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doc/formats.html

@@ -564,8 +564,8 @@ in architecture specific RELEASE.Common.<em>arch</em> files.
 If the regular expression is not anchored, i.e. does not start with
 <code>^</code>, leading non-matching input is skipped. 
 A maximum of <em>width</em> bytes is matched, if specified.
-If <em>precision</em> is given, it specifies the sub-expression whose match
+If <em>precision</em> is given, it specifies the sub-expression in <code>()</code>
-is retuned.
+whose match is retuned.
 Otherwise the complete match is returned.
 In any case, the complete match is consumed from the input buffer.
 If the expression contains a <code>/</code> it must be escaped like <code>\/</code>.
@@ -586,12 +586,19 @@ as a post-processor for output.
 </p>
 <p>
 Matches of the <em>regex</em> are replaced by the string <em>subst</em> with all
-<code>&</code> or <code>\0</code> in <em>subst</em> replaced with the match itself and all
+<code>&</code> in <em>subst</em> replaced with the match itself and all
-<code>\1</code> through <code>\9</code> replaced with the match of the corresponding sub-expression.
+<code>\1</code> through <code>\9</code> replaced with the match of the corresponding
+sub-expression <span class="new"> if such a sub-expression exists.
+
+Due to limitations of the parser, <code>\1</code> and <code>\x01</code> are the same 
+which makes it difficult to use literal bytes with values lower than 10 in <em>subst</em>.
+Therefore <code>\0</code> aways means a literal byte (incompatible change from earlier version!)
+and <code>\1</code> through <code>\9</code> mean literal bytes if they are larger than
+the number of sub-expressions.
+</span>
+
 To get a literal <code>&</code> or <code>\</code> or <code>/</code> in the substitution write
 <code>\&</code> or <code>\\</code> or <code>\/</code>.
-There is no way to specify literal bytes with values less or equal to 9 in the
-substitution!
 </p>
 <p>
 If <em>width</em> is specified, it limits the number of characters processed.

src/RegexpConverter.cc

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
    run-time leak.
  - A maximum of 9 subexpressions is supported. Only one of them can
    be the result of the match.
- - vxWorks and maybe other OS don't have a PCRE library. Provide one?
 */
 
 class RegexpConverter : public StreamFormatConverter
@@ -54,9 +53,9 @@ parse(const StreamFormat& fmt, StreamBuffer& info,
     }
     if (fmt.prec > 9)
     {
-        error("Subexpression index %d too big (>9)\n", fmt.prec);
+        error("Sub-expression index %d too big (>9)\n", fmt.prec);
         return false;
-    }    
+    }
 
     StreamBuffer pattern;
     while (*source != '/')
@@ -81,22 +80,30 @@ parse(const StreamFormat& fmt, StreamBuffer& info,
     }
     source++;
     debug("regexp = \"%s\"\n", pattern.expand()());
-    
+
     const char* errormsg;
     int eoffset;
-    pcre* code = pcre_compile(pattern(), 0, 
+    int nsubexpr;
-        &errormsg, &eoffset, NULL);
+
+    pcre* code = pcre_compile(pattern(), 0, &errormsg, &eoffset, NULL);
     if (!code)
     {
         error("%s after \"%s\"\n", errormsg, pattern.expand(0, eoffset)());
         return false;
     }
+    pcre_fullinfo(code, NULL, PCRE_INFO_CAPTURECOUNT, &nsubexpr);
+    if (fmt.prec > nsubexpr)
+    {
+        error("Sub-expression index is %d but pattern has only %d sub-expression\n", fmt.prec, nsubexpr);
+        return false;
+    }
     info.append(&code, sizeof(code));
 
