The goal of these patch is to simplify the prototype of
"pat_pattern_*()" functions. I want to replace the argument "char
**args" by a simple "char *arg" and remove the "opaque" argument.
"pat_parse_int()" and "pat_parse_dotted_ver()" are the unique pattern
parser using the "opaque" argument and using more than one string
argument of the char **args. These specificities are only used with ACL.
Other systems using this pattern parser (MAP and CLI) just use one
string for describing a range.
This two functions can read a range, but the min and the max must y
specified. This patch extends the syntax to describe a range with
implicit min and max. This is used for operators like "lt", "le", "gt",
and "ge". the syntax is the following:
":x" -> no min to "x"
"x:" -> "x" to no max
This patch moves the parsing of the comparison operator from the
functions "pat_parse_int()" and "pat_parse_dotted_ver()" to the acl
parser. The acl parser read the operator and the values and build a
volatile string readable by the functions "pat_parse_int()" and
"pat_parse_dotted_ver()". The transformation is done with these rules:
If the parser is "pat_parse_int()":
"eq x" -> "x"
"le x" -> ":x"
"lt x" -> ":y" (with y = x - 1)
"ge x" -> "x:"
"gt x" -> "y:" (with y = x + 1)
If the parser is "pat_parse_dotted_ver()":
"eq x.y" -> "x.y"
"le x.y" -> ":x.y"
"lt x.y" -> ":w.z" (with w.z = x.y - 1)
"ge x.y" -> "x.y:"
"gt x.y" -> "w.z:" (with w.z = x.y + 1)
Note that, if "y" is not present, assume that is "0".
Now "pat_parse_int()" and "pat_parse_dotted_ver()" accept only one
pattern and the variable "opaque" is no longer used. The prototype of
the pattern parsers can be changed.
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