argv_array: offer to split a string by whitespace

This is a simple function that will interpret a string as a whitespace
delimited list of values, and add those values into the array.

Note: this function does not (yet) offer to split by arbitrary delimiters,
or keep empty values in case of runs of whitespace, or de-quote Unix shell
style. All fo this functionality can be added later, when and if needed.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

2 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/argv-array.c b/argv-array.c
index 5d370fa336..cb5bcd2c06 100644
--- a/argv-array.c
+++ b/argv-array.c
@@ -64,6 +64,26 @@ void argv_array_pop(struct argv_array *array)
 	array->argc--;
 }
 
+void argv_array_split(struct argv_array *array, const char *to_split)
+{
+	while (isspace(*to_split))
+		to_split++;
+	for (;;) {
+		const char *p = to_split;
+
+		if (!*p)
+			break;
+
+		while (*p && !isspace(*p))
+			p++;
+		argv_array_push_nodup(array, xstrndup(to_split, p - to_split));
+
+		while (isspace(*p))
+			p++;
+		to_split = p;
+	}
+}
+
 void argv_array_clear(struct argv_array *array)
 {
 	if (array->argv != empty_argv) {
diff --git a/argv-array.h b/argv-array.h
index 29056e49a1..750c30d2f2 100644
--- a/argv-array.h
+++ b/argv-array.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ LAST_ARG_MUST_BE_NULL
 void argv_array_pushl(struct argv_array *, ...);
 void argv_array_pushv(struct argv_array *, const char **);
 void argv_array_pop(struct argv_array *);
+/* Splits by whitespace; does not handle quoted arguments! */
+void argv_array_split(struct argv_array *, const char *);
 void argv_array_clear(struct argv_array *);
 const char **argv_array_detach(struct argv_array *);