source: vbox/trunk/include/iprt/expreval.h@ 93170

/* $Id: expreval.h 93170 2022-01-11 00:50:22Z vboxsync $ */
/** @file
 * IPRT - Expression Evaluator.
 */

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#ifndef IPRT_INCLUDED_expreval_h
#define IPRT_INCLUDED_expreval_h
#ifndef RT_WITHOUT_PRAGMA_ONCE
# pragma once
#endif

#include <iprt/types.h>

RT_C_DECLS_BEGIN

/** @defgroup grp_rt_expr_eval  RTExprEval - Expression Evaluator
 * @{ */

/** Handle to an expression evaluator. */
typedef struct RTEXPREVALINT *RTEXPREVAL;
/** Pointer to an expression evaluator handle. */
typedef RTEXPREVAL *PRTEXPREVAL;
/** NIL expression evaluator handle. */
#define NIL_RTEXPREVAL            ((RTEXPREVAL)~(uintptr_t)0)

/**
 * Variable getter (supplied by user).
 *
 * @returns IPRT status code.
 * @retval  VERR_NOT_FOUND if the variable does not exist.
 */
typedef DECLCALLBACKPTR(int, PFNRTEXPREVALQUERYVARIABLE,(const char *pchName, size_t cchName, void *pvUser, char **ppszValue));

/** @name Expression evaluator flags.
 * @sa RTExprEvalCreate
 * @{ */
/** Default to hexadecimal instead of decimal numbers. */
#define RTEXPREVAL_F_DEFAULT_BASE_16    RT_BIT_64(0)
/** Enables C-ish octal style, i.e. 0777 be read as 0x1ff (in hex). */
#define RTEXPREVAL_F_C_OCTAL            RT_BIT_64(1)
/** Enables the 'exists' operator that can be used to check if a path exists.
 * @sa RTPathExists */
#define RTEXPREVAL_F_EXISTS_OP          RT_BIT_64(2)
/** Valid mask. */
#define RTEXPREVAL_F_VALID_MASK         UINT64_MAX(3)
/** @} */

/**
 * Creates an expression evaluator.
 *
 * @returns IPRT status code.
 * @param   phEval              Where to return the handle to the evaluator.
 * @param   fFlags              RTEXPREVAL_F_XXX.
 * @param   pszName             The evaluator name (for logging).
 * @param   pvUser              User argument for callbacks.
 * @param   pfnQueryVariable    Callback for querying variables. Optional.
 */
RTDECL(int) RTExprEvalCreate(PRTEXPREVAL phEval, uint64_t fFlags, const char *pszName,
                             void *pvUser, PFNRTEXPREVALQUERYVARIABLE pfnQueryVariable);

/**
 * Retains a reference to the evaluator.
 *
 * @returns New reference count, UINT32_MAX if @a hEval is not valid.
 * @param   hEval               Handle to the evaluator.
 */
RTDECL(uint32_t) RTExprEvalRetain(RTEXPREVAL hEval);

/**
 * Releases a reference to the evaluator.
 *
 * @returns New reference count, UINT32_MAX if @a hEval is not valid.  (The
 *          evaluator was destroyed when 0 is returned.)
 * @param   hEval               Handle to the evaluator.
 */
RTDECL(uint32_t) RTExprEvalRelease(RTEXPREVAL hEval);

/**
 * Evaluates the given if expression to a boolean result.
 *
 * @returns IPRT status code
 * @param   hEval       Handle to the evaluator.
 * @param   pch         The expression string.  Does not need to be zero
 *                      terminated.
 * @param   cch         The length of the expression.  Pass RTSTR_MAX if not
 *                      known.
 * @param   pfResult    Where to return the result.
 * @param   pErrInfo    Where to return additional error info.
 */
RTDECL(int) RTExprEvalToBool(RTEXPREVAL hEval, const char *pch, size_t cch, bool *pfResult, PRTERRINFO pErrInfo);

/**
 * Evaluates the given if expression to an integer (signed 64-bit) result.
 *
 * @returns IPRT status code
 * @param   hEval       Handle to the evaluator.
 * @param   pch         The expression string.  Does not need to be zero
 *                      terminated.
 * @param   cch         The length of the expression.  Pass RTSTR_MAX if not
 *                      known.
 * @param   piResult    Where to return the result.
 * @param   pErrInfo    Where to return additional error info.
 */
RTDECL(int) RTExprEvalToInteger(RTEXPREVAL hEval, const char *pch, size_t cch, int64_t *piResult, PRTERRINFO pErrInfo);

/**
 * Evaluates the given if expression to a string result.
 *
 * @returns IPRT status code
 * @param   hEval       Handle to the evaluator.
 * @param   pch         The expression string.  Does not need to be zero
 *                      terminated.
 * @param   cch         The length of the expression.  Pass RTSTR_MAX if not
 *                      known.
 * @param   ppszResult  Where to return the result.  This must be freed using
 *                      RTStrFree.
 * @param   pErrInfo    Where to return additional error info.
 */
RTDECL(int) RTExprEvalToString(RTEXPREVAL hEval, const char *pch, size_t cch, char **ppszResult, PRTERRINFO pErrInfo);

/** @} */

RT_C_DECLS_END

#endif /* !IPRT_INCLUDED_expreval_h */