commit f3bb6ac62b884196ab32f36d0b0f0a030b42a952
Author: blankie <blankie@nixnetmail.com>
Date:   Tue Jan 2 23:36:58 2024 +1100

    Initial commit

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/build
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+
+project(mf C CXX)
+
+
+find_package(SQLite3 REQUIRED)
+
+
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "Debug")
+    if (NOT FLAGS)
+        list(APPEND FLAGS -fsanitize=undefined)
+    endif()
+    # https://sourceforge.net/p/valgrind/mailman/valgrind-users/thread/Ygze8PzaQAYWlKDj%40wildebeest.org/
+    list(APPEND FLAGS -gdwarf-4)
+endif()
+
+# https://t.me/NightShadowsHangout/670691
+list(APPEND FLAGS -Werror -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wpedantic -Wno-gnu-anonymous-struct -fPIC -fno-rtti -Wconversion -Wno-unused-parameter -Wimplicit-fallthrough)
+
+# i have no idea why this hack wasn't needed before but it's needed if sanitizers are used
+add_link_options(${FLAGS})
+
+
+add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} main.cpp sqlite_wrapper.cpp database.cpp utils.cpp blankie/cliparse.cpp
+    subcommand_create.cpp subcommand_search.cpp subcommand_prune.cpp
+    subcommand_info.cpp subcommand_delete.cpp subcommand_edit.cpp subcommand_get.cpp subcommand_set.cpp)
+set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME}
+    PROPERTIES
+        CXX_STANDARD 20
+        CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED YES
+        CXX_EXTENSIONS NO
+)
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE SQLite::SQLite3)
+target_compile_options(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${FLAGS})
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+++ b/LICENSE
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+Copyright (c) 2023 blankie
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/blankie/cliparse.cpp b/blankie/cliparse.cpp
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+++ b/blankie/cliparse.cpp
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+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cstring>
+
+#include "cliparse.h"
+
+namespace blankie {
+namespace cliparse {
+
+void Parser::parse(int argc, char** argv) {
+    for (Flag& flag : this->flags) {
+        flag.used = false;
+        flag.argument = nullptr;
+    }
+    this->arguments.clear();
+
+    int offset = 0;
+    bool parse_flags = true;
+
+    if (offset == 0 && argc) {
+        this->program_name = argv[0];
+        offset++;
+    }
+
+    while (argc > offset) {
+        if (argv[offset][0] != '-' || argv[offset][1] == '\0' || !parse_flags) {
+            this->arguments.push_back(argv[offset]);
+        } else if (argv[offset][1] == '-') {
+            this->_handle_long_flag(argc, argv, offset, parse_flags);
+        } else {
+            this->_handle_short_flags(argc, argv, offset);
+        }
+
+        offset++;
+    }
+
+    auto unused_flag = std::find_if(this->flags.begin(), this->flags.end(), [](Flag& flag) {
+        return flag.required && !flag.used;
+    });
+    if (unused_flag != this->flags.end()) {
+        throw missing_flag(unused_flag->long_flag);
+    }
+
+    if (this->arguments_min > this->arguments.size() || this->arguments_max < this->arguments.size()) {
+        throw invalid_argument_count(this->arguments_min, this->arguments_max);
+    }
+}
+
+void Parser::_handle_long_flag(int argc, char** argv, int& offset, bool& parse_flags) {
+    if (argv[offset][2] == '\0') {
+        parse_flags = false;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const char* long_flag = &argv[offset][2];
+    const char* equal_offset = strchr(long_flag, '=');
+    size_t long_flag_length = equal_offset ? static_cast<size_t>(equal_offset - long_flag) : strlen(long_flag);
+    auto flag = std::find_if(this->flags.begin(), this->flags.end(), [=](Flag& flag) {
+        return strncmp(flag.long_flag, long_flag, long_flag_length) == 0 && flag.long_flag[long_flag_length] == '\0';
+    });
+
+    if (flag == this->flags.end()) {
+        throw unknown_flag(std::string(long_flag, long_flag_length));
+    }
+    flag->used = true;
+
+    if (flag->argument_required == ArgumentRequired::No) {
+        if (equal_offset) {
+            throw unnecessary_argument(flag->long_flag);
+        }
+    } else if (equal_offset) {
+        flag->argument = &equal_offset[1];
+    } else if (flag->argument_required == ArgumentRequired::Yes) {
+        if (offset < argc - 1) {
+            flag->argument = argv[++offset];
+        } else {
+            throw missing_argument(flag->long_flag);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void Parser::_handle_short_flags(int argc, char** argv, int& offset) {
+    const char* options = &argv[offset][1];
+
+    while (options[0] != '\0') {
+        Flag* flag = this->flag(options[0]);
+        if (!flag) {
+            throw unknown_flag(options[0]);
