add maybeQuote()

Something for the *NIX gurus
to light their pipes with.

src/factory/PVDataCreateFactory.cpp

@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@ PVString::PVString(ScalarConstPtr const & scalar)
 
 std::ostream& PVString::dumpValue(std::ostream& o) const
 {
-    // we escape, but do not quote, for scalar string
-    o<<escape(get());
+    o<<maybeQuote(get());
     return o;
 }
 
@@ -233,7 +232,7 @@ std::ostream& PVValueArray<T>::dumpValue(std::ostream& o) const
 template<>
 std::ostream& PVValueArray<std::string>::dumpValue(std::ostream& o, size_t index) const
 {
-    return o << '"' << escape(this->view().at(index)) << '"';
+    return o << maybeQuote(this->view().at(index));
 }
 
 template<>
@@ -244,9 +243,9 @@ std::ostream& PVValueArray<std::string>::dumpValue(std::ostream& o) const
                                   end(v.end());
     o << '[';
     if(it!=end) {
-        o << '"' << escape(*it++) << '"';
+        o << maybeQuote(*it++);
         for(; it!=end; ++it)
-            o << ", \"" << escape(*it) << '"';
+            o << ", " << maybeQuote(*it);
 
     }
     return o << ']';

src/factory/printer.cpp

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ bool printEnumT(std::ostream& strm, const PVStructure& top, bool fromtop)
     if(I>=ch.size()) {
         strm<<" <undefined>";
     } else {
-        strm<<' '<<escape(ch[I]);
+        strm<<' '<<maybeQuote(ch[I]);
     }
     return true;
 }
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void csvEscape(std::string& S)
 {
     // concise, not particularly efficient...
     std::string temp(escape(S).style(escape::CSV).str());
-    if(S.find_first_of(" ,\\")!=S.npos) {// only quote if necessary (stupid Excel)
+    if(S.find_first_of("\" ,\\")!=S.npos) {// only quote if necessary (stupid Excel)
         std::string temp2;
         temp2.reserve(temp.size()+2);
         temp2.push_back('\"');
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void csvEscape(std::string& S)
         temp2.push_back('\"');
         temp2.swap(temp);
     }
-    S = temp;
+    S.swap(temp);
 }
 
 bool printTable(std::ostream& strm, const PVStructure& top)
@@ -514,4 +514,38 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& strm, const escape& Q)
     return strm;
 }
 
+
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& strm, const maybeQuote& q)
+{
+    bool esc = false;
+    for(size_t i=0, N=q.s.size(); i<N && !esc; i++) {
+        switch(q.s[i]) {
+        case '\a':
+        case '\b':
+        case '\f':
+        case '\n':
+        case '\r':
+        case '\t':
+        case ' ':
+        case '\v':
+        case '\\':
+        case '\'':
+        case '\"':
+            esc = true;
+            break;
+        default:
+            if(!isprint(q.s[i])) {
+                esc = true;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if(esc) {
+        strm<<'"'<<escape(q.s)<<'"';
+    } else {
+        strm<<q.s;
+    }
+    return strm;
+}
+
 }} //epics::pvData

src/misc/pv/typeCast.h

@@ -237,6 +237,14 @@ public:
     std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& strm, const escape& Q);
 };
 
+struct maybeQuote {
+    const std::string& s;
+    maybeQuote(const std::string& s) :s(s) {}
+};
+
+epicsShareExtern
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& strm, const maybeQuote& q);
+
 }} // end namespace
 
 #endif // PVTYPECAST_H