first ecli commit

cmd/ecli/util-string.go

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+// Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// util-string.go
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+func checkStringLiteral(literal string) (value string, err error) {
+	length := len(literal)
+	if length >= 2 {
+		if (literal[0] == '"' && literal[length-1] == '"') || literal[0] == '\'' && literal[length-1] == '\'' {
+			value = literal[1 : length-1]
+		} else {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("unquoted or partially quoted string literal: `%s`", literal)
+		}
+	} else {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("invalid string literal: `%s`", literal)
+	}
+	return
+}