better way to check if files exist

src/misc_tools.c

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include "toxic.h"
 #include "windows.h"
@@ -303,3 +304,10 @@ void bytes_convert_str(char *buf, int size, uint64_t bytes)
 
     snprintf(buf, size, "%.1f %s", conv, unit);
 }
+
+/* checks if a file exists. Returns true or false */
+bool file_exists(const char *fp)
+{
+    struct stat s;
+    return stat(fp, &s) == 0;
+}

src/misc_tools.h

@@ -109,4 +109,7 @@ int char_rfind(const char *s, char ch, int len);
 /* Converts bytes to appropriate unit and puts in buf as a string */
 void bytes_convert_str(char *buf, int size, uint64_t bytes);
 
+/* checks if a file exists. Returns true or false */
+bool file_exists(const char *fp);
+
 #endif /* #define _misc_tools_h */

src/settings.c

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "windows.h"
 #include "configdir.h"
 #include "notify.h"
+#include "misc_tools.h"
 
 #ifdef _AUDIO
     #include "device.h"
@@ -222,13 +223,14 @@ int settings_load(struct user_settings *s, const char *patharg)
         free(user_config_dir);
 
         /* make sure path exists or is created on first time running */
-        FILE *fp = fopen(path, "r");
+        if (!file_exists(path)) {
-        if (fp == NULL) {
+            FILE *fp = fopen(path, "w");
-            if ((fp = fopen(path, "w")) == NULL)
+
+            if (fp == NULL)
                 return -1;
-        }
 
             fclose(fp);
+        }
     } else {
         snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s", patharg);
     }

src/toxic.c

@@ -638,12 +638,9 @@ static void parse_args(int argc, char *argv[])
 
             case 'c':
                 snprintf(arg_opts.config_path, sizeof(arg_opts.config_path), "%s", optarg);
-                FILE *conf_fp = fopen(arg_opts.config_path, "r");
 
-                if (conf_fp == NULL)
+                if (!file_exists(arg_opts.config_path))
                     queue_init_message("Config file not found");
-                else
-                    fclose(conf_fp);
 
                 break;
 
@@ -670,12 +667,9 @@ static void parse_args(int argc, char *argv[])
 
             case 'n':
                 snprintf(arg_opts.nodes_path, sizeof(arg_opts.nodes_path), "%s", optarg);
-                FILE *nodes_fp = fopen(arg_opts.nodes_path, "r");
 
-                if (nodes_fp == NULL)
+                if (!file_exists(arg_opts.nodes_path))
                     queue_init_message("DHTnodes file not found");
-                else
-                    fclose(nodes_fp);
 
                 break;
 
@@ -696,12 +690,9 @@ static void parse_args(int argc, char *argv[])
 
             case 'r':
                 snprintf(arg_opts.dns_path, sizeof(arg_opts.dns_path), "%s", optarg);
-                FILE *dns_fp = fopen(arg_opts.dns_path, "r");
 
-                if (dns_fp == NULL)
+                if (!file_exists(arg_opts.dns_path))
                     queue_init_message("DNSservers file not found");
-                else
-                    fclose(dns_fp);
 
                 break;