1 files changed, 32 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/km-init-type.c b/km-init-type.c
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+++ b/km-init-type.c
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+#include <stddef.h> // size_t
+#include <string.h> // strcmp()
+#include "km.h"
+
+static const struct {
+  const km_init_type_t type;
+  const char * const name;
+} TYPES[] = {{
+  .name = "rand",
+  .type = KM_INIT_TYPE_RAND,
+}, {
+  .name = "forgy",
+  .type = KM_INIT_TYPE_FORGY,
+}};
+
+#define NUM_TYPES (sizeof(TYPES) / sizeof(TYPES[0]))
+
+km_init_type_t
+km_get_init_type(
+  const char * const s
+) {
+  // find init method
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < NUM_TYPES; i++) {
+    if (!strcmp(s, TYPES[i].name)) {
+      // return type
+      return TYPES[i].type;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // return failure
+  return KM_INIT_TYPE_LAST;
+}