MINOR: common: escape CSV strings
This function checks a string for using it in a CSV output format. If
the string contains one of the following four char <">, <,>, CR or LF,
the string is encapsulated between <"> and the <"> are escaped by a <"">
sequence.
The rounding by <"> is optionnal. It can be canceled, forced or the
function choose automatically the right way.
diff --git a/src/standard.c b/src/standard.c
index c7060db..709db8b 100644
--- a/src/standard.c
+++ b/src/standard.c
@@ -1310,6 +1310,70 @@
return start;
}
+/* Check a string for using it in a CSV output format. If the string contains
+ * one of the following four char <">, <,>, CR or LF, the string is
+ * encapsulated between <"> and the <"> are escaped by a <""> sequence.
+ * <str> is the input string to be escaped. The function assumes that
+ * the input string is null-terminated.
+ *
+ * If <quote> is 0, the result is returned escaped but without double quote.
+ * Is it useful if the escaped string is used between double quotes in the
+ * format.
+ *
+ * printf("..., \"%s\", ...\r\n", csv_enc(str, 0));
+ *
+ * If the <quote> is 1, the converter put the quotes only if any character is
+ * escaped. If the <quote> is 2, the converter put always the quotes.
+ *
+ * <output> is a struct chunk used for storing the output string if any
+ * change will be done.
+ *
+ * The function returns the converted string on this output. If an error
+ * occurs, the function return an empty string. This type of output is useful
+ * for using the function directly as printf() argument.
+ *
+ * If the output buffer is too short to contain the input string, the result
+ * is truncated.
+ */
+const char *csv_enc(const char *str, int quote, struct chunk *output)
+{
+ char *end = output->str + output->size;
+ char *out = output->str + 1; /* +1 for reserving space for a first <"> */
+
+ while (*str && out < end - 2) { /* -2 for reserving space for <"> and \0. */
+ *out = *str;
+ if (*str == '"') {
+ if (quote == 1)
+ quote = 2;
+ out++;
+ if (out >= end - 2) {
+ out--;
+ break;
+ }
+ *out = '"';
+ }
+ if (quote == 1 && ( *str == '\r' || *str == '\n' || *str == ',') )
+ quote = 2;
+ out++;
+ str++;
+ }
+
+ if (quote == 1)
+ quote = 0;
+
+ if (!quote) {
+ *out = '\0';
+ return output->str + 1;
+ }
+
+ /* else quote == 2 */
+ *output->str = '"';
+ *out = '"';
+ out++;
+ *out = '\0';
+ return output->str;
+}
+
/* Decode an URL-encoded string in-place. The resulting string might
* be shorter. If some forbidden characters are found, the conversion is
* aborted, the string is truncated before the issue and a negative value is