Function rmw_validate_node_name

Function Documentation

rmw_ret_t rmw_validate_node_name(const char *node_name, int *validation_result, size_t *invalid_index)

Determine if a node name is valid.

Node names must follow these rules:

  • must not be an empty string

  • must only contain alphanumeric characters and underscores (a-z|A-Z|0-9|_)

  • must not start with a number

If either the node name C string or validation_result pointer are null, then RMW_RET_INVALID_ARGUMENT will be returned. The node_name should be a valid, null-terminated C string. The validation_result int pointer should point to valid memory so a result can be stored in it as an output variable. The invalid_index size_t pointer should either point NULL or to valid memory so in the event of a validation error, the location in the input string can be stored therein. If NULL is passed in for invalid_index, it will be not be set.

The invalid_index will not be assigned a value if the node name is valid.

The int which validation_result points to will have a one of a few possible results values (defined with macros) stored into it:

  • RMW_NODE_NAME_VALID

  • RMW_NODE_NAME_INVALID_IS_EMPTY_STRING

  • RMW_NODE_NAME_INVALID_CONTAINS_UNALLOWED_CHARACTERS

  • RMW_NODE_NAME_INVALID_STARTS_WITH_NUMBER

  • RMW_NODE_NAME_INVALID_TOO_LONG

The result value can be converted to a description with the rmw_node_name_validation_result_string() function.

The RMW_NODE_NAME_INVALID_TOO_LONG is guaranteed to be checked last, such that if you get that result, then you can assume all other checks succeeded. This is done so that the length limit can be treated as a warning rather than an error if desired.

Parameters:

  • node_name – [in] node name to be validated

  • validation_result – [out] int in which the result of the check is stored

  • invalid_index – [out] size_t index of the input string where an error occurred

Returns:

RMW_RET_OK on successfully running the check, or

Returns:

RMW_RET_INVALID_ARGUMENT on invalid parameters, or

Returns:

RMW_RET_ERROR when an unspecified error occurs.