class REXML::Parsers::XPathParser

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Constants

AXIS

RelativeLocationPath

|                                                    Step
  | (AXIS_NAME '::' | '@' | '')                     AxisSpecifier
    NodeTest
      Predicate
  | '.' | '..'                                      AbbreviatedStep
|  RelativeLocationPath '/' Step
| RelativeLocationPath '//' Step

LITERAL

NCNAMETEST

Returns a 1-1 map of the nodeset
The contents of the resulting array are either:
  true/false, if a positive match
  String, if a name match

NodeTest

| ('*' | NCNAME ':' '*' | QNAME)                NameTest
| NODE_TYPE '(' ')'                              NodeType
| PI '(' LITERAL ')'                            PI
  | '[' expr ']'                                Predicate

NODE_TYPE

NT

NUMBER

PI

QNAME

VARIABLE_REFERENCE

Public Instance Methods

abbreviate( path ) click to toggle source

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 35
def abbreviate( path )
  path = path.kind_of?(String) ? parse( path ) : path
  string = ""
  document = false
  while path.size > 0
    op = path.shift
    case op
    when :node
    when :attribute
      string << "/" if string.size > 0
      string << "@"
    when :child
      string << "/" if string.size > 0
    when :descendant_or_self
      string << "/"
    when :self
      string << "."
    when :parent
      string << ".."
    when :any
      string << "*"
    when :text
      string << "text()"
    when :following, :following_sibling,
          :ancestor, :ancestor_or_self, :descendant,
          :namespace, :preceding, :preceding_sibling
      string << "/" unless string.size == 0
      string << op.to_s.tr("_", "-")
      string << "::"
    when :qname
      prefix = path.shift
      name = path.shift
      string << prefix+":" if prefix.size > 0
      string << name
    when :predicate
      string << '['
      string << predicate_to_string( path.shift ) {|x| abbreviate( x ) }
      string << ']'
    when :document
      document = true
    when :function
      string << path.shift
      string << "( "
      string << predicate_to_string( path.shift[0] ) {|x| abbreviate( x )}
      string << " )"
    when :literal
      string << %Q{ "#{path.shift}" }
    else
      string << "/" unless string.size == 0
      string << "UNKNOWN("
      string << op.inspect
      string << ")"
    end
  end
  string = "/"+string if document
  return string
end

expand( path ) click to toggle source

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 93
def expand( path )
  path = path.kind_of?(String) ? parse( path ) : path
  string = ""
  document = false
  while path.size > 0
    op = path.shift
    case op
    when :node
      string << "node()"
    when :attribute, :child, :following, :following_sibling,
          :ancestor, :ancestor_or_self, :descendant, :descendant_or_self,
          :namespace, :preceding, :preceding_sibling, :self, :parent
      string << "/" unless string.size == 0
      string << op.to_s.tr("_", "-")
      string << "::"
    when :any
      string << "*"
    when :qname
      prefix = path.shift
      name = path.shift
      string << prefix+":" if prefix.size > 0
      string << name
    when :predicate
      string << '['
      string << predicate_to_string( path.shift ) { |x| expand(x) }
      string << ']'
    when :document
      document = true
    else
      string << "/" unless string.size == 0
      string << "UNKNOWN("
      string << op.inspect
      string << ")"
    end
  end
  string = "/"+string if document
  return string
end

namespaces=( namespaces ) click to toggle source

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 15
def namespaces=( namespaces )
  Functions::namespace_context = namespaces
  @namespaces = namespaces
end

parse(path) click to toggle source

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 20
def parse path
  path = path.dup
  path.gsub!(/([\(\[])\s+/, '\1') # Strip ignorable spaces
  path.gsub!( /\s+([\]\)])/, '\1')
  parsed = []
  OrExpr(path, parsed)
  parsed
end

predicate(path) click to toggle source

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 29
def predicate path
  parsed = []
  Predicate( "[#{path}]", parsed )
  parsed
end

