curl/docs/internals/STRPARSE.md
Daniel Stenberg 255aac56f9
curlx: move into to curlx/
Move curlx_ functions into its own subdir.

The idea is to use the curlx_ prefix proper on these functions, and use
these same function names both in tool, lib and test suite source code.
Stop the previous special #define setup for curlx_ names.

The printf defines are now done for the library alone. Tests no longer
use the printf defines. The tool code sets its own defines. The printf
functions are not curlx, they are publicly available.

The strcase defines are not curlx_ functions and should not be used by
tool or server code.

dynbuf, warnless, base64, strparse, timeval, timediff are now proper
curlx functions.

When libcurl is built statically, the functions from the library can be
used as-is. The key is then that the functions must work as-is, without
having to be recompiled for use in tool/tests. This avoids symbol
collisions - when libcurl is built statically, we use those functions
directly when building the tool/tests. When libcurl is shared, we
build/link them separately for the tool/tests.

Assisted-by: Jay Satiro

Closes #17253
2025-05-07 11:01:15 +02:00

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# String parsing with `strparse`
The functions take input via a pointer to a pointer, which allows the
functions to advance the pointer on success which then by extension allows
"chaining" of functions like this example that gets a word, a space and then a
second word:
~~~c
if(curlx_str_word(&line, &word1, MAX) ||
curlx_str_singlespace(&line) ||
curlx_str_word(&line, &word2, MAX))
fprintf(stderr, "ERROR\n");
~~~
The input pointer **must** point to a null terminated buffer area or these
functions risk continuing "off the edge".
## Strings
The functions that return string information does so by populating a
`struct Curl_str`:
~~~c
struct Curl_str {
char *str;
size_t len;
};
~~~
Access the struct fields with `curlx_str()` for the pointer and `curlx_strlen()`
for the length rather than using the struct fields directly.
## `curlx_str_init`
~~~c
void curlx_str_init(struct Curl_str *out)
~~~
This initiates a string struct. The parser functions that store info in
strings always init the string themselves, so this stand-alone use is often
not necessary.
## `curlx_str_assign`
~~~c
void curlx_str_assign(struct Curl_str *out, const char *str, size_t len)
~~~
Set a pointer and associated length in the string struct.
## `curlx_str_word`
~~~c
int curlx_str_word(char **linep, struct Curl_str *out, const size_t max);
~~~
Get a sequence of bytes until the first space or the end of the string. Return
non-zero on error. There is no way to include a space in the word, no sort of
escaping. The word must be at least one byte, otherwise it is considered an
error.
`max` is the longest accepted word, or it returns error.
On a successful return, `linep` is updated to point to the byte immediately
following the parsed word.
## `curlx_str_until`
~~~c
int curlx_str_until(char **linep, struct Curl_str *out, const size_t max,
char delim);
~~~
Like `curlx_str_word` but instead of parsing to space, it parses to a given
custom delimiter non-zero byte `delim`.
`max` is the longest accepted word, or it returns error.
The parsed word must be at least one byte, otherwise it is considered an
error.
## `curlx_str_untilnl`
~~~c
int curlx_str_untilnl(char **linep, struct Curl_str *out, const size_t max);
~~~
Like `curlx_str_untilnl` but instead parses until it finds a "newline byte".
That means either a CR (ASCII 13) or an LF (ASCII 10) octet.
`max` is the longest accepted word, or it returns error.
The parsed word must be at least one byte, otherwise it is considered an
error.
## `curlx_str_cspn`
~~~c
int curlx_str_cspn(const char **linep, struct Curl_str *out, const char *cspn);
~~~
Get a sequence of characters until one of the bytes in the `cspn` string
matches. Similar to the `strcspn` function.
## `curlx_str_quotedword`
~~~c
int curlx_str_quotedword(char **linep, struct Curl_str *out, const size_t max);
~~~
Get a "quoted" word. This means everything that is provided within a leading
and an ending double quote character. No escaping possible.
`max` is the longest accepted word, or it returns error.
The parsed word must be at least one byte, otherwise it is considered an
error.
## `curlx_str_single`
~~~c
int curlx_str_single(char **linep, char byte);
~~~
Advance over a single character provided in `byte`. Return non-zero on error.
## `curlx_str_singlespace`
~~~c
int curlx_str_singlespace(char **linep);
~~~
Advance over a single ASCII space. Return non-zero on error.
## `curlx_str_passblanks`
~~~c
void curlx_str_passblanks(char **linep);
~~~
Advance over all spaces and tabs.
## `curlx_str_trimblanks`
~~~c
void curlx_str_trimblanks(struct Curl_str *out);
~~~
Trim off blanks (spaces and tabs) from the start and the end of the given
string.
## `curlx_str_number`
~~~c
int curlx_str_number(char **linep, curl_size_t *nump, size_t max);
~~~
Get an unsigned decimal number not larger than `max`. Leading zeroes are just
swallowed. Return non-zero on error. Returns error if there was not a single
digit.
## `curlx_str_numblanks`
~~~c
int curlx_str_numblanks(char **linep, curl_size_t *nump);
~~~
Get an unsigned 63-bit decimal number. Leading blanks and zeroes are skipped.
Returns non-zero on error. Returns error if there was not a single digit.
## `curlx_str_hex`
~~~c
int curlx_str_hex(char **linep, curl_size_t *nump, size_t max);
~~~
Get an unsigned hexadecimal number not larger than `max`. Leading zeroes are
just swallowed. Return non-zero on error. Returns error if there was not a
single digit. Does *not* handled `0x` prefix.
## `curlx_str_octal`
~~~c
int curlx_str_octal(char **linep, curl_size_t *nump, size_t max);
~~~
Get an unsigned octal number not larger than `max`. Leading zeroes are just
swallowed. Return non-zero on error. Returns error if there was not a single
digit.
## `curlx_str_newline`
~~~c
int curlx_str_newline(char **linep);
~~~
Check for a single CR or LF. Return non-zero on error */
## `curlx_str_casecompare`
~~~c
int curlx_str_casecompare(struct Curl_str *str, const char *check);
~~~
Returns true if the provided string in the `str` argument matches the `check`
string case insensitively.
## `curlx_str_cmp`
~~~c
int curlx_str_cmp(struct Curl_str *str, const char *check);
~~~
Returns true if the provided string in the `str` argument matches the `check`
string case sensitively. This is *not* the same return code as `strcmp`.
## `curlx_str_nudge`
~~~c
int curlx_str_nudge(struct Curl_str *str, size_t num);
~~~
Removes `num` bytes from the beginning (left) of the string kept in `str`. If
`num` is larger than the string, it instead returns an error.