source: code/branches/core3/src/core/CommandExecutor.cc @ 1596

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#include "CommandExecutor.h"
#include "ConsoleCommand.h"
#include "util/String.h"
#include "util/Convert.h"
#include "util/Debug.h"
#include "Identifier.h"
#include "Language.h"
#include "TclBind.h"

namespace orxonox
{
    CommandExecutor& CommandExecutor::getInstance()
    {
        static CommandExecutor instance;
        return instance;
    }

    CommandEvaluation& CommandExecutor::getEvaluation()
    {
        return CommandExecutor::getInstance().evaluation_;
    }

    const CommandEvaluation& CommandExecutor::getLastEvaluation()
    {
        return CommandExecutor::getInstance().evaluation_;
    }

    ConsoleCommand& CommandExecutor::addConsoleCommandShortcut(ConsoleCommand* command)
    {
        std::map<std::string, ConsoleCommand*>::const_iterator it = CommandExecutor::getInstance().consoleCommandShortcuts_.find(command->getName());
        if (it != CommandExecutor::getInstance().consoleCommandShortcuts_.end())
        {
            COUT(2) << "Warning: Overwriting console-command shortcut with name " << command->getName() << "." << std::endl;
        }


        CommandExecutor::getInstance().consoleCommandShortcuts_[command->getName()] = command;
        CommandExecutor::getInstance().consoleCommandShortcuts_LC_[getLowercase(command->getName())] = command;
        return (*command);
    }

    /**
        @brief Returns the executor of a console command shortcut with given name.
        @brief name The name of the requested console command shortcut
        @return The executor of the requested console command shortcut
    */
    ConsoleCommand* CommandExecutor::getConsoleCommandShortcut(const std::string& name)
    {
        std::map<std::string, ConsoleCommand*>::const_iterator it = CommandExecutor::getInstance().consoleCommandShortcuts_.find(name);
        if (it != CommandExecutor::getInstance().consoleCommandShortcuts_.end())
            return (*it).second;
        else
            return 0;
    }

    /**
        @brief Returns the executor of a console command shortcut with given name in lowercase.
        @brief name The name of the requested console command shortcut in lowercase
        @return The executor of the requested console command shortcut
    */
    ConsoleCommand* CommandExecutor::getLowercaseConsoleCommandShortcut(const std::string& name)
    {
        std::map<std::string, ConsoleCommand*>::const_iterator it = CommandExecutor::getInstance().consoleCommandShortcuts_LC_.find(name);
        if (it != CommandExecutor::getInstance().consoleCommandShortcuts_LC_.end())
            return (*it).second;
        else
            return 0;
    }

    bool CommandExecutor::execute(const std::string& command, bool useTcl)
    {
        if (useTcl)
            return TclBind::eval(command);

        CommandExecutor::parseIfNeeded(command);
        return CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().execute();
    }

    std::string CommandExecutor::complete(const std::string& command)
    {
        CommandExecutor::parseIfNeeded(command);
        return CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().complete();
    }

    std::string CommandExecutor::hint(const std::string& command)
    {
        CommandExecutor::parseIfNeeded(command);
        return CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().hint();
    }

    CommandEvaluation CommandExecutor::evaluate(const std::string& command)
    {
        CommandExecutor::parse(command);
        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().evaluateParams();
        return CommandExecutor::getEvaluation();
    }

    void CommandExecutor::parseIfNeeded(const std::string& command)
    {
        if (CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().state_ == CS_Uninitialized)
        {
            CommandExecutor::parse(command);
        }
        else if (CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().originalCommand_ != command)
        {
            if (CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().command_ == command)
            {
                CommandExecutor::parse(command);
                CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().bNewCommand_ = false;
            }
            else
            {
                CommandExecutor::parse(command);
            }
        }
    }

    void CommandExecutor::parse(const std::string& command, bool bInitialize)
    {
        if (bInitialize)
            CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().initialize(command);

