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+/*
+ * valerie_util.c -- General Purpose Client Utilities
+ * Copyright (C) 2002-2003 Ushodaya Enterprises Limited
+ * Author: Charles Yates <charles.yates@pandora.be>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ */
+
+/* System header files */
+#include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+
+/* Application header files */
+#include "valerie_util.h"
+
+/** Remove LF or CR/LF terminations from the input string.
+*/
+
+char *valerie_util_chomp( char *input )
+{
+ if ( input != NULL )
+ {
+ int length = strlen( input );
+ if ( length && input[ length - 1 ] == '\n' )
+ input[ length - 1 ] = '\0';
+ if ( length > 1 && input[ length - 2 ] == '\r' )
+ input[ length - 2 ] = '\0';
+ }
+ return input;
+}
+
+/** Remove leading and trailing spaces from the input string.
+*/
+
+char *valerie_util_trim( char *input )
+{
+ if ( input != NULL )
+ {
+ int length = strlen( input );
+ int first = 0;
+ while( first < length && isspace( input[ first ] ) )
+ first ++;
+ memmove( input, input + first, length - first + 1 );
+ length = length - first;
+ while ( length > 0 && isspace( input[ length - 1 ] ) )
+ input[ -- length ] = '\0';
+ }
+ return input;
+}
+
+/** Strip the specified string of leading and trailing 'value' (ie: ").
+*/
+
+char *valerie_util_strip( char *input, char value )
+{
+ if ( input != NULL )
+ {
+ char *ptr = strrchr( input, value );
+ if ( ptr != NULL )
+ *ptr = '\0';
+ if ( input[ 0 ] == value )
+ strcpy( input, input + 1 );
+ }
+ return input;
+}