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authorKhaled Hosny <khaledhosny@eglug.org>2010-05-10 17:23:06 +0300
committerKhaled Hosny <khaledhosny@eglug.org>2010-05-10 17:23:06 +0300
commit7002dfe5556f503320d9bee480e5fb43bdb6e7a3 (patch)
tree384ee73556657b6818c78b006cfa625776c980cd /lualibs-string.lua
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downloadlualibs-7002dfe5556f503320d9bee480e5fb43bdb6e7a3.tar.gz
Rename to lualibs
Rename luaextra->lualibs when sensible, also use luatexbase instead of luatextra.
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+if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['l-string'] = {
+ version = 1.001,
+ comment = "companion to luat-lib.mkiv",
+ author = "Hans Hagen, PRAGMA-ADE, Hasselt NL",
+ copyright = "PRAGMA ADE / ConTeXt Development Team",
+ license = "see context related readme files"
+}
+
+local sub, gsub, find, match, gmatch, format, char, byte, rep, lower = string.sub, string.gsub, string.find, string.match, string.gmatch, string.format, string.char, string.byte, string.rep, string.lower
+local lpegmatch = lpeg.match
+
+-- some functions may disappear as they are not used anywhere
+
+if not string.split then
+
+ -- this will be overloaded by a faster lpeg variant
+
+ function string:split(pattern)
+ if #self > 0 then
+ local t = { }
+ for s in gmatch(self..pattern,"(.-)"..pattern) do
+ t[#t+1] = s
+ end
+ return t
+ else
+ return { }
+ end
+ end
+
+end
+
+local chr_to_esc = {
+ ["%"] = "%%",
+ ["."] = "%.",
+ ["+"] = "%+", ["-"] = "%-", ["*"] = "%*",
+ ["^"] = "%^", ["$"] = "%$",
+ ["["] = "%[", ["]"] = "%]",
+ ["("] = "%(", [")"] = "%)",
+ ["{"] = "%{", ["}"] = "%}"
+}
+
+string.chr_to_esc = chr_to_esc
+
+function string:esc() -- variant 2
+ return (gsub(self,"(.)",chr_to_esc))
+end
+
+function string:unquote()
+ return (gsub(self,"^([\"\'])(.*)%1$","%2"))
+end
+
+--~ function string:unquote()
+--~ if find(self,"^[\'\"]") then
+--~ return sub(self,2,-2)
+--~ else
+--~ return self
+--~ end
+--~ end
+
+function string:quote() -- we could use format("%q")
+ return format("%q",self)
+end
+
+function string:count(pattern) -- variant 3
+ local n = 0
+ for _ in gmatch(self,pattern) do
+ n = n + 1
+ end
+ return n
+end
+
+function string:limit(n,sentinel)
+ if #self > n then
+ sentinel = sentinel or " ..."
+ return sub(self,1,(n-#sentinel)) .. sentinel
+ else
+ return self
+ end
+end
+
+--~ function string:strip() -- the .- is quite efficient
+--~ -- return match(self,"^%s*(.-)%s*$") or ""
+--~ -- return match(self,'^%s*(.*%S)') or '' -- posted on lua list
+--~ return find(s,'^%s*$') and '' or match(s,'^%s*(.*%S)')
+--~ end
+
+do -- roberto's variant:
+ local space = lpeg.S(" \t\v\n")
+ local nospace = 1 - space
+ local stripper = space^0 * lpeg.C((space^0 * nospace^1)^0)
+ function string.strip(str)
+ return lpegmatch(stripper,str) or ""
+ end
+end
+
+function string:is_empty()
+ return not find(self,"%S")
+end
+
+function string:enhance(pattern,action)
+ local ok, n = true, 0
+ while ok do
+ ok = false
+ self = gsub(self,pattern, function(...)
+ ok, n = true, n + 1
+ return action(...)
