On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 04:14:59PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 03:51:54PM +0200, Petre Rodan wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 12:36:46PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > > > On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 09:04:49AM +0200, Petre Rodan wrote: ... > > just to have the privilege of using match_string() on hsc_triplet_variants. > > now, which is worse for maintenance? a handful of lines of code that do a > > loop of strncmp or the clutter depicted above? > > > > I can go either way, but I want to make sure you see where this leads. > > That's the suggestion, yes. Btw, if you have any idea how to make a generic API that suits your and similar cases, I'm all ears! -- With Best Regards, Andy Shevchenko