Use char* for strings in public API

The constant casting just makes user code a mess, for no benefit.

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/src/serdi.c b/src/serdi.c
index 16767ffd..419d3d06 100644
--- a/src/serdi.c
+++ b/src/serdi.c
@@ -130,14 +130,14 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
 	bool           full_uris     = false;
 	bool           lax           = false;
 	bool           quiet         = false;
-	const uint8_t* in_name       = NULL;
-	const uint8_t* add_prefix    = NULL;
-	const uint8_t* chop_prefix   = NULL;
-	const uint8_t* root_uri      = NULL;
+	const char*    in_name       = NULL;
+	const char*    add_prefix    = NULL;
+	const char*    chop_prefix   = NULL;
+	const char*    root_uri      = NULL;
 	int            a             = 1;
 	for (; a < argc && argv[a][0] == '-'; ++a) {
 		if (argv[a][1] == '\0') {
-			in_name = (const uint8_t*)"(stdin)";
+			in_name = (const char*)"(stdin)";
 			in_fd   = stdin;
 			break;
 		} else if (argv[a][1] == 'a') {
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
 		} else if (argv[a][1] == 'v') {
 			return print_version();
 		} else if (argv[a][1] == 's') {
-			in_name = (const uint8_t*)"(string)";
+			in_name = (const char*)"(string)";
 			from_file = false;
 			++a;
 			break;
@@ -177,17 +177,17 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
 			if (++a == argc) {
 				return missing_arg(argv[0], 'p');
 			}
-			add_prefix = (const uint8_t*)argv[a];
+			add_prefix = (const char*)argv[a];
 		} else if (argv[a][1] == 'c') {
 			if (++a == argc) {
 				return missing_arg(argv[0], 'c');
 			}
-			chop_prefix = (const uint8_t*)argv[a];
+			chop_prefix = (const char*)argv[a];
 		} else if (argv[a][1] == 'r') {
 			if (++a == argc) {
 				return missing_arg(argv[0], 'r');
 			}
-			root_uri = (const uint8_t*)argv[a];
+			root_uri = (const char*)argv[a];
 		} else {
 			SERDI_ERRORF("invalid option -- '%s'\n", argv[a] + 1);
 			return print_usage(argv[0], true);
@@ -199,18 +199,18 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	const uint8_t* input = (const uint8_t*)argv[a++];
+	const char* input = (const char*)argv[a++];
 	if (from_file) {
 		in_name = in_name ? in_name : input;
 		if (!in_fd) {
 			input = serd_uri_to_path(in_name);
-			if (!input || !(in_fd = serd_fopen((const char*)input, "rb"))) {
+			if (!input || !(in_fd = serd_fopen(input, "rb"))) {
 				return 1;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!input_syntax && !(input_syntax = guess_syntax((const char*)in_name))) {
+	if (!input_syntax && !(input_syntax = guess_syntax(in_name))) {
 		input_syntax = SERD_TRIG;
 	}
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
 	SerdNode base     = SERD_NODE_NULL;
 	if (a < argc) {  // Base URI given on command line
 		base = serd_node_new_uri_from_string(
-			(const uint8_t*)argv[a], NULL, &base_uri);
+			(const char*)argv[a], NULL, &base_uri);
 	} else if (from_file && in_fd != stdin) {  // Use input file URI
 		base = serd_node_new_file_uri(input, NULL, &base_uri, true);
 	}