Geografic-Information-System/lib/gis/get_datum_name.c

/*
 *
 ****************************************************************************
 *
 * MODULE:       GRASS 5.0 gis library, get_datum_name.c
 * AUTHOR(S):    unknown, updated by Andreas Lange, andreas.lange@rhein-main.de
 * PURPOSE:      Get datum name for new location database
 * COPYRIGHT:    (C) 2000 by the GRASS Development Team
 *
 *               This program is free software under the GNU General Public
 *               License (>=v2). Read the file COPYING that comes with GRASS
 *               for details.
 *
 *****************************************************************************/

#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <grass/gis.h>
#include <grass/glocale.h>

/***********************************************************************
 * G_ask_datum_name(char *datumname, char *ellpsname)
 *
 * ask interactively for a valid datum name
 *
 * returns <0 on error
 * returns 1 on success
 ***********************************************************************/

/*!
 * \brief ask for a valid datum name
 *
 * This function asks the user interactively for a valid datum name from the datum
 * table. The datum name is stored in the character array pointed to by
 * <b>datum</b>. The function returns 1 on sucess, -1 if no datum was entered
 * on command line and 0 on internal error. 
 *
 *  \param datum
 *  \return int
 */

int G_ask_datum_name(char *datumname, char *ellpsname)
{
    char buff[1024], answer[100], ellipse[100];
    char *dat, *Tmp_file;
    FILE *Tmp_fd = NULL;
    int i;


    for (;;) {
	do {
	    fprintf(stderr, _("\nPlease specify datum name\n"));
	    fprintf(stderr,
		    _("Enter 'list' for the list of available datums\n"));
	    fprintf(stderr,
		    _
		    ("or 'custom' if you wish to enter custom parameters\n"));
	    fprintf(stderr, _("Hit RETURN to cancel request\n"));
	    fprintf(stderr, ">");
	} while (!G_gets(answer));
	G_strip(answer);

	if (strlen(answer) == 0)
	    return -1;

	if (strcmp(answer, "list") == 0) {
	    Tmp_file = G_tempfile();
	    if (NULL == (Tmp_fd = fopen(Tmp_file, "w")))
		G_warning(_("Cannot open temp file"));
	    else {
		char *pager;

		fprintf(Tmp_fd, "Short Name\tLong Name / Description\n---\n");
		for (i = 0; (dat = G_datum_name(i)); i++) {
		    fprintf(Tmp_fd, "%s\t%s\n\t\t\t(%s ellipsoid)\n---\n",
			    dat, G_datum_description(i),
			    G_datum_ellipsoid(i));
		}
		fclose(Tmp_fd);

		pager = getenv("GRASS_PAGER");
		if (!pager || strlen(pager) == 0)
		    pager = "cat";
		sprintf(buff, "%s \"%s\" 1>&2", pager,
			G_convert_dirseps_to_host(Tmp_file));
		G_system(buff);

		remove(Tmp_file);
	    }
	    G_free(Tmp_file);
	}
	else {
	    if (G_strcasecmp(answer, "custom") == 0)
		break;

	    if (G_get_datum_by_name(answer) < 0) {
		fprintf(stderr, _("\ninvalid datum\n"));
	    }
	    else
		break;
	}
    }


    if (G_strcasecmp(answer, "custom") == 0) {
	/* For a custom datum we need to interactively ask for the ellipsoid */
	if (G_ask_ellipse_name(ellipse) < 0)
	    return -1;
	sprintf(ellpsname, ellipse);
	sprintf(datumname, "custom");
    }
    else {
	/* else can look it up from datum.table */
	if ((i = G_get_datum_by_name(answer)) < 0)
	    return -1;
	sprintf(ellpsname, G_datum_ellipsoid(i));
	sprintf(datumname, G_datum_name(i));
    }

    return 1;

}