+        }
+
+        options++;
+        flag->used = true;
+        if (flag->argument_required == ArgumentRequired::No) {
+            continue;
+        } else if (options[0] != '\0') {
+            flag->argument = options[0] == '=' ? &options[1] : options;
+            break;
+        } else if (flag->argument_required == ArgumentRequired::Yes) {
+            if (offset < argc - 1) {
+                flag->argument = argv[++offset];
+            } else {
+                throw missing_argument(flag->long_flag);
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+Flag* Parser::flag(const char* long_flag) {
+    auto flag = std::find_if(this->flags.begin(), this->flags.end(), [=](Flag& flag) {
+        return strcmp(flag.long_flag, long_flag) == 0;
+    });
+    return flag != this->flags.end() ? &*flag : nullptr;
+}
+Flag* Parser::flag(char short_flag) {
+    auto flag = std::find_if(this->flags.begin(), this->flags.end(), [=](Flag& flag) {
+        return flag.short_flag == short_flag;
+    });
+    return flag != this->flags.end() ? &*flag : nullptr;
+}
+
+} // namespace cliparse
+} // namespace blankie
diff --git a/blankie/cliparse.h b/blankie/cliparse.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35bbd2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blankie/cliparse.h
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <exception>
+
+namespace blankie {
+namespace cliparse {
+
+enum ArgumentRequired {
+    Yes,
+    Maybe,
+    No,
+};
+
+struct Flag {
+    const char* long_flag; // must not be null
+    char short_flag; // may be '\0'
+    bool required;
+    ArgumentRequired argument_required;
+
+    bool used;
+    const char* argument; // may be null
+
+    Flag(const char* long_flag_, char short_flag_, bool required_ = false, ArgumentRequired argument_required_ = ArgumentRequired::No)
+            : long_flag(long_flag_), short_flag(short_flag_), required(required_), argument_required(argument_required_) {
+        assert(this->long_flag != nullptr);
+    }
+};
+
+struct Parser {
+    const char* program_name; // may be null
+    std::vector<Flag> flags;
+    size_t arguments_min;
+    size_t arguments_max;
+    std::vector<const char*> arguments;
+
+    void parse(int argc, char** argv);
+
+    Flag* flag(const char* long_flag);
+    Flag* flag(char short_flag);
+
+    Parser(const char* program_name_, std::vector<Flag> flags_, size_t arguments_min_ = 0, size_t arguments_max_ = SIZE_MAX)
+            : program_name(program_name_), flags(std::move(flags_)), arguments_min(arguments_min_), arguments_max(arguments_max_) {
+        assert(this->arguments_max >= this->arguments_min);
+    }
+
+private:
+    void _handle_long_flag(int argc, char** argv, int& offset, bool& parse_flags);
+    void _handle_short_flags(int argc, char** argv, int& offset);
+};
+
+class exception : public std::exception {};
+
+class missing_flag : public exception {
+public:
+    missing_flag(const char* long_flag_) : long_flag(long_flag_) {
+        using namespace std::string_literals;
+        this->_msg = "flag --"s + this->long_flag + " required, but not used";
+    }
+    const char* what() const noexcept {
+        return this->_msg.c_str();
+    }
+
+    const char* long_flag;
+
+private:
+    std::string _msg;
+};
+
+class missing_argument : public exception {
+public:
+    missing_argument(const char* long_flag_) : long_flag(long_flag_) {
+        using namespace std::string_literals;
+        this->_msg = "flag --"s + this->long_flag + " requires an argument, but one is not passed";
+    }
+    const char* what() const noexcept {
+        return this->_msg.c_str();
+    }
+
+    const char* long_flag;
+
+private:
+    std::string _msg;
+};
+
+class invalid_argument_count : public exception {
+public:
+    invalid_argument_count(size_t arguments_min_, size_t arguments_max_) : arguments_min(arguments_min_), arguments_max(arguments_max_) {
+        using namespace std::string_literals;
+        this->_msg = "too little or too many arguments provided, there must be "s
+            + std::to_string(this->arguments_min) + " to " + std::to_string(this->arguments_max) + " arguments";
+    }
+    const char* what() const noexcept {
+        return this->_msg.c_str();
+    }
+
+    size_t arguments_min;
+    size_t arguments_max;
+
+private:
+    std::string _msg;
+};
+
+class unknown_flag : public exception {
+public:
+    unknown_flag(std::string long_flag) {
+        using namespace std::string_literals;
+        this->_msg = "unknown flag --"s + std::move(long_flag);
+    }
+    unknown_flag(char short_flag) {
+        using namespace std::string_literals;
+        this->_msg = "unknown flag -"s + short_flag;
+    }
+    const char* what() const noexcept {
+        return this->_msg.c_str();
+    }
+
+private:
+    std::string _msg;
+};
+
+class unnecessary_argument : public exception {
+public:
