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src/reader.zig

@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ const FileHolder = @import("readers/file_holder.zig").FileHolder;
 const Superblock = @import("superblock.zig").Superblock;
 const File = @import("file.zig").File;
 const MetadataReader = @import("readers/metadata.zig").MetadataReader;
+const DirEntry = @import("directory.zig").DirEntry;
 
 pub const Reader = struct {
-    arena: std.heap.ArenaAllocator,
+    alloc: std.mem.Allocator,
     holder: FileHolder,
     super: Superblock,
     root: File,
@@ -17,9 +18,8 @@ pub const Reader = struct {
         var holder: FileHolder = try .init(filepath, offset);
         const super: Superblock = try holder.reader().readStruct(Superblock);
         try super.validate();
-        const arena: std.heap.ArenaAllocator = .init(alloc);
         var out: Reader = .{
-            .arena = arena,
+            .alloc = alloc,
             .holder = holder,
             .super = super,
             .root = undefined,
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ pub const Reader = struct {
         return out;
     }
     pub fn deinit(self: *Reader) void {
-        self.arena.deinit();
+        self.root.deinit(self.alloc);
         self.holder.deinit();
     }
 
     fn fileFromRef(self: *Reader, ref: inode.InodeRef, name: []const u8) !File {
         var offset_rdr = self.holder.readerAt(ref.block_start + self.super.inode_table_start);
         var meta_rdr: MetadataReader = try .init(
-            self.arena.allocator(),
+            self.alloc,
             offset_rdr.any(),
             self.super.decomp,
         );
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub const Reader = struct {
         return .{
             .name = name,
             .inode = try .init(
-                self.arena.allocator(),
+                self.alloc,
                 meta_rdr.any(),
                 self.super.block_size,
             ),
@@ -53,8 +53,13 @@ pub const Reader = struct {
 };
 
 test "reader" {
-    const test_file_path = "testing/LinuxPATest.sfs";
-    var rdr: Reader = try .init(std.testing.allocator, test_file_path, 0);
+    const test_sfs_path = "testing/LinuxPATest.sfs";
+    const test_file_path = "PortableApps/PortableApps.com/Data/PortableAppsMenu.ini";
+
+    var rdr: Reader = try .init(std.testing.allocator, test_sfs_path, 0);
     defer rdr.deinit();
-    std.debug.print("{}\n", .{rdr.root});
+    var fil = try rdr.root.open(&rdr, test_file_path);
+    defer fil.deinit(rdr.alloc);
+
+    std.debug.print("{}\n", .{fil});
 }