str = ch;
  return (str += len);
}

/* 
 * Getstring allows to get user input and to print it on a window,
 * even if noecho() is on. This function is also used to modify an existing
 * text (the variable string can be non-NULL).
 * We need to do the echoing manually because of the multi-threading
 * environment, otherwise the cursor would move from place to place without
 * control.
 */
int
getstring (WINDOW *win, char *str, int l, int x, int y)
{
  int ch, newpos, len = 0;
  char *orig;

  orig = str;
  custom_apply_attr (win, ATTR_HIGHEST);
  for (; *str; ++str, ++len)
    ;
  newpos = x + len;
  showstring (win, y, x, orig, len, newpos);

  while ((ch = wgetch (win)) != '\n')
    {
      switch (ch)
	{
	case KEY_BACKSPACE:	/* delete one character */
	case 330:
	case 127:
	case CTRL ('H'):
	  if (len > 0)
	    {
	      --newpos;
	      --len;
	      if (newpos >= x + len)
		--str;
	      else		/* to be deleted inside string */
		del_char (newpos, orig);
	    }
	  break;

	case CTRL ('D'):	/* delete next character */
	  if (newpos != (x + len))
	    {
	      --len;
	      if (newpos >= x + len)
		--str;
	      else
		del_char (newpos, orig);
	    }
	  else
	    printf ("\a");
	  break;

	case CTRL ('K'):	/* delete to end-of-line */
	  str = orig + newpos;
	  *str = 0;
	  len -= (len - newpos);
	  break;

	case CTRL ('A'):	/* go to begginning of string */
	  newpos = x;
	  break;

	case CTRL ('E'):	/* go to end of string */
	  newpos = x + len;
	  break;

	case KEY_LEFT:		/* move one char backward  */
	case CTRL ('B'):
	  if (newpos > x)
	    newpos--;
	  break;

	case KEY_RIGHT:	/* move one char forward */
	case CTRL ('F'):
	  if (newpos < len)
	    newpos++;
	  break;

	case ESCAPE:		/* cancel editing */
	  return (GETSTRING_ESC);
	  break;

	default:		/* insert one character */
	  if (len < l - 1)
	    {
	      if (newpos >= len)
		{
		  str = orig + newpos;
		  *str++ = ch;
		}
	      else		// char is to be inserted inside string 
		str = add_char (newpos, ch, orig);
	      ++len;
	      ++newpos;
	    }

	}
      showstring (win, y, x, orig, len, newpos);
      doupdate ();
    }
  *str = 0;
  custom_remove_attr (win, ATTR_HIGHEST);
  return (len == 0 ? GETSTRING_RET : GETSTRING_VALID);
}

/* Update an already existing string. */
int
updatestring (WINDOW *win, char **str, int x, int y)
{
  char *newstr;
  int escape, len = strlen (*str) + 1;

  newstr = (char *) malloc (BUFSIZ);
  (void) memcpy (newstr, *str, len);
  escape = getstring (win, newstr, BUFSIZ, x, y);
  if (!escape)
    {
      len = strlen (newstr) + 1;
      if ((*str = (char *) realloc (*str, len)) == NULL)
	{
	  /* NOTREACHED */
	  ierror (_("FATAL ERROR in updatestring: out of memory"),
		  IERROR_FATAL);
	}
      else
	(void) memcpy (*str, newstr, len);
    }
  free (newstr);
  return (escape);
}

/* checks if a string is only made of digits */
int
is_all_digit (char *string)
{
  int digit, i;
  int all_digit;

  digit = 0;
  all_digit = 0;

  for (i = 0; i <= strlen (string); i++)
    if (isdigit (string[i]) != 0)
      digit++;
  if (digit == strlen (string))
    all_digit = 1;
  return (all_digit);
}