        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().commandTokens_.split(command, " ", SubString::WhiteSpaces, false, '\\', false, '"', false, '(', ')', false, '\0');
        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().command_ = command;

        switch (CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().state_)
        {
            case CS_Uninitialized:
            {
                // Impossible
                break;
            }
            case CS_Empty:
            {
                if (CommandExecutor::argumentsGiven() == 0)
                {
                    CommandExecutor::createListOfPossibleFunctions("");
                    CommandExecutor::createListOfPossibleIdentifiers("");
                    break;
                }
                else
                {
                    CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().state_ = CS_ShortcutOrIdentifier;
                    // Move on to next case
                }
            }
            case CS_ShortcutOrIdentifier:
            {
                if (CommandExecutor::argumentsGiven() > 1)
                {
                    // There's a finished first argument - check if it's a shortcut or a classname
                    CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().function_ = CommandExecutor::getPossibleCommand(CommandExecutor::getArgument(0));
                    CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().functionclass_ = CommandExecutor::getPossibleIdentifier(CommandExecutor::getArgument(0));

                    if (CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().function_)
                    {
                        // It's a shortcut
                        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().state_ = CS_ParamPreparation;
                        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().functionclass_ = 0;
                        // Move on to next case
                    }
                    else if (CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().functionclass_)
                    {
                        // It's a functionname
                        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().state_ = CS_Function;
                        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().function_ = 0;
                        // Move on to next case
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        // The first argument is bad
                        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().state_ = CS_Error;
                        AddLanguageEntry("commandexecutorunknownfirstargument", "is not a shortcut nor a classname");
                        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().errorMessage_ = "Error: " + CommandExecutor::getArgument(0) + " " + GetLocalisation("commandexecutorunknownfirstargument") + ".";
                        return;
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    // There's no finished first argument - search possible shortcuts or classnames
                    CommandExecutor::createListOfPossibleFunctions(CommandExecutor::getArgument(0));
                    CommandExecutor::createListOfPossibleIdentifiers(CommandExecutor::getArgument(0));

                    unsigned int num_functions = CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleFunctions_.size();
                    unsigned int num_identifiers = CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleIdentifiers_.size();

                    if (num_functions == 1 && num_identifiers == 0)
                    {
                        // It's a shortcut
                        std::string functionname = *(*CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleFunctions_.begin()).first;
                        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().function_ = CommandExecutor::getPossibleCommand(functionname);
                        if (getLowercase(functionname) != getLowercase(CommandExecutor::getArgument(0)))
                        {
                            // Unfinished shortcut
                            CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().bCommandChanged_ = true;
                        }
                        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().state_ = CS_ParamPreparation;
                        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().functionclass_ = 0;
                        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().command_ = CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().function_->getName();
                        if (CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().function_->getParamCount() > 0)
                        {
                            CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().command_ += " ";
                            CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().bCommandChanged_ = true;
                        }
                        // Move on to next case
                    }
                    else if (num_identifiers == 1 && num_functions == 0)
                    {
                        // It's a classname
                        std::string classname = *(*CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleIdentifiers_.begin()).first;
                        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().functionclass_ = CommandExecutor::getPossibleIdentifier(classname);
                        if (getLowercase(classname) != getLowercase(CommandExecutor::getArgument(0)))
                        {
                            // Unfinished classname
                            CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().bCommandChanged_ = true;
                        }
                        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().state_ = CS_Function;
                        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().function_ = 0;
                        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().command_ = CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().functionclass_->getName() + " ";
                        // Move on to next case
                    }
                    else if (num_identifiers == 0 && num_functions == 0)
                    {
                        // No possibilities
                        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().state_ = CS_Error;
                        AddLanguageEntry("commandexecutorunknownfirstargumentstart", "There is no command or classname starting with");
                        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().errorMessage_ = "Error: " + GetLocalisation("commandexecutorunknownfirstargumentstart") + " " + CommandExecutor::getArgument(0) + ".";
                        return;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        // There are several possiblilities
                        std::list<std::pair<const std::string*, const std::string*> > temp;
                        temp.insert(temp.end(), CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleFunctions_.begin(), CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleFunctions_.end());
                        temp.insert(temp.end(), CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleIdentifiers_.begin(), CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleIdentifiers_.end());
                        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().command_ = CommandExecutor::getCommonBegin(temp);
                        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().function_ = CommandExecutor::getPossibleCommand(CommandExecutor::getArgument(0));
                        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().functionclass_ = CommandExecutor::getPossibleIdentifier(CommandExecutor::getArgument(0));
                        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().bCommandChanged_ = true;
                        return;
                    }
                }
            }
            case CS_Function:
            {
                if (CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().functionclass_)
                {
                    // There is a classname - search for the commandname
                    if (CommandExecutor::argumentsGiven() > 2)
                    {
                        // There is a finished second argument - check if it's a commandname
                        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().function_ = CommandExecutor::getPossibleCommand(CommandExecutor::getArgument(1), CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().functionclass_);