+    unnecessary_argument(const char* long_flag_) : long_flag(long_flag_) {
+        using namespace std::string_literals;
+        this->_msg = "flag --"s + this->long_flag + " does not take in an argument, yet one is passed";
+    }
+    const char* what() const noexcept {
+        return this->_msg.c_str();
+    }
+
+    const char* long_flag;
+
+private:
+    std::string _msg;
+};
+
+} // namespace cliparse
+} // namespace blankie
diff --git a/database.cpp b/database.cpp
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/database.cpp
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+#include <cstdio>
+
+#include "database.h"
+
+Database Database::find(bool readonly) {
+    std::filesystem::path directory = std::filesystem::current_path();
+    do {
+        std::filesystem::path path = directory / "mf.db";
+        if (std::filesystem::is_regular_file(path)) {
+            return Database(path, readonly, false);
+        }
+        directory = directory.parent_path();
+    } while (directory != directory.root_path());
+
+    fprintf(stderr, "Failed to find a database; have you created one and are in a directory with it?\n");
+    exit(1);
+}
diff --git a/database.h b/database.h
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/database.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <filesystem>
+
+#include "sqlite_wrapper.h"
+
+struct Database {
+    Database(std::filesystem::path path_, bool readonly, bool create) : path(std::move(path_)), db(this->path.c_str(), readonly, create) {}
+
+    static Database find(bool readonly);
+    static Database create_in_cwd() {
+        return Database(std::filesystem::current_path() / "mf.db", false, true);
+    }
+
+    std::filesystem::path path;
+    Sqlite3 db;
+};
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "database.h"
+#include "subcommands.h"
+#include "blankie/cliparse.h"
+
+void sqlite_error_logger(void*, int error_code, const char* message) {
+    // For some reason, Sqlite3Statement::bind_text causes this
+    if (error_code == SQLITE_SCHEMA) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    fprintf(stderr, "sqlite: (%d) %s\n", error_code, message);
+}
+
+void exit_handler() {
+    sqlite3_shutdown();
+}
+
+void real_main(int argc, char** argv);
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    sqlite3_config(SQLITE_CONFIG_LOG, sqlite_error_logger, nullptr);
+
+    int error_code = sqlite3_initialize();
+    if (error_code != SQLITE_OK) {
+        throw Sqlite3Exception(error_code, nullptr);
+    }
+
+    atexit(exit_handler);
+
+    try {
+        real_main(argc, argv);
+    } catch (...) {
+        sqlite3_shutdown();
+        throw;
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+void real_main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    Parser parser("mf", {
+        {"directory", 'C', false, blankie::cliparse::ArgumentRequired::Yes},
+    }, 1, ~static_cast<size_t>(0));
+
+    try {
+        parser.parse(argc, argv);
+    } catch (const blankie::cliparse::invalid_argument_count& e) {
+        fprintf(stderr, HELP_TEXT, parser.program_name);
+        exit(1);
+    } catch (const blankie::cliparse::exception& e) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "failed to parse arguments: %s\n", e.what());
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    if (parser.flag('C')->used) {
+        if (chdir(parser.flag('C')->argument)) {
+            perror("failed to chdir");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    auto is = [&](const char* subcommand) {
+        return strcmp(parser.arguments[0], subcommand) == 0;
+    };
+
+    if (is("create")) {
+        subcommand_create(parser);
+    } else if (is("search")) {
+        subcommand_search(parser);
+    } else if (is("prune")) {
+        subcommand_prune(parser);
+    } else if (is("info") || is("show")) {
+        subcommand_info(parser);
+    } else if (is("delete")) {
+        subcommand_delete(parser);
+    } else if (is("edit")) {
+        subcommand_edit(parser);
+    } else if (is("get")) {
+        subcommand_get(parser);
+    } else if (is("set")) {
+        subcommand_set(parser);
+    } else {
+        fprintf(stderr, HELP_TEXT, parser.program_name);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sqlite_wrapper.cpp b/sqlite_wrapper.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28625df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlite_wrapper.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include "sqlite_wrapper.h"
+
+Sqlite3::Sqlite3(const char* filename, bool readonly, bool create) {
+    int flags = readonly ? SQLITE_OPEN_READONLY : SQLITE_OPEN_READWRITE;
+    if (create) {
+        flags |= SQLITE_OPEN_CREATE;
+    }
+
+    int error_code = sqlite3_open_v2(filename, &this->_db, flags, nullptr);
+    if (error_code != SQLITE_OK) {
+        Sqlite3Exception e(error_code, this);
+        sqlite3_close_v2(this->_db);
