Function parse_format_string

Core/SoarKernel/src/trace.cpp:157–208

trace_format* parse_item_from_format_string(agent* thisAgent);

trace_format* parse_format_string(agent* thisAgent, const char* string)
{
    trace_format* first, *prev, *New;
    
    format = string;
    format_string_error_message = NIL;
    
    prev = NIL;
    first = NIL; /* unnecessary, but gcc -Wall warns without it */
    while (*format != 0)
    {
        New = parse_item_from_format_string(thisAgent);
        if (!New)
        {
            if (prev)
            {
                prev->next = NIL;
            }
            else
            {
                first = NIL;
            }
            deallocate_trace_format_list(thisAgent, first);
            print(thisAgent, "Error:  bad trace format string: %s\n", string);
            if (format_string_error_message)
            {
                print(thisAgent, "        %s\n", format_string_error_message);
                print(thisAgent, "        Error found at: %s\n", format);
            }
            return NIL;
        }
        if (prev)
        {
            prev->next = New;
        }
        else
        {
            first = New;
        }
        prev = New;
    }
    if (prev)
    {
        prev->next = NIL;
    }
    else
    {
        first = NIL;
    }
    
    return first;
}

list* parse_attribute_path_in_brackets(agent* thisAgent)
{