add remove_quotes() to utils and use in ini parsers

CHANGELOG

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 jc changelog
 
-20240131 v1.24.1
+20240201 v1.24.1
 - Add `--slurp` functionality to wrap output from multiple lines into a single array.
   Note, this only works with single-line input parsers. (e.g. `date`, `ip-address`, `url`, etc.)
   Streaming parsers are not supported. Use `jc -hhh` to find parsers compatible with the slurp option.
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ jc changelog
 - Add `path-list` string parser to parse path list strings found in env variables
 - Add source link to online parser documentation
 - Add snap package build scripts
+- Add `remove_quotes` function to `utils.py`
 - Add `line_slice` function to `utils.py`
 - Add `get_parser` function to `lib.py`
 - Enhance `nsd-control` parser to support more zone information

docs/parsers/ini.md

@@ -98,4 +98,4 @@ Compatibility:  linux, darwin, cygwin, win32, aix, freebsd
 
 Source: [`jc/parsers/ini.py`](https://github.com/kellyjonbrazil/jc/blob/master/jc/parsers/ini.py)
 
-Version 2.1 by Kelly Brazil (kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com)
+Version 2.2 by Kelly Brazil (kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com)

docs/parsers/ini_dup.md

@@ -120,4 +120,4 @@ Compatibility:  linux, darwin, cygwin, win32, aix, freebsd
 
 Source: [`jc/parsers/ini_dup.py`](https://github.com/kellyjonbrazil/jc/blob/master/jc/parsers/ini_dup.py)
 
-Version 1.2 by Kelly Brazil (kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com)
+Version 1.3 by Kelly Brazil (kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com)

docs/utils.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   * [is\_compatible](#jc.utils.is_compatible)
   * [compatibility](#jc.utils.compatibility)
   * [has\_data](#jc.utils.has_data)
+  * [remove\_quotes](#jc.utils.remove_quotes)
   * [convert\_to\_int](#jc.utils.convert_to_int)
   * [convert\_to\_float](#jc.utils.convert_to_float)
   * [convert\_to\_bool](#jc.utils.convert_to_bool)
@@ -122,6 +123,25 @@ Returns:
                  characters, otherwise False. For bytes data, returns
                  True if there is any data, otherwise False.
 
+<a id="jc.utils.remove_quotes"></a>
+
+### remove\_quotes
+
+```python
+def remove_quotes(data: str) -> str
+```
+
+Remove single or double quotes surrounding a string. If no quotes are
+found then the string is returned unmodified.
+
+Parameters:
+
+    data:       (string) Input value
+
+Returns:
+
+    string
+
 <a id="jc.utils.convert_to_int"></a>
 
 ### convert\_to\_int

jc/parsers/ini.py

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ import uuid
 
 class info():
     """Provides parser metadata (version, author, etc.)"""
-    version = '2.1'
+    version = '2.2'
     description = 'INI file parser'
     author = 'Kelly Brazil'
     author_email = 'kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com'
@@ -97,16 +97,6 @@ class MyDict(dict):
             super().__setitem__(key, value)
 
 
-def _remove_quotes(value):
-    if value.startswith('"') and value.endswith('"'):
-        value = value[1:-1]
-
-    elif value.startswith("'") and value.endswith("'"):
-        value = value[1:-1]
-
-    return value
-
-
 def _process(proc_data):
     """
     Final processing to conform to the schema.
@@ -123,10 +113,10 @@ def _process(proc_data):
     for k, v in proc_data.items():
         if isinstance(v, dict):
             for key, value in v.items():
-                v[key] = _remove_quotes(value)
+                v[key] = jc.utils.remove_quotes(value)
             continue
 
-        proc_data[k] = _remove_quotes(v)
+        proc_data[k] = jc.utils.remove_quotes(v)
 
     return proc_data
 

jc/parsers/ini_dup.py

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ import uuid
 
 class info():
     """Provides parser metadata (version, author, etc.)"""
-    version = '1.2'
+    version = '1.3'
     description = 'INI with duplicate key file parser'
     author = 'Kelly Brazil'
     author_email = 'kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com'
@@ -127,16 +127,6 @@ class MultiDict(dict):
             super().__setitem__(key, value)
 
 
-def _remove_quotes(value):
-    if value.startswith('"') and value.endswith('"'):
-        value = value[1:-1]
-
-    elif value.startswith("'") and value.endswith("'"):
-        value = value[1:-1]
-
-    return value
-
-
 def _process(proc_data):
     """
     Final processing to conform to the schema.
@@ -154,16 +144,16 @@ def _process(proc_data):
         if isinstance(v, dict):
             for key, value in v.items():
                 if isinstance(value, list):
-                    v[key] = [_remove_quotes(x) for x in value]
+                    v[key] = [jc.utils.remove_quotes(x) for x in value]
                 else:
-                    v[key] = _remove_quotes(value)
+                    v[key] = jc.utils.remove_quotes(value)
             continue
 
         elif isinstance(v, list):
-            proc_data[k] = [_remove_quotes(x) for x in v]
+            proc_data[k] = [jc.utils.remove_quotes(x) for x in v]
 
         else:
-            proc_data[k] = _remove_quotes(v)
+            proc_data[k] = jc.utils.remove_quotes(v)
 
     return proc_data
 

jc/utils.py

@@ -183,6 +183,28 @@ def has_data(data: Union[str, bytes]) -> bool:
     return bool(data)
 
 
+def remove_quotes(data: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Remove single or double quotes surrounding a string. If no quotes are
+    found then the string is returned unmodified.
+
+    Parameters:
+
+        data:       (string) Input value
+
+    Returns:
+
+        string
+    """
+    if data.startswith('"') and data.endswith('"'):
+        data = data[1:-1]
+
+    elif data.startswith("'") and data.endswith("'"):
+        data = data[1:-1]
+
+    return data
+
+
 def convert_to_int(value: object) -> Optional[int]:
     """
     Converts string and float input to int. Strips all non-numeric