+        throw e;
+    }
+
+    sqlite3_extended_result_codes(this->_db, 1);
+}
+
+Sqlite3Statement::Sqlite3Statement(Sqlite3& db, const char* sql) {
+    int error_code = sqlite3_prepare_v2(db.get(), sql, -1, &this->_stmt, nullptr);
+    if (error_code != SQLITE_OK) {
+        throw Sqlite3Exception(error_code, &db);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sqlite_wrapper.h b/sqlite_wrapper.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d5f4bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlite_wrapper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <exception>
+#include <sqlite3.h>
+
+class Sqlite3Statement;
+
+class Sqlite3 {
+public:
+    Sqlite3(const Sqlite3&) = delete;
+    Sqlite3& operator=(const Sqlite3&) = delete;
+
+    Sqlite3(const char* filename, bool readonly, bool create);
+    ~Sqlite3() {
+        sqlite3_close_v2(this->_db);
+    }
+
+    // https://stackoverflow.com/a/6458689
+    template<typename F>
+    constexpr void exec(Sqlite3Statement& stmt, F callback, size_t iterations = ~static_cast<size_t>(0));
+    constexpr void exec(Sqlite3Statement& stmt) {
+        this->exec(stmt, []() {});
+    }
+
+    constexpr int64_t changes() const noexcept {
+        return sqlite3_changes64(this->_db);
+    }
+
+    constexpr sqlite3* get() const noexcept {
+        return this->_db;
+    }
+
+private:
+    sqlite3* _db;
+};
+
+class Sqlite3Statement {
+public:
+    Sqlite3Statement(const Sqlite3Statement&) = delete;
+    Sqlite3Statement& operator=(const Sqlite3Statement&) = delete;
+
+    Sqlite3Statement(Sqlite3& db, const char* sql);
+    ~Sqlite3Statement() {
+        sqlite3_finalize(this->_stmt);
+    }
+
+    constexpr void reset() noexcept {
+        sqlite3_reset(this->_stmt);
+    }
+
+    constexpr void bind_text(int column, const char* text, int bytes, void (*lifetime)(void*));
+    constexpr void bind_text(int column, const char* text, void (*lifetime)(void*)) {
+        this->bind_text(column, text, -1, lifetime);
+    }
+    constexpr void bind_text(int column, const std::string& text, void (*lifetime)(void*)) {
+        this->bind_text(column, text.data(), static_cast<int>(text.size()), lifetime);
+    }
+
+    constexpr void bind_null(int column);
+
+    const char* column_text(int column) const noexcept {
+        return reinterpret_cast<const char*>(sqlite3_column_text(this->_stmt, column));
+    }
+    constexpr int64_t column_int64(int column) const noexcept {
+        return sqlite3_column_int64(this->_stmt, column);
+    }
+
+    friend Sqlite3;
+
+private:
+    sqlite3_stmt* _stmt;
+};
+
+class Sqlite3Exception : public std::exception {
+public:
+    Sqlite3Exception(int error_code, const Sqlite3* db) {
+        this->_msg = db && db->get()
+            ? sqlite3_errmsg(db->get())
+            : sqlite3_errstr(error_code);
+    }
+
+    const char* what() const noexcept {
+        return this->_msg.c_str();
+    }
+
+private:
+    std::string _msg;
+};
+
+
+
+template<typename F>
+constexpr void Sqlite3::exec(Sqlite3Statement& stmt, F callback, size_t iterations) {
+    while (iterations--) {
+        int error_code = sqlite3_step(stmt._stmt);
+        if (error_code == SQLITE_DONE) {
+            break;
+        } else if (error_code == SQLITE_ROW) {
+            callback();
+        } else if (error_code != SQLITE_OK) {
+            throw Sqlite3Exception(error_code, this);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+constexpr void Sqlite3Statement::bind_text(int column, const char* text, int bytes, void (*lifetime)(void*)) {
+    int error_code = sqlite3_bind_text(this->_stmt, column, text, bytes, lifetime);
+    if (error_code != SQLITE_OK) {
+        throw Sqlite3Exception(error_code, nullptr);
+    }
+}
+
+constexpr void Sqlite3Statement::bind_null(int column) {
+    int error_code = sqlite3_bind_null(this->_stmt, column);
+    if (error_code != SQLITE_OK) {
+        throw Sqlite3Exception(error_code, nullptr);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/subcommand_create.cpp b/subcommand_create.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e800f8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subcommand_create.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#include "database.h"
+
+#include "subcommands.h"
+
+void subcommand_create(const Parser& parser) {
+    if (parser.arguments.size() != 1) {
+        fprintf(stderr, HELP_TEXT, parser.program_name);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    Database db = Database::create_in_cwd();
+
+    Sqlite3Statement stmt(db.db, R"EOF(CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE IF NOT EXISTS memes USING fts4(
+        path TEXT PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
+        source TEXT NOT NULL,
+        description TEXT NOT NULL,
+        miscinfo TEXT NOT NULL,
+        matchinfo=fts3
+    ))EOF");