     if (fmt.flags & alt_flag)
     {
         StreamBuffer subst;
-        debug("check for subst in \"%s\"\n", StreamBuffer(source).expand()());        
+
+        debug("check for subst in \"%s\"\n", StreamBuffer(source).expand()());
         while (*source != '/')
         {
             if (!*source) {
@@ -122,15 +129,15 @@ scanString(const StreamFormat& fmt, const char* input,
     int ovector[30];
     int rc;
     unsigned int l;
-    
+
     const char* info = fmt.info;
     pcre* code = extract<pcre*>(info);
     int length = fmt.width > 0 ? fmt.width : strlen(input);
     int subexpr = fmt.prec > 0 ? fmt.prec : 0;
-    
+
     debug("input = \"%s\"\n", input);
     debug("length=%d\n", length);
-    
+
     rc = pcre_exec(code, NULL, input, length, 0, 0, ovector, 30);
     debug("pcre_exec match \"%.*s\" result = %d\n", length, input, rc);
     if ((subexpr && rc <= subexpr) || rc < 0)
@@ -152,7 +159,7 @@ scanString(const StreamFormat& fmt, const char* input,
     }
     memcpy(value, input + ovector[subexpr*2], l);
     value[l] = '\0';
-    return ovector[1]; // consume input until end of match 
+    return ovector[1]; // consume input until end of match
 }
 
 static void regsubst(const StreamFormat& fmt, StreamBuffer& buffer, long start)
@@ -167,19 +174,19 @@ static void regsubst(const StreamFormat& fmt, StreamBuffer& buffer, long start)
     length = buffer.length() - start;
     if (fmt.width && fmt.width < length)
         length = fmt.width;
-    if (fmt.flags & sign_flag)
+    if (fmt.flags & left_flag)
         start = buffer.length() - length;
 
     debug("regsubst buffer=\"%s\", start=%ld, length=%ld, subst = \"%s\"\n",
-        buffer.expand()(), start, length, subst);
+        buffer.expand()(), start, length, StreamBuffer(subst).expand()());
-    
+
     for (c = 0, n = 1; c < length; n++)
     {
         rc = pcre_exec(code, NULL, buffer(start+c), length-c, 0, 0, ovector, 30);
-        debug("pcre_exec match \"%.*s\" result = %d\n", (int)length-c, buffer(start+c), rc);
+        debug("pcre_exec match \"%s\" result = %d\n", buffer.expand(start+c, length-c)(), rc);
-        if (rc < 0) // no match 
+        if (rc < 0) // no match
             return;
-            
+
         if (!(fmt.flags & sign_flag) && n < fmt.prec) // without + flag
         {
             // do not yet replace this match
@@ -188,24 +195,24 @@ static void regsubst(const StreamFormat& fmt, StreamBuffer& buffer, long start)
         }
         // replace & by match in subst
         l = ovector[1] - ovector[0];
-        debug("start = \"%s\"\n", buffer(start+c));
+        debug("before [%d]= \"%s\"\n", ovector[0], buffer.expand(start+c,ovector[0])());
-        debug("match = \"%.*s\"\n", l, buffer(start+c+ovector[0]));
+        debug("match  [%d]= \"%s\"\n", l, buffer.expand(start+c+ovector[0],l)());
         for (r = 1; r < rc; r++)
-            debug("sub%d = \"%.*s\"\n", r, ovector[r*2+1]-ovector[r*2], buffer(start+c+ovector[r*2]));
+            debug("sub%d = \"%s\"\n", r, buffer.expand(start+c+ovector[r*2], ovector[r*2+1]-ovector[r*2])());
-        debug("rest  = \"%s\"\n", buffer(start+c+ovector[1]));
+        debug("after     = \"%s\"\n", buffer.expand(start+c+ovector[1])());
         s = subst;
-        debug("subs = \"%s\"\n", s.expand()());
+        debug("subs      = \"%s\"\n", s.expand()());
         for (r = 0; r < s.length(); r++)
         {
             debug("check \"%s\"\n", s.expand(r)());
             if (s[r] == esc)
             {
                 unsigned char ch = s[r+1];
-                if (ch < 9) // escaped 0 - 9 : replace with subexpr
+                if (c != 0 && ch < rc) // escaped 1 - 9 : replace with subexpr
                 {
                     ch *= 2;
                     rl = ovector[ch+1] - ovector[ch];
-                    debug("replace \\%d: \"%.*s\"\n", ch/2, rl, buffer(start+c+ovector[ch]));
+                    debug("replace \\%d: \"%s\"\n", ch/2, buffer.expand(start+c+ovector[ch], rl)());
                     s.replace(r, 2, buffer(start+c+ovector[ch]), rl);
                     r += rl - 1;
                 }
@@ -214,16 +221,16 @@ static void regsubst(const StreamFormat& fmt, StreamBuffer& buffer, long start)
             }
             else if (s[r] == '&') // unescaped & : replace with match
             {
-                debug("replace &: \"%.*s\"\n", l,  buffer(start+c+ovector[0]));
+                debug("replace &: \"%s\"\n", buffer.expand(start+c+ovector[0], l)());
                 s.replace(r, 1, buffer(start+c+ovector[0]), l);
                 r += l - 1;
             }
             else continue;
-            debug("subs = \"%s\"\n", s());
+            debug("subs = \"%s\"\n", s.expand()());
         }
         buffer.replace(start+c+ovector[0], l, s);
         length += s.length() - l;
-        c += s.length();
+        c += ovector[0] + s.length();
         if (n == fmt.prec) // max match reached
             return;
     }

