Yep, makes sense. I'll make the change.
Im thinking: wrap(operand, string_to_wrap_around_it, boolean_ignore_if_already_present) escape(operand, string_to_find, string_to_escape_it_with) Does this capture the essence? On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 8:02 AM, David Lang <[email protected]> wrote: > As a thought, for wrap, I would suggest adding an optional third > parameter, namely what to use if the string_to_wrap_around_it already > appears in the string. I'm thinking along the lines of quoting a string and > dealing with quotes in the middle of it, but any time you put delimeters > around a string, there is a really good chance that you don't want that > string to appear in the middle of it (unless the wrapping is purely for > human consumption) > > David Lang > > > > On Mon, 13 Oct 2014, singh.janmejay wrote: > > Hi, >> >> Have added 3 functions to rainerscript: >> - replace(operand, substring_to_be_replaced, its_replacement) >> - wrap(operand, string_to_wrap_around_it) >> - concat(operand_1, operand_2) >> >> Examples: >> replace("foo bar baz", "ba", "BA") => "foo BAr BAz" >> concat("foo", "bar") => "foobar" >> wrap("hello", "__") => "__hello__" >> replace("foo bar", concat("b", "ar"), wrap("baz", "*")) => "foo *baz*" >> >> I felt the need for this while working on some unstructured -> structured >> transformation of log-messages. Searched the forums a little, for >> instance: >> http://kb.monitorware.com/modify-message-string-strip- >> addresses-from-logs-t1610.html >> and found that nothing equivalent existed, hence the patch. >> >> 0001-... has replace and wrap impl >> 0002-... has concat impl >> (the patches go in the same order) >> >> Im currently running an large installation with these patches applied over >> 8.4.0, they seem to be working fine. >> >> If the patches look good for merging, I'll be happy to update the >> documentation(actually don't know how to update doc yet, will have to dig >> in to learn more about it). >> >> > _______________________________________________ > rsyslog mailing list > http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog > http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/ > What's up with rsyslog? Follow https://twitter.com/rgerhards > NOTE WELL: This is a PUBLIC mailing list, posts are ARCHIVED by a myriad > of sites beyond our control. PLEASE UNSUBSCRIBE and DO NOT POST if you > DON'T LIKE THAT. > _______________________________________________ > rsyslog mailing list > http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog > http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/ > What's up with rsyslog? Follow https://twitter.com/rgerhards > NOTE WELL: This is a PUBLIC mailing list, posts are ARCHIVED by a myriad > of sites beyond our control. PLEASE UNSUBSCRIBE and DO NOT POST if you > DON'T LIKE THAT. > -- Regards, Janmejay http://codehunk.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ rsyslog mailing list http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/ What's up with rsyslog? Follow https://twitter.com/rgerhards NOTE WELL: This is a PUBLIC mailing list, posts are ARCHIVED by a myriad of sites beyond our control. PLEASE UNSUBSCRIBE and DO NOT POST if you DON'T LIKE THAT.
