strbuf_split: add a max parameter

Sometimes when splitting, you only want a limited number of
fields, and for the final field to contain "everything
else", even if it includes the delimiter.

This patch introduces strbuf_split_max, which provides a
"max number of fields" parameter; it behaves similarly to
perl's "split" with a 3rd field.

The existing 2-argument form of strbuf_split is retained for
compatibility and ease-of-use.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/strbuf.h b/strbuf.h
index 07060ce893..5278d64e90 100644
--- a/strbuf.h
+++ b/strbuf.h
@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@ extern void strbuf_rtrim(struct strbuf *);
 extern void strbuf_ltrim(struct strbuf *);
 extern int strbuf_cmp(const struct strbuf *, const struct strbuf *);
 
-extern struct strbuf **strbuf_split(const struct strbuf *, int delim);
+extern struct strbuf **strbuf_split_max(const struct strbuf *,
+					int delim, int max);
+static inline struct strbuf **strbuf_split(const struct strbuf *sb, int delim)
+{
+	return strbuf_split_max(sb, delim, 0);
+}
 extern void strbuf_list_free(struct strbuf **);
 
 /*----- add data in your buffer -----*/