1/**
2 * @file string_filter.h
3 * Filter strings based on exclude/include list
4 *
5 * @remark Copyright 2002 OProfile authors
6 * @remark Read the file COPYING
7 *
8 * @author Philippe Elie
9 * @author John Levon
10 */
11
12#ifndef STRING_FILTER_H
13#define STRING_FILTER_H
14
15#include <string>
16#include <vector>
17
18/**
19 * string_filter - filtering of a string based on include/exclude list
20 *
21 * This class is an oracle on whether a particular string matches
22 * the given list of included and excluded strings.
23 *
24 * This base class gives a default exact-match semantics.
25 */
26class string_filter {
27public:
28	string_filter() {}
29
30	/**
31	 * Initialise the filter with the include and exclude list,
32	 * comma-separated.
33	 */
34	string_filter(std::string const & include_patterns,
35	              std::string const & exclude_patterns);
36
37	/**
38	 * Initialise the filter with the include and exclude list.
39	 */
40	string_filter(std::vector<std::string> const & include_patterns,
41	              std::vector<std::string> const & exclude_patterns);
42
43	virtual ~string_filter() {}
44
45	/// Returns true if the given string matches
46	virtual bool match(std::string const & str) const;
47
48protected:
49	/// include patterns
50	std::vector<std::string> include;
51	/// exclude patterns
52	std::vector<std::string> exclude;
53};
54
55#endif /* STRING_FILTER_H */
56