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# Copyright(c) 2006, James Le Cuirot <chewi@aura-online.co.uk>
# Copyright(c) 2004, Karl Trygve Kalleberg <karltk@gentoo.org>
# Copyright(c) 2004, Gentoo Foundation
#
# Licensed under the GNU General Public License, v2

def expand(root, expr, realroot = None):
    """Evaluates a path expression on a given tree.

    @param root - the root of the tree
    @param expr - the expression to resolve

    @return the expanded string
    """

    if realroot == None:
        realroot = root

    expanded = ""
    in_varref = False
    varname = ""

    for i in range(len(expr)):
        x = expr[i]

        if in_varref:

            if x == "}":
                in_varref = False
                expanded += expand(root, realroot.find_node(varname).value, realroot)
                varname = ""
            elif x != "{":
                varname += expr[i]

        elif x == "$" and i < len(expr) and expr[i + 1] == "{":
            in_varref = True

        else:
            expanded += x

    return expanded

def strip_varmarker(s):
    """Strips away ${ and } in a variable expression. Idempotent if marker not found.

    Example: "${foo}" -> "foo"
    Example: "foo" -> "foo"
    """

    if s.startswith("${") and s.endswith("}"):
        return s[2:-1]

    return s

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