/* stringtoargcargv.cpp -- Parsing a string to std::vector Copyright (C) 2011 Bernhard Eder This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software. Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject to the following restrictions: 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be appreciated but is not required. 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be misrepresented as being the original software. 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution. Bernhard Eder blog_at_bbgen.net */ #include "stringtoargcargv.h" /* * Usage: * int argc; * char** argv; * stringToArgcArgv("foo bar", &argc, &argv); */ void stringToArgcArgv(const std::string& str, int* argc, char*** argv) { std::vector args = parse(str); *argv = (char**)std::malloc(args.size() * sizeof(char*)); int i=0; for(std::vector::iterator it = args.begin(); it != args.end(); ++it, ++i) { std::string arg = *it; (*argv)[i] = (char*)std::malloc((arg.length()+1) * sizeof(char)); std::strcpy((*argv)[i], arg.c_str()); } *argc = args.size(); } std::vector parse(const std::string& args) { std::stringstream ain(args); // used to iterate over input string ain >> std::noskipws; // do not skip white spaces std::vector oargs; // output list of arguments std::stringstream currentArg(""); currentArg >> std::noskipws; // current state enum State { InArg, // currently scanning an argument InArgQuote, // currently scanning an argument (which started with quotes) OutOfArg // currently not scanning an argument }; State currentState = OutOfArg; char currentQuoteChar = '\0'; // to distinguish between ' and " quotations // this allows to use "foo'bar" char c; while(!ain.eof() && (ain >> c)) { // iterate char by char if(_isQuote(c)) { switch(currentState) { case OutOfArg: currentArg.str(std::string()); case InArg: currentState = InArgQuote; currentQuoteChar = c; break; case InArgQuote: if(c == currentQuoteChar) currentState = InArg; else currentArg << c; break; } } else if(_isWhitespace(c)) { switch(currentState) { case InArg: oargs.push_back(currentArg.str()); currentState = OutOfArg; break; case InArgQuote: currentArg << c; break; case OutOfArg: // nothing break; } } else if(_isEscape(c)) { switch(currentState) { case OutOfArg: currentArg.str(std::string()); currentState = InArg; case InArg: case InArgQuote: if(ain.eof()) { #ifdef WIN32 // Windows doesn't care about an escape character at the end. // It just adds \ to the arg. currentArg << c; #else throw(std::runtime_error("Found Escape Character at end of file.")); #endif } else { #ifdef WIN32 // Windows only escapes the " character. // Every other character is just printed and the \ is added itself. char c1 = c; ain >> c; if(c != '\"') currentArg << c1; // only ignore \ when next char is " ain.unget(); #else ain >> c; currentArg << c; #endif } break; } } else { switch(currentState) { case InArg: case InArgQuote: currentArg << c; break; case OutOfArg: currentArg.str(std::string()); currentArg << c; currentState = InArg; break; } } } if(currentState == InArg) oargs.push_back(currentArg.str()); else if(currentState == InArgQuote) throw(std::runtime_error("Starting quote has no ending quote.")); return oargs; } bool _isQuote(char c) { if(c == '\"') return true; else if(c == '\'') return true; return false; } bool _isEscape(char c) { if(c == '\\') return true; return false; } bool _isWhitespace(char c) { if(c == ' ') return true; else if(c == '\t') return true; return false; }