| 1 | 1 | def grep(pattern: str, flags: str, files: list[str]) -> str: |
| 2 | | pass |
| 2 | """ |
| 3 | Search files for lines matching a search string and return all matching lines. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | Args: |
| 6 | pattern (str): The string to search for. |
| 7 | flags (str): Space-separated flags that customize behavior (-n, -l, -i, -v, -x). |
| 8 | files (list[str]): List of file paths to search in. |
| 9 | |
| 10 | Returns: |
| 11 | str: Matching lines according to the specified flags. |
| 12 | |
| 13 | Flags: |
| 14 | -n: Prepend line numbers. |
| 15 | -l: Output only filenames with matches. |
| 16 | -i: Case-insensitive matching. |
| 17 | -v: Invert matching (return non-matching lines). |
| 18 | -x: Match entire line only. |
| 19 | """ |
| 20 | # Parse flags |
| 21 | flag_list = flags.split() if flags else [] |
| 22 | line_numbers = '-n' in flag_list |
| 23 | filenames_only = '-l' in flag_list |
| 24 | case_insensitive = '-i' in flag_list |
| 25 | invert_match = '-v' in flag_list |
| 26 | exact_match = '-x' in flag_list |
| 27 | |
| 28 | # Prepare pattern for comparison |
| 29 | search_pattern = pattern.lower() if case_insensitive else pattern |
| 30 | |
| 31 | # Results storage |
| 32 | results = [] |
| 33 | matching_files = set() |
| 34 | |
| 35 | # Process each file |
| 36 | for filename in files: |
| 37 | try: |
| 38 | with open(filename, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file: |
| 39 | lines = file.readlines() |
| 40 | except FileNotFoundError: |
| 41 | # Edge Case: File not found - skip the file |
| 42 | continue |
| 43 | |
| 44 | # Process each line in the file |
| 45 | for line_num, line in enumerate(lines, start=1): |
| 46 | # Prepare line for comparison |
| 47 | compare_line = line.lower().rstrip('\n') if case_insensitive else line.rstrip('\n') |
| 48 | |
| 49 | # Determine if line matches |
| 50 | if exact_match: |
| 51 | # Edge Case: Exact match flag - check if entire line matches pattern |
| 52 | matches = (compare_line == search_pattern) |
| 53 | else: |
| 54 | # Edge Case: Substring match - check if pattern is in line |
| 55 | matches = (search_pattern in compare_line) |
| 56 | |
| 57 | # Apply invert flag |
| 58 | if invert_match: |
| 59 | # Edge Case: Invert match flag - flip the match result |
| 60 | matches = not matches |
| 61 | |
| 62 | # If line matches criteria |
| 63 | if matches: |
| 64 | # Edge Case: Filenames only flag - collect only the filename |
| 65 | if filenames_only: |
| 66 | matching_files.add(filename) |
| 67 | # No need to process more lines for this file if we only need the filename |
| 68 | break |
| 69 | else: |
| 70 | # Build output line |
| 71 | output_line = "" |
| 72 | # Edge Case: Multiple files - prepend filename |
| 73 | if len(files) > 1: |
| 74 | output_line += f"{filename}:" |
| 75 | # Edge Case: Line numbers flag - prepend line number |
| 76 | if line_numbers: |
| 77 | output_line += f"{line_num}:" |
| 78 | output_line += line |
| 79 | results.append(output_line) |
| 80 | |
| 81 | # Edge Case: Filenames only flag - return only filenames |
| 82 | if filenames_only: |
| 83 | # Return filenames in the order they were encountered |
| 84 | ordered_files = [f for f in files if f in matching_files] |
| 85 | return "\n".join(ordered_files) + ("\n" if ordered_files else "") |
| 86 | |
| 87 | # Edge Case: No matches - return empty string |
| 88 | return "".join(results) |
| 89 | |
| 90 | # Handled Edge Cases: File not found, exact match flag, substring match, invert match flag, filenames only flag, multiple files, line numbers flag, no matches" |