/* 
 * Draws the status bar. 
 * To add a keybinding, insert a new binding_t item, add it in the *binding
 * table, and update the NB_CAL_CMDS, NB_APP_CMDS or NB_TOD_CMDS defines in
 * utils.h, depending on which panel the added keybind is assigned to.
 */
void
status_bar (void)
{
  window_e which_pan;
  int cmd_length, space_between_cmds, start, end, i, j = 0;
  const int pos[NB_PANELS + 1] =
      { 0, NB_CAL_CMDS, NB_CAL_CMDS + NB_APP_CMDS, TOTAL_CMDS };

  binding_t help = { "  ?", _("Help") };
  binding_t quit = { "  Q", _("Quit") };
  binding_t save = { "  S", _("Save") };
  binding_t export = { "  X", _("Export") };
  binding_t add = { "  A", _("Add Item") };
  binding_t del = { "  D", _("Del Item") };
  binding_t edit = { "  E", _("Edit Itm") };
  binding_t flag = { "  !", _("Flag Itm") };
  binding_t day = { "H/L", _("-+1 Day") };
  binding_t week = { "K/J", _("-+1 Week") };
  binding_t updn = { "K/J", _("Up/Down") };
  binding_t rept = { "  R", _("Repeat") };
  binding_t prio = { "+/-", _("Priority") };
  binding_t tab = { "Tab", _("Chg View") };
  binding_t togo = { "  G", _("Go to") };
  binding_t conf = { "  C", _("Config") };
  binding_t view = { "  V", _("View") };
  binding_t draw = { " ^R", _("Redraw") };
  binding_t appt = { " ^A", _("Add Appt") };
  binding_t todo = { " ^T", _("Add Todo") };
  binding_t enote = { "  N", _("EditNote") };
  binding_t vnote = { "  >", _("ViewNote") };
  binding_t eday = { "^HL", _("-+1 Day") };
  binding_t ewek = { "^KJ", _("-+1 Week") };
  binding_t othr = { "  O", _("OtherCmd") };
  binding_t today = {" ^G", _("Today") };
  binding_t weekb = {"  0", _("beg Week") };
  binding_t weeke = {"  $", _("end Week") };

  binding_t *binding[TOTAL_CMDS] = {
    /* calendar keys */
    &help, &quit, &save, &export, &day, &week, &weekb, &weeke, &tab,
    &togo, &conf, &othr, &appt, &todo, &eday, &ewek, &draw, &today, &othr,
    /* appointment keys */
    &help, &quit, &save, &export, &add, &del, &edit, &view, &rept,
    &updn, &flag, &othr, &enote, &vnote, &appt, &todo, &eday, &ewek,
    &conf, &togo, &tab, &draw, &today, &othr,
    /* todo keys */
    &help, &quit, &save, &export, &add, &del, &edit, &view, &prio,
    &updn, &tab, &othr, &enote, &vnote, &appt, &todo, &eday, &ewek,
    &conf, &togo, &draw, &today, &othr
  };

  /* Total length of a command. */
  cmd_length = KEY_LENGTH + LABEL_LENGTH;
  space_between_cmds = floor (col / CMDS_PER_LINE - cmd_length);
  cmd_length += space_between_cmds;

  /* Drawing the keybinding with attribute and label without. */
  erase_status_bar ();
  which_pan = wins_slctd ();
  start = pos[which_pan] + 2 * CMDS_PER_LINE * (status_page - 1);
  end = MIN (start + 2 * CMDS_PER_LINE, pos[which_pan + 1]);
  for (i = start; i < end; i += 2)
    {
      custom_apply_attr (win[STA].p, ATTR_HIGHEST);
      mvwprintw (win[STA].p, 0, j * cmd_length, binding[i]->key);
      if (i + 1 != end)
	mvwprintw (win[STA].p, 1, j * cmd_length, binding[i + 1]->key);
      custom_remove_attr (win[STA].p, ATTR_HIGHEST);
      mvwprintw (win[STA].p, 0, j * cmd_length + KEY_LENGTH,
		 binding[i]->label);
      if (i + 1 != end)
	mvwprintw (win[STA].p, 1, j * cmd_length + KEY_LENGTH,
		   binding[i + 1]->label);
      j++;
    }
  wnoutrefresh (win[STA].p);
}

long
date2sec (date_t day, unsigned hour, unsigned min)
{
  struct tm start, *lt;
  time_t tstart, t;

  t = time (NULL);
  lt = localtime (&t);
  start = *lt;

  start.tm_mon = day.mm;
  start.tm_mday = day.dd;
  start.tm_year = day.yyyy;
  start.tm_hour = hour;
  start.tm_min = min;
  start.tm_sec = 0;
  start.tm_isdst = -1;
  start.tm_year -= 1900;
  start.tm_mon--;
  tstart = mktime (&start);
  if (tstart == -1)
    {
      fputs (_("FATAL ERROR in date2sec: failure in mktime\n"), stderr);
      fprintf (stderr, "%u %u %u %u %u\n", day.yyyy, day.mm, day.dd,
	       hour, min);
      exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
    }

