some really good progress

nb.h

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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+typedef struct{
+  int capacity;
+  int arrsize;
+  char** value;
+} nb_arr;
+
+
+ 
+/*
+  char* nb_strdup(const char* s) {
+    char* d = malloc(strlen(s) + 1);
+    if (d) strcpy(d, s);
+    return d;
+}
+*/
+
+
+void nb_init(nb_arr *newarr, int initial_capacity){
+    newarr->value = (char**)malloc(sizeof(char*) * initial_capacity);
+    newarr->capacity = initial_capacity;
+    newarr->arrsize = 0;
+}
+
+
+// later increase cap by size of new sheiSSe
+void nb_append(nb_arr *newarr, char *newval){
+  if (newarr->value == NULL){
+    newarr->capacity =16;
+  if (newarr->capacity > 16 | newarr->arrsize > newarr->capacity) {
+    newarr->capacity *=2;
+  }
+    newarr->value = (char**)realloc(newarr->value, sizeof(char*) * newarr->capacity);
+  } 
+    newarr->value[newarr->arrsize++] = strdup(newval);
+}
+
+void nb_append_int(nb_arr *newarr, int myint){
+  char buf[64];
+  sprintf(buf, "%d", myint);
+  nb_append(newarr, buf);
+}
+
+void nb_append_float(nb_arr *newarr, float myfloat){
+  char buf[64];
+  sprintf(buf, "%f", myfloat);
+  nb_append(newarr, buf);
+}
+
+void nb_print(nb_arr *newarr){
+  for (int i = 0; i < newarr->arrsize; i++){
+    printf("%s\n", newarr->value[i]);
+  }
+}
+
+void nb_print_info(nb_arr *newarr){
+  printf("[INFO] ");
+  for (int i = 0; i < newarr->arrsize; i++){
+    printf("%s", newarr->value[i]);
+    printf(" ");
+  }
+  printf("\n");
+}
+
+void nb_free(nb_arr *newarr){
+  if (newarr->value != NULL){
+    for (int i=0; i < newarr->arrsize; i++){
+      free(newarr->value[i]);
+      newarr->value[i] = NULL;
+    }
+    free(newarr->value);
+    newarr->value = NULL;
+  }
+  newarr -> capacity = 0;
+  newarr -> arrsize = 0;
+}
+
+
+void nb_cmd(nb_arr *newarr){  
+  
+  if (newarr->arrsize < 1){
+    printf("USAGE: provide more parameters\n");
+  }
+
+  char* cmd = (char*)malloc(sizeof(char*) *newarr->capacity);
+  for (int i=0; i < newarr->arrsize; i++){
+    
+    strcat(cmd, strcat(newarr->value[i]," "));
+  }
+  system(cmd);
+}
+
+
+// compile func that requires c_file to run otherwise returns error like <please return usage>
+void nb_com(nb_arr *newarr){  
+  char* cmd = (char*)malloc(sizeof(char*) *newarr->capacity);
+  for (int i=0; i < newarr->arrsize; i++){
+    
+    strcat(cmd, strcat(newarr->value[i]," "));
+  }
+  system(cmd);
+}
+
+
+void append_c_file(FILE *filepointer){
+
+}
+