common/util.cpp

/*
  util.cpp  -  helper functions implementation
 
  Copyright (C)         Lumiera.org
    2008,               Hermann Vosseler <Ichthyostega@web.de>
 
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* *****************************************************/


#include "common/util.hpp"

#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
#include <boost/function.hpp>
#include <boost/bind.hpp>

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
  {

  typedef boost::function<bool(string::value_type)> ChPredicate;
  ChPredicate operator! (ChPredicate p) { return ! boost::bind(p,_1); }

  // character classes used for sanitizing a string
  ChPredicate isValid (is_alnum() || is_any_of("-_.:+$'()@"));           
  ChPredicate isPunct (is_space() || is_any_of(",;#*~´`?\\=/&%![]{}")); 

  
  string
  sanitize (const string& 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;
  }
  

  
} // namespace util

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