  return (tstart);
}

/* Return a string containing the hour of a given date in seconds. */
char *
date_sec2hour_str (long sec)
{
  const int TIME_LEN = 6;
  struct tm *lt;
  time_t t;
  char *timestr;

  t = sec;
  lt = localtime (&t);
  timestr = (char *) malloc (TIME_LEN);
  snprintf (timestr, TIME_LEN, "%02u:%02u", lt->tm_hour, lt->tm_min);
  return (timestr);
}

/* Return a string containing the date, given a date in seconds. */
char *
date_sec2date_str (long sec, char *datefmt)
{
  struct tm *lt;
  time_t t;
  char *datestr;

  datestr = (char *) malloc (sizeof (char) * BUFSIZ);

  if (sec == 0)
    snprintf (datestr, BUFSIZ, "0");
  else
    {
      t = sec;
      lt = localtime (&t);
      strftime (datestr, BUFSIZ, datefmt, lt);
    }

  return (datestr);
}

/* 
 * Return a string containing an iCal date, given a date in 
 * seconds. This is used to build all-day long iCal VEVENT 
 * (calcurse event equivalent).
 */
void
date_sec2ical_date (long sec, char *ical_date)
{
#define DATELENGTH	9

  struct tm *lt;
  time_t t;

  t = sec;
  lt = localtime (&t);
  strftime (ical_date, DATELENGTH, "%Y%m%d", lt);
}

/* 
 * Return a string containing an iCal date-time, given a date in 
 * seconds. This is used to build iCal VEVENT (calcurse appointment equivalent). 
 */
void
date_sec2ical_datetime (long sec, char *ical_datetime)
{
#define DATETIMELENGTH	16

  struct tm *lt;
  time_t t;

  t = sec;
  lt = localtime (&t);
  strftime (ical_datetime, DATETIMELENGTH, "%Y%m%dT%H%M%S", lt);
}

/* 
 * Return a long containing the date which is updated taking into account
 * the new time and date entered by the user.
 */
long
update_time_in_date (long date, unsigned hr, unsigned mn)
{
  struct tm *lt;
  time_t t, new_date;

  t = date;
  lt = localtime (&t);
  lt->tm_hour = hr;
  lt->tm_min = mn;
  new_date = mktime (lt);
  ASSERT (new_date != -1);

  return (new_date);
}

/* 
 * Returns the date in seconds from year 1900.
 * If no date is entered, current date is chosen.
 */
long
get_sec_date (date_t date)
{
  struct tm *ptrtime;
  time_t timer;
  long long_date;
  char current_day[] = "dd ";
  char current_month[] = "mm ";
  char current_year[] = "yyyy ";

  if (date.yyyy == 0 && date.mm == 0 && date.dd == 0)
    {
      timer = time (NULL);
      ptrtime = localtime (&timer);
      strftime (current_day, strlen (current_day), "%d", ptrtime);
      strftime (current_month, strlen (current_month), "%m", ptrtime);
      strftime (current_year, strlen (current_year), "%Y", ptrtime);
      date.mm = atoi (current_month);
      date.dd = atoi (current_day);
      date.yyyy = atoi (current_year);
    }
  long_date = date2sec (date, 0, 0);
  return (long_date);
}

long
min2sec (unsigned minutes)
{
  return (minutes * MININSEC);
}

/* 
 * Checks if a time has a good format. 
 * The format could be either HH:MM or H:MM or MM, and we should have:
 * 0 <= HH <= 24 and 0 <= MM < 999.
 * This function returns 1 if the entered time is correct and in 
 * [h:mm] or [hh:mm] format, and 2 if the entered time is correct and entered
 * in [mm] format.
 */
int
check_time (char *string)
{
  int ok = 0;
  char hour[] = "  ";
  char minutes[] = "  ";

