1 files changed, 72 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/libcrystfel/src/stream.c b/libcrystfel/src/stream.c
index fa893a30..13b9065d 100644
--- a/libcrystfel/src/stream.c
+++ b/libcrystfel/src/stream.c
@@ -840,6 +840,20 @@ Stream *open_stream_for_read(const char *filename)
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * open_stream_fd_for_write
+ * @fd: File descriptor (e.g. from open()) to use for stream data.
+ *
+ * Creates a new %Stream from @fd, so that stream data can be written to @fd
+ * using write_chunk().
+ *
+ * In contrast to open_stream_for_write(), this function does not write any of
+ * the usual headers.  This function is mostly for use when multiple substreams
+ * need to be multiplexed into a single master stream.  The master would be
+ * opened using open_stream_for_write(), and the substreams using this function.
+ *
+ * Returns: a %Stream, or NULL on failure.
+ */
 Stream *open_stream_fd_for_write(int fd)
 {
 	Stream *st;
@@ -856,25 +870,64 @@ Stream *open_stream_fd_for_write(int fd)
 	st->major_version = LATEST_MAJOR_VERSION;
 	st->minor_version = LATEST_MINOR_VERSION;
 
-	fprintf(st->fh, "CrystFEL stream format %i.%i\n",
-	        st->major_version, st->minor_version);
-	fprintf(st->fh, "Generated by CrystFEL "CRYSTFEL_VERSIONSTRING"\n");
 	return st;
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * open_stream_for_write
+ * @filename: Filename of new stream
+ *
+ * Creates a new stream with name @filename, and adds the stream format
+ * and version headers.
+ *
+ * You may want to follow this with a call to write_command() to record the
+ * command line.
+ *
+ * Returns: a %Stream, or NULL on failure.
+ */
 Stream *open_stream_for_write(const char *filename)
 {
-	int fd;
+	Stream *st;
+
+	st = malloc(sizeof(struct _stream));
+	if ( st == NULL ) return NULL;
 
-	fd = open(filename, O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_WRONLY,
-	          S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP | S_IROTH | S_IWOTH);
-	if ( fd == -1 ) {
+	st->fh = fopen(filename, "w");
+	if ( st->fh == NULL ) {
 		ERROR("Failed to open stream.\n");
+		free(st);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	return open_stream_fd_for_write(fd);
+	st->major_version = LATEST_MAJOR_VERSION;
+	st->minor_version = LATEST_MINOR_VERSION;
+
+	fprintf(st->fh, "CrystFEL stream format %i.%i\n",
+	        st->major_version, st->minor_version);
+	fprintf(st->fh, "Generated by CrystFEL "CRYSTFEL_VERSIONSTRING"\n");
+	fflush(st->fh);
+
+	return st;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * get_stream_fd
+ * @st: A %Stream
+ *
+ * This function gets the integer file descriptor for @st, a bit like fileno().
+ *
+ * This is useful in conjunction with open_stream_fd_for_write(), to get the
+ * underlying file descriptor to which the multiplexed stream data should be
+ * written.  In this case, the only other operations you should ever do (or have
+ * done) on @st are open_stream_for_write() and close_stream().
+ *
+ * Returns: an integer file descriptor
+ */
+int get_stream_fd(Stream *st)
+{
+	return fileno(st->fh);
 }
 
 
@@ -906,13 +959,16 @@ int is_stream(const char *filename)
 }
 
 
-void write_line(Stream *st, const char *line)
-{
-	fprintf(st->fh, "%s\n", line);
-	fflush(st->fh);
-}
-
-
+/**
+ * write_command
+ * @st: A %Stream
+ * @argc: number of arguments
+ * @argv: command-line arguments
+ *
+ * Writes the command line to @st.  @argc and @argv should be exactly as were
+ * given to main().  This should usually be called immediately after
+ * open_stream_for_write().
+ */
 void write_command(Stream *st, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	int i;
@@ -924,6 +980,7 @@ void write_command(Stream *st, int argc, char *argv[])
 		fprintf(st->fh, "%s", argv[i]);
 	}
 	fprintf(st->fh, "\n");
+	fflush(st->fh);
 }