[Patch v6 1/6] tag-util: factor out rules for illegal tags, use in parse_tag_line

[Mark Walters]

I don't know if this matters but it seems that one can still add a "-"
tag by doing something like

echo "+%2d -- search" | notmuch tag --batch

This might be the right thing to do but I thought I would mention it.

Best wishes

Mark

On Sun, 09 Dec 2012, david at tethera.net wrote:
> From: David Bremner <bremner at debian.org>
>
> This will allow us to be consistent between batch tagging and command
> line tagging as far as what is an illegal tag.
> ---
>  tag-util.c |   35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>  1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tag-util.c b/tag-util.c
> index eab482f..c071ea8 100644
> --- a/tag-util.c
> +++ b/tag-util.c
> @@ -31,6 +31,29 @@ line_error (tag_parse_status_t status,
>      return status;
>  }
>  
> +/*
> + * Test tags for some forbidden cases.
> + *
> + * return: NULL if OK,
> + *	   explanatory message otherwise.
> + */
> +
> +static const char *
> +illegal_tag (const char *tag, notmuch_bool_t remove) {
> +
> +    if (*tag == '\0' && !remove)
> +	return "adding empty tag";
> +
> +    /* This disallows adding the non-removable tag "-" and
> +     * enables notmuch tag to take long options more easily.
> +     */
> +
> +    if (*tag == '-' && !remove)
> +	return  "adding tag starting with -";
> +
> +    return NULL;
> +}
> +
>  tag_parse_status_t
>  parse_tag_line (void *ctx, char *line,
>  		tag_op_flag_t flags,
> @@ -95,11 +118,13 @@ parse_tag_line (void *ctx, char *line,
>  	remove = (*tok == '-');
>  	tag = tok + 1;
>  
> -	/* Maybe refuse empty tags. */
> -	if (! (flags & TAG_FLAG_BE_GENEROUS) && *tag == '\0') {
> -	    ret = line_error (TAG_PARSE_INVALID, line_for_error,
> -			      "empty tag");
> -	    goto DONE;
> +	/* Maybe refuse illegal tags. */
> +	if (! (flags & TAG_FLAG_BE_GENEROUS)) {
> +	    const char *msg = illegal_tag (tag, remove);
> +	    if (msg) {
> +		ret = line_error (TAG_PARSE_INVALID, line_for_error, msg);
> +		goto DONE;
> +	    }
>  	}
>  
>  	/* Decode tag. */
> -- 
> 1.7.10.4
>
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