  if (((strlen (string) == 2) || (strlen (string) == 3))
      && (isdigit (string[0]) != 0) && (isdigit (string[1]) != 0))
    {
      strncpy (minutes, string, 2);
      if (atoi (minutes) >= 0)
	ok = 2;			/* [MM] format */
    }
  else if ((strlen (string) == 4) && (isdigit (string[0]) != 0)
	   && (isdigit (string[2]) != 0) && (isdigit (string[3]) != 0)
           && (string[1] == ':'))
    {
      strncpy (hour, string, 1);
      strncpy (minutes, string + 2, 2);
      if ((atoi (hour) <= 24) && (atoi (hour) >= 0)
	  && (atoi (minutes) < MININSEC) && (atoi (minutes) >= 0))
	ok = 1;			/* [H:MM] format */
    }
  else if ((strlen (string) == 5) && (isdigit (string[0]) != 0)
	   && (isdigit (string[1]) != 0) && (isdigit (string[3]) != 0)
	   && (isdigit (string[4]) != 0) && (string[2] == ':'))
    {
      strncpy (hour, string, 2);
      strncpy (minutes, string + 3, 2);
      if ((atoi (hour) <= 24) && (atoi (hour) >= 0)
	  && (atoi (minutes) < MININSEC) && (atoi (minutes) >= 0))
	ok = 1;			/* [HH:MM] format */
    }
  return (ok);
}

/*
 * Display a scroll bar when there are so many items that they
 * can not be displayed inside the corresponding panel.
 */
void
draw_scrollbar (WINDOW *win, int y, int x, int length,
		int bar_top, int bar_bottom, bool hilt)
{
  mvwvline (win, bar_top, x, ACS_VLINE, bar_bottom - bar_top);
  if (hilt)
    custom_apply_attr (win, ATTR_HIGHEST);
  wattron (win, A_REVERSE);
  mvwvline (win, y, x, ' ', length);
  wattroff (win, A_REVERSE);
  if (hilt)
    custom_remove_attr (win, ATTR_HIGHEST);
}

/*
 * Print an item (either an appointment, event, or todo) in a 
 * popup window. This is useful if an item description is too 
 * long to fit in its corresponding panel window.
 */
void
item_in_popup (char *saved_a_start, char *saved_a_end, char *msg,
	       char *pop_title)
{
  WINDOW *popup_win, *pad;
  const int margin_left = 4, margin_top = 4;
  const int winl = row - 5, winw = col - margin_left;
  const int padl = winl - 2, padw = winw - margin_left;

  pad = newpad (padl, padw);
  popup_win = popup (winl, winw, 1, 2, pop_title);
  if (strncmp (pop_title, _("Appointment"), 11) == 0)
    {
      mvwprintw (popup_win, margin_top, margin_left, "- %s -> %s",
		 saved_a_start, saved_a_end);
    }
  mvwprintw (pad, 0, margin_left, "%s", msg);
  wmove (win[STA].p, 0, 0);
  pnoutrefresh (pad, 0, 0, margin_top + 2, margin_left, padl, winw);
  doupdate ();
  wgetch (popup_win);
  delwin (pad);
  delwin (popup_win);
}

/* Reset the status bar page. */
void
reset_status_page (void)
{
  status_page = 1;
}

/* Update the status bar page number to display other commands. */
void
other_status_page (int panel)
{
  int nb_item = 0, max_page;
  char *error = _("FATAL ERROR in other_status_page: unknown panel\n");

  switch (panel)
    {
    case CAL:
      nb_item = NB_CAL_CMDS;
      break;
    case APP:
      nb_item = NB_APP_CMDS;
      break;
    case TOD:
      nb_item = NB_TOD_CMDS;
      break;
    default:
      ierror (error, IERROR_FATAL);
    }
  max_page = ceil (nb_item / (2 * CMDS_PER_LINE + 1)) + 1;
  if (status_page < max_page)
    status_page++;
  else
    status_page = 1;
}

