Replace User fields with getters

The name() accessor is able to hide the fact that the user's actual name string is hidden in an Arc. (The Arc is still available, since it's needed for caching)

examples/example.rs

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ fn main() {
 	println!("Your UID is {}", current_uid);
 
 	let you = cache.get_user_by_uid(current_uid).expect("No entry for current user!");
-	println!("Your username is {}", you.name);
+	println!("Your username is {}", you.name());
 
-	let primary_group = cache.get_group_by_gid(you.primary_group).expect("No entry for your primary group!");
+	let primary_group = cache.get_group_by_gid(you.primary_group_id()).expect("No entry for your primary group!");
 	println!("Your primary group has ID {} and name {}", primary_group.gid, primary_group.name);
 
 	if primary_group.members.is_empty() {

examples/os.rs

@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ fn main() {
 	println!("Your UID is {}", current_uid);
 
 	let you = cache.get_user_by_uid(current_uid).expect("No entry for current user!");
-	println!("Your username is {}", you.name);
+	println!("Your username is {}", you.name());
 	println!("Your shell is {}", you.shell().display());
 	println!("Your home directory is {}", you.home_dir().display());
 
-	let primary_group = cache.get_group_by_gid(you.primary_group).expect("No entry for your primary group!");
+	let primary_group = cache.get_group_by_gid(you.primary_group_id()).expect("No entry for your primary group!");
 	println!("Your primary group has ID {} and name {}", primary_group.gid, primary_group.name);
 
 	if primary_group.members.is_empty() {

examples/threading.rs

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ fn main() {
     for uid in LO .. HI {
         let cache = cache.lock().unwrap();             // Re-unlock the mutex
         if let Some(u) = cache.get_user_by_uid(uid) {  // Re-query our cache!
-            println!("User #{} is {}", u.uid, u.name)
+            println!("User #{} is {}", u.uid(), u.name())
         }
         else {
             println!("User #{} does not exist", uid);

src/base.rs

@@ -96,16 +96,9 @@ extern {
 /// Information about a particular user.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct User {
-
-    /// This user's ID
-    pub uid: uid_t,
-
-    /// This user's name
-    pub name: Arc<String>,
-
-    /// The ID of this user's primary group
-    pub primary_group: gid_t,
-
+    uid: uid_t,
+    pub name_arc: Arc<String>,
+    primary_group: gid_t,
     extras: os::UserExtras,
 }
 
@@ -119,11 +112,23 @@ impl User {
     pub fn new(uid: uid_t, name: &str, primary_group: gid_t) -> User {
         User {
             uid: uid,
-            name: Arc::new(name.to_owned()),
+            name_arc: Arc::new(name.to_owned()),
             primary_group: primary_group,
             extras: os::UserExtras::default(),
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn uid(&self) -> uid_t {
+        self.uid.clone()
+    }
+
+    pub fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        &**self.name_arc
+    }
+
+    pub fn primary_group_id(&self) -> gid_t {
+        self.primary_group.clone()
+    }
 }
 
 /// Information about a particular group.
@@ -171,7 +176,7 @@ unsafe fn passwd_to_user(pointer: *const c_passwd) -> Option<User> {
 
         Some(User {
             uid:           passwd.pw_uid,
-            name:          name,
+            name_arc:      name,
             primary_group: passwd.pw_gid,
             extras:        os::UserExtras::from_passwd(passwd),
         })
@@ -282,7 +287,7 @@ pub fn get_current_uid() -> uid_t {
 /// Returns the username of the user running the process.
 pub fn get_current_username() -> Option<String> {
     let uid = get_current_uid();
-    get_user_by_uid(uid).map(|u| Arc::try_unwrap(u.name).unwrap())
+    get_user_by_uid(uid).map(|u| Arc::try_unwrap(u.name_arc).unwrap())
 }
 
 /// Returns the user ID for the effective user running the process.
@@ -293,7 +298,7 @@ pub fn get_effective_uid() -> uid_t {
 /// Returns the username of the effective user running the process.
 pub fn get_effective_username() -> Option<String> {
     let uid = get_effective_uid();
-    get_user_by_uid(uid).map(|u| Arc::try_unwrap(u.name).unwrap())
+    get_user_by_uid(uid).map(|u| Arc::try_unwrap(u.name_arc).unwrap())
 }
 
 /// Returns the group ID for the user running the process.
@@ -527,7 +532,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn username() {
         let uid = get_current_uid();
-        assert_eq!(&*get_current_username().unwrap(), &*get_user_by_uid(uid).unwrap().name);
+        assert_eq!(&*get_current_username().unwrap(), &*get_user_by_uid(uid).unwrap().name());
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -563,7 +568,7 @@ mod test {
         let name = get_current_username().unwrap();
         let user_by_name = get_user_by_name(&name);
         assert!(user_by_name.is_some());
-        assert_eq!(&**user_by_name.unwrap().name, &*name);
+        assert_eq!(user_by_name.unwrap().name(), &*name);
 
