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+// Some configuration values are complex strings -
+// so we need parsers/generators for them.
+
+Ext.define('PVE.Parser', { statics: {
+
+    // this class only contains static functions
+
+    parseQemuNetwork: function(key, value) {
+	if (!(key && value)) {
+	    return;
+	}
+
+	var res = {};
+
+	var errors = false;
+	Ext.Array.each(value.split(','), function(p) {
+	    if (!p || p.match(/^\s*$/)) {
+		return; // continue
+	    }
+
+	    var match_res;
+
+	    if ((match_res = p.match(/^(ne2k_pci|e1000|e1000-82540em|e1000-82544gc|e1000-82545em|vmxnet3|rtl8139|pcnet|virtio|ne2k_isa|i82551|i82557b|i82559er)(=([0-9a-f]{2}(:[0-9a-f]{2}){5}))?$/i)) !== null) {
+		res.model = match_res[1].toLowerCase();
+		if (match_res[3]) {
+		    res.macaddr = match_res[3];
+		}
+	    } else if ((match_res = p.match(/^bridge=(\S+)$/)) !== null) {
+		res.bridge = match_res[1];
+	    } else if ((match_res = p.match(/^rate=(\d+(\.\d+)?)$/)) !== null) {
+		res.rate = match_res[1];
+	    } else if ((match_res = p.match(/^tag=(\d+(\.\d+)?)$/)) !== null) {
+                res.tag = match_res[1];
+	    } else if ((match_res = p.match(/^firewall=(\d+)$/)) !== null) {
+                res.firewall = match_res[1];
+	    } else if ((match_res = p.match(/^link_down=(\d+)$/)) !== null) {
+                res.disconnect = match_res[1];
+	    } else if ((match_res = p.match(/^queues=(\d+)$/)) !== null) {
+                res.queues = match_res[1];
+	    } else {
+		errors = true;
+		return false; // break
+	    }
+	});
+
+	if (errors || !res.model) {
+	    return;
+	}
+
+	return res;
+    },
+
+    printQemuNetwork: function(net) {
+
+	var netstr = net.model;
+	if (net.macaddr) {
+	    netstr += "=" + net.macaddr;
+	}
+	if (net.bridge) {
+	    netstr += ",bridge=" + net.bridge;
+	    if (net.tag) {
+		netstr += ",tag=" + net.tag;
+	    }
+	    if (net.firewall) {
+		netstr += ",firewall=" + net.firewall;
+	    }
+	}
+	if (net.rate) {
+	    netstr += ",rate=" + net.rate;
+	}
+	if (net.queues) {
+	    netstr += ",queues=" + net.queues;
+	}
+	if (net.disconnect) {
+	    netstr += ",link_down=" + net.disconnect;
+	}
+	return netstr;
+    },
+
+    parseQemuDrive: function(key, value) {
+	if (!(key && value)) {
+	    return;
+	}
+
+	var res = {};
+
+	var match_res = key.match(/^([a-z]+)(\d+)$/);
+	if (!match_res) {
+	    return;
+	}
+	res['interface'] = match_res[1];
+	res.index = match_res[2];
+
+	var errors = false;
+	Ext.Array.each(value.split(','), function(p) {
+	    if (!p || p.match(/^\s*$/)) {
+		return; // continue
+	    }
+	    var match_res = p.match(/^([a-z_]+)=(\S+)$/);
+	    if (!match_res) {
+		if (!p.match(/\=/)) {
+		    res.file = p;
+		    return; // continue
+		}
+		errors = true;
+		return false; // break
+	    }
+	    var k = match_res[1];
+	    if (k === 'volume') {
+		k = 'file';
+	    }
+
+	    if (Ext.isDefined(res[k])) {
+		errors = true;
+		return false; // break
+	    }
+
+	    var v = match_res[2];
+
+	    if (k === 'cache' && v === 'off') {
+		v = 'none';
+	    }
+
+	    res[k] = v;
+	});
+
+	if (errors || !res.file) {
+	    return;
+	}
+
+	return res;
+    },
+
+    printQemuDrive: function(drive) {
+
+	var drivestr = drive.file;
+
+	Ext.Object.each(drive, function(key, value) {
+	    if (!Ext.isDefined(value) || key === 'file' ||
+		key === 'index' || key === 'interface') {
+		return; // continue
+	    }
+	    drivestr += ',' + key + '=' + value;
+	});
+
+	return drivestr;
+    },
+
+    parseOpenVZNetIf: function(value) {
+	if (!value) {
+	    return;
+	}
+
+	var res = {};
+
+	var errors = false;
+	Ext.Array.each(value.split(';'), function(item) {
+	    if (!item || item.match(/^\s*$/)) {
+		return; // continue
+	    }
+
+	    var data = {};
+	    Ext.Array.each(item.split(','), function(p) {
+		if (!p || p.match(/^\s*$/)) {
+		    return; // continue
+		}
