Allow specifying exactly what type of database string is expected in the database section for trace configuration

src/utilities/ntrace/TraceConfiguration.cpp

@@ -70,6 +70,15 @@ void TraceCfgReader::readTraceConfiguration(const char* text,
 
 #define ERROR_PREFIX "error while parsing trace configuration\n\t"
 
+enum class AliasType
+{
+	DETECT,
+	NAME,
+	REGEX
+};
+inline constexpr std::string_view REGEX_PREFIX = "regex ";
+inline constexpr std::string_view NAME_PREFIX = "name ";
+
 void TraceCfgReader::readConfig()
 {
 	ConfigFile cfgFile(ConfigFile::USE_TEXT, m_text, ConfigFile::HAS_SUB_CONF | ConfigFile::NATIVE_ORDER
@@ -127,18 +136,41 @@ void TraceCfgReader::readConfig()
 		}
 		else if (isDatabase && !m_databaseName.empty())
 		{
-			PathName noQuotePattern = pattern.ToPathName();
+			PathName noQuotePattern;
+
+			AliasType specifier = AliasType::DETECT;
+			const std::string_view patternView(pattern.data(), pattern.length());
+
+			// Check for "name" or "regex" specific in the path.
+			// Compare path in both ways if specifier is not specified
+			if (patternView.find_first_of(REGEX_PREFIX) == 0)
+			{
+				noQuotePattern.assign(pattern.data() + REGEX_PREFIX.length());
+				specifier = AliasType::REGEX;
+			}
+			else if (patternView.find_first_of(NAME_PREFIX) == 0)
+			{
+				noQuotePattern.assign(pattern.data() + NAME_PREFIX.length());
+				specifier = AliasType::NAME;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				noQuotePattern = pattern.ToPathName();
+			}
+
 			noQuotePattern.alltrim(" '\'");
 			PathName expandedName;
 
-			if (m_databaseName == noQuotePattern ||
+			if (specifier != AliasType::REGEX && (m_databaseName == noQuotePattern ||
 				(expandDatabaseName(noQuotePattern, expandedName, nullptr),
-				m_databaseName == expandedName) )
+				m_databaseName == expandedName) ))
 			{
+				// Compare by name
 				match = exactMatch = true;
 			}
-			else
+			else if (specifier != AliasType::NAME)
 			{
+				// Compare by regex
 				bool regExpOk = false;
 				try
 				{

src/utilities/ntrace/fbtrace.conf

@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 # expression which is matched against fully qualified database path name.
 #
 # For log file name Sed syntax for substitutions is supported.
-# I.e. \0 - whole matched string, \1 ... \9 - parenthesis subexpressions. 
+# I.e. \0 - whole matched string, \1 ... \9 - parenthesis subexpressions.
 # \\ is backslash.
 #
-# String values should be enclosed into double quotes if contains 
+# String values should be enclosed into double quotes if contains
 # spaces embedded, for example:
 # log_filename "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Firebird\\My Documents\\trace.log"
 # include_filter "Database Stats"
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@
 #	database = (%[\\/](e[[:DIGIT:]]{2}).fdb)
 # type
 #	database = (%[\\/](e[[:DIGIT:]]{{2}}).fdb)
+#
+# It is also possible to specify exactly what type of database string is expected
+# For example:
+#	database = name /var/dbs/primary-db.fdb
+# type
+#	database = regex (%[\\/](e[[:DIGIT:]]{{2}}).fdb)
+
 
 
 database
@@ -35,72 +42,72 @@ database
 	# Operations log file name. For use by system audit trace only
 	#log_filename = name
 
-	# Maximum size of log file (megabytes). Used by system audit trace for 
+	# Maximum size of log file (megabytes). Used by system audit trace for
 	# log's rotation : when current log file reached this limit it is renamed
-	# using current date and time and new log file is created. Value of zero 
+	# using current date and time and new log file is created. Value of zero
 	# means that the log file size is unlimited and rotation will never happen.
 	#max_log_size = 0
 
 
-	# SQL query filters. 
+	# SQL query filters.
 	#
-	# Only SQL statements falling under given regular expression are reported 
+	# Only SQL statements falling under given regular expression are reported
 	# in the log.
-	#include_filter 
+	#include_filter
 
-	# SQL statements falling under given regular expression are NOT reported 
+	# SQL statements falling under given regular expression are NOT reported
 	# in the log.
-	#exclude_filter 
+	#exclude_filter
 
