rail fence cipher (C)

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# The original 'makefile' has a flaw:
# 1) it overrides CFLAGS
# 2) it does not pass extra "FLAGS" to $(CC) that could come from environment
#
# It means :
# - we need to edit 'makefile' for different builds (DEBUG, etc...), which is
# not practical at all.
# - Also, it does not allow to run all tests without editing the test source
# code.
#
# To use this makefile (GNU make only):
# "make": build with all predefined tests (without editing test source code)
# "make debugall": build with all predefined tests and debug code
# "make mem": perform memcheck with all tests enabled
# "make unit": build standalone (unit) test
# "make debug": build standalone test with debugging code
#
# Original 'makefile' targets can be used (test, memcheck, clean, ...)
.PHONY: default all mem unit debug std debugtest
default: all
# default is to build with all predefined tests
BUILD := teststall
include makefile
all: CFLAGS+=-DTESTALL
all: clean test
debugall: CFLAGS+=-DDEBUG
debugall: all
debugtest: CFLAGS+=-DDEBUG
debugtest: test
mem: CFLAGS+=-DTESTALL
mem: clean memcheck
unit: CFLAGS+=-DUNIT_TEST
unit: clean std
debug: CFLAGS+=-DUNIT_TEST -DDEBUG
debug: clean std
debugtest: CFLAGS+=-DDEBUG
debugtest: test
std: src/*.c src/*.h
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) src/*.c -o test.out

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# Rail Fence Cipher
Implement encoding and decoding for the rail fence cipher.
The Rail Fence cipher is a form of transposition cipher that gets its name from
the way in which it's encoded. It was already used by the ancient Greeks.
In the Rail Fence cipher, the message is written downwards on successive "rails"
of an imaginary fence, then moving up when we get to the bottom (like a zig-zag).
Finally the message is then read off in rows.
For example, using three "rails" and the message "WE ARE DISCOVERED FLEE AT ONCE",
the cipherer writes out:
```text
W . . . E . . . C . . . R . . . L . . . T . . . E
. E . R . D . S . O . E . E . F . E . A . O . C .
. . A . . . I . . . V . . . D . . . E . . . N . .
```
Then reads off:
```text
WECRLTEERDSOEEFEAOCAIVDEN
```
To decrypt a message you take the zig-zag shape and fill the ciphertext along the rows.
```text
? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ?
. ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? .
. . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . .
```
The first row has seven spots that can be filled with "WECRLTE".
```text
W . . . E . . . C . . . R . . . L . . . T . . . E
. ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? .
. . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . .
```
Now the 2nd row takes "ERDSOEEFEAOC".
```text
W . . . E . . . C . . . R . . . L . . . T . . . E
. E . R . D . S . O . E . E . F . E . A . O . C .
. . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . .
```
Leaving "AIVDEN" for the last row.
```text
W . . . E . . . C . . . R . . . L . . . T . . . E
. E . R . D . S . O . E . E . F . E . A . O . C .
. . A . . . I . . . V . . . D . . . E . . . N . .
```
If you now read along the zig-zag shape you can read the original message.
## Getting Started
Make sure you have read the "Guides" section of the
[C track][c-track] on the Exercism site. This covers
the basic information on setting up the development environment expected
by the exercises.
## Passing the Tests
Get the first test compiling, linking and passing by following the [three
rules of test-driven development][3-tdd-rules].
The included makefile can be used to create and run the tests using the `test`
task.
make test
Create just the functions you need to satisfy any compiler errors and get the
test to fail. Then write just enough code to get the test to pass. Once you've
done that, move onto the next test.
As you progress through the tests, take the time to refactor your
implementation for readability and expressiveness and then go on to the next
test.
Try to use standard C99 facilities in preference to writing your own
low-level algorithms or facilities by hand.
## Source
Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transposition_cipher#Rail_Fence_cipher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transposition_cipher#Rail_Fence_cipher)
## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.
[c-track]: https://exercism.io/my/tracks/c
[3-tdd-rules]: http://butunclebob.com/ArticleS.UncleBob.TheThreeRulesOfTdd

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### If you wish to use extra libraries (math.h for instance),
### add their flags here (-lm in our case) in the "LIBS" variable.
LIBS = -lm
###
CFLAGS = -std=c99
CFLAGS += -g
CFLAGS += -Wall
CFLAGS += -Wextra
CFLAGS += -pedantic
CFLAGS += -Werror
CFLAGS += -Wmissing-declarations
CFLAGS += -DUNITY_SUPPORT_64
ASANFLAGS = -fsanitize=address
ASANFLAGS += -fno-common
ASANFLAGS += -fno-omit-frame-pointer
test: tests.out
@./tests.out
memcheck: test/*.c src/*.c src/*.h
@echo Compiling $@
@$(CC) $(ASANFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) src/*.c test/vendor/unity.c test/*.c -o memcheck.out $(LIBS)
@./memcheck.out
@echo "Memory check passed"
clean:
rm -rf *.o *.out *.out.dSYM
tests.out: test/*.c src/*.c src/*.h
@echo Compiling $@
@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) src/*.c test/vendor/unity.c test/*.c -o tests.out $(LIBS)

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#include "rail_fence_cipher.h"
#include <malloc.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
/* See GNUmakefile below explanation
* https://github.com/braoult/exercism/blob/master/c/templates/GNUmakefile
*/
#if defined UNIT_TEST || defined DEBUG
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#endif
char *doit(char *t, size_t nr, int what)
{
int tlen=strlen(t);
unsigned cchar=0, r;
char *res;
if (!(res=malloc(tlen+1)))
return NULL;
for (r=0; r<nr; ++r) {
bool flip=false;
int pchar=r;
while (pchar<tlen) {
if (what==ENCODE)
res[cchar]=t[pchar];
else
res[pchar]=t[cchar];
cchar++;
if (r>0 && r<nr-1) {
pchar+=flip ? r*2: (nr-r-1)*2;
flip=!flip;
} else {
pchar+=(nr-1)*2;
}
}
}
res[tlen]=0;
return res;
}
#ifdef UNIT_TEST
int main(int ac, char **av)
{
int arg=1;
int i;
char *p, *q;
for (; arg<ac-1; ++arg, ++arg) {
p=av[arg];
i=atoi(av[arg+1]);
printf("encode(%s, %d)=%s\n", p, i, q=encode(p, i));
printf("decode(%s, %d)=%s\n", q, i, decode(q, i));
}
}
#endif

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#ifndef RAIL_FENCE_CIPHER_H
#define RAIL_FENCE_CIPHER_H
#include <stddef.h>
#define ENCODE 0
#define DECODE 1
char *doit(char *text, size_t rails, int action);
#define encode(t, r) doit(t, r, ENCODE)
#define decode(t, r) doit(t, r, DECODE)
/* See GNUmakefile below for explanation
* https://github.com/braoult/exercism/blob/master/c/templates/GNUmakefile
*/
#ifdef TESTALL
#undef TEST_IGNORE
#define TEST_IGNORE() {}
#endif
#endif