/// <summary>
/// Parses a response file.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="responseFile">The file to parse.</param>
/// <returns>The array of arguments.</returns>
public static string[] Parse(string responseFile)
{
string arguments;
using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(responseFile))
{
arguments = reader.ReadToEnd();
}
return(CommandLineResponseFile.ParseArgumentsToArray(arguments));
}
/// <summary>
/// Parses an argument string into an argument array based on whitespace and quoting.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="arguments">Argument string.</param>
/// <returns>Argument array.</returns>
public static string[] ParseArgumentsToArray(string arguments)
{
// Scan and parse the arguments string, dividing up the arguments based on whitespace.
// Unescaped quotes cause whitespace to be ignored, while the quotes themselves are removed.
// Quotes may begin and end inside arguments; they don't necessarily just surround whole arguments.
// Escaped quotes and escaped backslashes also need to be unescaped by this process.
// Collects the final list of arguments to be returned.
List <string> argsList = new List <string>();
// True if we are inside an unescaped quote, meaning whitespace should be ignored.
bool insideQuote = false;
// Index of the start of the current argument substring; either the start of the argument
// or the start of a quoted or unquoted sequence within it.
int partStart = 0;
// The current argument string being built; when completed it will be added to the list.
StringBuilder arg = new StringBuilder();
for (int i = 0; i <= arguments.Length; i++)
{
if (i == arguments.Length || (Char.IsWhiteSpace(arguments[i]) && !insideQuote))
{
// Reached a whitespace separator or the end of the string.
// Finish building the current argument.
arg.Append(arguments.Substring(partStart, i - partStart));
// Skip over the whitespace character.
partStart = i + 1;
// Add the argument to the list if it's not empty.
if (arg.Length > 0)
{
argsList.Add(CommandLineResponseFile.ExpandEnvVars(arg.ToString()));
arg.Length = 0;
}
}
else if (i > partStart && arguments[i - 1] == '\\')
{
// Check the character following an unprocessed backslash.
// Unescape quotes, and backslashes followed by a quote.
if (arguments[i] == '"' || (arguments[i] == '\\' && arguments.Length > i + 1 && arguments[i + 1] == '"'))
{
// Unescape the quote or backslash by skipping the preceeding backslash.
arg.Append(arguments.Substring(partStart, i - 1 - partStart));
arg.Append(arguments[i]);
partStart = i + 1;
}
}
else if (arguments[i] == '"')
{
// Add the quoted or unquoted section to the argument string.
arg.Append(arguments.Substring(partStart, i - partStart));
// And skip over the quote character.
partStart = i + 1;
insideQuote = !insideQuote;
}
}
return(argsList.ToArray());
}