+		var match_res = p.match(/^(ifname|mac|bridge|host_ifname|host_mac|mac_filter)=(\S+)$/);
+		if (!match_res) {
+		    errors = true;
+		    return false; // break
+		}
+		if (match_res[1] === 'bridge'){
+		    var bridgevlanf = match_res[2];
+		    var bridge_res = bridgevlanf.match(/^(vmbr(\d+))(v(\d+))?(f)?$/);
+		    if (!bridge_res) {
+			errors = true;
+			return false; // break
+		    }
+		    data['bridge'] = bridge_res[1];
+		    data['tag'] = bridge_res[4];
+		    data['firewall'] = bridge_res[5] ? 1 : 0;
+		} else {
+		    data[match_res[1]] = match_res[2];
+		}
+	    });
+
+	    if (errors || !data.ifname) {
+		errors = true;
+		return false; // break
+	    }
+
+	    data.raw = item;
+
+	    res[data.ifname] = data;
+	});
+
+	return errors ? undefined: res;
+    },
+
+    printOpenVZNetIf: function(netif) {
+	var netarray = [];
+
+	Ext.Object.each(netif, function(iface, data) {
+	    var tmparray = [];
+	    Ext.Array.each(['ifname', 'mac', 'bridge', 'host_ifname' , 'host_mac', 'mac_filter', 'tag', 'firewall'], function(key) {
+		var value = data[key];
+		if (key === 'bridge'){
+		    if(data['tag']){
+			value = value + 'v' + data['tag'];
+		    }
+		    if (data['firewall']){
+			value = value + 'f';
+		    }
+		}
+		if (value) {
+		    tmparray.push(key + '=' + value);
+		}
+
+	    });
+	    netarray.push(tmparray.join(','));
+	});
+
+	return netarray.join(';');
+    },
+
+    parseLxcNetwork: function(value) {
+	if (!value) {
+	    return;
+	}
+
+	var data = {};
+	Ext.Array.each(value.split(','), function(p) {
+	    if (!p || p.match(/^\s*$/)) {
+		return; // continue
+	    }
+	    var match_res = p.match(/^(bridge|hwaddr|mtu|name|ip|ip6|gw|gw6|firewall|tag)=(\S+)$/);
+	    if (!match_res) {
+		// todo: simply ignore errors ?
+		return; // continue
+	    }
+	    data[match_res[1]] = match_res[2];
+	});
+
+	return data;
+    },
+
+    printLxcNetwork: function(data) {
+	var tmparray = [];
+	Ext.Array.each(['bridge', 'hwaddr', 'mtu', 'name', 'ip',
+			'gw', 'ip6', 'gw6', 'firewall', 'tag'], function(key) {
+		var value = data[key];
+		if (value) {
+		    tmparray.push(key + '=' + value);
+		}
+	});
+	
+	return tmparray.join(',');
+    },
+
+    parseStartup: function(value) {
+	if (value === undefined) {
+	    return;
+	}
+
+	var res = {};
+
+	var errors = false;
+	Ext.Array.each(value.split(','), function(p) {
+	    if (!p || p.match(/^\s*$/)) {
+		return; // continue
+	    }
+
+	    var match_res;
+
+	    if ((match_res = p.match(/^(order)?=(\d+)$/)) !== null) {
+		res.order = match_res[2];
+	    } else if ((match_res = p.match(/^up=(\d+)$/)) !== null) {
+		res.up = match_res[1];
+	    } else if ((match_res = p.match(/^down=(\d+)$/)) !== null) {
+                res.down = match_res[1];
+	    } else {
+		errors = true;
+		return false; // break
+	    }
+	});
+
+	if (errors) {
+	    return;
+	}
+
+	return res;
+    },
+
+    printStartup: function(startup) {
+	var arr = [];
+	if (startup.order !== undefined && startup.order !== '') {
+	    arr.push('order=' + startup.order);
+	}
+	if (startup.up !== undefined && startup.up !== '') {
+	    arr.push('up=' + startup.up);
+	}
+	if (startup.down !== undefined && startup.down !== '') {
+	    arr.push('down=' + startup.down);
+	}
+
+	return arr.join(',');
+    },
+
+    parseQemuSmbios1: function(value) {
+	var res = {};
+
+	Ext.Array.each(value.split(','), function(p) {
+	    var kva = p.split(/=/, 2);
+	    res[kva[0]] = kva[1];
+	});
+
+	return res;
+    },
+
+    printQemuSmbios1: function(data) {
+
+	var datastr = '';
+
+	Ext.Object.each(data, function(key, value) {
+	    if (value === '') return;
+	    datastr += (datastr !== '' ? ',' : '') + key + '=' + value;
+	});
+
+	return datastr;
+    },
+
+    parseTfaConfig: function(value) {
+	var res = {};
+
+	Ext.Array.each(value.split(','), function(p) {
+	    var kva = p.split(/=/, 2);
+	    res[kva[0]] = kva[1];
+	});
+
+	return res;
+    }
+
+}});