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Tail for Win32 - A Windows version of the Unix 'tail -f'

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I had searched for what seemed like an eternity for a Windows version of the 'tail -f' command - a way to monitor logfiles as they change in realitime. Having not found one, I decided to write my own. Tail for Win32 is the result of hundreds of evenings' work to achieve just that.
/*
 * Tail for Win32 - a Windows version of the UNIX 'tail -f' command.
 * 
 * Author: Paul Perkins (paul@objektiv.org.uk)
 * 
 * Copyright(c)
 *
 * 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
 * 
 * $Id: XComboList.cpp,v 1.1 2003/11/11 07:31:45 paulperkins Exp $
 * 
 */

// XComboList.cpp
//
// Author:  Hans Dietrich
//          hdietrich2@hotmail.com
//
// This software is released into the public domain.
// You are free to use it in any way you like.
//
// This software is provided "as is" with no expressed
// or implied warranty.  I accept no liability for any
// damage or loss of business that this software may cause.
//
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "XComboList.h"

#ifdef _DEBUG
#define new DEBUG_NEW
#undef THIS_FILE
static char THIS_FILE[] = __FILE__;
#endif

UINT NEAR WM_XCOMBOLIST_VK_RETURN = ::RegisterWindowMessage(_T("WM_XCOMBOLIST_VK_RETURN"));
UINT NEAR WM_XCOMBOLIST_VK_ESCAPE = ::RegisterWindowMessage(_T("WM_XCOMBOLIST_VK_ESCAPE"));
UINT NEAR WM_XCOMBOLIST_KEYDOWN   = ::RegisterWindowMessage(_T("WM_XCOMBOLIST_KEYDOWN"));
UINT NEAR WM_XCOMBOLIST_LBUTTONUP = ::RegisterWindowMessage(_T("WM_XCOMBOLIST_LBUTTONUP"));

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CXComboList, CWnd)
	//{{AFX_MSG_MAP(CXComboList)
	ON_WM_LBUTTONDOWN()
	ON_WM_KILLFOCUS()
	ON_WM_CREATE()
	ON_WM_VSCROLL()
	ON_WM_DESTROY()
	ON_WM_TIMER()
	//}}AFX_MSG_MAP
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// ctor
CXComboList::CXComboList(CWnd *pParent)
{
	m_pParent = pParent;
	ASSERT(m_pParent);
	m_nCount = 0;
	m_bFirstTime = TRUE;
}

CXComboList::~CXComboList()
{
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// SetActive
void CXComboList::SetActive(int nScrollBarWidth)
{
	//TRACE0("in CXComboList::SetActive\n");

	if (!::IsWindow(m_ListBox.m_hWnd))
		return;

	m_ListBox.SetFocus();

	if (m_bFirstTime)
	{
		m_bFirstTime = FALSE;

		CRect rect;
		GetWindowRect(&rect);

		// set listbox size according to item height
		int nItemHeight = m_ListBox.GetItemHeight(0);

		CRect lbrect;
		GetClientRect(&lbrect);
		lbrect.top   += 1;
		lbrect.bottom = lbrect.top + (rect.Height() / nItemHeight) * nItemHeight;
		lbrect.left  += 1;
		lbrect.right -= nScrollBarWidth;		

		int nItemsInView = (lbrect.Height()) / nItemHeight;

		// set size of listbox wrapper (from size of listbox)
		rect.bottom = rect.top + lbrect.Height() + 4;
		MoveWindow(&rect);
		m_ListBox.MoveWindow(&lbrect);
		m_ListBox.BringWindowToTop();

		// set size and position for vertical scroll bar
		CRect sbrect;
		sbrect = lbrect;
		sbrect.left   = lbrect.right;
		sbrect.right += nScrollBarWidth;
		m_wndSBVert.MoveWindow(&sbrect);

		SCROLLINFO si;
		si.cbSize = sizeof(si);
		si.fMask = SIF_ALL;
		m_wndSBVert.GetScrollInfo(&si);

		// set info for scrollbar
		si.nMin = 0;
		si.nMax = m_ListBox.GetCount();
		if (si.nMax < 0)
			si.nMax = 1;
		si.nPage = nItemsInView;
		int nCurSel = m_ListBox.GetCurSel();
		if (nCurSel == LB_ERR || nCurSel < 0)
			nCurSel = 0;
		si.nPos = nCurSel;

