--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/output.c	Mon Dec 20 04:03:35 2010 -0500
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <err.h>
+
+#include "utils.h"
+#include "mode.h"
+#include "output.h"
+
+static int outputfd = -1;
+
+static
+void
+output_open(void)
+{
+	outputfd = open(mode.output_file, O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_TRUNC, 0664);
+	if (outputfd < 0) {
+		warn("%s", mode.output_file);
+		die();
+	}
+}
+
+void
+output(const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	size_t done;
+	ssize_t result;
+	static unsigned write_errors = 0;
+
+	if (outputfd < 0) {
+		output_open();
+	}
+
+	/* XXX this will often come by ones and twos, should buffer */
+
+	done = 0;
+	while (done < len) {
+		result = write(outputfd, buf+done, len-done);
+		if (result == -1) {
+			warn("%s: write", mode.output_file);
+			complain_failed();
+			write_errors++;
+			if (write_errors > 5) {
+				warnx("%s: giving up", mode.output_file);
+				die();
+			}
+			/* XXX is this really a good idea? */
+			sleep(1);
+		}
+		done += (size_t)result;
+	}
+}
+
+void
+output_eof(void)
+{
+	if (outputfd >= 0) {
+		close(outputfd);
+	}
+	outputfd = -1;
+}