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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/string_helpers.c | 38 |
1 files changed, 38 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/string_helpers.c b/lib/string_helpers.c index 29033f319aea..74ec60469640 100644 --- a/lib/string_helpers.c +++ b/lib/string_helpers.c @@ -168,6 +168,44 @@ static bool unescape_special(char **src, char **dst) return true; } +/** + * string_unescape - unquote characters in the given string + * @src: source buffer (escaped) + * @dst: destination buffer (unescaped) + * @size: size of the destination buffer (0 to unlimit) + * @flags: combination of the flags (bitwise OR): + * %UNESCAPE_SPACE: + * '\f' - form feed + * '\n' - new line + * '\r' - carriage return + * '\t' - horizontal tab + * '\v' - vertical tab + * %UNESCAPE_OCTAL: + * '\NNN' - byte with octal value NNN (1 to 3 digits) + * %UNESCAPE_HEX: + * '\xHH' - byte with hexadecimal value HH (1 to 2 digits) + * %UNESCAPE_SPECIAL: + * '\"' - double quote + * '\\' - backslash + * '\a' - alert (BEL) + * '\e' - escape + * %UNESCAPE_ANY: + * all previous together + * + * Description: + * The function unquotes characters in the given string. + * + * Because the size of the output will be the same as or less than the size of + * the input, the transformation may be performed in place. + * + * Caller must provide valid source and destination pointers. Be aware that + * destination buffer will always be NULL-terminated. Source string must be + * NULL-terminated as well. + * + * Return: + * The amount of the characters processed to the destination buffer excluding + * trailing '\0' is returned. + */ int string_unescape(char *src, char *dst, size_t size, unsigned int flags) { char *out = dst; |