		// set top index, to force selected item to be in view
		m_ListBox.SetTopIndex(nCurSel > 0 ? nCurSel - 1 : 0);

		if (si.nPos < 0)
			si.nPos = 0;
		m_wndSBVert.SetScrollInfo(&si);
		m_wndSBVert.SetScrollPos(si.nPos, TRUE);

		//RedrawWindow();

		SetTimer(1, 80, NULL);
	}
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// GetScrollBarCtrl
CScrollBar* CXComboList::GetScrollBarCtrl(int nBar)
{
	UNUSED_ALWAYS(nBar);
	return &m_wndSBVert;
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// SendRegisteredMessage
void CXComboList::SendRegisteredMessage(UINT nMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
	CWnd *pWnd = m_pParent;
	if (pWnd)
		pWnd->SendMessage(nMsg, wParam, lParam);
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// OnLButtonDown
void CXComboList::OnLButtonDown(UINT nFlags, CPoint point) 
{
	SendRegisteredMessage(WM_XCOMBOLIST_LBUTTONUP, 0, 0);
	CWnd::OnLButtonUp(nFlags, point);
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// PreTranslateMessage
BOOL CXComboList::PreTranslateMessage(MSG* pMsg) 
{
	switch (pMsg->message)
	{
		case WM_KEYDOWN:
		{
			///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
			// we need to trap all cursor keys & alpha keys to reposition the 
			// scroll bar
			///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

			//TRACE("   WM_KEYDOWN\n");

			SCROLLINFO si = 
			{
				sizeof(SCROLLINFO),
				SIF_ALL | SIF_DISABLENOSCROLL,
			};
			m_wndSBVert.GetScrollInfo(&si);
			BOOL bSetScrollInfo = FALSE;
			int nIndex = 0;
			if (::IsWindow(m_ListBox.m_hWnd))
				nIndex = m_ListBox.GetCurSel();
			if (nIndex == LB_ERR || nIndex < 0)
				nIndex = 0;

			// use index from listbox, because scroll position cannot be relied
			// upon here

			switch (pMsg->wParam)
			{
				case VK_RETURN:
					SendRegisteredMessage(WM_XCOMBOLIST_VK_RETURN, 0, 0);
					break;

				case VK_ESCAPE:
					SendRegisteredMessage(WM_XCOMBOLIST_VK_ESCAPE, 0, 0);
					break;

				// handle scrolling messages
				case VK_DOWN:
					si.nPos = nIndex + 1;
					bSetScrollInfo = TRUE;
					break;

				case VK_END:
					si.nPos = si.nMax;
					bSetScrollInfo = TRUE;
					break;

				case VK_HOME:
					si.nPos = 0;
					bSetScrollInfo = TRUE;
					break;

				case VK_NEXT:			// PAGE DOWN
					si.nPos = nIndex + (si.nPage-1);
					bSetScrollInfo = TRUE;
					break;

				case VK_PRIOR:			// PAGE UP
					si.nPos = nIndex - (si.nPage - 1);
					bSetScrollInfo = TRUE;
					break;

				case VK_UP:
					si.nPos = nIndex - 1;
					bSetScrollInfo = TRUE;
					break;

				default:
					if (pMsg->wParam >= 0x41/*VK_A*/ && pMsg->wParam <= 0x5A/*VK_Z*/)
					{
						// this was an alpha key - try to find listbox index
						CString strAlpha;
						strAlpha = (_TCHAR) pMsg->wParam;
						int nIndex2 = 0;
						if (::IsWindow(m_ListBox.m_hWnd))
							nIndex2 = m_ListBox.FindString(nIndex, strAlpha);
						if (nIndex2 != LB_ERR)
						{
							si.nPos = nIndex2;
							bSetScrollInfo = TRUE;
						}
					}
					break;
			}

			if (bSetScrollInfo)
			{
				// let parent know the selection has changed
				SendRegisteredMessage(WM_XCOMBOLIST_KEYDOWN, 0, 0);

