MDL-37746 qtype_shortanser: avoid normalizer_normalize dangers.

When an error occurs, normalizer_normalize just silently returns null,
which is dangerous. Here, we wrap it in a safe helper function.
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Tim Hunt 2013-01-29 10:05:28 +00:00
parent 1918a2452e
commit a74d924c25

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@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ class qtype_shortanswer_question extends question_graded_by_strategy
}
public static function compare_string_with_wildcard($string, $pattern, $ignorecase) {
// Normalise any non-canonical UTF-8 characters before we start.
$pattern = self::safe_normalize($pattern);
$string = self::safe_normalize($string);
// Break the string on non-escaped asterisks.
$bits = preg_split('/(?<!\\\\)\*/', $pattern);
// Escape regexp special characters in the bits.
@ -102,12 +107,32 @@ class qtype_shortanswer_question extends question_graded_by_strategy
$regexp .= 'i';
}
if (function_exists('normalizer_normalize')) {
$regexp = normalizer_normalize($regexp, Normalizer::FORM_C);
$string = normalizer_normalize($string, Normalizer::FORM_C);
return preg_match($regexp, trim($string));
}
/**
* Normalise a UTf-8 string to FORM_C, avoiding the pitfalls in PHP's
* normalizer_normalize function.
* @param string $string the input string.
* @return string the normalised string.
*/
protected static function safe_normalize($string) {
if (!$string) {
return '';
}
return preg_match($regexp, trim($string));
if (!function_exists('normalizer_normalize')) {
return $string;
}
$normalised = normalizer_normalize($string, Normalizer::FORM_C);
if (!$normalised) {
// An error occurred in normalizer_normalize, but we have no idea what.
debugging('Failed to normalise string: ' . $string, DEBUG_DEVELOPER);
return $string; // Return the original string, since it is the best we have.
}
return $normalised;
}
public function get_correct_response() {