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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# cli_getPathComponent.sh -- This function outputs different parts
+# from path string. By default the full release information is output.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Alain Reguera Delgado
+# 
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+# 
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
+# USA.
+# 
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# $Id$
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function cli_getPathComponent {
+
+    local -a PATTERN
+    local RELEASE=''
+
+    # Define release pattern.
+    PATTERN[0]="(([[:digit:]]+)(\.([[:digit:]]+)){,1})"
+
+    # Define architecture pattern.
+    PATTERN[1]='(i386|x86_64)'
+
+    # Identify which part of the release we want to output.
+    case "$2" in
+
+        '--arch' )
+            RELEASE=$(echo "$1" | sed -r "s!.+/${PATTERN[0]}/${PATTERN[1]}/.+!\5!")
+            ;;
+
+        '--major-release' )
+            RELEASE=$(echo "$1" | sed -r "s!.+/${PATTERN[0]}/.+!\2!")
+            ;;
+
+        '--minor-release' )
+            RELEASE=$(echo "$1" | sed -r "s!.+/${PATTERN[0]}/.+!\4!")
+            ;;
+
+        '--verify-release' )
+            # Verify release value against release pattern.
+            if [[ ! $RELEASE =~ "^${PATTERN}$" ]];then
+                cli_printMessage "`gettext "The release number \\\`\\\$RELEASE' is not valid."`" 'AsErrorLine'
+                cli_printMessage "$(caller)" 'AsToKnowMoreLine'
+            fi
+            ;;
+
+        '--release-pattern' )
+            RELEASE=$(echo ${PATTERN[0]})
+            ;;
+
+        '--arch-pattern' )
+            RELEASE=$(echo ${PATTERN[1]})
+            ;;
+
+        '--full-release' | * )
+            # Define absolute path from which relase information is retrived.
+            # As convenction, we use the first coincidence that match release
+            # pattern.
+            RELEASE=$(echo "$1" | sed -r "s!.+/${PATTERN[0]}/.+!\1!" )
+            ;;
+    esac
+
+    # If no release information is found in the provided absolute
+    # path, use zero as default release information.
+    if [[ ! "$RELEASE" =~ "$PATTERN" ]];then
+        RELEASE='0'
+    fi
+
+    # Output release information.
+    echo "$RELEASE"
+
+}