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+# Copyright 2011 GRNET S.A. All rights reserved.
+#
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+
+import re
+import operator
+
+_regexfilter = re.compile('(!?)\s*(\S+?)\s*(?:(=|!=|<=|>=|<|>)\s*(\S*?)\s*)?$', re.UNICODE)
+
+OPERATORS = {'=':operator.eq,
+ '!=':operator.ne,
+ '<=':operator.le,
+ '>=':operator.ge,
+ '<':operator.lt,
+ '>':operator.gt
+}
+
+def parse_filters(terms):
+ included = []
+ excluded = []
+ opers = []
+ match = _regexfilter.match
+ for term in terms:
+ m = match(term)
+ if m is None:
+ continue
+ neg, key, op, value = m.groups()
+ if neg:
+ excluded.append(key)
+ elif op:
+ opers.append((key, op, value))
+ elif not value:
+ included.append(key)
+
+ return included, excluded, opers