+    db.db.exec(stmt);
+}
diff --git a/subcommand_delete.cpp b/subcommand_delete.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e592dc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subcommand_delete.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include "utils.h"
+#include "database.h"
+
+#include "subcommands.h"
+
+void subcommand_delete(const Parser& parser) {
+    if (parser.arguments.size() < 2) {
+        fprintf(stderr, HELP_TEXT, parser.program_name);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    int rc = 0;
+    Database db = Database::find(false);
+    std::vector<std::filesystem::path> paths = get_paths_relative_to_database(parser, db, &rc, false);
+    Sqlite3Statement stmt(db.db, "DELETE FROM memes WHERE path = ?");
+
+    for (const std::filesystem::path& i : paths) {
+        stmt.reset();
+        stmt.bind_text(1, i.native(), SQLITE_STATIC);
+        db.db.exec(stmt);
+
+        if (db.db.changes() <= 0) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "failed to delete %s: no such file\n", i.c_str());
+            rc = 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    exit(rc);
+}
diff --git a/subcommand_edit.cpp b/subcommand_edit.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a890e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subcommand_edit.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+#include <regex>
+#include <system_error>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+
+#include "utils.h"
+#include "database.h"
+
+#include "subcommands.h"
+
+using namespace std::string_literals;
+
+const std::regex contents_regex("# Path \\(immutable\\):\n\\s*[^\0]*?\\s*\0\n# Source:\n\\s*([^\0]*?)\\s*\0\n# Description:\n\\s*([^\0]*?)\\s*\0\n# Miscellaneous information:\n\\s*([^\0]*?)\\s*"s);
+static inline const char* editor();
+static inline std::string read_file(int fd);
+
+struct TemporaryFile {
+    int fd;
+    char name[14] = "/tmp/mfXXXXXX";
+    bool unlinked = false;
+
+    TemporaryFile() {
+        this->fd = mkstemp(this->name);
+        if (this->fd == -1) {
+            throw std::system_error(errno, std::generic_category(), "mkstemp()");
+        }
+    }
+    ~TemporaryFile() {
+        if (close(this->fd)) {
+            perror("close(temp_fd)");
+        }
+        this->unlink();
+    }
+
+    void unlink() {
+        if (!this->unlinked && ::unlink(this->name)) {
+            perror("unlink(temp_name)");
+        }
+        this->unlinked = true;
+    }
+};
+
+void subcommand_edit(const Parser& parser) {
+    // Sanity check the arguments passed
+    if (parser.arguments.size() != 2) {
+        fprintf(stderr, HELP_TEXT, parser.program_name);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    // Open the database and find the meme's path, relative to the database
+    Database db = Database::find(false);
+    std::filesystem::path path = get_path_relative_to_database(parser.arguments[1], db);
+
+    // Select the meme, if any
+    bool meme_found = false;
+    Sqlite3Statement select_stmt(db.db, "SELECT source, description, miscinfo FROM memes WHERE path = ?");
+    select_stmt.bind_text(1, path.native(), SQLITE_STATIC);
+    db.db.exec(select_stmt, [&]() {
+        meme_found = true;
+    }, 1);
+
+    // Create a temporary file and write the meme's metadata to it
+    TemporaryFile tempfile;
+    output_meme(
+        path.c_str(),
+        meme_found ? select_stmt.column_text(0) : "",
+        meme_found ? select_stmt.column_text(1) : "",
+        meme_found ? select_stmt.column_text(2) : "",
+        tempfile.fd,
+        true
+    );
+    select_stmt.reset();
+    select_stmt.bind_null(1);
+    if (lseek(tempfile.fd, 0, SEEK_SET)) {
+        perror("lseek(temp_fd)");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    // Spawn $VISUAL/$EDITOR/vi
+    pid_t editor_pid = fork();
+    if (editor_pid == -1) {
+        perror("fork()");
+        exit(1);
+    } else if (editor_pid == 0) {
+        execlp(editor(), editor(), tempfile.name, nullptr);
+        perror("execlp()");
+        _exit(1);
+    } else if (waitpid(editor_pid, nullptr, 0) != editor_pid) {
+        perror("waitpid()");
+    }
+
+    // Delete the temporary file and read its contents
+    tempfile.unlink();
+    std::string contents = read_file(tempfile.fd);
+    std::smatch sm;
+    if (!std::regex_match(contents, sm, contents_regex)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "failed to parse file contents\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    // Write new meme metadata to the database
+    std::string source = sm.str(1);
+    std::string description = sm.str(2);
+    std::string miscinfo = sm.str(3);
+    if (meme_found) {
+        Sqlite3Statement update_stmt(db.db, "UPDATE memes SET source = ?, description = ?, miscinfo = ? WHERE path = ?");
+        update_stmt.bind_text(1, source, SQLITE_STATIC);