                        if (CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().function_)
                        {
                            // It's a function
                            CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().state_ = CS_ParamPreparation;
                            // Move on to next case
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            // The second argument is bad
                            CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().state_ = CS_Error;
                            AddLanguageEntry("commandexecutorunknownsecondargument", "is not a function of");
                            CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().errorMessage_ = "Error: " + CommandExecutor::getArgument(1) + " " + GetLocalisation("commandexecutorunknownsecondargument") + " " + CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().functionclass_->getName() + ".";
                            return;
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        // There is no finished second argument - search for possibilities
                        CommandExecutor::createListOfPossibleFunctions(CommandExecutor::getArgument(1), CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().functionclass_);
                        unsigned int num_functions = CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleFunctions_.size();

                        if (num_functions == 1)
                        {
                            // It's a function
                            std::string functionname = *(*CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleFunctions_.begin()).first;
                            CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().function_ = CommandExecutor::getPossibleCommand(functionname, CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().functionclass_);
                            if (getLowercase(functionname) != getLowercase(CommandExecutor::getArgument(1)))
                            {
                                // Unfinished function
                                CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().bCommandChanged_ = true;
                            }
                            CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().state_ = CS_ParamPreparation;
                            CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().command_ = CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().functionclass_->getName() + " " + CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().function_->getName();
                            if (CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().function_->getParamCount() > 0)
                            {
                                CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().command_ += " ";
                                CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().bCommandChanged_ = true;
                            }
                            // Move on to next case
                        }
                        else if (num_functions == 0)
                        {
                            // No possibilities
                            CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().state_ = CS_Error;
                            AddLanguageEntry("commandexecutorunknownsecondargumentstart", "has no function starting with");
                            CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().errorMessage_ = "Error: " + CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().functionclass_->getName() + " " + GetLocalisation("commandexecutorunknownsecondargumentstart") + " " + CommandExecutor::getArgument(1) + ".";
                            return;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            // There are several possibilities
                            CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().command_ = CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().functionclass_->getName() + " " + CommandExecutor::getCommonBegin(CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleFunctions_);
                            CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().function_ = CommandExecutor::getPossibleCommand(CommandExecutor::getArgument(1), CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().functionclass_);
                            CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().bCommandChanged_ = true;
                            return;
                        }
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    // There is no classname - move on to CS_ParamPreparation
                }
            }
            case CS_ParamPreparation:
            {
                if (CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().function_->getParamCount() == 0 || CommandExecutor::enoughArgumentsGiven(CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().function_))
                {
                    CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().state_ = CS_Finished;
                    return;
                }
                else
                {
                    unsigned int argumentNumber = CommandExecutor::argumentsGiven() - 2;
                    if (CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().functionclass_)
                        argumentNumber -= 1;

                    CommandExecutor::createListOfPossibleArguments(CommandExecutor::getLastArgument(), CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().function_, argumentNumber);
                    CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().state_ = CS_Params;

                    if (CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().bCommandChanged_)
                    {
                        // Don't do more than one change
                        return;
                    }
                }
            }
            case CS_Params:
            {
                if (CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleArguments_.size() == 1)
                {
                    // There is exactly one possible argument
                    CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().argument_ = (*CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleArguments_.begin()).getString();
                    CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().possibleArgument_ = (*CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleArguments_.begin()).getString();
                    CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().state_ = CS_ParamPreparation;
                    return;
                }
                else if (CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleArguments_.size() == 0)
                {
                    // The user tries something new - we let him do
                    CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().state_ = CS_ParamPreparation;
                    CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().argument_ = CommandExecutor::getLastArgument();
                    return;
                }
                else
                {
                    // There are several possibilities
                    unsigned int argumentNumber = CommandExecutor::argumentsGiven();
                    if (argumentNumber > 0)
                        --argumentNumber;
                    if (CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().functionclass_ && argumentNumber > 0)
                        --argumentNumber;

