1 /*
2 * argv_parse.c --- utility function for parsing a string into a
3 * argc, argv array.
4 *
5 * This file defines a function argv_parse() which parsing a
6 * passed-in string, handling double quotes and backslashes, and
7 * creates an allocated argv vector which can be freed using the
8 * argv_free() function.
9 *
10 * See argv_parse.h for the formal definition of the functions.
11 *
12 * Copyright 1999 by Theodore Ts'o.
13 *
14 * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for
15 * any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that
16 * the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all
17 * copies. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THEODORE TS'O (THE
18 * AUTHOR) DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE,
19 * INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS.
20 * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
21 * INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
22 * RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
23 * OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR
24 * IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. (Isn't
25 * it sick that the U.S. culture of lawsuit-happy lawyers requires
26 * this kind of disclaimer?)
27 *
28 * Version 1.1, modified 2/27/1999
29 */
30
31 #ifdef HAVE_STDLIB_H
32 #include <stdlib.h>
33 #endif
34 #include <ctype.h>
35 #include <string.h>
36 #include "argv_parse.h"
37
38 #define STATE_WHITESPACE 1
39 #define STATE_TOKEN 2
40 #define STATE_QUOTED 3
41
42 /*
43 * Returns 0 on success, -1 on failure.
44 */
argv_parse(char * in_buf,int * ret_argc,char *** ret_argv)45 int argv_parse(char *in_buf, int *ret_argc, char ***ret_argv)
46 {
47 int argc = 0, max_argc = 0;
48 char **argv, **new_argv, *buf, ch;
49 char *cp = 0, *outcp = 0;
50 int state = STATE_WHITESPACE;
51
52 buf = malloc(strlen(in_buf)+1);
53 if (!buf)
54 return -1;
55
56 max_argc = 0; argc = 0; argv = 0;
57 outcp = buf;
58 for (cp = in_buf; (ch = *cp); cp++) {
59 if (state == STATE_WHITESPACE) {
60 if (isspace((int) ch))
61 continue;
62 /* Not whitespace, so start a new token */
63 state = STATE_TOKEN;
64 if (argc >= max_argc) {
65 max_argc += 3;
66 new_argv = realloc(argv,
67 (max_argc+1)*sizeof(char *));
68 if (!new_argv) {
69 free(argv);
70 free(buf);
71 return -1;
72 }
73 argv = new_argv;
74 }
75 argv[argc++] = outcp;
76 }
77 if (state == STATE_QUOTED) {
78 if (ch == '"')
79 state = STATE_TOKEN;
80 else
81 *outcp++ = ch;
82 continue;
83 }
84 /* Must be processing characters in a word */
85 if (isspace((int) ch)) {
86 /*
87 * Terminate the current word and start
88 * looking for the beginning of the next word.
89 */
90 *outcp++ = 0;
91 state = STATE_WHITESPACE;
92 continue;
93 }
94 if (ch == '"') {
95 state = STATE_QUOTED;
96 continue;
97 }
98 if (ch == '\\') {
99 ch = *++cp;
100 switch (ch) {
101 case '\0':
102 ch = '\\'; cp--; break;
103 case 'n':
104 ch = '\n'; break;
105 case 't':
106 ch = '\t'; break;
107 case 'b':
108 ch = '\b'; break;
109 }
110 }
111 *outcp++ = ch;
112 }
113 if (state != STATE_WHITESPACE)
114 *outcp++ = '\0';
115 if (argv == 0) {
116 argv = malloc(sizeof(char *));
117 free(buf);
118 }
119 argv[argc] = 0;
120 if (ret_argc)
121 *ret_argc = argc;
122 if (ret_argv)
123 *ret_argv = argv;
124 return 0;
125 }
126
argv_free(char ** argv)127 void argv_free(char **argv)
128 {
129 free(*argv);
130 free(argv);
131 }
132
133 #ifdef DEBUG
134 /*
135 * For debugging
136 */
137
138 #include <stdio.h>
139
main(int argc,char ** argv)140 int main(int argc, char **argv)
141 {
142 int ac, ret;
143 char **av, **cpp;
144 char buf[256];
145
146 while (!feof(stdin)) {
147 if (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), stdin) == NULL)
148 break;
149 ret = argv_parse(buf, &ac, &av);
150 if (ret != 0) {
151 printf("Argv_parse returned %d!\n", ret);
152 continue;
153 }
154 printf("Argv_parse returned %d arguments...\n", ac);
155 for (cpp = av; *cpp; cpp++) {
156 if (cpp != av)
157 printf(", ");
158 printf("'%s'", *cpp);
159 }
160 printf("\n");
161 argv_free(av);
162 }
163 exit(0);
164 }
165 #endif /* DEBUG */
166