+        update_stmt.bind_text(2, description, SQLITE_STATIC);
+        update_stmt.bind_text(3, miscinfo, SQLITE_STATIC);
+        update_stmt.bind_text(4, path.native(), SQLITE_STATIC);
+        db.db.exec(update_stmt);
+    } else {
+        Sqlite3Statement insert_stmt(db.db, "INSERT INTO memes (path, source, description, miscinfo) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)");
+        insert_stmt.bind_text(1, path.native(), SQLITE_STATIC);
+        insert_stmt.bind_text(2, source, SQLITE_STATIC);
+        insert_stmt.bind_text(3, description, SQLITE_STATIC);
+        insert_stmt.bind_text(4, miscinfo, SQLITE_STATIC);
+        db.db.exec(insert_stmt);
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+static inline const char* editor() {
+    if (getenv("VISUAL")) {
+        return getenv("VISUAL");
+    }
+    if (getenv("EDITOR")) {
+        return getenv("EDITOR");
+    }
+    return "vi";
+}
+
+static inline std::string read_file(int fd) {
+    std::string res;
+    char buf[4096];
+
+    while (true) {
+        ssize_t read_size = read(fd, buf, 4096);
+        if (read_size == -1) {
+            throw std::system_error(errno, std::generic_category(), "read(temp_fd)");
+        } else if (read_size == 0) {
+            break;
+        } else {
+            res.insert(res.end(), buf, &buf[read_size]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return res;
+}
diff --git a/subcommand_get.cpp b/subcommand_get.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47545b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subcommand_get.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include "utils.h"
+#include "database.h"
+
+#include "subcommands.h"
+
+void subcommand_get(const Parser& parser) {
+    // Sanity check the arguments passed
+    if (parser.arguments.size() != 2) {
+        fprintf(stderr, HELP_TEXT, parser.program_name);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    // Open the database and find the meme's path, relative to the database
+    Database db = Database::find(true);
+    std::filesystem::path path = get_path_relative_to_database(parser.arguments[1], db);
+
+    // Select the meme, if any
+    bool meme_found = false;
+    Sqlite3Statement select_stmt(db.db, "SELECT source, description, miscinfo FROM memes WHERE path = ?");
+    select_stmt.bind_text(1, path.native(), SQLITE_STATIC);
+    db.db.exec(select_stmt, [&]() {
+        meme_found = true;
+    }, 1);
+
+    // Output the meme's metadata to stdout
+    printf("%s%c%s%c%s%c%s",
+        path.c_str(), 0,
+        meme_found ? select_stmt.column_text(0) : "", 0,
+        meme_found ? select_stmt.column_text(1) : "", 0,
+        meme_found ? select_stmt.column_text(2) : "");
+}
diff --git a/subcommand_info.cpp b/subcommand_info.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0029fde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subcommand_info.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "utils.h"
+#include "database.h"
+
+#include "subcommands.h"
+
+void subcommand_info(const Parser& parser) {
+    if (parser.arguments.size() < 2) {
+        fprintf(stderr, HELP_TEXT, parser.program_name);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    int rc = 0;
+    bool first_item = true;
+    Database db = Database::find(true);
+    std::vector<std::filesystem::path> paths = get_paths_relative_to_database(parser, db, &rc);
+    Sqlite3Statement stmt(db.db, "SELECT source, description, miscinfo FROM memes WHERE path = ?");
+
+    for (const std::filesystem::path& i : paths) {
+        bool item_found = false;
+
+        stmt.reset();
+        stmt.bind_text(1, i.native(), SQLITE_STATIC);
+        db.db.exec(stmt, [&]() {
+            if (!first_item) {
+                write(1, "================================================================================\n", 81);
+            }
+            first_item = false;
+            item_found = true;
+
+            output_meme(i.c_str(), stmt.column_text(0), stmt.column_text(1), stmt.column_text(2));
+        });
+
+        if (!item_found) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "failed to find %s\n", i.c_str());
+            rc = 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    exit(first_item ? 1 : rc);
+}
diff --git a/subcommand_prune.cpp b/subcommand_prune.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f60b8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subcommand_prune.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#include "database.h"
+
+#include "subcommands.h"
+
+static inline void is_file(sqlite3_context* context, int argc, sqlite3_value** argv);
+
+void subcommand_prune(const Parser& parser) {
+    if (parser.arguments.size() != 1) {
+        fprintf(stderr, HELP_TEXT, parser.program_name);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    Database db = Database::find(false);
+
