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[thedarkness]

Good regex implementations in C++ can be hard to find (a major deficiency).

Boost regex is about as good as they come, here's a sample of how to strip out all href links from a page and no, I don't want to talk about the regex it uses 

Compile with;
g++  -O   gethrefs.cpp   -o gethrefs -lboost_regex

implement with;

./gethrefs *.html

or something like that

Code:

#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <boost/regex.hpp>

using namespace std;

bool regex_callback(const boost::match_results<std::string::const_iterator>& what)
{
   cout << what[1] << endl;
   return true;
}

void load_file(std::string& s, std::istream& is)
{
   s.erase();
   if(is.bad()) return;
   s.reserve(is.rdbuf()->in_avail());
   char c;
   while(is.get(c))
   {
      if(s.capacity() == s.size())
         s.reserve(s.capacity() * 3);
      s.append(1, c);
   }
}

int main(int argc, const char** argv)
{
   std::string text;
   const char* re = "<\\s*a\\s+[^>]*href\\s*=\\s*[\"'](.*?)[\"'>]";
   boost::regex expression(re);

   for(int i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
   {
      std::ifstream fs(argv[i]);
      load_file(text, fs);
      fs.close();
      // construct our iterators:
      boost::sregex_iterator m1(text.begin(), text.end(), expression);
      boost::sregex_iterator m2;
      std::for_each(m1, m2, &regex_callback);
   }
   return 0;
}

And to those of you that were saying OO causes code bloat, does this look "bloated"  (I do know what you mean, but I think OO reduces code in the actual implementation and ads to readability, etc. but I digress..... )

Cheers,
td

P.S. This heavily leverages another example so i don't claim this as "my code" at all

[nop_90]

Never used boost itself.
But have used boost python www.boost.org/libs/python/
Forgot about it
for wrapping C++ classes to be called from python.
Downside it is slow on the compile
Upside compared to swig Classes are very elegant

lisp/scheme way in this snippet decided to use recursion.

Code:

(define (strip-links page-text)
    (let ((m-link (string-search "<\\s*a\\s+[^>]*href\\s*=\\s*[\"'](.*?)[\"'>(.*)")))
      (if m-link (cons (list-ref m-link 1) (strip-links (list-ref page-text))) '() )))
(define links (string-links (string-intersperse (read-lines "somefile.html"))))

links now contains list of href links

[thedarkness]

Very elegant Nop. Would it help my cause if I put all of mine on one line? 

Cheers,
td

[thedarkness]

I figure when I've got some time I'm going to learn some lisp/scheme just to see whether you're jerking my chain 

Cheers,
td

[nop_90]

http://smartwin.sourceforge.net/
A gui library for windows.
Uses templates, most intresting is u can use for pocketpc devices also.
What was my point.
Yah that guy is like a C++ god . Probably he forgot more about shit then i will ever know.
Yet he uses C++.

Your implementation will run faster then mine.
If u are running it on a pocketpc could be an issue

1/2 of ur progam size is caused by your fileloader.
(price you pay when u have absolute control).
If you wrote the program in python, it would basically just be what is contained in your for-loop.
If you had ur own bag of C++ functions like read_lines load_file etc you could cut down on program size a lot.

Problem with compiled languages is that you have to write the program.
Compile, test repeat.
How many times have you written little C/C++ proggies just to test how a function works.

With python/scheme/lisp you have an interpreter where you can type in and test.
You do not have to compile.
And you can modify stuff using the console at runtime, that way u can test new ideas etc.
With python you could attach a console to a python webserver and at runtime play with the insides .

When i first learn something new i think it is like a magic bullet it can fix all problems.
He has a brain tumor, if only we could attach a python console to his head so i could mess arround with his brains .

Where python/scheme/lisp (and others) excel is acting like "glue".

Functions where u need to interface with low-level stuff, or speed is a problem write in C/C++/assembler.
Then call each of these functions from the high level language.
That way u get the best of both worlds .

Anyway I blab too much
Me i like to learn new things. Probably next year i will learn some other freaky language. I wanna look at erlang.
But i am sure i will still be using C/C++,python,scheme still
I will just have another tool in my toolbox.

[thedarkness]

Me i like to learn new things. Probably next year i will learn some other freaky language. I wanna look at erlang.
But i am sure i will still be using C/C++,python,scheme still
I will just have another tool in my toolbox.

Well said nop, very cool.

Cheers,
td

[perkiset]

Me i like to learn new things. Probably next year i will learn some other freaky language. I wanna look at erlang.
But i am sure i will still be using C/C++,python,scheme still
I will just have another tool in my toolbox.

I so agree - I have always told PinkHat that I essentially have to let go of everything I know and relearn every 3 years - or I become a dinosaur :waits for TD harrassement: even though I've about ruined my stomach from Ibuprofen, I have not ever been left in the dust by you youngsters...

/p

[nutballs]

so are you saying i should move on from a 12 year old language? lol

[perkiset]

I dunno man... is it working for you? 

That being said, you have mentioned stretching out into some PHP and such... that'd prolly just expand your toolchest perfectly. That and some more JS/HTML stuff and you're good to go.

[Dbyt3r]

C/C++ aren't comparable performance wise.

But... Productivity wise.. well it pretty much sucks monkey balls, right? 

For example, your little file loader would probably be something like,

Code:

for line in open("file.txt","r"): s+=line

Btw, why the hell do you keep using std:: when you've already defined it as a namespace? :p (C++ noob)

[thedarkness]

C/C++ aren't comparable performance wise.

Comparable with what, with each other?

But... Productivity wise.. well it pretty much sucks monkey balls, right? 

It does, if you believe it does.

For example, your little file loader would probably be something like,

Code:

for line in open("file.txt","r"): s+=line

Are we going to have this argument again? You personally are a *insert language here* zealot?

There's prolly 50 ways to read a file in in each language.... your point?

Btw, why the hell do you keep using std:: when you've already defined it as a namespace? :p (C++ noob)

My bad, this is an example extracted from a work in progress, not finished yet.

Cheers,
td

[Dbyt3r]

Aren't comparable with anything else, the best if you may.

Ya my read file in one line example was pretty stupid.

I actually have a *thing* for C++'s :: thats also a reason why I don't use .NET's c++ because it uses -> instead :p

[thedarkness]

OK, I dig, it's all good my brutha.

As you so correctly pointed out in your "language doesn't matter" thread its about you and sometimes it's about the challenge.

Kirk out