predicate_to_string( path ) { |path| ... } click to toggle source

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 132
def predicate_to_string( path, &block )
  string = ""
  case path[0]
  when :and, :or, :mult, :plus, :minus, :neq, :eq, :lt, :gt, :lteq, :gteq, :div, :mod, :union
    op = path.shift
    case op
    when :eq
      op = "="
    when :lt
      op = "<"
    when :gt
      op = ">"
    when :lteq
      op = "<="
    when :gteq
      op = ">="
    when :neq
      op = "!="
    when :union
      op = "|"
    end
    left = predicate_to_string( path.shift, &block )
    right = predicate_to_string( path.shift, &block )
    string << " "
    string << left
    string << " "
    string << op.to_s
    string << " "
    string << right
    string << " "
  when :function
    path.shift
    name = path.shift
    string << name
    string << "( "
    string << predicate_to_string( path.shift, &block )
    string << " )"
  when :literal
    path.shift
    string << " "
    string << path.shift.inspect
    string << " "
  else
    string << " "
    string << yield( path )
    string << " "
  end
  return string.squeeze(" ")
end

Private Instance Methods

AdditiveExpr(path, parsed) click to toggle source

| AdditiveExpr ('+' | S '-') MultiplicativeExpr | MultiplicativeExpr

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 426
def AdditiveExpr path, parsed
  n = []
  rest = MultiplicativeExpr( path, n )
  if rest != path
    while rest =~ /^\s*(\+| -)\s*/
      if $1[0] == ?+
        n = [ :plus, n, [] ]
      else
        n = [ :minus, n, [] ]
      end
      rest = MultiplicativeExpr( $', n[-1] )
    end
  end
  if parsed.size == 0 and n.size != 0
    parsed.replace(n)
  elsif n.size > 0
    parsed << n
  end
  rest
end

AndExpr(path, parsed) click to toggle source

| AndExpr S 'and' S EqualityExpr | EqualityExpr

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 359
def AndExpr path, parsed
  n = []
  rest = EqualityExpr( path, n )
  if rest != path
    while rest =~ /^\s*( and )/
      n = [ :and, n, [] ]
      rest = EqualityExpr( $', n[-1] )
    end
  end
  if parsed.size == 0 and n.size != 0
    parsed.replace(n)
  elsif n.size > 0
    parsed << n
  end
  rest
end

EqualityExpr(path, parsed) click to toggle source

| EqualityExpr ('=' | '!=') RelationalExpr | RelationalExpr

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 378
def EqualityExpr path, parsed
  n = []
  rest = RelationalExpr( path, n )
  if rest != path
    while rest =~ /^\s*(!?=)\s*/
      if $1[0] == ?!
        n = [ :neq, n, [] ]
      else
        n = [ :eq, n, [] ]
      end
      rest = RelationalExpr( $', n[-1] )
    end
  end
  if parsed.size == 0 and n.size != 0
    parsed.replace(n)
  elsif n.size > 0
    parsed << n
  end
  rest
end

FilterExpr(path, parsed) click to toggle source

| FilterExpr Predicate | PrimaryExpr

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 528
def FilterExpr path, parsed
  n = []
  path = PrimaryExpr( path, n )
  path = Predicate(path, n) if path and path[0] == ?[
  parsed.concat(n)
  path
end

FunctionCall(rest, parsed) click to toggle source

| FUNCTION_NAME '(' ( expr ( ',' expr )* )? ')'

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 581
def FunctionCall rest, parsed
  path, arguments = parse_args(rest)
  argset = []
  for argument in arguments
    args = []
    OrExpr( argument, args )
    argset << args
  end
  parsed << argset
  path
end

LocationPath(path, parsed) click to toggle source

LocationPath

| RelativeLocationPath
| '/' RelativeLocationPath?
| '//' RelativeLocationPath

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 187
def LocationPath path, parsed
  path = path.strip
  if path[0] == ?/
    parsed << :document
    if path[1] == ?/
      parsed << :descendant_or_self
      parsed << :node
      path = path[2..-1]
    else
      path = path[1..-1]
    end
  end
  return RelativeLocationPath( path, parsed ) if path.size > 0
end

