Patent Publication Number: US-6708310-B1

Title: Method and system for implementing user-defined codeset conversions in a computer system

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates generally to computer systems, and more specifically to user-defined codeset conversions, including operation-based code conversions. 
     2. Related Art 
     Computer systems communicate on many different computing platforms. The popularity of the Internet has led to an increased need to transfer documents between these platforms. Difficulties can arise, however, because differing platforms represent character data differently. An overview of character sets and codesets is helpful to understand these difficulties. 
     A character set is a collection of predefined characters based on the needs of a particular language or use environment. The character set can be composed of alphabetic, numeric, or other characters. Characters may be grouped in a set because they are needed to communicate in a given language or in a given specialized environment. Examples of character sets of the latter type include the symbols necessary to communicate mathematical or chemical formulas. 
     Once a character set is chosen, a remaining issue is how to represent that character set in a computer system. Collectively, the representation of all the characters of the character set is referred to as a codeset. The codeset defines a set of unambiguous rules that establish a one-to-one relationship between each character of the character set and that character&#39;s bit representation. This bit representation can be considered as a graphical image of the character. It is this image that is displayed on the computer screen and the printed page. 
     The codeset&#39;s representation can be dependent on the number of bytes used to represent each character, as well as the computer system&#39;s communication protocol. For example, a computer system using a 7-bit communication protocol often represents the same set of characters differently than a computer system using an 8-bit protocol. Thus, the choice of which codeset to use frequently depends on the user&#39;s data processing requirements. 
     For these reasons, two computer systems may employ different codesets even when working in the same language. Consider for example, the Japanese Industrial Standard character set. This character set can be encoded in a variety of codesets, including (1) standardized codesets such as eucJP, or ISO-2022-JP, (2) a user-defined subset of a standardized codeset, or (3) any other non-standard user-defined codeset. There will come a time, however, when these two computer systems need to exchange data. When this occurs, the data must be converted to the receiving computer&#39;s native character set. In the past, this has been done by using two approaches: one highly primitive and one highly complex. 
     The first conversion technique required the user to request a conversion by defining a series of simple one-to-one mappings. These mapping requests were then converted to a binary table. This technique was onerous because it required every mapping to be listed individually. And for multi-byte codesets, this technique was particularly problematic: The conversions often could not be expressed in terms of one-to-one mappings. And even if that was not the case, the resulting table sizes were too large for practical use. 
     The second conversion technique required the user to write algorithmic converters to a defined application program interface. These converters were typically written in the C programming language, or some other compiled language. As such, a compiler, linker, and debugger was needed to test and verify such converters. This complicated system often led to lengthy development cycles. This invention provides a valuable alternative. 
     INVENTION SUMMARY 
     Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems that facilitate codeset conversions. In a preferred embodiment, a user-defined text file assigns conversion rules between differing codesets. This text file is composed of one or more conditional, or operation-based, conversion elements. A utility evaluates the rules represented by these elements and produces a table that memorializes the rules in a binary file format. This binary file is then used to transform character data of a first codeset to character data of a second codeset. In this manner, the preferred embodiment converts data between differing codesets in an efficient manner. In fact, the preferred embodiment can convert data between differing multi-byte codesets and between multi- and single-byte codesets. The preferred embodiment does not require the writing of complex algorithmic converter functions and is not limited to primitive one-to-one mapping requests. Nor is the user required to compile the text file, as it is passed to the utility as a text file. 
    
