initialize the struct

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/booki.c b/booki.c
index 83858e9..96d42a9 100644
--- a/booki.c
+++ b/booki.c
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ struct es {
     char* ptr;
 };
 
+struct es default_es = { 0, NULL };
+
 struct Book {
     struct es id;
     struct es title;
@@ -32,6 +34,20 @@ struct Book {
     //struct es translators[MAX_TRANSLATORS];
 };
 
+struct Book new_book() {
+    struct Book book;
+    book.id = default_es;
+    book.title = default_es;
+    book.author = default_es;
+    book.pages = 0;
+    book.isbn = default_es;
+    struct es language = { 7, "English" };  // default language
+    book.language = language;
+    book.translator = default_es;
+    book.published = 0;
+    return book;
+}
+
 char* BOOKI_FILE;
 
 int PARSE_LINE = 1;
@@ -45,7 +61,7 @@ const char* get_last_word(const char* str) {
 }
 
 struct Book parse_book(char* current_pos) {
-    struct Book book;
+    struct Book book = new_book();
     char* attr;
     char* value;
     char c = *current_pos;