Tag Validator

Given a string representing a code snippet, you need to implement a tag validator to parse the code and return whether it is valid. A code snippet is valid if all the following rules hold:


  1. The code must be wrapped in a valid closed tag. Otherwise, the code is invalid.
  2. A closed tag (not necessarily valid) has exactly the following format : <TAG_NAME>TAG_CONTENT</TAG_NAME>. Among them, <TAG_NAME> is the start tag, and </TAG_NAME> is the end tag. The TAG_NAME in start and end tags should be the same. A closed tag is valid if and only if the TAG_NAME and TAG_CONTENT are valid.
  3. A valid TAG_NAME only contain upper-case letters, and has length in range [1,9]. Otherwise, the TAG_NAME is invalid.
  4. A valid TAG_CONTENT may contain other valid closed tags, cdata and any characters (see note1) EXCEPT unmatched <, unmatched start and end tag, and unmatched or closed tags with invalid TAG_NAME. Otherwise, the TAG_CONTENT is invalid.
  5. A start tag is unmatched if no end tag exists with the same TAG_NAME, and vice versa. However, you also need to consider the issue of unbalanced when tags are nested.
  6. A < is unmatched if you cannot find a subsequent >. And when you find a < or </, all the subsequent characters until the next > should be parsed as TAG_NAME (not necessarily valid).
  7. The cdata has the following format : <![CDATA[CDATA_CONTENT]]>. The range of CDATA_CONTENT is defined as the characters between <![CDATA[ and the first subsequent ]]>.
  8. CDATA_CONTENT may contain any characters. The function of cdata is to forbid the validator to parse CDATA_CONTENT, so even it has some characters that can be parsed as tag (no matter valid or invalid), you should treat it as regular characters.
Valid Code Examples:

Input: "<DIV>This is the first line <![CDATA[<div>]]></DIV>"

Output: True

Explanation: 

The code is wrapped in a closed tag : <DIV> and </DIV>. 

The TAG_NAME is valid, the TAG_CONTENT consists of some characters and cdata. 

Although CDATA_CONTENT has unmatched start tag with invalid TAG_NAME, it should be considered as plain text, not parsed as tag.

So TAG_CONTENT is valid, and then the code is valid. Thus return true.


Input: "<DIV>>>  ![cdata[]] <![CDATA[<div>]>]]>]]>>]</DIV>"

Output: True

Explanation:

We first separate the code into : start_tag|tag_content|end_tag.

start_tag -> "<DIV>"

end_tag -> "</DIV>"

tag_content could also be separated into : text1|cdata|text2.

text1 -> ">>  ![cdata[]] "

cdata -> "<![CDATA[<div>]>]]>", where the CDATA_CONTENT is "<div>]>"

text2 -> "]]>>]"


The reason why start_tag is NOT "<DIV>>>" is because of the rule 6.
The reason why cdata is NOT "<![CDATA[<div>]>]]>]]>" is because of the rule 7.


Invalid Code Examples:

Input: "<A>  <B> </A>   </B>"
Output: False
Explanation: Unbalanced. If "<A>" is closed, then "<B>" must be unmatched, and vice versa.

Input: "<DIV>  div tag is not closed  <DIV>"
Output: False

Input: "<DIV>  unmatched <  </DIV>"
Output: False

Input: "<DIV> closed tags with invalid tag name  <b>123</b> </DIV>"
Output: False

Input: "<DIV> unmatched tags with invalid tag name  </1234567890> and <CDATA[[]]>  </DIV>"
Output: False

Input: "<DIV>  unmatched start tag <B>  and unmatched end tag </C>  </DIV>"
Output: False


Note:

  1. For simplicity, you could assume the input code (including the any characters mentioned above) only contain letters, digits, '<','>','/','!','[',']' and ' '.

Solution:

class Solution {
    public boolean isValid(String code) {
        int n = code.length();
        Deque<String> tags = new ArrayDeque();
        boolean startTag = false, endTag = false, codeClosed = false;
        StringBuilder tag = new StringBuilder();
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i ++) {
            if (codeClosed) {
                System.out.println("code closed");
                return false;
            }
            char c = code.charAt(i);
            if (c == '<') {
                if (i + 9 < n && code.substring(i, i + 9).equals("<![CDATA[")) {
                    if (tags.isEmpty()) {
                        System.out.println("CDATA not inside a tag");
                        return false;
                    }
                    int endOfCDATA = code.indexOf("]]>", i + 9);
                    if (endOfCDATA == -1) {
                        System.out.println("endOfCDATA");
                        return false;
                    }
                    i = endOfCDATA + 2;
                } else if (startTag || endTag) {
                    System.out.println("< inside tag");     
                    return false;
                } else if (i + 1 < n && code.charAt(i + 1) == '/') {
                    i ++;
                    endTag = true;
                } else if (!startTag) {
                    startTag = true;
                }
                continue;
            }
            if (c == '>') {
                if (startTag) {
                    startTag = false;
                    if (tag.length() == 0 || tag.length() > 9) {
                        System.out.println("tagLength > 9 or == 0");
                        return false;
                    }
                    tags.push(tag.toString());
                    tag.setLength(0);
                    startTag = false;
                } else if (endTag) {
                    String eTag = tag.toString();
                    if (tags.isEmpty()) { 
                        System.out.println("noStartTag");
                        return false;
                    }
                    String sTag = tags.pop();
                    if (!sTag.equals(eTag)) {
                        System.out.println(sTag + ", " + eTag + ": tags do not match");
                        return false;
                    }
                    tag.setLength(0);
                    if (tags.isEmpty()) {
                        codeClosed = true;
                    }
                    endTag = false;
                }
                continue;
            }
            if (startTag || endTag) {
                if (!Character.isLetter(c) || !Character.isUpperCase(c)) {
                    System.out.println(c + ": tagname not valid");
                    return false;
                }
                tag.append(c);
                continue;
            }
            if (tags.isEmpty()) {
                System.out.println(c + ": not in tag content" + ", " + i);
                return false;
            }
        }
        return !startTag && !endTag && tags.isEmpty();
    }
}