MultiplicativeExpr(path, parsed) click to toggle source

| MultiplicativeExpr ('*' | S ('div' | 'mod') S) UnaryExpr | UnaryExpr

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 449
def MultiplicativeExpr path, parsed
  n = []
  rest = UnaryExpr( path, n )
  if rest != path
    while rest =~ /^\s*(\*| div | mod )\s*/
      if $1[0] == ?*
        n = [ :mult, n, [] ]
      elsif $1.include?( "div" )
        n = [ :div, n, [] ]
      else
        n = [ :mod, n, [] ]
      end
      rest = UnaryExpr( $', n[-1] )
    end
  end
  if parsed.size == 0 and n.size != 0
    parsed.replace(n)
  elsif n.size > 0
    parsed << n
  end
  rest
end

NodeTest(path, parsed) click to toggle source

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 279
def NodeTest path, parsed
  case path
  when /^\*/
    path = $'
    parsed << :any
  when NODE_TYPE
    type = $1
    path = $'
    parsed << type.tr('-', '_').intern
  when PI
    path = $'
    literal = nil
    if path !~ /^\s*\)/
      path =~ LITERAL
      literal = $1
      path = $'
      raise ParseException.new("Missing ')' after processing instruction") if path[0] != ?)
      path = path[1..-1]
    end
    parsed << :processing_instruction
    parsed << (literal || '')
  when NCNAMETEST
    prefix = $1
    path = $'
    parsed << :namespace
    parsed << prefix
  when QNAME
    prefix = $1
    name = $2
    path = $'
    prefix = "" unless prefix
    parsed << :qname
    parsed << prefix
    parsed << name
  end
  return path
end

OrExpr(path, parsed) click to toggle source

| OrExpr S 'or' S AndExpr | AndExpr

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 340
def OrExpr path, parsed
  n = []
  rest = AndExpr( path, n )
  if rest != path
    while rest =~ /^\s*( or )/
      n = [ :or, n, [] ]
      rest = AndExpr( $', n[-1] )
    end
  end
  if parsed.size == 0 and n.size != 0
    parsed.replace(n)
  elsif n.size > 0
    parsed << n
  end
  rest
end

PathExpr(path, parsed) click to toggle source

| LocationPath | FilterExpr ('/' | '//') RelativeLocationPath

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 511
def PathExpr path, parsed
  path =~ /^\s*/
  path = $'
  n = []
  rest = FilterExpr( path, n )
  if rest != path
    if rest and rest[0] == ?/
      return RelativeLocationPath(rest, n)
    end
  end
  rest = LocationPath(rest, n) if rest =~ /\A[\/\.\@\[\w*]/
  parsed.concat(n)
  return rest
end

Predicate(path, parsed) click to toggle source

Filters the supplied nodeset on the predicate(s)

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 318
def Predicate path, parsed
  return nil unless path[0] == ?[
  predicates = []
  while path[0] == ?[
    path, expr = get_group(path)
    predicates << expr[1..-2] if expr
  end
  predicates.each{ |pred|
    preds = []
    parsed << :predicate
    parsed << preds
    OrExpr(pred, preds)
  }
  path
end

PrimaryExpr(path, parsed) click to toggle source

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 544
def PrimaryExpr path, parsed
  case path
  when VARIABLE_REFERENCE
    varname = $1
    path = $'
    parsed << :variable
    parsed << varname
    #arry << @variables[ varname ]
  when /^(\w[-\w]*)(?:\()/
    fname = $1
    tmp = $'
    return path if fname =~ NT
    path = tmp
    parsed << :function
    parsed << fname
    path = FunctionCall(path, parsed)
  when NUMBER
    varname = $1.nil? ? $2 : $1
    path = $'
    parsed << :literal
    parsed << (varname.include?('.') ? varname.to_f : varname.to_i)
  when LITERAL
    varname = $1.nil? ? $2 : $1
    path = $'
    parsed << :literal
    parsed << varname
  when /^\(/                                               #/
    path, contents = get_group(path)
    contents = contents[1..-2]
    n = []
    OrExpr( contents, n )
    parsed.concat(n)
  end
  path
end