src/StreamEpics.cc

@@ -196,8 +196,12 @@ extern "C" long streamReload(char* recordname)
     dbCommon*   record;
     long status;
 
+    int oldStreamError = streamError;
+    streamError = 1;
+
     if(!pdbbase) {
         error("No database has been loaded\n");
+        streamError = oldStreamError;
         return ERROR;
     }
     debug("streamReload(%s)\n", recordname);
@@ -234,6 +238,7 @@ extern "C" long streamReload(char* recordname)
     }
     dbFinishEntry(&dbentry);
     StreamProtocolParser::free();
+    streamError = oldStreamError;
     return OK;
 }
 
@@ -408,6 +413,7 @@ long streamInit(int after)
 {
     if (after)
     {
+        streamError = 0; // Switch off errors after init in order not to spam messages when a device is down.
         StreamProtocolParser::free();
     }
     return OK;
@@ -735,16 +741,15 @@ process()
     debug("Stream::process(%s) start\n", name());
     status = NO_ALARM;
     convert = OK;
-    record->pact = true;
     if (!startProtocol(StreamCore::StartNormal))
     {
         debug("Stream::process(%s): could not start, status=%d\n",
             name(), status);
         (void) recGblSetSevr(record, status, INVALID_ALARM);
-        record->pact = false;
         return false;
     }
     debug("Stream::process(%s): protocol started\n", name());
+    record->pact = true;
     return true;
 }
 

src/StreamError.cc

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 int streamDebug = 0;
-int streamError = 0;
+int streamError = 1;
 extern "C" {
 #ifdef _WIN32
 __declspec(dllexport)

src/StreamProtocol.cc

@@ -512,20 +512,31 @@ Each time newline is read, line is incremented.
                     buffer(token));
                 return false;
             }
-            if (c == '$' && buffer[-1] == '\\')
-            {
-                // quoted variable reference
-                // terminate string here and do variable in next pass
-                buffer[-1] = quote;
-                ungetc(c, file);
-                break;
-            }
             buffer.append(c);
-            if (c == quote && buffer[-2] != '\\')
+            if (c == quote)
             {
                 quote = false;
                 break;
             }
+            if (c == '\\')
+            {
+                c = getc(file);
+                if (c == '$')
+                {
+                    // quoted variable reference
+                    // terminate string here and do variable in next pass
+                    buffer[-1] = quote;
+                    ungetc(c, file);
+                    break;
+                }
+                if (c == EOF || c == '\n')
+                {
+                    error(line, filename(), "Backslash at end of line: %s\n",
+                        buffer(token));
+                    return false;
+                }
+                buffer.append(c);
+            }
             c = getc(file);
         }
         buffer.append('\0').append(&l, sizeof(l)); // append line number
@@ -1348,7 +1359,8 @@ compileString(StreamBuffer& buffer, const char*& source,
                         source);
                     return false;
                 }
-                if (formatType != NoFormat)
+                if (formatType != NoFormat &&
+                    i > 2 /* do not escape skip */)
                 {
                     buffer.append(esc);
                 }

src/devStream.h

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #define STREAM_MAJOR 2
 #define STREAM_MINOR 7
-#define STREAM_PATCHLEVEL 10
+#define STREAM_PATCHLEVEL 14
 
 #if defined(__vxworks) || defined(vxWorks)
 #include <vxWorks.h>

src/devwaveformStream.c

@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ static long writeData (dbCommon *record, format_t *format)
                     return ERROR;
                 break;
             }
+            case DBF_ULONG:
             case DBF_LONG:
             case DBF_ENUM:
             {