    
     BRIEF DRAWING DESCRIPTIONS 
     The accompanying drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention that will enable those skilled in the art to make and utilize the invention. In fact, these drawings, when considered with the written disclosure, will enable those skilled in the art to modify these embodiments in a manner that does not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention. 
     FIG. 1 depicts a computer system that provides for user-defined code conversions in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 
     FIG. 2 provides an overview of logical steps employed in an embodiment of the present invention. 
     FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating steps used in an embodiment of the present invention to store a user-defined code conversion in a database. 
     FIG. 4 is a flowchart detailing steps used in an embodiment of the present invention to convert codeset data in accordance with the user-defined code conversion. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is understood that the invention is not limited to these embodiments, as the teachings contained herein will enable others to modify these embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention encompasses all such modifications that are described by the appended claims and their equivalents. 
     Overview of the Detailed Description 
     The structure of this disclosure is as follows: A computer system embodying a preferred embodiment of the present invention is described. See FIG.  1 . The description then includes a discussion of the syntax and the usefulness of a code conversion definition text file. Included in this discussion are examples of operation-based code conversion definition elements. A logical overview of a preferred embodiment is then described. This overview shows the steps of converting the user-defined code conversion definition file to a binary table that is later used to perform codeset conversions. See FIG.  2 . The disclosure continues with more detailed explanations of the definition and conversion processes. See FIGS. 3 and 4. Appendix A provides a detailed version of the text file syntax in Backus-Naur form. Appendix B provides detailed examples of code conversion text files. Each appendix is incorporated into the detailed description by reference. 
     FIG. 1 
     The Computer System 
     A computer system that provides for user-defined code conversions in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG.  1 . This system  100  includes an array of components: a central processing unit  102 ; a user interface  104 , which typically consists of a keyboard, a mouse, and a monitor; a primary memory  106 , such as a random access memory, for program execution; and a secondary memory  108 , such as a disk, for storing programs and data that are not immediately needed for execution. Contained within memories  106 ,  108  are an operating system  110  that contains instructions and data for managing the computer&#39;s resources and a user program  112 , that interacts with the operating system to convert data between codesets. In a preferred embodiment, the operating system  110  is based on the UNIX standard. Those skilled in the art will realize, however, that the present invention can be employed in any operating system. 
     The conversion process begins with the production of a user-defined code conversion definition text file  114 , which is composed of a number of operation-based code definition elements  116 . These elements  116  are conditional constructs that define the desired codeset conversion. By using these elements  116 , codeset conversions can be defined using a text file that does not require individual mappings of each desired conversion. Nor is it necessary to write and debug complicated algorithmic converters. And since the text file  114  is passed to the operating system  110  as a flat text file, it does not have to be compiled by the user. All of these facets result in faster development cycles. 
     The user program  112  has two functional components: a conversion definer  118  and a conversion requester  120 . The conversion definer  118  forwards the text file  114  to a utility of the operating system  110 , the geniconvtbl( ) utility  122 . In a preferred embodiment, this utility  122  is specifically designed to facilitate code conversions. It does this by accepting the text file  114  and converting it to a binary data file  124 . The conversion definer  118  then stores that binary data file  124  in a code conversion table database  126  contained within the operating system  110 . The user program&#39;s conversion requester  120  then interfaces with three operating system functions, which can be collectively referred to as the iconv subsystem, or individually referred to as iconv_open  128 , iconv( )  130 , and iconv_close  132 . These functions  128 , 130 , 132  perform the codeset conversion according to the rules circumscribed by the text file  114 . They do this by instantiating a shared object  134  in RAM  106 . In turn, this object  134  interfaces with the binary data file  124  to perform the conversion. To understand how the preferred embodiment accomplishes conversion, it is advantageous to examine the syntax and structure of the text file. 
     The Code Conversion Definition Text File 
     In a preferred embodiment, the conversion definition text file  114  is named by listing the “convert from” and “convert to” codesets separated by a percentage sign. Thus, the name for a text file defining the conversion rules for converting codeset data from US-ASCII to ISO8859-1 would be US-ASCII%ISO8859-1. The file  114  is composed of a number of the operation-based code conversion definition elements  116 . As pictured, these elements can include directions, conditions, operations, and mappings. 
     Direction Conversion Definition Elements 
     In a preferred embodiment, direction elements represent the pinnacle of the code conversion definition element hierarchy. This is so because they are composed of one or more condition-action pairs. Each condition-action pair contains a condition element and an action element. If the predefined condition is met, the corresponding action will be executed. The condition can be (1) a predefined condition element, (2) a name to a predefined condition element, or (3) a condition literal value, true, which will always result in the corresponding action being executed. The action component of the element can be another direction element, an operation element, or a map element. Operation and map elements will be explained below. Condition elements will be explained now. 
     Condition Conversion Definition Elements 
     Condition conversion elements specify one or more condition expression elements in a preferred embodiment of the present invention. These condition expression elements can take three forms in this embodiment: (1) BETWEEN condition expression elements; (2) ESCAPE SEQUENCE condition expression elements, and (3) mathematical and logical condition expression elements, which are generically referred to as EXPRESSION elements. 
     The BETWEEN condition expression element is used to define conversion rules for codeset data contained within one or more comma-separated ranges. For example, the following defines a conversion rule using a direction that is composed of a condition-action pair that uses a BETWEEN condition expression element to apply a predefined operation to all codeset data in the ranges of 0×64 and 0×7f: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 direction 
                 { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 condition 
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                 between 0×64...0×7f; 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 } 
                 operation predefined_operation 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 } 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The ESCAPE SEQUENCE condition expression element can be used to define one or more comma-separated escape sequence designators. For example, the following equates an escape sequence to ESC $ ) C and the Shift-Out control character code, 0×0e: 
     escapeseq 0×1b242943, 0×0e; 
     The EXPRESSION elements are legion and detailed in Appendix A, which is incorporated herein by reference. An illustrative example is the following multiplication expression: 
      0×20*10 
     Operation Conversion Definition Elements 
     Operation elements can be comprised of the following operation expression elements: (1) IF-ELSE operation expressions; (2) OUTPUT operation expressions; and (3) CONTROL operation expressions. An operation can be composed of any number or combination of operation expression elements. 
     The IF-ELSE operation expression element defines a conversion rule that is dependant on the outcome of the boolean result of the IF statement. If the result is true, the task that follows the IF statement is executed. If false, the task that follows the ELSE statement is executed. IF-ELSE statements can be nested to create more complex conversion rules. The following is representative syntax that generates an error message if the remaining output buffer is less than a predefined minimum. Else, the syntax creates a rule that generates an output codeset character representation by performing a logical AND on the input codeset character and the hexadecimal value 0×7f: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 if (remaining_output_buffer &lt; minimum) { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 error E2BIG 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 } else { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 output = input[current_character] &amp; 0×7f 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 } 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The OUTPUT operation expression element assigns the right-hand-side of the expression to the output buffer. For example, the following would save 0×8080 to the output buffer: 
     
