Problem · String
Split a Log Outside Quotes
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Given a printable-ASCII logging string log, split it on ASCII space characters that occur outside double-quoted regions. Spaces inside a balanced pair of double quotes belong to the current token.
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Example 1
log = "level info \"request completed\" code 200"return = ["level","info","request completed","code","200"]The space inside "request completed" is retained, while the other spaces delimit tokens.
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