diff -r e79a60b3a7cb -r 7c3ff86ee9d4 ui/common/ucx_properties.c
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+++ b/ui/common/ucx_properties.c	Tue May 23 11:11:28 2023 +0200
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+/*
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2017 Mike Becker, Olaf Wintermann All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ *   1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ *   2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *      documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+ * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+ * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#include "ucx_properties.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+UcxProperties *ucx_properties_new() {
+    UcxProperties *parser = (UcxProperties*)malloc(
+            sizeof(UcxProperties));
+    if(!parser) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    
+    parser->buffer = NULL;
+    parser->buflen = 0;
+    parser->pos = 0;
+    parser->tmp = NULL;
+    parser->tmplen = 0;
+    parser->tmpcap = 0;
+    parser->error = 0;
+    parser->delimiter = '=';
+    parser->comment1 = '#';
+    parser->comment2 = 0;
+    parser->comment3 = 0;   
+    
+    return parser;
+}
+
+void ucx_properties_free(UcxProperties *parser) {
+    if(parser->tmp) {
+        free(parser->tmp);
+    }
+    free(parser);
+}
+
+void ucx_properties_fill(UcxProperties *parser, char *buf, size_t len) {
+    parser->buffer = buf;
+    parser->buflen = len;
+    parser->pos = 0;
+}
+
+static void parser_tmp_append(UcxProperties *parser, char *buf, size_t len) {
+    if(parser->tmpcap - parser->tmplen < len) {
+        size_t newcap = parser->tmpcap + len + 64;
+        parser->tmp = (char*)realloc(parser->tmp, newcap);
+        parser->tmpcap = newcap;
+    }
+    memcpy(parser->tmp + parser->tmplen, buf, len);
+    parser->tmplen += len;
+}
+
+int ucx_properties_next(UcxProperties *parser, cxstring *name, cxstring *value)  {   
+    if(parser->tmplen > 0) {
+        char *buf = parser->buffer + parser->pos;
+        size_t len = parser->buflen - parser->pos;
+        cxstring str = cx_strn(buf, len);
+        cxstring nl = cx_strchr(str, '\n');
+        if(nl.ptr) {
+            size_t newlen = (size_t)(nl.ptr - buf) + 1;
+            parser_tmp_append(parser, buf, newlen);
+            // the tmp buffer contains exactly one line now
+            
+            char *orig_buf = parser->buffer;
+            size_t orig_len = parser->buflen;
+            
+            parser->buffer = parser->tmp;
+            parser->buflen = parser->tmplen;
+            parser->pos = 0;    
+            parser->tmp = NULL;
+            parser->tmpcap = 0;
+            parser->tmplen = 0;
+            // run ucx_properties_next with the tmp buffer as main buffer
+            int ret = ucx_properties_next(parser, name, value);
+            
+            // restore original buffer
+            parser->tmp = parser->buffer;
+            parser->buffer = orig_buf;
+            parser->buflen = orig_len;
+            parser->pos = newlen;
+            
+            /*
+             * if ret == 0 the tmp buffer contained just space or a comment
+             * we parse again with the original buffer to get a name/value
+             * or a new tmp buffer
+             */
+            return ret ? ret : ucx_properties_next(parser, name, value);
+        } else {
+            parser_tmp_append(parser, buf, len);
+            return 0;
+        }
+    } else if(parser->tmp) {
+        free(parser->tmp);
+        parser->tmp = NULL;
+    }
+    
+    char comment1 = parser->comment1;
+    char comment2 = parser->comment2;
+    char comment3 = parser->comment3;
+    char delimiter = parser->delimiter;
+    
+    // get one line and parse it
+    while(parser->pos < parser->buflen) {
+        char *buf = parser->buffer + parser->pos;
+        size_t len = parser->buflen - parser->pos;
+        
+        /*
+         * First we check if we have at least one line. We also get indices of
+         * delimiter and comment chars
+         */
+        size_t delimiter_index = 0;
+        size_t comment_index = 0;
+        int has_comment = 0;
+
+        size_t i = 0;
+        char c = 0;
+        for(;i<len;i++) {
+            c = buf[i];
+            if(c == comment1 || c == comment2 || c == comment3) {
+                if(comment_index == 0) {
+                    comment_index = i;
+                    has_comment = 1;
+                }
+            } else if(c == delimiter) {
+                if(delimiter_index == 0 && !has_comment) {
+                    delimiter_index = i;
+                }
+            } else if(c == '\n') {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if(c != '\n') {
+            // we don't have enough data for a line
+            // store remaining bytes in temporary buffer for next round
+            parser->tmpcap = len + 128;
+            parser->tmp = (char*)malloc(parser->tmpcap);
+            parser->tmplen = len;
+            memcpy(parser->tmp, buf, len);
+            return 0;
+        }
+        
+        cxstring line = has_comment ? cx_strn(buf, comment_index) : cx_strn(buf, i);
+        // check line
+        if(delimiter_index == 0) {
+            line = cx_strtrim(line);
+            if(line.length != 0) {
+                parser->error = 1;
+            }
+        } else {
+            cxstring n = cx_strn(buf, delimiter_index);
+            cxstring v = cx_strn(
+                    buf + delimiter_index + 1,
+                    line.length - delimiter_index - 1); 
+            n = cx_strtrim(n);
+            v = cx_strtrim(v);
+            if(n.length != 0 || v.length != 0) {
+                *name = n;
+                *value = v;
+                parser->pos += i + 1;
+                return 1;
+            } else {
+                parser->error = 1;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        parser->pos += i + 1;
+    }
+    
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int ucx_properties2map(UcxProperties *parser, CxMap *map) {
+    cxstring name;
+    cxstring value;
+    while(ucx_properties_next(parser, &name, &value)) {
+        cxmutstr mutvalue = cx_strdup_a(map->allocator, value);
+        if(!mutvalue.ptr) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+        if(cxMapPut(map, cx_hash_key_cxstr(name), mutvalue.ptr)) {
+            cxFree(map->allocator, mutvalue.ptr);
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+    if (parser->error) {
+        return parser->error;
+    } else {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+// buffer size is documented - change doc, when you change bufsize!
+#define UCX_PROPLOAD_BUFSIZE  1024
+int ucx_properties_load(CxMap *map, FILE *file) {
+    UcxProperties *parser = ucx_properties_new();
+    if(!(parser && map && file)) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    
+    int error = 0;
+    size_t r;
+    char buf[UCX_PROPLOAD_BUFSIZE];
+    while((r = fread(buf, 1, UCX_PROPLOAD_BUFSIZE, file)) != 0) {
+        ucx_properties_fill(parser, buf, r);
+        error = ucx_properties2map(parser, map);
+        if (error) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    ucx_properties_free(parser);
+    return error;
+}
+
+int ucx_properties_store(CxMap *map, FILE *file) {
+    CxIterator iter = cxMapIterator(map);
+    cxstring value;
+    size_t written;
+
+    cx_foreach(CxMapEntry *, v, iter) {
+        value = cx_str(v->value);
+
+        written = 0;
+        written += fwrite(v->key->data, 1, v->key->len, file);
+        written += fwrite(" = ", 1, 3, file);
+        written += fwrite(value.ptr, 1, value.length, file);
+        written += fwrite("\n", 1, 1, file);
+
+        if (written != v->key->len + value.length + 4) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+