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+/****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 1998-2006,2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
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+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/***************************************************************************
+*                                                                          *
+*  Author : Juergen Pfeifer                                                *
+*                                                                          *
+***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "form.priv.h"
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: fty_enum.c,v 1.22 2007/10/13 19:32:26 tom Exp $")
+
+typedef struct
+  {
+    char **kwds;
+    int count;
+    bool checkcase;
+    bool checkunique;
+  }
+enumARG;
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform  
+|   Function      :  static void *Make_Enum_Type( va_list * ap )
+|   
+|   Description   :  Allocate structure for enumeration type argument.
+|
+|   Return Values :  Pointer to argument structure or NULL on error
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static void *
+Make_Enum_Type(va_list *ap)
+{
+  enumARG *argp = typeMalloc(enumARG, 1);
+
+  if (argp)
+    {
+      int cnt = 0;
+      char **kp = (char **)0;
+      int ccase, cunique;
+
+      T((T_CREATE("enumARG %p"), argp));
+      argp->kwds = va_arg(*ap, char **);
+      ccase = va_arg(*ap, int);
+      cunique = va_arg(*ap, int);
+
+      argp->checkcase = ccase ? TRUE : FALSE;
+      argp->checkunique = cunique ? TRUE : FALSE;
+
+      kp = argp->kwds;
+      while (kp && (*kp++))
+	cnt++;
+      argp->count = cnt;
+    }
+  return (void *)argp;
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform  
+|   Function      :  static void *Copy_Enum_Type( const void * argp )
+|   
+|   Description   :  Copy structure for enumeration type argument.  
+|
+|   Return Values :  Pointer to argument structure or NULL on error.
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static void *
+Copy_Enum_Type(const void *argp)
+{
+  enumARG *result = (enumARG *)0;
+
+  if (argp)
+    {
+      const enumARG *ap = (const enumARG *)argp;
+
+      result = typeMalloc(enumARG, 1);
+
+      if (result)
+	{
+	  T((T_CREATE("enumARG %p"), result));
+	  *result = *ap;
+	}
+    }
+  return (void *)result;
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform  
+|   Function      :  static void Free_Enum_Type( void * argp )
+|   
+|   Description   :  Free structure for enumeration type argument.
+|
+|   Return Values :  -
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static void
+Free_Enum_Type(void *argp)
+{
+  if (argp)
+    free(argp);
+}
+
+#define SKIP_SPACE(x) while(((*(x))!='\0') && (is_blank(*(x)))) (x)++
+#define NOMATCH 0
+#define PARTIAL 1
+#define EXACT   2
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform  
+|   Function      :  static int Compare(const unsigned char * s,  
+|                                       const unsigned char * buf,
+|                                       bool  ccase )
+|   
+|   Description   :  Check whether or not the text in 'buf' matches the
+|                    text in 's', at least partial.
+|
+|   Return Values :  NOMATCH   - buffer doesn't match
+|                    PARTIAL   - buffer matches partially
+|                    EXACT     - buffer matches exactly
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static int
+Compare(const unsigned char *s, const unsigned char *buf,
+	bool ccase)
+{
+  SKIP_SPACE(buf);		/* Skip leading spaces in both texts */
+  SKIP_SPACE(s);
+
+  if (*buf == '\0')
+    {
+      return (((*s) != '\0') ? NOMATCH : EXACT);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      if (ccase)
+	{
+	  while (*s++ == *buf)
+	    {
+	      if (*buf++ == '\0')
+		return EXACT;
+	    }
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  while (toupper(*s++) == toupper(*buf))
+	    {
+	      if (*buf++ == '\0')
+		return EXACT;
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+  /* At this location buf points to the first character where it no longer
+     matches with s. So if only blanks are following, we have a partial
