bin2c.c

/*
 * This is bin2c program, which allows you to convert binary file to
 * C language array, for use as embedded resource, for instance you can
 * embed graphics or audio file directly into your program.
 * This is public domain software, use it on your own risk.
 * Contact Serge Fukanchik at fuxx@mail.ru  if you have any questions.
 *
 * Some modifications were made by Gwilym Kuiper (kuiper.gwilym@gmail.com)
 * I have decided not to change the licence.
 */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <assert.h>

#ifdef USE_BZ2
#include <bzlib.h>
#endif

int
main ( int argc, char* argv[] )
{
    char *buf;
    char* ident;
    unsigned int i, file_size, need_comma;

    FILE *f_input, *f_output;

#ifdef USE_BZ2
    char *bz2_buf;
    unsigned int uncompressed_size, bz2_size;
#endif

    if (argc < 4) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s binary_file output_file array_name\n", argv[0]);
        return -1;
    }

    f_input = fopen(argv[1], "rb");
    if (f_input == NULL) {
        fprintf(stderr, "%s: can't open %s for reading\n", argv[0], argv[1]);
        return -1;
    }

    // Get the file length
    fseek(f_input, 0, SEEK_END);
    file_size = ftell(f_input);
    fseek(f_input, 0, SEEK_SET);
    file_size++;

    buf = (char *)malloc(file_size);
    assert(buf);   

    fread(buf, file_size, 1, f_input);
    fclose(f_input);

#ifdef USE_BZ2
    // allocate for bz2.
    bz2_size = ((file_size) * 1.01) + 600; // as per the documentation

    bz2_buf = (char *)malloc(bz2_size);
    assert(bz2_buf);

    // compress the data
    int status = BZ2_bzBuffToBuffCompress(bz2_buf, &bz2_size, buf, file_size, 9, 1, 0);

    if(status != BZ_OK) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to compress data: error %i\n", status);
        return -1;
    }

    // and be very lazy
    free(buf);
    uncompressed_size = file_size;
    file_size = bz2_size;
    buf = bz2_buf;
#endif

    f_output = fopen(argv[2], "w");
    if (f_output == NULL)
    {
        fprintf(stderr, "%s: can't open %s for writing\n", argv[0], argv[1]);
        return -1;
    }

    ident = argv[3];
    
    need_comma = 0;

    fprintf (f_output, "const char %s[%i] = {", ident, file_size);
    for (i = 0; i < file_size; ++i)
    {
        if (need_comma) fprintf(f_output, ", ");
        else need_comma = 1;
        if (( i % 11 ) == 0) fprintf(f_output, "\n\t");
        fprintf(f_output, "0x%.2x", buf[i] & 0xff);
    }
    fprintf(f_output, "\n};\n\n");

    fprintf(f_output, "const int %s_length = %i;\n", ident, file_size);

#ifdef USE_BZ2
    fprintf(f_output, "const int %s_length_uncompressed = %i;\n", ident, uncompressed_size);
#endif

    fclose(f_output);

    return 0;
}