       
         output=0×8080 
       
     
     In the preferred embodiment, the CONTROL operation expression can be used to (1) return error messages, (2) discard bytes from the input buffer pointer and move the input buffer accordingly, (3) stop the execution of the current operation, (4) execute an initialization operation and set all variables to zero; (5) execute a reset operation and set all variables to zero; (6) execute a predefined named operation, e.g., “operation IS08859-1_to_ISO8859-2; (7) execute a predefined direction, or (8) execute a predefined mapping. 
     The syntax for CONTROL operation expression elements is shown in the attached Appendix A, which has been incorporated herein by reference. With “II” denoting a comment line, a representative syntax for conducting a reset operation is: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 operation reset { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 // Emit state reset sequence 
               
               
                   
                 output = predefined_reset_sequence 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 } 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Mapping Conversion Definition Elements 
     In a preferred embodiment, mappings can specify a direct code conversion mapping by using one or more map pairs. Five possible pairings are (1) HEXADECIMAL-HEXADECIMAL, (2) HEXADECIMAL RANGE-HEXADECIMAL RANGE, (3) ‘default’-HEXADECIMAL, (4) ‘default’-‘no_change_copy’, and (5) HEXADECIMAL-ERROR. Respectively these mappings can be used to (1) convert a specified hexadecimal value to another hexadecimal value, (2) convert a specified range of hexadecimal values to another range of hexadecimal values, (3) convert an undefined input character to a defaulting hexadecimal value, (4) leave an undefined input character unchanged, and (5) return an error message when a particular input character is encountered. Each map element can also have comma-separated attribute elements. For example the mapping can be encoded as the following table types: dense, hash, binary search tree, index, or a automatically defined type. Illustrative syntax is: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 // map with a hash mapping table, using hash factor of 10 
               
               
                 map  maptype = hash:10; 
               
               
                 // multiple or range mapping 
               
               
                 // convert hexadecimal range of (0×0 to 0×10) to (0×10 to 0×8f) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                 0×0...0×7f 
                 0×10; 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 // convert hex value of 0×a to 0×b 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                 0×a 
                 0×b 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 // convert undefined input codeset values to 0×20 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                 default 
                 0×20; 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 // return error is input buffer contains 0×80 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                 0×80 
                 error; 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Thus, the preferred embodiment is not limited to simple one-to-one mappings. As a result, mappings can be efficiently defined. 
     Text File Syntax Summary 
     A summarized version of the syntax for the code conversion definition file is provided here. Again, a more detailed version of this syntax is provided in Backus-Naur Form in Appendix A. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Conversion Definition, e.g., US-ASCII%IS08859-1 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Conversion Definition Elements 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Direction 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Condition: Action Pairs 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Condition 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Between 
               
