3 files changed, 41 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/src/libnetdata/line_splitter/README.md b/src/libnetdata/line_splitter/README.md
index b391a492c..1c8263421 100644
--- a/src/libnetdata/line_splitter/README.md
+++ b/src/libnetdata/line_splitter/README.md
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-<!--
-title: "Log"
-custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/src/libnetdata/log/README.md
-sidebar_label: "Log"
-learn_status: "Published"
-learn_topic_type: "Tasks"
-learn_rel_path: "Developers/libnetdata"
--->
-
 # Log
 
 The netdata log library supports debug, info, error and fatal error logging. 
diff --git a/src/libnetdata/line_splitter/line_splitter.c b/src/libnetdata/line_splitter/line_splitter.c
index 6726d9096..aa56e9b4e 100644
--- a/src/libnetdata/line_splitter/line_splitter.c
+++ b/src/libnetdata/line_splitter/line_splitter.c
@@ -21,12 +21,29 @@ bool line_splitter_reconstruct_line(BUFFER *wb, void *ptr) {
     return added > 0;
 }
 
-inline int pluginsd_isspace(char c) {
+inline int isspace_whitespace(char c) {
     switch(c) {
         case ' ':
         case '\t':
         case '\r':
         case '\n':
+        case '\f':
+        case '\v':
+            return 1;
+
+        default:
+            return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+inline int isspace_pluginsd(char c) {
+    switch(c) {
+        case ' ':
+        case '\t':
+        case '\r':
+        case '\n':
+        case '\f':
+        case '\v':
         case '=':
             return 1;
 
@@ -35,12 +52,14 @@ inline int pluginsd_isspace(char c) {
     }
 }
 
-inline int config_isspace(char c) {
+inline int isspace_config(char c) {
     switch (c) {
         case ' ':
         case '\t':
         case '\r':
         case '\n':
+        case '\f':
+        case '\v':
         case ',':
             return 1;
 
@@ -49,20 +68,21 @@ inline int config_isspace(char c) {
     }
 }
 
-inline int group_by_label_isspace(char c) {
+inline int isspace_group_by_label(char c) {
     if(c == ',' || c == '|')
         return 1;
 
     return 0;
 }
 
-inline int dyncfg_id_isspace(char c) {
+inline int isspace_dyncfg_id(char c) {
     if(c == ':')
         return 1;
 
     return 0;
 }
 
+bool isspace_map_whitespace[256] = {};
 bool isspace_map_pluginsd[256] = {};
 bool isspace_map_config[256] = {};
 bool isspace_map_group_by_label[256] = {};
@@ -70,9 +90,10 @@ bool isspace_dyncfg_id_map[256] = {};
 
 __attribute__((constructor)) void initialize_is_space_arrays(void) {
     for(int c = 0; c < 256 ; c++) {
-        isspace_map_pluginsd[c] = pluginsd_isspace((char) c);
-        isspace_map_config[c] = config_isspace((char) c);
-        isspace_map_group_by_label[c] = group_by_label_isspace((char) c);
-        isspace_dyncfg_id_map[c] = dyncfg_id_isspace((char)c);
+        isspace_map_whitespace[c] = isspace_whitespace((char) c);
+        isspace_map_pluginsd[c] = isspace_pluginsd((char) c);
+        isspace_map_config[c] = isspace_config((char) c);
+        isspace_map_group_by_label[c] = isspace_group_by_label((char) c);
+        isspace_dyncfg_id_map[c] = isspace_dyncfg_id((char) c);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libnetdata/line_splitter/line_splitter.h b/src/libnetdata/line_splitter/line_splitter.h
index 968930410..157d91786 100644
--- a/src/libnetdata/line_splitter/line_splitter.h
+++ b/src/libnetdata/line_splitter/line_splitter.h
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ static inline void line_splitter_reset(struct line_splitter *line) {
     line->num_words = 0;
 }
 
-int pluginsd_isspace(char c);
-int config_isspace(char c);
-int group_by_label_isspace(char c);
-int dyncfg_id_isspace(char c);
+int isspace_pluginsd(char c);
+int isspace_config(char c);
+int isspace_group_by_label(char c);
+int isspace_dyncfg_id(char c);
+int isspace_whitespace(char c);
 
+extern bool isspace_map_whitespace[256];
 extern bool isspace_map_pluginsd[256];
 extern bool isspace_map_config[256];
 extern bool isspace_map_group_by_label[256];
@@ -55,6 +57,9 @@ static inline size_t quoted_strings_splitter(char *str, char **words, size_t max
     while (likely(*s)) {
         // if it is an escape
         if (unlikely(*s == '\\' && s[1])) {
+            // IMPORTANT: support for escaping is incomplete!
+            // The backslash character needs to be removed
+            // from the parsed string.
             s += 2;
             continue;
         }
@@ -103,6 +108,9 @@ static inline size_t quoted_strings_splitter(char *str, char **words, size_t max
     return i;
 }
 
+#define quoted_strings_splitter_whitespace(str, words, max_words) \
+        quoted_strings_splitter(str, words, max_words, isspace_map_whitespace)
+
 #define quoted_strings_splitter_query_group_by_label(str, words, max_words) \
         quoted_strings_splitter(str, words, max_words, isspace_map_group_by_label)