Allow meshlink_open() to be called with a NULL name, in anticipation of meshlink_join...

diff --git a/src/meshlink.c b/src/meshlink.c
index 50a5a483c138b437808818f03a63f23239dd8867..7ea3e440b0f941d773c06eba53a267b0199b7508 100644 (file)
--- a/src/meshlink.c
+++ b/src/meshlink.c
@@ -715,6 +715,7 @@ static bool meshlink_setup(meshlink_handle_t *mesh) {
 
 meshlink_handle_t *meshlink_open(const char *confbase, const char *name) {
        // Validate arguments provided by the application
+       bool usingname = false;
 
        if(!confbase || !*confbase) {
                fprintf(stderr, "No confbase given!\n");
@@ -723,17 +724,19 @@ meshlink_handle_t *meshlink_open(const char *confbase, const char *name) {
 
        if(!name || !*name) {
                fprintf(stderr, "No name given!\n");
-               return NULL;
+               //return NULL;
        }
+       else { //check name only if there is a name != NULL
 
-       if(!check_id(name)) {
-               fprintf(stderr, "Invalid name given!\n");
-               return NULL;
+               if(!check_id(name)) {
+                       fprintf(stderr, "Invalid name given!\n");
+                       return NULL;
+               } else { usingname = true;}
        }
 
        meshlink_handle_t *mesh = xzalloc(sizeof *mesh);
        mesh->confbase = xstrdup(confbase);
-       mesh->name = xstrdup(name);
+       if (usingname) mesh->name = xstrdup(name);
        pthread_mutex_init ( &(mesh->outpacketqueue_mutex), NULL);
        pthread_mutex_init ( &(mesh->nodes_mutex), NULL);
        mesh->threadstarted = false;
@@ -792,6 +795,12 @@ void *meshlink_main_loop(void *arg) {
 bool meshlink_start(meshlink_handle_t *mesh) {
        // TODO: open listening sockets first
 
+       //Check that a valid name is set
+       if(!mesh->name ) {
+               fprintf(stderr, "No name given!\n");
+               return false;
+       }
+
        // Start the main thread
 
        if(pthread_create(&mesh->thread, NULL, meshlink_main_loop, mesh) != 0) {