def unquote_string(string):
"""Unquote a string with JavaScript rules. The string has to start with
string delimiters (``'`` or ``"``.)
:return: a string
"""
assert string and string[0] == string[-1] and string[0] in '"\'', \
'string provided is not properly delimited'
string = line_join_re.sub('\\1', string[1:-1])
result = []
add = result.append
pos = 0
while 1:
# scan for the next escape
escape_pos = string.find('\\', pos)
if escape_pos < 0:
break
add(string[pos:escape_pos])
# check which character is escaped
next_char = string[escape_pos + 1]
if next_char in escapes:
add(escapes[next_char])
# unicode escapes. trie to consume up to four characters of
# hexadecimal characters and try to interpret them as unicode
# character point. If there is no such character point, put
# all the consumed characters into the string.
elif next_char in 'uU':
escaped = uni_escape_re.match(string, escape_pos + 2)
if escaped is not None:
escaped_value = escaped.group()
if len(escaped_value) == 4:
try:
add(unichr(int(escaped_value, 16)))
except ValueError:
pass
else:
pos = escape_pos + 6
continue
add(next_char + escaped_value)
pos = escaped.end()
continue
else:
add(next_char)
# bogus escape. Just remove the backslash.
else:
add(next_char)
pos = escape_pos + 2
if pos < len(string):
add(string[pos:])
return u''.join(result)
def unquote_string(string):
"""Unquote a string with JavaScript rules. The string has to start with
string delimiters (``'`` or ``"``.)
"""
assert string and string[0] == string[-1] and string[0] in '"\'', \
'string provided is not properly delimited'
string = line_join_re.sub('\\1', string[1:-1])
result = []
add = result.append
pos = 0
while 1:
# scan for the next escape
escape_pos = string.find('\\', pos)
if escape_pos < 0:
break
add(string[pos:escape_pos])
# check which character is escaped
next_char = string[escape_pos + 1]
if next_char in escapes:
add(escapes[next_char])
# unicode escapes. trie to consume up to four characters of
# hexadecimal characters and try to interpret them as unicode
# character point. If there is no such character point, put
# all the consumed characters into the string.
elif next_char in 'uU':
escaped = uni_escape_re.match(string, escape_pos + 2)
if escaped is not None:
escaped_value = escaped.group()
if len(escaped_value) == 4:
try:
add(unichr(int(escaped_value, 16)))
except ValueError:
pass
else:
pos = escape_pos + 6
continue
add(next_char + escaped_value)
pos = escaped.end()
continue
else:
add(next_char)
# bogus escape. Just remove the backslash.
else:
add(next_char)
pos = escape_pos + 2
if pos < len(string):
add(string[pos:])
return u''.join(result)
