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util/jsonpointer.lua @ 12774:fc4adc32a537

util.stanza: Add new methods to Teal interface specification at_top: 21217f7e82b9 get_child_with_attr: 39164ea2ab9e get_child_attr: e8934ce6ea0f add_error: 5f182bccf33f
author Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
date Mon, 17 Oct 2022 15:13:04 +0200
parent 12499:03e307952816
child 12781:22066b02887f
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local m_type = math.type or function (n)
	return n % 1 == 0 and n <= 9007199254740992 and n >= -9007199254740992 and "integer" or "float";
end;

local function unescape_token(escaped_token)
	local unescaped = escaped_token:gsub("~1", "/"):gsub("~0", "~")
	return unescaped
end

local function resolve_json_pointer(ref, path)
	local ptr_len = #path + 1
	for part, pos in path:gmatch("/([^/]*)()") do
		local token = unescape_token(part)
		if not (type(ref) == "table") then
			return nil
		end
		local idx = next(ref)
		local new_ref

		if type(idx) == "string" then
			new_ref = ref[token]
		elseif m_type(idx) == "integer" then
			local i = tonumber(token)
			if token == "-" then
				i = #ref + 1
			end
			new_ref = ref[i + 1]
		else
			return nil, "invalid-table"
		end

		if pos == ptr_len then
			return new_ref
		elseif type(new_ref) == "table" then
			ref = new_ref
		elseif not (type(ref) == "table") then
			return nil, "invalid-path"
		end

	end
	return ref
end

return { resolve = resolve_json_pointer }