 
-	# Put attach/detach log records 
+	# Put attach/detach log records
 	#log_connections = false
 
-	# Trace only given connection id. If zero - trace all connections 
+	# Trace only given connection id. If zero - trace all connections
 	#connection_id = 0
 
-	# Put transaction start/end records 
+	# Put transaction start/end records
 	#log_transactions = false
 
 
-	# Put sql statement prepare records 
+	# Put sql statement prepare records
 	#log_statement_prepare = false
 
-	# Put sql statement free records 
+	# Put sql statement free records
 	#log_statement_free = false
 
-	# Put sql statement execution start records 
+	# Put sql statement execution start records
 	#log_statement_start = false
-	
-	# Put sql statement execution finish\fetch to eof records 
+
+	# Put sql statement execution finish\fetch to eof records
 	#log_statement_finish = false
 
 
 	# Put record when stored procedure is being compiled
 	#log_procedure_compile = false
 
-	# Put record when stored procedure is start execution 
+	# Put record when stored procedure is start execution
 	#log_procedure_start = false
 
-	# Put record when stored procedure is finish execution 
+	# Put record when stored procedure is finish execution
 	#log_procedure_finish = false
 
 	# Put record when stored function is being compiled
 	#log_function_compile = false
 
-	# Put record when stored function is start execution 
+	# Put record when stored function is start execution
 	#log_function_start = false
 
-	# Put record when stored function is finish execution 
+	# Put record when stored function is finish execution
 	#log_function_finish = false
 
 	# Put record when trigger is being compiled
 	#log_trigger_compile = false
 
-	# Put trigger execute records 
+	# Put trigger execute records
 	#log_trigger_start = false
 
-	# Put trigger execute records 
+	# Put trigger execute records
 	#log_trigger_finish = false
 
 
@@ -142,13 +149,13 @@ database
 	#print_perf = false
 
 
-	# Put blr requests compile/execute records 
+	# Put blr requests compile/execute records
 	#log_blr_requests = false
 
 	# Print blr requests or not
 	#print_blr = false
 
-	# Put dyn requests execute records 
+	# Put dyn requests execute records
 	#log_dyn_requests = false
 
 	# Print dyn requests or not
@@ -158,27 +165,27 @@ database
 	# Put xxx_finish record only if its timing exceeds this number of milliseconds
 	#time_threshold = 100
 
-	# Maximum length of SQL string logged 
+	# Maximum length of SQL string logged
 	#max_sql_length = 300
 
-	# Maximum length of blr request logged 
+	# Maximum length of blr request logged
 	#max_blr_length = 500
 
-	# Maximum length of dyn request logged 
+	# Maximum length of dyn request logged
 	#max_dyn_length = 500
 
-	# Maximum length of individual string argument we log 
+	# Maximum length of individual string argument we log
 	#max_arg_length = 80
 
-	# Maximum number of query arguments to put in log 
+	# Maximum number of query arguments to put in log
 	#max_arg_count = 30
 }
 
 
 
 # default services section
 #
-# List of names of currently existing Firebird services (to use with service 
+# List of names of currently existing Firebird services (to use with service
 # filters below) :
 #	Backup Database
 #	Restore Database
@@ -203,27 +210,27 @@ database
 #	Display User with Admin Info
 #	Validate Database
 #
-services 
+services
 {
 	# Do we trace services events or not
 	#enabled = false
 
 	# Operations log file name. For use by system audit trace only
 	#log_filename = name
 
-	# Maximum size of log file (megabytes). Used by system audit trace for 
-	# log's rotation 
+	# Maximum size of log file (megabytes). Used by system audit trace for
+	# log's rotation
 	#max_log_size = 0
 
 	# Services filters.
 	#
-	# Only services whose names fall under given regular expression are 
+	# Only services whose names fall under given regular expression are
 	# reported in the log.
-	#include_filter 
+	#include_filter
 
-	# Services whose names fall under given regular expression are NOT 
+	# Services whose names fall under given regular expression are NOT
 	# reported in the log.
-	#exclude_filter 
+	#exclude_filter
 
 	# Put service attach, detach and start records
 	#log_services = false
@@ -265,7 +272,7 @@ database = %[\\/]my_database.fdb
 
 
 # Enable logging for test.fdb, azk2.fdb and rulez.fdb in any directory
-# into log file name matching database name - test.log, azk2.log and 
+# into log file name matching database name - test.log, azk2.log and
 # rulez.log appropriately
 #
 database = %[\\/](test|azk2|rulez).fdb