               
                   
                 Escape Sequence 
               
               
                   
                 Expression 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Action 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Direction 
               
               
                   
                 Operation 
               
               
                   
                 Map 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Condition 
               
               
                   
                 Operation 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Operation: Expression Elements 
               
               
                   
                 If-Else Operation Expression 
               
               
                   
                 Output Operation Expression 
               
               
                   
                 Control Operation Expression 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Mapping 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Map Attributes 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 index 
               
               
                   
                 hash 
               
               
                   
                 binary 
               
               
                   
                 dense 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Map Pairs 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Single Mapping 
               
               
                   
                 Multiple Mapping 
               
               
                   
                 Default Mapping 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Error Mapping 
     The use of the operational-based definition elements allows the preferred embodiment to provide for conversions not only between two single-byte codesets but also between multi-byte codes sets and bidirectional conversion between single- and multi-byte codesets. This is so because the operational elements of the code conversion definition file reduce the space needed to define the conversions. The text file  114  is also advantageous because of its ease of use: The file  114  is composed of concise declaration statements—not complicated instructions written in a program language such as C, which requires compilation before use. As such, the text file, when applied to the other inventive concepts disclosed herein, is a valuable tool for the computer industry. Complete examples of user-defined code conversion text files  114  are provided in Appendix B, which has been incorporated herein by reference. 
     FIG. 2 
     Functional Overview 
     An overview of logical steps employed in an embodiment of the present invention to produce a code conversion binary table file from a user-defined code conversion text file and to convert codeset data in accordance with that binary table file is shown in FIG.  2 . This process begins by defining the code conversion definition text file  114 . Once this is done, it is passed to the geniconvtbl( ) utility  122 , which interprets the text file  114  and converts it to a binary table file  124 . This file transformation takes place to render the text file into a format that the iconv subsystem  202 , represented by the functions iconv_open  128 , iconv( )  130 , and iconv_close  132 , can understand. Once the binary file  124  is produced, it is stored in the database  126 . The user-defined codeset conversion is now available for use. 
     Actual conversion begins when character data in an input file  204  is transferred to the operation system by the user program. The iconv subsystem  202  recognizes that the user is requesting a conversion and instantiates the shared object  134  to retrieve the appropriate binary file  124  from the database  126 . The subsystem  202  then interfaces with the shared object  134  to translate the data according to the protocol set forth in the binary file  124 . The translated data is placed in an output file  206 . 
     FIG. 3 
     Defining the Codeset Conversion 
     The processing steps used in a preferred embodiment of the present invention to store a table representing user-defined code conversion rules are illustrated in FIG.  3 . The embodiment begins with a preprocessing step: defining the codeset conversing rules via a code conversion definition file (step  302 ). Next the conversion definer  118  sends the text file  114  to the geniconvtbl( ) utility  122 , which then parses the file for errors (steps  304 ,  306 ). If an error is found, the utility  122  returns an error message to the invoking user program  118 . Otherwise, the utility  122  converts the text file  114  to a binary file  124  (step  306 ). Processing is then returned to the calling program  118 , which stores the binary file  124  in the database  126  (step  308 ). 
     FIG. 4 
     Performing the Codeset Conversion 
     The steps used in an embodiment of the present invention to convert codeset data is shown in FIG.  4 . The processing begins when conversion requester  120  invokes iconv_open  128  to obtain a conversion descriptor for the desired conversion (step  402 ). In brief, this conversion descriptor contains pointers and data that the calling program  120  uses to later invoke iconvo  130 . The conversion requester  120  invokes iconv_open  128  by passing to it the “from” and “to” codesets of the desired conversion. The function  128  then searches the database for a corresponding binary file (step  404 ). If no such file exists, an error message is returned to the invoking program  120 . Else, the function  128  instantiates the shared object and returns control to the invoking program  120  (step  406 ). The conversion requester  120  next calls iconv( )  130 , which interfaces with the shared object to perform the conversion (steps  408 ,  410 ). The shared object performs the conversion by accessing the binary file stored in the database  126 . Once the conversion is complete, control is again returned to the invoking program  120 . The process is completed when the requester  120  calls iconv_close  132  to release the shared object and the conversion descriptor (steps  412 ,  414 ). In this manner, the preferred embodiment is able to efficiently convert data between differing codesets. 
     The above description will enable those skilled in the art to make numerous modifications to the described embodiments without departing from the spirt and scope of the claimed invention. Indeed, the chosen embodiments were selected so others could best utilize the invention by making such modifications to tailor the invention to their particular needs. The description therefore should not be read as limiting the invention to the embodiments explained herein. 
     For example, this disclosure has outlined several operation-based definition elements that can be incorporated into the code conversion definition text file. Using the inventive concepts disclosed herein, those skilled in the art may be able to create further such elements that, although not explicitly disclosed, are implicitly disclosed by the concepts of the invention. 
     Another possible modification is to store the text file—as opposed to the binary file—for use in subsequent conversions. In such a scenario, the utility would recall the text file from a database when a conversion is requested. The utility would then convert the text file to a binary file so that conversion could be effectuated. 
     Those skilled in the art will also recognize that the present invention is not limited to any particular CPU  102  or processing technology. Nor is the invention limited to any particular operating system  110 . Rather, the invention could be utilized in any operating environment, such as WINDOWS 95, WINDOWS 98, UNIX, MacOS, or any JAVA runtime environment, which refers to the operating environment typified by a JAVA virtual machine and associated JAVA class libraries. JAVA is a registered trademark of SUN MICROSYSTEMS, Inc. 
     Similarly, the inventive concepts were described in part as being contained within random access memory and a hard disk. Those skilled in the art will recognize that these concepts can also be stored and invoked from any media that can store data or have data read from it. Examples of such media include floppy disks, magnetic tapes, phase discs, carrier waves sent across a network, and various forms ROM, such as DVDs and CDs. Thus, the present invention anticipates the use of all computer readable media. 
     Descriptive terms used in the above disclosure also do not limit the invention. For example, the term “user program” was used to describe a preferred embodiment. Those skilled in the art will realize that this term encompasses a variety of application programs and related technologies. Similarly, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the term “database” encompasses similar terms, such as file directories. The above disclosure also used the terms “operation-based conversion elements” and “conditional conversion elements” to explain inventive properties. While helpful for an understanding of the invention, these terms should not be read to limit the invention, as doing so would elevate form over substance. For these descriptive terms do not singularly define the invention. Rather, it is the properties that these terms represent, in conjunction with the entire disclosure, that are important. So long as these properties are being used, it makes little difference what terminology is used. The invention therefore is not circumvented by alterations in terminology or other modifications that read on the appended claims and their equivalents. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 APPENDIX A 
               
