match.go

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package wildcard

// Match -  finds whether the text matches/satisfies the pattern string.
// supports  '*' and '?' wildcards in the pattern string.
// unlike path.Match(), considers a path as a flat name space while matching the pattern.
// The difference is illustrated in the example here https://play.golang.org/p/Ega9qgD4Qz .
func Match(pattern, name string) (matched bool) {
	if pattern == "" {
		return name == pattern
	}
	if pattern == "*" {
		return true
	}
	// Does extended wildcard '*' and '?' match.
	return deepMatchRune([]rune(name), []rune(pattern))
}

func deepMatchRune(str, pattern []rune) bool {
	for len(pattern) > 0 {
		switch pattern[0] {
		default:
			if len(str) == 0 || str[0] != pattern[0] {
				return false
			}
		case '?':
			if len(str) == 0 {
				return false
			}
		case '*':
			return deepMatchRune(str, pattern[1:]) ||
				(len(str) > 0 && deepMatchRune(str[1:], pattern))
		}
		str = str[1:]
		pattern = pattern[1:]
	}
	return len(str) == 0 && len(pattern) == 0
}