2012-10-16 10:33:56 -07:00

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// A _line filter_ is a common type of program that reads
// input on stdin, processes it, and then prints some
// derived result to stdout. `grep` and `sed` are common
// line filters.
// Here's an example line filter in Go that writes a
// capitalized version of all input text. You can use this
// pattern to write your own Go line filters.
package main
import (
"bufio"
"io"
"log"
"os"
"strings"
)
func main() {
// Wrapping the unbuffered `os.Stdin` with a buffered
// reader gives us a convenient `ReadString` method
// that we'll use to read input line-by-line.
rdr := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
out := os.Stdout
// `ReadString` returns the next string from the
// input up to the given separator byte. We give the
// newline byte `'\n'` as our separator so we'll get
// successive input lines.
for {
switch line, err := rdr.ReadString('\n'); err {
// If the read succeeded, write out out the
// uppercased line. Check for an error on the
// write as we do on the read.
case nil:
ucl := strings.ToUpper(line)
if _, err = out.WriteString(ucl); err != nil {
log.Println(err)
os.Exit(1)
}
// The `EOF` error is expected when we reach the
// end of input, so exit gracefully in that case.
case io.EOF:
os.Exit(0)
// Otherwise there's a problem; print the
// error and exit with non-zero status.
default:
log.Println(err)
os.Exit(1)
}
}
}