Getting started

Download library

Library is primarly hosted on Github.

  • Download latest release from releases area on Github

  • Clone develop branch for latest development

Download from releases

All releases are available on Github releases area.

Clone from Github

First-time clone

  • Download and install git if not already

  • Open console and navigate to path in the system to clone repository to. Use command cd your_path

  • Clone repository with one of available 3 options

    • Run git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/MaJerle/lwprintf command to clone entire repository, including submodules

    • Run git clone --recurse-submodules --branch develop https://github.com/MaJerle/lwprintf to clone development branch, including submodules

    • Run git clone --recurse-submodules --branch master https://github.com/MaJerle/lwprintf to clone latest stable branch, including submodules

  • Navigate to examples directory and run favourite example

Update cloned to latest version

  • Open console and navigate to path in the system where your resources repository is. Use command cd your_path

  • Run git pull origin master --recurse-submodules command to pull latest changes and to fetch latest changes from submodules

  • Run git submodule foreach git pull origin master to update & merge all submodules

Note

This is preferred option to use when you want to evaluate library and run prepared examples. Repository consists of multiple submodules which can be automatically downloaded when cloning and pulling changes from root repository.

Add library to project

At this point it is assumed that you have successfully download library, either cloned it or from releases page.

  • Copy lwprintf folder to your project

  • Add lwprintf/src/include folder to include path of your toolchain

  • Add source files from lwprintf/src/ folder to toolchain build

  • Copy lwprintf/src/include/lwprintf/lwprintf_opts_template.h to project folder and rename it to lwprintf_opts.h

  • Build the project

Configuration file

Library comes with template config file, which can be modified according to needs. This file shall be named lwprintf_opts.h and its default template looks like the one below.

Note

Default configuration template file location: lwprintf/src/include/lwprintf/lwprintf_opts_template.h. File must be renamed to lwprintf_opts.h first and then copied to the project directory (or simply renamed in-place) where compiler include paths have access to it by using #include "lwprintf_opts.h".

Tip

Check Configuration section for possible configuration settings

Template options file
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/**
 * \file            lwprintf_opts_template.h
 * \brief           LwPRINTF configuration file
 */

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2020 Tilen MAJERLE
 *
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
 * obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
 * files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
 * including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
 * publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software,
 * and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
 * subject to the following conditions:
 *
 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
 * included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 *
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
 * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
 * OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
 * AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
 * HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
 * WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
 * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
 * OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 *
 * This file is part of LwPRINTF - Lightweight stdio manager library.
 *
 * Author:          Tilen MAJERLE <tilen@majerle.eu>
 * Version:         v1.0.1
 */
#ifndef LWPRINTF_HDR_OPTS_H
#define LWPRINTF_HDR_OPTS_H

/* Rename this file to "lwprintf_opts.h" for your application */

/*
 * Open "include/lwprintf/lwprintf_opt.h" and
 * copy & replace here settings you want to change values
 */

#endif /* LWPRINTF_HDR_OPTS_H */

Minimal example code

Run below example to test and verify library

Absolute minimum example
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#include "lwprintf/lwprintf.h"

/* Called for every character to be printed */
int
lwprintf_out(int ch, lwprintf_t* lwp) {
    /* May use printf to output it for test */
    if (ch != '\0') {
    	printf("%c", (char)ch);
    }

    return ch;
}

int
main(void) {
    /* Initialize default lwprintf instance with output function */
    lwprintf_init(lwprintf_out);

    /* Print first text */
    lwprintf_printf("Text: %d", 10);
}