         // User names containing '\0' cannot be used (for now)
         let user = get_user_by_name("user\0");

src/cache.rs

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ impl Users for UsersCache {
             Vacant(entry) => {
                 match super::get_user_by_uid(uid) {
                     Some(user) => {
-                        let newsername = user.name.clone();
+                        let newsername = user.name_arc.clone();
                         let mut users_backward = self.users.backward.borrow_mut();
                         users_backward.insert(newsername, Some(uid));
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ impl Users for UsersCache {
             Vacant(entry) => {
                 match super::get_user_by_name(username) {
                     Some(user) => {
-                        let uid = user.uid;
+                        let uid = user.uid();
                         let user_arc = Arc::new(user);
 
                         let mut users_forward = self.users.forward.borrow_mut();
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ impl Users for UsersCache {
 
     fn get_current_username(&self) -> Option<Arc<String>> {
         let uid = self.get_current_uid();
-        self.get_user_by_uid(uid).map(|u| u.name.clone())
+        self.get_user_by_uid(uid).map(|u| u.name_arc.clone())
     }
 
     fn get_effective_uid(&self) -> uid_t {
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ impl Users for UsersCache {
 
     fn get_effective_username(&self) -> Option<Arc<String>> {
         let uid = self.get_effective_uid();
-        self.get_user_by_uid(uid).map(|u| u.name.clone())
+        self.get_user_by_uid(uid).map(|u| u.name_arc.clone())
     }
 }
 

src/lib.rs

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 //! ```rust
 //! use users::{get_user_by_uid, get_current_uid};
 //! let user = get_user_by_uid(get_current_uid()).unwrap();
-//! println!("Hello, {}!", user.name);
+//! println!("Hello, {}!", user.name());
 //! ```
 //!
 //! This code assumes (with `unwrap()`) that the user hasn’t been deleted after
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 //! let mut cache = UsersCache::new();
 //! let uid = cache.get_current_uid();
 //! let user = cache.get_user_by_uid(uid).unwrap();
-//! println!("Hello again, {}!", user.name);
+//! println!("Hello again, {}!", user.name());
 //! ```
 //!
 //! This cache is **only additive**: it’s not possible to drop it, or erase

src/mock.rs

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ impl MockUsers {
 
     /// Add a user to the users table.
     pub fn add_user(&mut self, user: User) -> Option<Arc<User>> {
-        self.users.insert(user.uid, Arc::new(user))
+        self.users.insert(user.uid(), Arc::new(user))
     }
 
     /// Add a group to the groups table.
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ impl Users for MockUsers {
     }
 
     fn get_user_by_name(&self, username: &str) -> Option<Arc<User>> {
-        self.users.values().find(|u| &*u.name == username).cloned()
+        self.users.values().find(|u| u.name() == username).cloned()
     }
 
     fn get_current_uid(&self) -> uid_t {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ impl Users for MockUsers {
     }
 
     fn get_current_username(&self) -> Option<Arc<String>> {
-        self.users.get(&self.uid).map(|u| u.name.clone())
+        self.users.get(&self.uid).map(|u| u.name_arc.clone())
     }
 
     fn get_effective_uid(&self) -> uid_t {
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ impl Users for MockUsers {
     }
 
     fn get_effective_username(&self) -> Option<Arc<String>> {
-        self.users.get(&self.uid).map(|u| u.name.clone())
+        self.users.get(&self.uid).map(|u| u.name_arc.clone())
     }
 }
 
@@ -171,27 +171,27 @@ mod test {
     fn uid() {
         let mut users = MockUsers::with_current_uid(0);
         users.add_user(User::new(1337, "fred", 101));
-        assert_eq!(Some(Arc::new("fred".into())), users.get_user_by_uid(1337).map(|u| u.name.clone()))
+        assert_eq!(Some(Arc::new("fred".into())), users.get_user_by_uid(1337).map(|u| u.name_arc.clone()))
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn username() {
         let mut users = MockUsers::with_current_uid(1337);
         users.add_user(User::new(1440, "fred", 101));
-        assert_eq!(Some(1440), users.get_user_by_name("fred").map(|u| u.uid))
+        assert_eq!(Some(1440), users.get_user_by_name("fred").map(|u| u.uid()))
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn no_username() {
         let mut users = MockUsers::with_current_uid(1337);
         users.add_user(User::new(1337, "fred", 101));
-        assert_eq!(None, users.get_user_by_name("criminy").map(|u| u.uid))
+        assert_eq!(None, users.get_user_by_name("criminy").map(|u| u.uid()))
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn no_uid() {
         let users = MockUsers::with_current_uid(0);
-        assert_eq!(None, users.get_user_by_uid(1337).map(|u| u.name.clone()))
+        assert_eq!(None, users.get_user_by_uid(1337).map(|u| u.name_arc.clone()))
     }
 
     #[test]