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Util.qm.dox.h
1 // -*- mode: c++; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
2 // @file Util.qm Qore user module for generally useful routines
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4 /* Util.qm Copyright 2013 Qore Technologies, sro
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6 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
7 copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
8 to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
9 the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
10 and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
11 Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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13 The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
14 all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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16 THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
17 IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
18 FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
19 AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
20 LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
21 FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
22 DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
23 */
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25 // this module requires Qore 0.8.8 or better
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27 // require type definitions everywhere
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29 // enable all warnings
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32 /* Version History
33 * 2013-10-04 v1.0: David Nichols <david@qore.org>
34 + the initial version of the Util module
35 */
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59 namespace Util {
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75 int compare_version(string lv, string rv);
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97 string normalize_dir(string dir, string cwd = getcwd());
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116 string normalize_dir_unix(string dir, string cwd = getcwd());
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133 string normalize_dir_windows(string dir, string cwd = getcwd());
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146 bool absolute_path(string path);
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159 bool absolute_path_unix(string path);
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172 bool absolute_path_windows(string path);
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175 // private, non-exported function: tries to split a string into a list, respects parentheses and quotes
176 any try_split(string arg);
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179 // private, non-exported function: tries to evaluate the argument as a Qore expression/value
180 hash eval_text(string arg, bool err = False);
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191 any parse_to_qore_value(string arg);
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209 string get_random_string(softint len = 15, int level = 3);
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Util::get_exception_string
string get_exception_string(hash ex)
returns a multi-line string from the exception hash argument suitable for logging or output on the co...
Util::normalize_dir_windows
string normalize_dir_windows(string dir, string cwd=getcwd())
returns a normalized Windows path name (eliminates &quot;.&quot;, &quot;..&quot;, and &quot;//&quot;)
Util::normalize_dir
string normalize_dir(string dir, string cwd=getcwd())
returns a platform-specific normalized path name (starting from /, eliminates &quot;.&quot;, &quot;..&quot;, and &quot;//&quot;)
Util::parse_to_qore_value
any parse_to_qore_value(string arg)
tries to convert a string (such as an argument given from the command-line) to a Qore value ...
getcwd
string getcwd()
Util::absolute_path_windows
bool absolute_path_windows(string path)
returns True if the argument is a Windows absolute path, False if not
Util::normalize_dir_unix
string normalize_dir_unix(string dir, string cwd=getcwd())
returns a normalized UNIX path name (starting from /, eliminates &quot;.&quot;, &quot;..&quot;, and &quot;//&quot;) ...
False
const False
Util::compare_version
int compare_version(string lv, string rv)
compares complex versions by breaking down strings into component parts
Util::get_random_string
string get_random_string(softint len=15, int level=3)
function that returns a random string
hash
hash hash(object obj)
Util::absolute_path
bool absolute_path(string path)
returns True if the argument is an absolute path, False if not
Util::absolute_path_unix
bool absolute_path_unix(string path)
returns True if the argument is a UNIX absolute path, False if not