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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 - Philippe Proulx <pproulx@efficios.com>
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#define _LGPL_SOURCE
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+
+#include "string-utils.h"
+
+enum star_glob_pattern_type_flags {
+ STAR_GLOB_PATTERN_TYPE_FLAG_NONE = 0,
+ STAR_GLOB_PATTERN_TYPE_FLAG_PATTERN = 1,
+ STAR_GLOB_PATTERN_TYPE_FLAG_END_ONLY = 2,
+};
+
+static
+enum star_glob_pattern_type_flags strutils_test_glob_pattern(const char *pattern)
+{
+ enum star_glob_pattern_type_flags ret =
+ STAR_GLOB_PATTERN_TYPE_FLAG_NONE;
+ const char *p;
+
+ assert(pattern);
+
+ for (p = pattern; *p != '\0'; p++) {
+ switch (*p) {
+ case '*':
+ ret = STAR_GLOB_PATTERN_TYPE_FLAG_PATTERN;
+
+ if (p[1] == '\0') {
+ ret |= STAR_GLOB_PATTERN_TYPE_FLAG_END_ONLY;
+ }
+
+ goto end;
+ case '\\':
+ p++;
+
+ if (*p == '\0') {
+ goto end;
+ }
+ break;
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+end:
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Returns true if `pattern` is a star-only globbing pattern, that is,
+ * it contains at least one non-escaped `*`.
+ */
+bool strutils_is_star_glob_pattern(const char *pattern)
+{
+ return strutils_test_glob_pattern(pattern) &
+ STAR_GLOB_PATTERN_TYPE_FLAG_PATTERN;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Returns true if `pattern` is a globbing pattern with a globbing,
+ * non-escaped star only at its very end.
+ */
+bool strutils_is_star_at_the_end_only_glob_pattern(const char *pattern)
+{
+ return strutils_test_glob_pattern(pattern) &
+ STAR_GLOB_PATTERN_TYPE_FLAG_END_ONLY;
+}
+
+static inline
+bool at_end_of_pattern(const char *p, const char *pattern, size_t pattern_len)
+{
+ return (p - pattern) == pattern_len || *p == '\0';
+}
+
+/*
+ * Globbing matching function with the star feature only (`?` and
+ * character sets are not supported). This matches `candidate` (plain
+ * string) against `pattern`. A literal star can be escaped with `\` in
+ * `pattern`.
+ *
+ * `pattern_len` or `candidate_len` can be greater than the actual
+ * string length of `pattern` or `candidate` if the string is
+ * null-terminated.
+ */
+bool strutils_star_glob_match(const char *pattern, size_t pattern_len,
+ const char *candidate, size_t candidate_len) {
+ const char *retry_c = candidate, *retry_p = pattern, *c, *p;
+ bool got_a_star = false;
+
+retry:
+ c = retry_c;
+ p = retry_p;
+
+ /*
+ * The concept here is to retry a match in the specific case
+ * where we already got a star. The retry position for the
+ * pattern is just after the most recent star, and the retry
+ * position for the candidate is the character following the
+ * last try's first character.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^ MISMATCH
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^^
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^ ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^ ^ MISMATCH
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^ MISMATCH
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^ MISMATCH
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^^
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^ ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^ ^
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^ ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^ ^
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^ ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^ ^
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^ MISMATCH
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^^
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^ ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^ ^ MISMATCH
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^ MISMATCH
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^ MISMATCH
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^ MISMATCH
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^ MISMATCH
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^^
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^ ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^ ^
+ *
+ * candidate: hi ev every onyx one
+ * ^ ^
+ * pattern: hi*every*one
+ * ^ ^ SUCCESS
+ */
+ while ((c - candidate) < candidate_len && *c != '\0') {
+ assert(*c);
+
+ if (at_end_of_pattern(p, pattern, pattern_len)) {
+ goto end_of_pattern;
+ }
+
+ switch (*p) {
+ case '*':
+ got_a_star = true;
+
+ /*
+ * Our first try starts at the current candidate
+ * character and after the star in the pattern.
+ */
+ retry_c = c;
+ retry_p = p + 1;
+
+ if (at_end_of_pattern(retry_p, pattern, pattern_len)) {
+ /*
+ * Star at the end of the pattern at
+ * this point: automatic match.
+ */
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ goto retry;
+ case '\\':
+ /* Go to escaped character. */
+ p++;
+
+ /*
+ * Fall through the default case which will
+ * compare the escaped character now.
+ */
+ default:
+ if (at_end_of_pattern(p, pattern, pattern_len) ||
+ *c != *p) {
+end_of_pattern:
+ /* Character mismatch OR end of pattern. */
+ if (!got_a_star) {
+ /*
+ * We didn't get any star yet,
+ * so this first mismatch
+ * automatically makes the whole
+ * test fail.
+ */
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Next try: next candidate character,
+ * original pattern character (following
+ * the most recent star).
+ */
+ retry_c++;
+ goto retry;
+ }
+ break;
+ }
+
+ /* Next pattern and candidate characters. */
+ c++;
+ p++;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * We checked every candidate character and we're still in a
+ * success state: the only pattern character allowed to remain
+ * is a star.
+ */
+ if (at_end_of_pattern(p, pattern, pattern_len)) {
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ p++;
+ return p[-1] == '*' && at_end_of_pattern(p, pattern, pattern_len);
+}
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+#ifndef _STRING_UTILS_H
+#define _STRING_UTILS_H
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 - Philippe Proulx <pproulx@efficios.com>
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+bool strutils_is_star_glob_pattern(const char *pattern);
+bool strutils_is_star_at_the_end_only_glob_pattern(const char *pattern);
+bool strutils_star_glob_match(const char *pattern, size_t pattern_len,
+ const char *candidate, size_t candidate_len);
+
+#endif /* _STRING_UTILS_H */