                    CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().argument_ = CommandExecutor::getCommonBegin(CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleArguments_);
                    CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().possibleArgument_ = CommandExecutor::getPossibleArgument(CommandExecutor::getLastArgument(), CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().function_, argumentNumber);
                    CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().state_ = CS_ParamPreparation;
                    return;
                }
            }
            case CS_Finished:
            {
                // Nothing more to do
                break;
            }
            case CS_Error:
            {
                // Bad, very bad
                break;
            }
        }
    }

    unsigned int CommandExecutor::argumentsFinished()
    {
        unsigned int argumentsGiven = CommandExecutor::argumentsGiven();
        if (argumentsGiven > 0)
            return argumentsGiven - 1;
        else
            return 0;
    }

    unsigned int CommandExecutor::argumentsGiven()
    {
        if (CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().command_.size() > 0 && CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().command_[CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().command_.size() - 1] == ' ')
            return CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().commandTokens_.size() + 1;
        else
            return CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().commandTokens_.size();
    }

    bool CommandExecutor::enoughArgumentsGiven(ConsoleCommand* command)
    {
        if (CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().functionclass_)
            return (CommandExecutor::argumentsGiven() > (2 + command->getParamCount()));
        else
            return (CommandExecutor::argumentsGiven() > (1 + command->getParamCount()));
    }

    std::string CommandExecutor::getArgument(unsigned int index)
    {
        if (index < (CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().commandTokens_.size()))
            return CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().commandTokens_[index];
        else
            return "";
    }

    std::string CommandExecutor::getLastArgument()
    {
        return CommandExecutor::getArgument(CommandExecutor::argumentsGiven() - 1);
    }

    void CommandExecutor::createListOfPossibleIdentifiers(const std::string& fragment)
    {
        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleIdentifiers_.clear();
        std::string lowercase = getLowercase(fragment);
        for (std::map<std::string, Identifier*>::const_iterator it = Identifier::getLowercaseIdentifierMapBegin(); it != Identifier::getLowercaseIdentifierMapEnd(); ++it)
            if ((*it).second->hasConsoleCommands())
                if ((*it).first.find(lowercase) == 0 || fragment == "")
                    CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleIdentifiers_.push_back(std::pair<const std::string*, const std::string*>(&(*it).first, &(*it).second->getName()));
    }

    void CommandExecutor::createListOfPossibleFunctions(const std::string& fragment, Identifier* identifier)
    {
        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleFunctions_.clear();
        std::string lowercase = getLowercase(fragment);
        if (!identifier)
        {
            for (std::map<std::string, ConsoleCommand*>::const_iterator it = CommandExecutor::getLowercaseConsoleCommandShortcutMapBegin(); it != CommandExecutor::getLowercaseConsoleCommandShortcutMapEnd(); ++it)
                if ((*it).first.find(lowercase) == 0 || fragment == "")
                    CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleFunctions_.push_back(std::pair<const std::string*, const std::string*>(&(*it).first, &(*it).second->getName()));
        }
        else
        {
            for (std::map<std::string, ConsoleCommand*>::const_iterator it = identifier->getLowercaseConsoleCommandMapBegin(); it != identifier->getLowercaseConsoleCommandMapEnd(); ++it)
                if ((*it).first.find(lowercase) == 0 || fragment == "")
                    CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleFunctions_.push_back(std::pair<const std::string*, const std::string*>(&(*it).first, &(*it).second->getName()));
        }
    }

    void CommandExecutor::createListOfPossibleArguments(const std::string& fragment, ConsoleCommand* command, unsigned int param)
    {
        CommandExecutor::createArgumentCompletionList(command, param);

        CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleArguments_.clear();
        std::string lowercase = getLowercase(fragment);
        for (ArgumentCompletionList::const_iterator it = command->getArgumentCompletionListBegin(); it != command->getArgumentCompletionListEnd(); ++it)
        {
            if ((*it).lowercaseComparison())
            {
                if ((*it).getComparable().find(lowercase) == 0 || fragment == "")
                    CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleArguments_.push_back(*it);
            }
            else
            {
                if ((*it).getComparable().find(fragment) == 0 || fragment == "")
                    CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().listOfPossibleArguments_.push_back(*it);
            }
        }
    }