RelationalExpr(path, parsed) click to toggle source

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 401
def RelationalExpr path, parsed
  n = []
  rest = AdditiveExpr( path, n )
  if rest != path
    while rest =~ /^\s*([<>]=?)\s*/
      if $1[0] == ?<
        sym = "lt"
      else
        sym = "gt"
      end
      sym << "eq" if $1[-1] == ?=
      n = [ sym.intern, n, [] ]
      rest = AdditiveExpr( $', n[-1] )
    end
  end
  if parsed.size == 0 and n.size != 0
    parsed.replace(n)
  elsif n.size > 0
    parsed << n
  end
  rest
end

RelativeLocationPath(path, parsed) click to toggle source

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 211
def RelativeLocationPath path, parsed
  while path.size > 0
    # (axis or @ or <child::>) nodetest predicate  >
    # OR                                          >  / Step
    # (. or ..)                                    >
    if path[0] == ?.
      if path[1] == ?.
        parsed << :parent
        parsed << :node
        path = path[2..-1]
      else
        parsed << :self
        parsed << :node
        path = path[1..-1]
      end
    else
      if path[0] == ?@
        parsed << :attribute
        path = path[1..-1]
        # Goto Nodetest
      elsif path =~ AXIS
        parsed << $1.tr('-','_').intern
        path = $'
        # Goto Nodetest
      else
        parsed << :child
      end

      n = []
      path = NodeTest( path, n)

      if path[0] == ?[
        path = Predicate( path, n )
      end

      parsed.concat(n)
    end

    if path.size > 0
      if path[0] == ?/
        if path[1] == ?/
          parsed << :descendant_or_self
          parsed << :node
          path = path[2..-1]
        else
          path = path[1..-1]
        end
      else
        return path
      end
    end
  end
  return path
end

UnaryExpr(path, parsed) click to toggle source

| '-' UnaryExpr | UnionExpr

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 474
def UnaryExpr path, parsed
  path =~ /^(\-*)/
  path = $'
  if $1 and (($1.size % 2) != 0)
    mult = -1
  else
    mult = 1
  end
  parsed << :neg if mult < 0

  n = []
  path = UnionExpr( path, n )
  parsed.concat( n )
  path
end

UnionExpr(path, parsed) click to toggle source

| UnionExpr '|' PathExpr | PathExpr

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 492
def UnionExpr path, parsed
  n = []
  rest = PathExpr( path, n )
  if rest != path
    while rest =~ /^\s*(\|)\s*/
      n = [ :union, n, [] ]
      rest = PathExpr( $', n[-1] )
    end
  end
  if parsed.size == 0 and n.size != 0
    parsed.replace( n )
  elsif n.size > 0
    parsed << n
  end
  rest
end

get_group(string) click to toggle source

get_group( '[foo]bar' ) -> ['bar', '[foo]']

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 594
def get_group string
  ind = 0
  depth = 0
  st = string[0,1]
  en = (st == "(" ? ")" : "]")
  begin
    case string[ind,1]
    when st
      depth += 1
    when en
      depth -= 1
    end
    ind += 1
  end while depth > 0 and ind < string.length
  return nil unless depth==0
  [string[ind..-1], string[0..ind-1]]
end

parse_args( string ) click to toggle source

# File lib/rexml/parsers/xpathparser.rb, line 612
def parse_args( string )
  arguments = []
  ind = 0
  inquot = false
  inapos = false
  depth = 1
  begin
    case string[ind]
    when ?"
      inquot = !inquot unless inapos
    when ?'
      inapos = !inapos unless inquot
    else
      unless inquot or inapos
        case string[ind]
        when ?(
          depth += 1
          if depth == 1
            string = string[1..-1]
            ind -= 1
          end
        when ?)
          depth -= 1
          if depth == 0
            s = string[0,ind].strip
            arguments << s unless s == ""
            string = string[ind+1..-1]
          end
        when ?,
          if depth == 1
            s = string[0,ind].strip
            arguments << s unless s == ""
            string = string[ind+1..-1]
            ind = -1
          end
        end
      end
    end
    ind += 1
  end while depth > 0 and ind < string.length
  return nil unless depth==0
  [string,arguments]
end