append_filename_arg.h

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#ifndef XAPIAN_INCLUDED_APPEND_FILENAME_ARG_H
#define XAPIAN_INCLUDED_APPEND_FILENAME_ARG_H
 
#include <cstring>
#include <string>
 
static bool
append_filename_argument(std::string& cmd,
                         const std::string& arg,
                         bool leading_space = true) {
#ifdef __WIN32__
    cmd.reserve(cmd.size() + arg.size() + 5);
    // Prevent a leading "-" on the filename being interpreted as a command
    // line option.
    const char* prefix = (arg[0] == '-') ? " \".\\" : " \"";
    if (!leading_space)
        ++prefix;
    cmd += prefix;
 
    for (char ch : arg) {
        if (ch == '/') {
            // Convert Unix path separators to backslashes.  C library
            // functions understand "/" in paths, but we are going to
            // call commands like "xcopy" or "rd" which don't.
            cmd += '\\';
        } else if (ch < 32 || std::strchr("<>\"|*?", ch)) {
            // Check for illegal characters in filename.
            return false;
        } else {
            cmd += ch;
        }
    }
    cmd += '"';
#else
    // Allow for the typical case of a filename without single quote characters
    // in - this reserving is just an optimisation, and the string will grow
    // larger if necessary.
    cmd.reserve(cmd.size() + arg.size() + 5);
 
    // Prevent a leading "-" on the filename being interpreted as a command
    // line option.
    const char* prefix = (arg[0] == '-') ? " './" : " '";
    if (!leading_space)
        ++prefix;
    cmd += prefix;
 
    for (char ch : arg) {
        if (ch == '\'') {
            // Wrapping the whole argument in single quotes works for
            // everything except a single quote - for that we drop out of
            // single quotes, then use a backslash-escaped single quote, then
            // re-enter single quotes.
            cmd += "'\\''";
            continue;
        }
        cmd += ch;
    }
    cmd += '\'';
#endif
    return true;
}
 
#endif // XAPIAN_INCLUDED_APPEND_FILENAME_ARG_H