[PATCH v4 01/11] argv_array: offer to split a string by whitespace

[Johannes Schindelin]

This is a simple function that will interpret a string as a whitespace
delimited list of values, and add those values into the array.

Note: this function does not (yet) offer to split by arbitrary delimiters,
or keep empty values in case of runs of whitespace, or de-quote Unix shell
style. All fo this functionality can be added later, when and if needed.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schinde...@gmx.de>
---
 argv-array.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 argv-array.h |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+)

diff --git a/argv-array.c b/argv-array.c
index 5d370fa3366..cb5bcd2c064 100644
--- a/argv-array.c
+++ b/argv-array.c
@@ -64,6 +64,26 @@ void argv_array_pop(struct argv_array *array)
        array->argc--;
 }
 
+void argv_array_split(struct argv_array *array, const char *to_split)
+{
+       while (isspace(*to_split))
+               to_split++;
+       for (;;) {
+               const char *p = to_split;
+
+               if (!*p)
+                       break;
+
+               while (*p && !isspace(*p))
+                       p++;
+               argv_array_push_nodup(array, xstrndup(to_split, p - to_split));
+
+               while (isspace(*p))
+                       p++;
+               to_split = p;
+       }
+}
+
 void argv_array_clear(struct argv_array *array)
 {
        if (array->argv != empty_argv) {
diff --git a/argv-array.h b/argv-array.h
index 29056e49a12..750c30d2f2c 100644
--- a/argv-array.h
+++ b/argv-array.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ LAST_ARG_MUST_BE_NULL
 void argv_array_pushl(struct argv_array *, ...);
 void argv_array_pushv(struct argv_array *, const char **);
 void argv_array_pop(struct argv_array *);
+/* Splits by whitespace; does not handle quoted arguments! */
+void argv_array_split(struct argv_array *, const char *);
 void argv_array_clear(struct argv_array *);
 const char **argv_array_detach(struct argv_array *);
 
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