               
                 BACKUS-NAUR FORM FOR CODE CONVERSION DEFINITION 
               
               
                 TEXT FILE 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 iconv_conversion_definition 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :CONVERSION_NAME‘{‘definition_element_list’}’ 
               
               
                   
                 ; 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 definition_element_list 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :definition_element‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |definition_element_list definition_element‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 ; 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 definition_element 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :direction 
               
               
                   
                 |condition 
               
               
                   
                 |operation 
               
               
                   
                 |map 
               
               
                   
                 ; 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 direction 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :‘direction’NAME‘{‘direction_unit_list’}’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘direction’‘{‘direction_unit_list’}’ 
               
               
                   
                 ; 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 direction_unit_list 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :direction_unit 
               
               
                   
                 |direction_unit_list direction_unit 
               
               
                   
                 ; 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 direction_unit 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :condition action‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |condition NAME‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |NAME action‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |NAME NAME‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘true’ action‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘true’ NAME‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 ; 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 action 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :direction 
               
               
                   
                 |map 
               
               
                   
                 |operation 
               
               
                   
                 ; 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 condition 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :‘condition’NAME‘{‘condition list’‘}’ 
               
               
                   
                 |condition_list condition_expr‘;’ 
               
               
                   
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                 condition_list 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :condition_expr‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |condition_list condition_expr‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 ; 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 condition_expr 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :‘between’range_list 
               
               
                   
                 |expr 
               
               
                   
                 |‘escapeseq’escseq_list‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 ; 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 range_list 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :range_pair 
               
               
                   
                 |range_list‘,’range_pair 
               
               
                   
                 ; 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 range_pair 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :HEXADECIMAL‘...’HEXADECIMAL 
               
               
                   
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                 escseq_list 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :escseq 
               
               
                   
                 |escseq_list‘,’escseq 
               
               
                   
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                 escseq 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :HEXADECIMAL 
               
               
                   
                 ; 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 map 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :‘map’NAME‘{‘map_list’}’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘map’‘{‘map_list’}’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘map’NAME map_attribute‘{‘map_list’}’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘map’map_attribute‘{‘map_list’}’ 
               
