feat: Add option for faster print

Can be specified with the long "--highmemuse" option
View randarray.h for the larger blksiz variables
that require the --highmemuse flag

src/randarray.h

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 inline extern void RandomArray_char(int arraySize, int offset, int samplesize,
-                                    char chararray[])
+                                    char chararray[], int high_mem_use)
 {
 	/* Based on the samplesize, instead define strings of a set size
 	 * based on samplesize. Then flush these strings out of the buffer,
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ inline extern void RandomArray_char(int arraySize, int offset, int samplesize,
 		blksiz = 10000;
 	if (samplesize > 10000000)
 		blksiz = 100000;
+	if (samplesize > 50000000 && high_mem_use)
+		blksiz = 200000;
+	if (samplesize > 100000000 && high_mem_use)
+		blksiz = 500000;
 
 
 	while (samplesize % blksiz != 0)

src/randascii.c

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 static int help_flag;
 static int alphanumeric_flag;
 static int ignore_int_limit;
+static int high_mem_use;
 
 void PrintHelp(char **argv) {
 	printf(
@@ -40,7 +41,10 @@ void PrintHelp(char **argv) {
 	"-h, --help      Print help and exit\n"
 	"-l, --length    Length of ASCII string to print\n"
 	"--alphanumeric  Use alphanumeric characters;\n"
-	"                no punctuation\n",
+	"                no punctuation\n"
+	"--highmemuse    Allocate more memory (~1MB)\n"
+	"                for print buffer (allows for\n"
+	"                faster printing)",
 	*argv[0]);
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +67,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			{"length", required_argument, 0, 'l'},
 			{"help", no_argument, &help_flag, 1},
 			{"ignoreintlimit", no_argument, &ignore_int_limit, 1},
-			{"alphanumeric", no_argument, &alphanumeric_flag, 1}
+			{"alphanumeric", no_argument, &alphanumeric_flag, 1},
+			{"highmemuse", no_argument, &high_mem_use, 1},
 		};
 
 		int optindex = 0;
@@ -97,9 +102,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int num_i = CheckOverflow_cchar(ignore_int_limit, samplesize, 10, 1);
 
 	if (alphanumeric_flag) {
-		RandomArray_char(len, offset, num_i, alphanumericAscii);
+		RandomArray_char(len, offset, num_i, alphanumericAscii, high_mem_use);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	RandomArray_char(len, offset, num_i, printableAscii);
+	RandomArray_char(len, offset, num_i, printableAscii, high_mem_use);
 }

src/randfromargs.c

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "checkoverflow.h"
 #include "randarray.h"
 
-static int help_flag, ignore_int_limit;
+static int help_flag, ignore_int_limit, high_mem_use;
 
 void PrintHelp(char **argv) {
 	printf(
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ void PrintHelp(char **argv) {
 	"options:\n"
 	"-h, --help                Print this message and exit\n"
 	"-a, --array               Array (can be a string, does not support {})\n"
-	"-l, --length              Length of characters to print\n",
+	"-l, --length              Length of characters to print\n"
+	"    --highmemuse          Allocate more memory (~1MB) for\n"
+	"                          print buffer (allows for faster printing)",
 	argv[0]);
 }
 
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 			{"help", no_argument, &help_flag, 1},
 			{"ignoreintlimit", no_argument, &ignore_int_limit, 1},
 			{"array", required_argument, NULL, 'a'},
+			{"highmemuse", no_argument, &high_mem_use, 1}
 		};
 
 		int optindex = 0;
@@ -79,6 +82,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	}
 
   int samplesize_i = CheckOverflow_cchar(ignore_int_limit, samplesize, 10, 1);
-  RandomArray_char(strlen(array), 0, samplesize_i, array);
+  RandomArray_char(strlen(array), 0, samplesize_i, array, high_mem_use);
 
 }

src/randhex.c

@@ -32,17 +32,21 @@ static int help_flag;
 static int upper_flag;
 static int mixed_flag;
 static int ignore_int_limit;
+static int high_mem_use;
 
 void PrintHelp(char **argv) {
 	printf(
 	"Usage: %c [OPTIONS]\n\n"
 
 	"options:\n"
-	"-h, --help     Print help and exit\n"
-	"-l, --length   Length of hexadecimal\n"
-	"               numbers to print\n"
-	"    --upper    Use uppercase hex letters\n"
-	"    --mixed    Use mixedcase hex letters\n",
+	"-h, --help           Print help and exit\n"
+	"-l, --length         Length of hexadecimal\n"
+	"                     Use uppercase hex letters\n"
+	"    --mixed          Use mixedcase hex letters\n\n"
+
+	"    --highmemuse     Allocate more memory (~1MB)\n"
+	"                     for print buffer (allows for\n"
+	"                     faster printing)",
 	*argv[0]);
 }
 
@@ -60,7 +64,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 			{"help", no_argument, &help_flag, 1},
 			{"upper", no_argument, &upper_flag, 1},
 			{"mixed", no_argument, &mixed_flag, 1},
-			{"ignoreintlimit", no_argument, &ignore_int_limit, 1}
+			{"ignoreintlimit", no_argument, &ignore_int_limit, 1},
+			{"highmemuse", no_argument, &high_mem_use, 1},
 		};
 
 		int optindex = 0;
@@ -114,5 +119,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
 	int num_i = CheckOverflow_cchar(ignore_int_limit, hexlen, 10, 1);
 
-	RandomArray_char(len, offset, num_i, hex);
+	RandomArray_char(len, offset, num_i, hex, high_mem_use);
 }

src/randquote.c

@@ -26,16 +26,20 @@
 
 #include "argcheck.h"
 
-static int help_flag;
+static int help_flag, high_mem_use;
 
 void PrintHelp(char** argv)
 {
 	printf(
 	"Usage: %s [OPTIONS] -f [FILE]\n\n"
 
 	"Options:\n"
-	"-h, --help       Print this message and exit\n"
-	"-f, --file       File to select random quote from\n"
+	"-h, --help          Print this message and exit\n"
+	"-f, --file          File to select random quote from\n\n"
+
+	"    --highmemuse    Allocate more memory (~1MB) for\n"
+	"                    print buffer (allows for faster\n"
+	"                    printing)"
 	,argv[0]);
 }
 
@@ -53,7 +57,8 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
 		static struct option longopts[] = {
 			//{"length", required_argument, 0, 'l'},
 			{"help", no_argument, &help_flag, 1},
-			{"file", required_argument, 0, 'f'}
+			{"highmemuse", no_argument, &high_mem_use, 1},
+			{"file", required_argument, 0, 'f'},
 		};
 
 		int optindex = 0;