Source file gettextUtils.ml

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(*  ocaml-gettext: a library to translate messages                        *)
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(** Misc. utilities.
    @author Sylvain Le Gall *)

open GettextTypes

let string_of_list lst =
  "[ "
  ^ String.concat "; " (List.map (fun str -> Printf.sprintf "%S" str) lst)
  ^ " ]"

let split_plural str =
  let rec split_plural_one start =
    let next_sep =
      try String.index_from str start '\000'
      with Not_found -> String.length str
    in
    let new_plural = String.sub str start (next_sep - start) in
    if next_sep + 1 >= String.length str then [ new_plural ]
    else new_plural :: split_plural_one (next_sep + 1)
  in
  split_plural_one 0

let fail_or_continue failsafe exc cont_value =
  match failsafe with
  | Ignore -> cont_value
  | InformStderr exc_printer ->
      prerr_string (exc_printer exc);
      prerr_newline ();
      cont_value
  | RaiseException -> raise exc