				// update scrollbar
				if (si.nPos < 0)
					si.nPos = 0;
				if (si.nPos > si.nMax)
					si.nPos = si.nMax;
				m_wndSBVert.SetScrollInfo(&si);
			}

			break;
		}

		case WM_LBUTTONUP:
			SendRegisteredMessage(WM_XCOMBOLIST_LBUTTONUP, 0, 0);
			break;
	}
	
	return CWnd::PreTranslateMessage(pMsg);
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// OnKillFocus
void CXComboList::OnKillFocus(CWnd* pNewWnd) 
{
	//TRACE0("in CXComboList::OnKillFocus\n");
	CWnd::OnKillFocus(pNewWnd);

	m_nCount++;
	if (m_nCount > 2)
	{
		SendRegisteredMessage(WM_XCOMBOLIST_VK_ESCAPE, 0, 0);
	}
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// OnCreate
int CXComboList::OnCreate(LPCREATESTRUCT lpCreateStruct) 
{
	if (CWnd::OnCreate(lpCreateStruct) == -1)
		return -1;

	CRect rect2(0,0,0,0);

	// create the listbox that we're wrapping
	VERIFY(m_ListBox.Create(WS_VISIBLE|WS_CHILD|LBS_NOINTEGRALHEIGHT/*|WS_BORDER*/,
		rect2, this, 0));

	// create the vertical scrollbar
	VERIFY(m_wndSBVert.Create(WS_VISIBLE|WS_CHILD|SBS_VERT,
		rect2, this, 0));

	// set font from parent
	CFont *font = GetParent()->GetFont();
	if (font)
	{
		SetFont(font, FALSE);
		m_wndSBVert.SetFont(font, FALSE);
	}

	return 0;
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// OnVScroll
void CXComboList::OnVScroll(UINT nSBCode, UINT nPos, CScrollBar*) 
{
	if (!::IsWindow(m_ListBox.m_hWnd))
		return;

	// forward scroll message to listbox
	const MSG* pMsg = GetCurrentMessage();
	m_ListBox.SendMessage(WM_VSCROLL, pMsg->wParam, pMsg->lParam);

    SCROLLINFO si = 
	{
        sizeof(SCROLLINFO),
        SIF_ALL | SIF_DISABLENOSCROLL,
    };
	m_wndSBVert.GetScrollInfo(&si);

    switch (nSBCode) 
	{
		case SB_BOTTOM:			// scroll to bottom
			si.nPos = si.nMax;
			break;
		case SB_TOP:			// scroll to top
			si.nPos = 0;
			break;
		case SB_PAGEDOWN:		// scroll one page down
			si.nPos += si.nPage;
			break;
		case SB_PAGEUP:			// scroll one page up
			si.nPos -= si.nPage;
			break;
		case SB_LINEDOWN:		// scroll one line up
			si.nPos += 1;
			break;
		case SB_LINEUP:			// scroll one line up
			si.nPos -= 1;
			break;
		case SB_THUMBTRACK:		// drag scroll box to specified position. The 
								// current position is provided in nPos
		case SB_THUMBPOSITION:	// scroll to the absolute position. The current 
								// position is provided in nPos
			si.nPos = nPos;        
			break;
		case SB_ENDSCROLL:		// end scroll
			return;
		default:
			break;
	}

	if (si.nPos < 0)
		si.nPos = 0;
	if (si.nPos > si.nMax)
		si.nPos = si.nMax;
	m_wndSBVert.SetScrollInfo(&si);
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// OnDestroy
void CXComboList::OnDestroy() 
{
	KillTimer(1);

	if (::IsWindow(m_ListBox.m_hWnd))
		m_ListBox.DestroyWindow();


	CWnd::OnDestroy();
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// OnTimer
void CXComboList::OnTimer(UINT nIDEvent) 
{
	UNUSED_ALWAYS(nIDEvent);

	if (!::IsWindow(m_ListBox.m_hWnd))
		return;

	// get current mouse position
	POINT point;
	::GetCursorPos(&point);
	ScreenToClient(&point);

	BOOL bOutside;
	int nIndex = m_ListBox.ItemFromPoint(point, bOutside);
	//TRACE("   nIndex=%d  bOutside=%d\n", nIndex, bOutside);

	if (!bOutside)
	{
		int nCurSel = m_ListBox.GetCurSel();

		if (nIndex != nCurSel)
			if (nIndex >= 0 && nIndex < m_ListBox.GetCount())
				m_ListBox.SetCurSel(nIndex);
	}
}

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