LUMIERA.clone/src/lib/util.cpp

/*
  util.cpp  -  helper functions implementation

  Copyright (C)         Lumiera.org
    2008,               Hermann Vosseler <Ichthyostega@web.de>

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* *****************************************************/


/** @file util.cpp
 ** TODO util.cpp
 */


#include "lib/util.hpp"

#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
#include <functional>
#include <boost/bind.hpp>          // we need operator! for bind-expressions

using boost::algorithm::trim_right_copy_if;
using boost::algorithm::is_any_of;
using boost::algorithm::is_alnum;
using boost::algorithm::is_space;


namespace util {

  using std::function;
  
  typedef function<bool(string::value_type)> ChPredicate;
  ChPredicate operator! (ChPredicate p) { return not bind(p,_1); }

  // character classes used for sanitising a string
  ChPredicate isValid (is_alnum() or is_any_of("-_.+$'()@"));               ///< characters to be retained
  ChPredicate isPunct (is_space() or is_any_of(",;:#*~´`?\\=/&%![]{}<>")); ///<  punctuation to be replaced by '_'

  
  string
  sanitise (string const& org)
  {
    string res (trim_right_copy_if(org, !isValid ));
    string::iterator       j = res.begin();
    string::const_iterator i = org.begin();
    string::const_iterator e = i + (res.length());
    while ( i != e )
      {
        while ( i != e && !isValid (*i) )   ++i;
        while ( i != e && isValid  (*i) )   *(j++) = *(i++); 
        if    ( i != e && isPunct  (*i) ) 
          {
            *j++ = '_';
            do  ++i;
            while ( i != e && isPunct (*i));  
          }
      }
    res.erase(j,res.end());
    return res;
  }
  
  
  /**
   * @remarks this function just forwards to boost::algorithm::trim_copy.
   *          Use this call when boost header inclusion is an issue, otherwise
   *          a direct invocation is likely to perform better, due to inlining.  
   */
  string
  trim (string const& org)
  {
    return boost::algorithm::trim_copy (org);
  }
  

  
} // namespace util