yunohost/data/helpers.d/string

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# Generate a random string
#
# example: pwd=$(ynh_string_random 8)
#
# usage: ynh_string_random [length]
# | arg: length - the string length to generate (default: 24)
ynh_string_random() {
dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1 count=200 2> /dev/null \
| tr -c -d 'A-Za-z0-9' \
| sed -n 's/\(.\{'"${1:-24}"'\}\).*/\1/p'
}
# Substitute/replace a string (or expression) by another in a file
#
# usage: ynh_replace_string match_string replace_string target_file
# | arg: match_string - String to be searched and replaced in the file
# | arg: replace_string - String that will replace matches
# | arg: target_file - File in which the string will be replaced.
#
# As this helper is based on sed command, regular expressions and
# references to sub-expressions can be used
# (see sed manual page for more information)
ynh_replace_string () {
local delimit=@
local match_string=$1
local replace_string=$2
local workfile=$
# Escape the delimiter if it's in the string.
match_string=${match_string//${delimit}/"\\${delimit}"}
replace_string=${replace_string//${delimit}/"\\${delimit}"}
sudo sed --in-place "s${delimit}${match_string}${delimit}${replace_string}${delimit}g" "$workfile"
}
# Substitute/replace a special string by another in a file
#
# usage: ynh_replace_special_string match_string replace_string target_file
# | arg: match_string - String to be searched and replaced in the file
# | arg: replace_string - String that will replace matches
# | arg: target_file - File in which the string will be replaced.
#
# This helper will use ynh_replace_string, but as you can use special
# characters, you can't use some regular expressions and sub-expressions.
ynh_replace_special_string () {
local match_string=$1
local replace_string=$2
local workfile=$3
# Escape any backslash to preserve them as simple backslash.
match_string=${match_string//\\/"\\\\"}
replace_string=${replace_string//\\/"\\\\"}
# Escape the & character, who has a special function in sed.
match_string=${match_string//&/"\&"}
replace_string=${replace_string//&/"\&"}
ynh_replace_string "$match_string" "$replace_string" "$workfile"
}