    Identifier* CommandExecutor::getPossibleIdentifier(const std::string& name)
    {
        std::string lowercase = getLowercase(name);
        std::map<std::string, Identifier*>::const_iterator it = Identifier::getLowercaseIdentifierMap().find(lowercase);
        if ((it != Identifier::getLowercaseIdentifierMapEnd()) && (*it).second->hasConsoleCommands())
            return (*it).second;

        return 0;
    }

    ConsoleCommand* CommandExecutor::getPossibleCommand(const std::string& name, Identifier* identifier)
    {
        std::string lowercase = getLowercase(name);
        if (!identifier)
        {
            std::map<std::string, ConsoleCommand*>::const_iterator it = CommandExecutor::getLowercaseConsoleCommandShortcutMap().find(lowercase);
            if (it != CommandExecutor::getLowercaseConsoleCommandShortcutMapEnd())
                return (*it).second;
        }
        else
        {
            std::map<std::string, ConsoleCommand*>::const_iterator it = identifier->getLowercaseConsoleCommandMap().find(lowercase);
            if (it != identifier->getLowercaseConsoleCommandMapEnd())
                return (*it).second;
        }
        return 0;
    }

    std::string CommandExecutor::getPossibleArgument(const std::string& name, ConsoleCommand* command, unsigned int param)
    {
        CommandExecutor::createArgumentCompletionList(command, param);

        std::string lowercase = getLowercase(name);
        for (ArgumentCompletionList::const_iterator it = command->getArgumentCompletionListBegin(); it != command->getArgumentCompletionListEnd(); ++it)
        {
            if ((*it).lowercaseComparison())
            {
                if ((*it).getComparable() == lowercase)
                    return (*it).getString();
            }
            else
            {
                if ((*it).getComparable() == name)
                    return (*it).getString();
            }
        }

        return "";
    }

    void CommandExecutor::createArgumentCompletionList(ConsoleCommand* command, unsigned int param)
    {
        std::string params[5];

        unsigned int index = 0;
        unsigned int lowestIndex = 1 + (CommandExecutor::getEvaluation().functionclass_ != 0);

        for (unsigned int i = CommandExecutor::argumentsGiven() - 1; i >= lowestIndex; --i)
        {
            params[index] = CommandExecutor::getArgument(i);
            ++index;
            if (index >= 5)
                break;
        }

        command->createArgumentCompletionList(param, params[0], params[1], params[2], params[3], params[4]);
    }

    std::string CommandExecutor::getCommonBegin(const std::list<std::pair<const std::string*, const std::string*> >& list)
    {
        if (list.size() == 0)
        {
            return "";
        }
        else if (list.size() == 1)
        {
            return ((*(*list.begin()).first) + " ");
        }
        else
        {
            std::string output = "";
            for (unsigned int i = 0; true; i++)
            {
                char temp = 0;
                for (std::list<std::pair<const std::string*, const std::string*> >::const_iterator it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it)
                {
                    if ((*(*it).first).size() > i)
                    {
                        if (it == list.begin())
                        {
                            temp = (*(*it).first)[i];
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            if (temp != (*(*it).first)[i])
                                return output;
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        return output;
                    }
                }
                output += temp;
            }
            return output;
        }
    }

    std::string CommandExecutor::getCommonBegin(const ArgumentCompletionList& list)
    {
        if (list.size() == 0)
        {
            return "";
        }
        else if (list.size() == 1)
        {
            return ((*list.begin()).getComparable() + " ");
        }
        else
        {
            std::string output = "";
            for (unsigned int i = 0; true; i++)
            {
                char temp = 0;
                for (ArgumentCompletionList::const_iterator it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it)
                {
                    std::string argument = (*it).getComparable();
                    if (argument.size() > i)
                    {
                        if (it == list.begin())
                        {
                            temp = argument[i];
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            if (temp != argument[i])
                                return output;
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        return output;
                    }
                }
                output += temp;
            }
            return output;
        }
    }
}