master_slave1.c

/*
 * =====================================================================================
 *
 *       Filename:  master_slace.c
 *
 *    Description: This file demonstrates the use of wait and signal APIs 
 *
 *        Version:  1.0
 *        Created:  12/01/2025 11:42:20 PM
 *       Revision:  none
 *       Compiler:  gcc
 *
 *         Author:  BRUCE MIGEI(), bmigeri@gmail.com
 *
 * =====================================================================================
 */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <pthread.h>

#define N_SLAVES	5

pthread_t slaves[N_SLAVES];

void* write_into_file(void *arg){

	char file_name[64];
	char string_to_write[64];
	int len;
	int count = 0;

	int *thread_id = (int  *)arg;

	sprintf(file_name, "thread_%d.txt", *thread_id);

	FILE *fptr = fopen(file_name, "w");

	if(!fptr){
		printf("Error : Could not open log file %s, errno = %d\n",
				file_name, errno);
		return 0;
	}

	while(1) {
		len = sprintf(string_to_write, "%d : I am thread %d\n", count++, *thread_id);
		fwrite(string_to_write, sizeof(char), len, fptr);
		fflush(fptr);
		sleep(1);
	}
	return 0; 
}

int main(int argc, char **argv){

	int i;
	int *thread_id = 0;

	for( i = 0; i < N_SLAVES; i++){
	    thread_id = calloc(1, sizeof(*thread_id));
		*thread_id = i;
		pthread_create(&slaves[i], 0, write_into_file, thread_id);
	}	

	/* main menu */
	int choice;
	int thread_num;

	while(1) {
		
		printf("1. Cancel the thread\n");
		scanf("%d", &choice);
		printf("Enter slave thread id [0-%d] :", N_SLAVES -1);
		scanf("%d", &thread_num);
		if(thread_num < 0 || thread_num >= N_SLAVES) {
			printf("Invalid Thread id\n");
			exit(0);
		}
		printf("\n");
		switch(choice) {

			case 1:
				break;
			default:
				continue;
		}
	}
	return 0;
}