+    // https://stackoverflow.com/a/4929486
+    int error_code = sqlite3_create_function(db.db.get(), "is_file", 1, SQLITE_UTF8 | SQLITE_DETERMINISTIC | SQLITE_DIRECTONLY, &db.path, is_file, nullptr, nullptr);
+    if (error_code != SQLITE_OK) {
+        throw Sqlite3Exception(error_code, &db.db);
+    }
+    Sqlite3Statement delete_stmt(db.db, "DELETE FROM memes WHERE NOT is_file(path)");
+    db.db.exec(delete_stmt);
+    sqlite3_create_function(db.db.get(), "is_file", 1, SQLITE_UTF8 | SQLITE_DETERMINISTIC | SQLITE_DIRECTONLY, &db.path, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
+
+    Sqlite3Statement vacuum_stmt(db.db, "VACUUM");
+    db.db.exec(vacuum_stmt);
+}
+
+static inline void is_file(sqlite3_context* context, int argc, sqlite3_value** argv) {
+    if (argc != 1) {
+        sqlite3_result_error(context, "is_file() expects one argument", -1);
+        sqlite3_result_error_code(context, SQLITE_MISUSE);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const std::filesystem::path* db_path = static_cast<const std::filesystem::path*>(sqlite3_user_data(context));
+    std::filesystem::path file_path = db_path->parent_path() / reinterpret_cast<const char*>(sqlite3_value_text(argv[0]));
+    sqlite3_result_int(context, std::filesystem::is_regular_file(file_path));
+}
diff --git a/subcommand_search.cpp b/subcommand_search.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..088e717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subcommand_search.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "utils.h"
+#include "database.h"
+
+#include "subcommands.h"
+
+void subcommand_search(const Parser& parser) {
+    if (parser.arguments.size() != 2) {
+        fprintf(stderr, HELP_TEXT, parser.program_name);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    Database db = Database::find(true);
+    Sqlite3Statement stmt(db.db, "SELECT path, source, description, miscinfo FROM memes WHERE memes MATCH ?");
+    bool first_item = true;
+
+    stmt.bind_text(1, parser.arguments[1], SQLITE_STATIC);
+    try {
+        db.db.exec(stmt, [&]() {
+            if (!first_item) {
+                write(1, "================================================================================\n", 81);
+            }
+            first_item = false;
+
+            output_meme(stmt.column_text(0), stmt.column_text(1), stmt.column_text(2), stmt.column_text(3));
+        });
+    } catch (const Sqlite3Exception& e) {
+        // it'll be printed to the error log, so do nothing
+    }
+
+    if (first_item) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/subcommand_set.cpp b/subcommand_set.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..687eca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subcommand_set.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include "utils.h"
+#include "database.h"
+
+#include "subcommands.h"
+
+void subcommand_set(const Parser& parser) {
+    // Sanity check the arguments passed
+    if (parser.arguments.size() != 5) {
+        fprintf(stderr, HELP_TEXT, parser.program_name);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    // Open the database and find the meme's path, relative to the database
+    Database db = Database::find(false);
+    std::filesystem::path path = get_path_relative_to_database(parser.arguments[1], db);
+
+    // Update an existing meme, if any
+    Sqlite3Statement update_stmt(db.db, "UPDATE memes SET source = ?, description = ?, miscinfo = ? WHERE path = ?");
+    update_stmt.bind_text(1, parser.arguments[2], SQLITE_STATIC);
+    update_stmt.bind_text(2, parser.arguments[3], SQLITE_STATIC);
+    update_stmt.bind_text(3, parser.arguments[4], SQLITE_STATIC);
+    update_stmt.bind_text(4, path.native(), SQLITE_STATIC);
+    db.db.exec(update_stmt);
+
+    // If there is not one, then create one
+    if (db.db.changes() <= 0) {
+        Sqlite3Statement insert_stmt(db.db, "INSERT INTO memes (path, source, description, miscinfo) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)");
+        insert_stmt.bind_text(1, path.native(), SQLITE_STATIC);
+        insert_stmt.bind_text(2, parser.arguments[2], SQLITE_STATIC);
+        insert_stmt.bind_text(3, parser.arguments[3], SQLITE_STATIC);
+        insert_stmt.bind_text(4, parser.arguments[4], SQLITE_STATIC);
+        db.db.exec(insert_stmt);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/subcommands.h b/subcommands.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7f1bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subcommands.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "blankie/cliparse.h"
+
+using Parser = blankie::cliparse::Parser;
+
+#define HELP_TEXT &R"EOF(
+Usage: %1$s [-C=<directory>] create
+  or   %1$s [-C=<directory>] search <search query>
+  or   %1$s [-C=<directory>] prune
+
+  or   %1$s [-C=<directory>] {info|show} <file>...
+  or   %1$s [-C=<directory>] delete <file>...