+     match otherwise there is no match */
+  SKIP_SPACE(buf);
+  if (*buf)
+    return NOMATCH;
+
+  /* If it happens that the reference buffer is at its end, the partial
+     match is actually an exact match. */
+  return ((s[-1] != '\0') ? PARTIAL : EXACT);
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform  
+|   Function      :  static bool Check_Enum_Field(
+|                                      FIELD * field,
+|                                      const void  * argp)
+|   
+|   Description   :  Validate buffer content to be a valid enumeration value
+|
+|   Return Values :  TRUE  - field is valid
+|                    FALSE - field is invalid
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static bool
+Check_Enum_Field(FIELD *field, const void *argp)
+{
+  char **kwds = ((const enumARG *)argp)->kwds;
+  bool ccase = ((const enumARG *)argp)->checkcase;
+  bool unique = ((const enumARG *)argp)->checkunique;
+  unsigned char *bp = (unsigned char *)field_buffer(field, 0);
+  char *s, *t, *p;
+  int res;
+
+  while (kwds && (s = (*kwds++)))
+    {
+      if ((res = Compare((unsigned char *)s, bp, ccase)) != NOMATCH)
+	{
+	  p = t = s;		/* t is at least a partial match */
+	  if ((unique && res != EXACT))
+	    {
+	      while (kwds && (p = *kwds++))
+		{
+		  if ((res = Compare((unsigned char *)p, bp, ccase)) != NOMATCH)
+		    {
+		      if (res == EXACT)
+			{
+			  t = p;
+			  break;
+			}
+		      else
+			t = (char *)0;
+		    }
+		}
+	    }
+	  if (t)
+	    {
+	      set_field_buffer(field, 0, t);
+	      return TRUE;
+	    }
+	  if (!p)
+	    break;
+	}
+    }
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+static const char *dummy[] =
+{(char *)0};
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform  
+|   Function      :  static bool Next_Enum(FIELD * field,
+|                                          const void * argp)
+|   
+|   Description   :  Check for the next enumeration value
+|
+|   Return Values :  TRUE  - next value found and loaded
+|                    FALSE - no next value loaded
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static bool
+Next_Enum(FIELD *field, const void *argp)
+{
+  const enumARG *args = (const enumARG *)argp;
+  char **kwds = args->kwds;
+  bool ccase = args->checkcase;
+  int cnt = args->count;
+  unsigned char *bp = (unsigned char *)field_buffer(field, 0);
+
+  if (kwds)
+    {
+      while (cnt--)
+	{
+	  if (Compare((unsigned char *)(*kwds++), bp, ccase) == EXACT)
+	    break;
+	}
+      if (cnt <= 0)
+	kwds = args->kwds;
+      if ((cnt >= 0) || (Compare((const unsigned char *)dummy, bp, ccase) == EXACT))
+	{
+	  set_field_buffer(field, 0, *kwds);
+	  return TRUE;
+	}
+    }
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|   Facility      :  libnform  
+|   Function      :  static bool Previous_Enum(
+|                                          FIELD * field,
+|                                          const void * argp)
+|   
+|   Description   :  Check for the previous enumeration value
+|
+|   Return Values :  TRUE  - previous value found and loaded
+|                    FALSE - no previous value loaded
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static bool
+Previous_Enum(FIELD *field, const void *argp)
+{
+  const enumARG *args = (const enumARG *)argp;
+  int cnt = args->count;
+  char **kwds = &args->kwds[cnt - 1];
+  bool ccase = args->checkcase;
+  unsigned char *bp = (unsigned char *)field_buffer(field, 0);
+
+  if (kwds)
+    {
+      while (cnt--)
+	{
+	  if (Compare((unsigned char *)(*kwds--), bp, ccase) == EXACT)
+	    break;
+	}
+
+      if (cnt <= 0)
+	kwds = &args->kwds[args->count - 1];
+
+      if ((cnt >= 0) || (Compare((const unsigned char *)dummy, bp, ccase) == EXACT))
+	{
+	  set_field_buffer(field, 0, *kwds);
+	  return TRUE;
+	}
+    }
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+static FIELDTYPE typeENUM =
+{
+  _HAS_ARGS | _HAS_CHOICE | _RESIDENT,
+  1,				/* this is mutable, so we can't be const */
+  (FIELDTYPE *)0,
+  (FIELDTYPE *)0,
+  Make_Enum_Type,
+  Copy_Enum_Type,
+  Free_Enum_Type,
+  Check_Enum_Field,
+  NULL,
+  Next_Enum,
+  Previous_Enum
+};
+
+NCURSES_EXPORT_VAR(FIELDTYPE *)
+TYPE_ENUM = &typeENUM;
+
+/* fty_enum.c ends here */