+ end)
+ end
+ return self, n
+end
+
+local chr_to_hex, hex_to_chr = { }, { }
+
+for i=0,255 do
+ local c, h = char(i), format("%02X",i)
+ chr_to_hex[c], hex_to_chr[h] = h, c
+end
+
+function string:to_hex()
+ return (gsub(self or "","(.)",chr_to_hex))
+end
+
+function string:from_hex()
+ return (gsub(self or "","(..)",hex_to_chr))
+end
+
+if not string.characters then
+
+ local function nextchar(str, index)
+ index = index + 1
+ return (index <= #str) and index or nil, sub(str,index,index)
+ end
+ function string:characters()
+ return nextchar, self, 0
+ end
+ local function nextbyte(str, index)
+ index = index + 1
+ return (index <= #str) and index or nil, byte(sub(str,index,index))
+ end
+ function string:bytes()
+ return nextbyte, self, 0
+ end
+
+end
+
+-- we can use format for this (neg n)
+
+function string:rpadd(n,chr)
+ local m = n-#self
+ if m > 0 then
+ return self .. rep(chr or " ",m)
+ else
+ return self
+ end
+end
+
+function string:lpadd(n,chr)
+ local m = n-#self
+ if m > 0 then
+ return rep(chr or " ",m) .. self
+ else
+ return self
+ end
+end
+
+string.padd = string.rpadd
+
+function is_number(str) -- tonumber
+ return find(str,"^[%-%+]?[%d]-%.?[%d+]$") == 1
+end
+
+--~ print(is_number("1"))
+--~ print(is_number("1.1"))
+--~ print(is_number(".1"))
+--~ print(is_number("-0.1"))
+--~ print(is_number("+0.1"))
+--~ print(is_number("-.1"))
+--~ print(is_number("+.1"))
+
+function string:split_settings() -- no {} handling, see l-aux for lpeg variant
+ if find(self,"=") then
+ local t = { }
+ for k,v in gmatch(self,"(%a+)=([^%,]*)") do
+ t[k] = v
+ end
+ return t
+ else
+ return nil
+ end
+end
+
+local patterns_escapes = {
+ ["-"] = "%-",
+ ["."] = "%.",
+ ["+"] = "%+",
+ ["*"] = "%*",
+ ["%"] = "%%",
+ ["("] = "%)",
+ [")"] = "%)",
+ ["["] = "%[",
+ ["]"] = "%]",
+}
+
+function string:pattesc()
+ return (gsub(self,".",patterns_escapes))
+end
+
+local simple_escapes = {
+ ["-"] = "%-",
+ ["."] = "%.",
+ ["?"] = ".",
+ ["*"] = ".*",
+}
+
+function string:simpleesc()
+ return (gsub(self,".",simple_escapes))
+end
+
+function string:tohash()
+ local t = { }
+ for s in gmatch(self,"([^, ]+)") do -- lpeg
+ t[s] = true
+ end
+ return t
+end
+
+local pattern = lpeg.Ct(lpeg.C(1)^0)
+
+function string:totable()
+ return lpegmatch(pattern,self)
+end
+
+--~ for _, str in ipairs {
+--~ "1234567123456712345671234567",
+--~ "a\tb\tc",
+--~ "aa\tbb\tcc",
+--~ "aaa\tbbb\tccc",
+--~ "aaaa\tbbbb\tcccc",
+--~ "aaaaa\tbbbbb\tccccc",
+--~ "aaaaaa\tbbbbbb\tcccccc",
+--~ } do print(string.tabtospace(str)) end
+
+function string.tabtospace(str,tab)
+ -- we don't handle embedded newlines
+ while true do
+ local s = find(str,"\t")
+ if s then
+ if not tab then tab = 7 end -- only when found
+ local d = tab-(s-1) % tab
+ if d > 0 then
+ str = gsub(str,"\t",rep(" ",d),1)
+ else
+ str = gsub(str,"\t","",1)
+ end
+ else
+ break
+ end
+ end
+ return str
+end
+
+function string:compactlong() -- strips newlines and leading spaces
+ self = gsub(self,"[\n\r]+ *","")
+ self = gsub(self,"^ *","")
+ return self
+end
+
+function string:striplong() -- strips newlines and leading spaces
+ self = gsub(self,"^%s*","")
+ self = gsub(self,"[\n\r]+ *","\n")
+ return self
+end
+
+function string:topattern(lowercase,strict)
+ if lowercase then
+ self = lower(self)
+ end
+ self = gsub(self,".",simple_escapes)
+ if self == "" then
+ self = ".*"
+ elseif strict then
+ self = "^" .. self .. "$"
+ end
+ return self
+end