+  or   %1$s [-C=<directory>] edit <file>
+  or   %1$s [-C=<directory>] get <file>
+  or   %1$s [-C=<directory>] set <file> <source> <description> <misc info>
+
+-C=<directory> changes the current working directory to <directory> before a
+subcommand is executed. This causes the database to be looked up in
+<directory>, all file paths are relative to <directory> and database creation
+to be inside of <directory>
+
+create creates a database in the current directory (or <directory>)
+
+prune removes all metadata entries that correspond to non-existent files, then
+vaccums the database
+
+delete only deletes the metadata for the files specified, not the actual files
+themselves
+
+get outputs the file's path, source, description, and miscellaneous information
+delimited by a null-byte
+)EOF"[1]
+
+void subcommand_create(const Parser& parser);
+void subcommand_search(const Parser& parser);
+void subcommand_prune(const Parser& parser);
+
+void subcommand_info(const Parser& parser);
+void subcommand_delete(const Parser& parser);
+void subcommand_edit(const Parser& parser);
+void subcommand_get(const Parser& parser);
+void subcommand_set(const Parser& parser);
diff --git a/utils.cpp b/utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7db337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+#include <cstring>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "database.h"
+#include "utils.h"
+
+static std::filesystem::path normalize(std::filesystem::path path);
+static std::optional<std::filesystem::path> relative_path_from(const std::filesystem::path& from, const std::filesystem::path& path);
+
+void output_meme(const char* path, const char* source, const char* description, const char* miscinfo, int fd, bool edit) {
+    auto output = [=](const char* header, const char* contents, bool end = false) {
+        write(fd, "# ", 2);
+        write(fd, header, strlen(header));
+        write(fd, ":\n", 2);
+        write(fd, contents, strlen(contents));
+        write(fd, "\n", 1);
+        if (!end) {
+            write(fd, edit ? "\n\0\n" : "\n", edit ? 3 : 1);
+        }
+    };
+
+    output(edit ? "Path (immutable)" : "Path", path);
+    output("Source", source);
+    output("Description", description);
+    output("Miscellaneous information", miscinfo, true);
+}
+
+std::vector<std::filesystem::path> get_paths_relative_to_database(const blankie::cliparse::Parser& parser, const Database& db, int* rc, bool needs_exist) {
+    std::vector<std::filesystem::path> paths;
+
+    paths.reserve(parser.arguments.size() - 1);
+    for (size_t i = 1; i < parser.arguments.size(); i++) {
+        std::filesystem::path normalized_path = normalize(parser.arguments[i]);
+        std::optional<std::filesystem::path> relative_path = relative_path_from(db.path.parent_path(), normalized_path);
+        if (!relative_path) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "%s is not in %s\n", normalized_path.c_str(), db.path.parent_path().c_str());
+            *rc = 1;
+        } else if (needs_exist && !std::filesystem::is_regular_file(normalized_path)) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "%s is not a file\n", normalized_path.c_str());
+            *rc = 1;
+        } else {
+            paths.push_back(*relative_path);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return paths;
+}
+
+std::filesystem::path get_path_relative_to_database(const char* path, const Database& db) {
+    std::filesystem::path normalized_path = normalize(path);
+    std::optional<std::filesystem::path> relative_path = relative_path_from(db.path.parent_path(), normalized_path);
+
+    if (!relative_path) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s is not in %s\n", normalized_path.c_str(), db.path.parent_path().c_str());
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    if (!std::filesystem::is_regular_file(normalized_path)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s is not a file\n", normalized_path.c_str());
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    return *relative_path;
+}
+
+
+
+std::filesystem::path normalize(std::filesystem::path path) {
+    if (path.is_relative()) {
+        path = std::filesystem::current_path() / path;
+    }
+
+    std::filesystem::path normalized = path.root_path();
+    for (auto it = path.begin(); it != path.end(); it++) {
+        if (*it == ".") {
+            // do nothing
+        } else if (*it == "..") {
+            normalized = normalized.parent_path();
+        } else {
+            normalized /= *it;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return normalized;
+}
+
+std::optional<std::filesystem::path> relative_path_from(const std::filesystem::path& from, const std::filesystem::path& path) {
+    auto from_it = from.begin();
+    auto path_it = path.begin();
+
+    for (; from_it != from.end() && path_it != path.end(); from_it++, path_it++) {
+        if (*from_it != *path_it) {
+            return std::nullopt;
+        }
+    }
+    if (from_it != from.end()) {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+
+    std::filesystem::path name;
+    for (; path_it != path.end(); path_it++) {
+        name /= *path_it;
+    }
+    return name;
+}
diff --git a/utils.h b/utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9268c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <optional>
+#include <filesystem>
+
+struct Database; // forward declaration from database.h
+#include "blankie/cliparse.h"
+
+void output_meme(const char* path, const char* source, const char* description, const char* miscinfo, int fd = 1, bool edit = false);
+std::vector<std::filesystem::path> get_paths_relative_to_database(const blankie::cliparse::Parser& parser, const Database& db, int* rc, bool needs_exist = true);
+std::filesystem::path get_path_relative_to_database(const char* path, const Database& db);