Implemented ArrayParser and unit tests to verify its working.

pgsql/ArrayParser.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#include "ArrayParser.h"
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+using namespace Pgsql;
+
+namespace {
+
+	constexpr char ArrayStart = '{';
+	constexpr char ArrayEnd = '}';
+	constexpr char Quote = '"';
+	constexpr char Seperator = ',';
+
+}
+
+ArrayParser::ArrayParser(const char *array_string)
+	: data(array_string)
+	, end(array_string + strlen(array_string))
+	, pos(array_string)
+{
+	initializeParse();
+}
+
+
+ArrayParser::NextElemResult ArrayParser::GetNextElem()
+{
+	// We should be at the start of an element or at the end of the array
+	NextElemResult result = { false, std::nullopt };
+	if (pos < end && *pos != ArrayEnd) {
+		if (*pos == Quote) {
+			// parse quoted value, slow path removing escapes
+			parseQuotedValue();
+			result.ok = true;
+			result.value = std::string_view(temp);
+		}
+		else {
+			// parse unquoted value, fast path no escapes
+			const char *start = pos;
+			while (pos < end && *pos != Seperator && *pos != ArrayEnd) ++pos;
+			if (*pos == 0) // reached end of data shouldn't happen
+				throw std::runtime_error("Invalid input");
+
+			result.ok = true;
+			if ((pos - start) != 4 || std::strncmp(start, "NULL", 4) != 0)
+				result.value = std::string_view(start, pos-start);
+
+		}
+		// move to start of next element
+		++pos; // skip seperator
+		skipWhitespace();
+
+	}
+	return result;
+}
+
+
+void ArrayParser::parseQuotedValue()
+{
+	std::string s;
+	// internal function thus we can safely assumed the caller already verified
+	// the opening quote
+	++pos;
+	if (pos == end)
+		throw std::runtime_error("Invalid input");
+
+	while (pos < end) {
+		if (*pos == Quote) {
+			++pos;
+			break;
+		}
+		if (*pos == '\\') {
+			++pos;
+			if (pos == end)
+				throw std::runtime_error("Invalid input");
+		}
+		s += *pos;
+		++pos;
+	}
+	temp = std::move(s);
+}
+
+
+void ArrayParser::initializeParse()
+{
+	// Test if non empty string (empty string is an empty array)
+	//
+	skipWhitespace();
+	if (pos < end) {
+		// first character should be opening brace
+		if (*pos != ArrayStart) {
+			throw std::runtime_error("Unexpected input");
+		}
+		++pos;
+		skipWhitespace();
+		// Position is now first element or end of array when the array is empty
+		// GetNextElem can take it from here
+	}
+}
+
+inline void ArrayParser::skipWhitespace()
+{
+	while (pos < end && (*pos == ' ' || *pos == '\t')) ++pos;
+}

pgsql/ArrayParser.h

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#ifndef ARRAYPARSER_H
+#define ARRAYPARSER_H
+
+#include <optional>
+#include <tuple>
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+
+namespace Pgsql {
+	/** Class for parsing array values coming from postgresql
+	 *
+	 * exceptions are used to report serious errors
+	 * in production these kind of errors should rarely happen as
+	 * they are either a bug in this parser or postgres changed its format.
+	 */
+	class ArrayParser {
+	public:
+		/**
+		 * \param data The string that needs parsing (warning just the pointer is stored, the string is not copied)
+		 */
+		explicit ArrayParser(const char *array_string);
+
+		class NextElemResult {
+		public:
+			bool ok;
+			std::optional<std::string_view> value;
+		};
+		/**
+		 *
+		 * Usage:
+		 *   auto [ok, val] = parser.GetNextElem();
+		 *
+		 * \return the bool signals if there was a next element when it is true or the end of the array in which
+		 *   case it is false. The optional is not set when the next element IS NULL. Otherwise it refers to the
+		 *   string value of the element. If the element was quoted it has been stripped of quotes and escapes.
+		 */
+		NextElemResult GetNextElem();
+	private:
+		const char *data;
+		const char *end;
+		std::string temp; // internal buffer for when a value needs escaping
+		const char *pos;
+
+		void parseQuotedValue();
+		void initializeParse();
+		/** Moves pos forward to the first non whitespace character.
+		 */
+		void skipWhitespace();
+	};
+
+} // end namespace Pgsql
+
+#endif // ARRAYPARSER_H

pgsql/pgsql.pro

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------
 
-CONFIG   += staticlib c++14
+CONFIG   += staticlib c++17
 QT       += core
 
 greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets sql
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ INCLUDEPATH += C:\prog\include \
 C:\Prog\include\pgsql \
 C:\VSproj\boost32\include\boost-1_65_1
 
+QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += /std:c++17
+
 DEFINES += WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN NOMINMAX
 #LIBS += -LC:/prog/boost/lib -Lc:/prog/lib libpq.lib fmt.lib User32.lib ws2_32.lib
 LIBS += -LC:/PROG/LIB -lws2_32 -llibpq
@@ -35,7 +37,8 @@ SOURCES += Pgsql_Connection.cpp \
     Pgsql_Result.cpp \
     Pgsql_Row.cpp \
     Pgsql_Value.cpp \ 
-    Pgsql_Col.cpp
+    Pgsql_Col.cpp \
+    ArrayParser.cpp
 
 HEADERS  += Pgsql_Connection.h \
 	Pgsql_Params.h \
@@ -43,7 +46,8 @@ HEADERS  += Pgsql_Connection.h \
     Pgsql_Row.h \
     Pgsql_Value.h \
 	Pgsql_declare.h \
-    Pgsql_Col.h
+    Pgsql_Col.h \
+    ArrayParser.h
 
 #FORMS    +=