Function _parse_options_gracefully

MetasploitMCP.py:324–398

Gracefully parse options from different formats. Handles: - Dict format (correct): {"key": "value", "key2": "value2"} - String format (common mistake): "key=value,key=value" - None: returns empty dict Args: options: Options in dict format, string format, or

(options: Union[Dict[str, Any], str, None])

# --- Internal Helper Functions ---

def _parse_options_gracefully(options: Union[Dict[str, Any], str, None]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
    """
    Gracefully parse options from different formats.
    
    Handles:
    - Dict format (correct): {"key": "value", "key2": "value2"}
    - String format (common mistake): "key=value,key=value"
    - None: returns empty dict
    
    Args:
        options: Options in dict format, string format, or None
        
    Returns:
        Dictionary of parsed options
        
    Raises:
        ValueError: If string format is malformed
    """
    if options is None:
        return {}
    
    if isinstance(options, dict):
        # Already correct format
        return options
    
    if isinstance(options, str):
        # Handle the common mistake format: "key=value,key=value"
        if not options.strip():
            return {}
            
        logger.info(f"Converting string format options to dict: {options}")
        parsed_options = {}
        
        try:
            # Split by comma and then by equals
            pairs = [pair.strip() for pair in options.split(',') if pair.strip()]
            for pair in pairs:
                if '=' not in pair:
                    raise ValueError(f"Invalid option format: '{pair}' (missing '=')")
                
                key, value = pair.split('=', 1)  # Split only on first '='
                key = key.strip()
                value = value.strip()
                
                # Validate key is not empty
                if not key:
                    raise ValueError(f"Invalid option format: '{pair}' (empty key)")
                
                # Remove quotes if they wrap the entire value
                if (value.startswith('"') and value.endswith('"')) or \
                   (value.startswith("'") and value.endswith("'")):
                    value = value[1:-1]
                
                # Basic type conversion
                if value.lower() in ('true', 'false'):
                    value = value.lower() == 'true'
                elif value.isdigit():
                    try: