Function validateLinuxPath

cli/command/container/opts.go:1093–1131

validateLinuxPath is the implementation of validateDevice knowing that the target server operating system is a Linux daemon. It will make sure 'val' is in the form: [host-dir:]container-path[:mode] It also validates the device mode.

(val string, validator func(string) bool)

//
// It also validates the device mode.
func validateLinuxPath(val string, validator func(string) bool) (string, error) {
	var containerPath string
	var mode string

	if strings.Count(val, ":") > 2 {
		return val, fmt.Errorf("bad format for path: %s", val)
	}

	split := strings.SplitN(val, ":", 3)
	if split[0] == "" {
		return val, fmt.Errorf("bad format for path: %s", val)
	}
	switch len(split) {
	case 1:
		containerPath = split[0]
		val = path.Clean(containerPath)
	case 2:
		if isValid := validator(split[1]); isValid {
			containerPath = split[0]
			mode = split[1]
			val = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", path.Clean(containerPath), mode)
		} else {
			containerPath = split[1]
			val = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", split[0], path.Clean(containerPath))
		}
	case 3:
		containerPath = split[1]
		mode = split[2]
		if isValid := validator(split[2]); !isValid {
			return val, fmt.Errorf("bad mode specified: %s", mode)
		}
		val = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s:%s", split[0], containerPath, mode)
	}

	if !path.IsAbs(containerPath) {
		return val, fmt.Errorf("%s is not an absolute path", containerPath)
	}
	return val, nil
}

// validateAttach validates that the specified string is a valid attach option.
func validateAttach(val string) (string, error) {