/* Returns the beginning of current day in seconds from 1900. */
long
get_today (void)
{
  struct tm *lt;
  time_t current_time;
  long current_day;
  date_t day;

  current_time = time (NULL);
  lt = localtime (&current_time);
  day.mm = lt->tm_mon + 1;
  day.dd = lt->tm_mday;
  day.yyyy = lt->tm_year + 1900;
  current_day = date2sec (day, 0, 0);

  return (current_day);
}

/* Returns the current time in seconds. */
long
now (void)
{
  time_t current_time;

  current_time = time (NULL);
  return (current_time);
}

/* Copy a string */
char *
mycpy (const char *src)
{
  char *string = malloc (strlen (src) + 1);

  if (string != NULL)
    return (strncpy (string, src, strlen (src) + 1));
  else
    return (NULL);
}

long
mystrtol (const char *str)
{
  char *ep;
  long lval;
  const char *not_a_number =
    _("FATAL ERROR in mystrtol: could not convert string");
  const char *out_of_range =
    _("FATAL ERROR in mystrtol: number is out of range");

  errno = 0;
  lval = strtol (str, &ep, 10);
  if (str[0] == '\0' || *ep != '\0')
    ierror (not_a_number, IERROR_FATAL);
  if (errno == ERANGE && (lval == LONG_MAX || lval == LONG_MIN))
    ierror (out_of_range, IERROR_FATAL);

  return (lval);
}

/* Print the given option value with appropriate color. */
void
print_option_incolor (WINDOW *win, bool option, int pos_y, int pos_x)
{
  int color = 0;
  char option_value[BUFSIZ] = "";

  if (option == true)
    {
      color = ATTR_TRUE;
      strncpy (option_value, _("yes"), BUFSIZ);
    }
  else if (option == false)
    {
      color = ATTR_FALSE;
      strncpy (option_value, _("no"), BUFSIZ);
    }
  else
    {
      ierror (_("option not defined - Problem in print_option_incolor()"),
	      IERROR_FATAL);
    }
  custom_apply_attr (win, color);
  mvwprintw (win, pos_y, pos_x, "%s", option_value);
  custom_remove_attr (win, color);
  wnoutrefresh (win);
  doupdate ();
}

/* 
 * Create a new unique file, and return a newly allocated string which contains
 * the random part of the file name. 
 */
char *
new_tempfile (const char *prefix, int trailing_len)
{
  char fullname[BUFSIZ];
  int prefix_len, fd;
  FILE *file;

  if (prefix == NULL)
    return (NULL);

  prefix_len = strlen (prefix);
  if (prefix_len + trailing_len >= BUFSIZ)
    return (NULL);
  memcpy (fullname, prefix, prefix_len);
  memset (fullname + prefix_len, 'X', trailing_len);
  fullname[prefix_len + trailing_len] = '\0';
  if ((fd = mkstemp (fullname)) == -1 || (file = fdopen (fd, "w+")) == NULL)
    {
      if (fd != -1)
	{
	  unlink (fullname);
	  close (fd);
	}
      ierror (_("FATAL ERROR: temporary file could not be created!"),
	      IERROR_WARN);
      return (NULL);
    }
  fclose (file);

  return (strdup (fullname + prefix_len));
}

/* Erase a note previously attached to a todo, event or appointment. */
void
erase_note (char **note, erase_flag_e flag)
{
  char fullname[BUFSIZ];
  char *errmsg = _("FATAL ERROR in erase_note: could not remove note\n");

  if (*note == NULL)
    return;
  if (flag != ERASE_FORCE_KEEP_NOTE)
    {
      snprintf (fullname, BUFSIZ, "%s%s", path_notes, *note);
      if (unlink (fullname) != 0)
	ierror (errmsg, IERROR_FATAL);
    }
  free (*note);
  *note = NULL;
}

/*
 * Convert a string containing a date into three integers containing the year,
 * month and day.
 * Returns 1 if sucessfully converted or 0 if the string is an invalid date.
 */
int
parse_date (char *date_string, int datefmt, int *year, int *month, int *day)
{
  int in1, in2, in3;
  int lyear, lmonth, lday;
  if (date_string == NULL)
    return (0);
  if (sscanf (date_string, "%d / %d / %d", &in1, &in2, &in3) < 3)
    return (0);
  switch (datefmt)
    {
    case 1:
      lmonth = in1;
      lday = in2;
      lyear = in3;
      break;
    case 2:
      lday = in1;
      lmonth = in2;
      lyear = in3;
      break;
    case 3:
      lyear = in1;
      lmonth = in2;
      lday = in3;
      break;
    default:
      return (0);
    }
  if (lyear < 1 || lyear > 9999 || lmonth < 1 || lmonth > 12 || lday < 1
      || lday > 31)
    return (0);
  if (year != NULL)
    *year = lyear;
  if (month != NULL)
    *month = lmonth;
  if (day != NULL)
    *day = lday;
  return (1);
}