               
                   
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                 map_attribute 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :map_type‘,’‘output_byte_length’‘=’DECIMAL 
               
               
                   
                 |map_type 
               
               
                   
                 |‘output_byte_length’‘=’DECIMAL‘,’map_type 
               
               
                   
                 |‘output_byte_length’‘=’DECIMAL 
               
               
                   
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                 map_type 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :‘maptype’‘=’map_type_name:DECIMAL 
               
               
                   
                 |‘maptype’‘=’map_type_name 
               
               
                   
                 ; 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 map_type_name 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :‘automatic’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘index’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘hash’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘binary’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘dense’ 
               
               
                   
                 ; 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 map_list 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :map_pair 
               
               
                   
                 |map_list map_pair 
               
               
                   
                 ; 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 map_pair 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :HEXADECIMAL HEXADECIMAL 
               
               
                   
                 |HEXADECIMAL‘...’HEXADECIMAL 
               
               
                   
                 |‘default’HEXADECIMAL 
               
               
                   
                 |‘default’‘no_change_copy’ 
               
               
                   
                 |HEXADECIMAL‘error’ 
               
               
                   
                 ; 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 operation 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :‘operation’NAME‘{‘op_list’}’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘operation’‘{‘op_list’}’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘operation’‘init’‘{‘op_list’}’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘operation’‘reset’‘{‘op_list’}’ 
               
               
                   
                 ; 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 op_list 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :op_unit 
               
               
                   
                 |op_list op_unit 
               
               
                   
                 ; 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 op_unit 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |expr‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘error’‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘error’expr‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘discard’‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘discard’expr‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘output’‘=’expr‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘direction’NAME‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘operation’NAME‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘operation’‘init’‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘operation’‘reset’‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘map’NAME‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘map’NAME expr‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |op_if_else‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘return’‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘printch’expr‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘printhd’expr‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘printint’expr‘;’ 
               
               
                   
                 ; 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 op_if_else 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :‘if’‘(‘expr’)’‘{‘op_list’}’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘if’‘(‘expr’)’‘{‘op_list’}’‘else’op_if_else 
               
               
                   
                 |‘if’‘(‘expr’)’‘{‘op_list’}’‘else’‘{‘op_list’}’ 
               
               
                   
                 ; 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 expr 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 :‘(‘expr’)’ 
               
               
                   
                 |NAME 
               
               
                   
                 |HEXADECIMAL 
               
               
                   
                 |DECIMAL 
               
               
                   
                 |‘input’‘[‘expr’]’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘outputsize’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘inputsize’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘true’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘false’ 
               
               
                   
                 |‘input’‘‘==’expr 
               
               
                   
                 |‘expr’‘‘==’‘input’ 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 |‘!’expr 
                 // false expression 
               
               
                   
                 |‘˜’expr 
                 // bitwise complement expression 
               
               
                   
                 |‘-’expr 
                 // unary minus expression 
               
               
                   
                 |expr‘+’expr 
               
               
                   
                 |expr‘−’expr 
               
               
                   
                 |expr‘*’expr 
                 // multiplication expression 
               
               
                   
                 |expr‘/’expr 
               
               
                   
                 |expr‘%’expr 
                 // remainder expression 
               
               
                   
                 |expr‘&lt;&lt;’expr 
                 // left-shift expression 
               
               
                   
                 |expr‘&gt;&gt;’expr 
                 // right-shift expression 
               
               
                   
                 |expr‘|’expr 
                 // bitwise OR expression 
               
               
                   
                 |expr‘{circumflex over ( )}’expr 
                 // exclusive OR expression 
               
               
                   
                 |expr‘&amp;’expr 
                 // bitwise AND expression 
               
               
                   
                 |expr‘==’expr 
                 // equal-to expression 
               
               
                   
                 |expr‘!=’expr 
                 // inequality expression 
               
               
                   
                 |expr‘&gt;’expr 
               
               
                   
                 |expr‘&gt;=’expr 
               
               
                   
                 |expr‘&lt;’expr 
               
               
                   
                 |expr‘&lt;=’expr 
               
               
                   
                 |NAME‘=’expr 
               
               
                   
                 |expr‘||’expr 
                 // logical OR 
               
               
                   
                 |expr‘&amp;&amp;’expr 
                 // logical AND 
               
               
                   
                 ; 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 APPENDIX B 
               
               
                 CODE CONVERSION DEFINITION TEXT FILE EXAMPLES 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Example 1: Code Conversion from ISO 8859-1 to ISO 646 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 // lconv code conversion from ISO 8859-1 to ISO 646 
               
               
                   
                 ISO8859-1% ISO646 
               
               
                   
                 { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 // Use dense-encoded internal data structure 
               
               
                   
                 map maptype = dense 
               
               
                   
                 { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 default 0×3f; 
                   
               
               
                   
                 0×0...0×7f 
                 0×0; 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 }; 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 } 
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Example 2: Code Conversion from eucJP to ISO-2022-JP 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 // lconv code conversion from eucJP to ISO-2022-JP 
               
               
                   
                 # include &lt;sys/errno.h&gt; 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 euJP%ISO-2022-JP 
                 { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 operation init 
                 { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 // set codesubset to ASCII 
               
               
                   
                 codesubset=1 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 }; 
                   
               
               
                   
                 operation reset 
                 { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 If (codesubset != 0) 
                 { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 // Emit state reset sequence, ESC (J for ISO-2202-JP) 
               
               
                   
                 output = 0×1b284a; 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 } 
               
               
                   
                 operation init; 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 }; 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 direction 
                 { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 condition 
                 { 
                 //JIS × 0201 Latin (ASCII) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 between 0×00...0×7f; 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 }operation 
                 { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 if (codesubset != 0) 
                 { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 // we will emit four bytes 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 If (outputsize &lt;=3) 
                 { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 error E2BIG 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 } 
               
               
                   
                 // Emit state reset sequence, ESC (J. 
               
               
                   
                 output = 0×1b284a 
               
               
                   
                 // set codesubset to ASCII 
               
               
                   
                 codesubset = 0; 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 } else { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 if outputsize &lt;=0) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 error E2BIG 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 } 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 } 
               
               
                   
                 output = input [0]; 
               
               
                   
                 // Move input buffer pointer one byte. 
               
               
                   
                 discard; 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 }; 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 condition 
                 { 
                 // JIS × 0208 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 between 0×a1a1...0×fefe; 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 }operation 
                 { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 if (codesubset != 1) 
                 { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 if (outputsize &lt;=4) 
                 { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 error E2BIG 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 } 
               
               
                   
                 // Emit JIS × 0208 sequence, ESC $ B. 
               
               
                   
                 output = 0×1b2442 
               
               
                   
                 codesubset = 1 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 } else { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 if outputsize &lt;=1) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 error E2BIG 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 } 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 } 
               
               
                   
                 output = input [0] &amp; 0×7f; 
               
               
                   
                 output = input [1] &amp; 0×7f; 
               
               
                   
                 // Move input buffer pointer two bytes. 
               
               
                   
                 discard 2; 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 }; 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 condition 
                 { 
                 // JIS × 0201 Kana 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 between 0×8ea1...0×8edf; 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 }operation 
                 { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 if (codesubset != 2) 
                 { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 if (outputsize &lt;=3) 
                 { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 error E2BIG 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 } 
               
               
                   
                 // Emit JIS × 0201 Kana sequence, ESC (I. 
               
               
                   
                 output = 0×1b2849 
               
               
                   
                 codesubset = 2 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 } else { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 if outputsize &lt;=0) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 error E2BIG 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 } 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 } 
               
               
                   
                 output = input [1] &amp; 127; 
               
               
                   
                 // Move input buffer pointer two bytes. 
               
               
                   
                 discard 2; 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 }; 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 condition 
                 { 
                 //JIS × 0212 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 between 0×8fa1a1...0×8ffefe; 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 } operation 
                 { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 if (codesubset != 3) 
                 { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 if (outputsize &lt;=5) 
                 { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 error E2BIG 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 } 
               
               
                   
                 // Emit JIS × 0212 sequence, ESC $ (D. 
               
               
                   
                 output = 0×1b242844 
               
               
                   
                 codesubset = 3 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 } else { 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 if outputsize &lt;=1) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 error E2BIG 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 } 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 } 
               
               
                   
                 output = input [1] &amp; 127; 
               
               
                   
                 output = input [2] &amp; 127; 
               
               
                   
                 // Move input buffer pointer three bytes. 
               
               
                   
                 discard 3; 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 }; 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 true 
                 operation { // error 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 error EILSEQ 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 }; 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 }; 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 }