jellyfin/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Parsers/BaseNfoParser.cs

using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
using MediaBrowser.Model.Extensions;
using MediaBrowser.Model.Logging;
using MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata.Configuration;
using MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata.Savers;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Globalization;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using System.Threading;
using System.Xml;
using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV;
using MediaBrowser.Model.IO;
using MediaBrowser.Model.Xml;

namespace MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata.Parsers
{
    public class BaseNfoParser<T>
        where T : BaseItem
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// The logger
        /// </summary>
        protected ILogger Logger { get; private set; }
        protected IFileSystem FileSystem { get; private set; }
        protected IProviderManager ProviderManager { get; private set; }
        protected IXmlReaderSettingsFactory XmlReaderSettingsFactory { get; private set; }

        private readonly CultureInfo _usCulture = new CultureInfo("en-US");
        private readonly IConfigurationManager _config;
        private Dictionary<string, string> _validProviderIds;

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="BaseNfoParser{T}" /> class.
        /// </summary>
        public BaseNfoParser(ILogger logger, IConfigurationManager config, IProviderManager providerManager, IFileSystem fileSystem, IXmlReaderSettingsFactory xmlReaderSettingsFactory)
        {
            Logger = logger;
            _config = config;
            ProviderManager = providerManager;
            FileSystem = fileSystem;
            XmlReaderSettingsFactory = xmlReaderSettingsFactory;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Fetches metadata for an item from one xml file
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The item.</param>
        /// <param name="metadataFile">The metadata file.</param>
        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">
        /// </exception>
        public void Fetch(MetadataResult<T> item, string metadataFile, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
        {
            if (item == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException();
            }

            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(metadataFile))
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException();
            }

            var settings = XmlReaderSettingsFactory.Create(false);

            settings.CheckCharacters = false;
            settings.IgnoreProcessingInstructions = true;
            settings.IgnoreComments = true;

            _validProviderIds = _validProviderIds = new Dictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);

            var idInfos = ProviderManager.GetExternalIdInfos(item.Item);

            foreach (var info in idInfos)
            {
                var id = info.Key + "Id";
                if (!_validProviderIds.ContainsKey(id))
                {
                    _validProviderIds.Add(id, info.Key);
                }
            }

            //Additional Mappings
            _validProviderIds.Add("collectionnumber", "TmdbCollection");
            _validProviderIds.Add("tmdbcolid", "TmdbCollection");
            _validProviderIds.Add("imdb_id", "Imdb");

            Fetch(item, metadataFile, settings, cancellationToken);
        }

        protected virtual bool SupportsUrlAfterClosingXmlTag
        {
            get { return false; }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Fetches the specified item.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The item.</param>
        /// <param name="metadataFile">The metadata file.</param>
        /// <param name="settings">The settings.</param>
        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
        protected virtual void Fetch(MetadataResult<T> item, string metadataFile, XmlReaderSettings settings, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
        {
            if (!SupportsUrlAfterClosingXmlTag)
            {
                using (var fileStream = FileSystem.OpenRead(metadataFile))
                {
                    using (var streamReader = new StreamReader(fileStream, Encoding.UTF8))
                    {
                        // Use XmlReader for best performance
                        using (var reader = XmlReader.Create(streamReader, settings))
                        {
                            item.ResetPeople();

                            reader.MoveToContent();
                            reader.Read();

                            // Loop through each element
                            while (!reader.EOF && reader.ReadState == ReadState.Interactive)
                            {
                                cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();

                                if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element)
                                {
                                    FetchDataFromXmlNode(reader, item);
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    reader.Read();
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
                return;
            }

            using (var fileStream = FileSystem.OpenRead(metadataFile))
            {
                using (var streamReader = new StreamReader(fileStream, Encoding.UTF8))
                {
                    item.ResetPeople();

                    // Need to handle a url after the xml data
                    // http://kodi.wiki/view/NFO_files/movies

                    var xml = streamReader.ReadToEnd();

                    // Find last closing Tag
                    // Need to do this in two steps to account for random > characters after the closing xml
                    var index = xml.LastIndexOf(@"</", StringComparison.Ordinal);

                    // If closing tag exists, move to end of Tag
                    if (index != -1)
                    {
                        index = xml.IndexOf('>', index);
                    }

                    if (index != -1)
                    {
                        var endingXml = xml.Substring(index);

                        ParseProviderLinks(item.Item, endingXml);

                        // If the file is just an imdb url, don't go any further
                        if (index == 0)
                        {
                            return;
                        }

                        xml = xml.Substring(0, index + 1);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        // If the file is just an Imdb url, handle that

                        ParseProviderLinks(item.Item, xml);

                        return;
                    }

                    using (var ms = new MemoryStream())
                    {
                        var bytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(xml);

                        ms.Write(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
                        ms.Position = 0;

                        // These are not going to be valid xml so no sense in causing the provider to fail and spamming the log with exceptions
                        try
                        {
                            // Use XmlReader for best performance
                            using (var reader = XmlReader.Create(ms, settings))
                            {
                                reader.MoveToContent();
                                reader.Read();

                                // Loop through each element
                                while (!reader.EOF && reader.ReadState == ReadState.Interactive)
                                {
                                    cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();

                                    if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element)
                                    {
                                        FetchDataFromXmlNode(reader, item);
                                    }
                                    else
                                    {
                                        reader.Read();
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                        catch (XmlException)
                        {

                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        protected virtual string MovieDbParserSearchString
        {
            get { return "themoviedb.org/movie/"; }
        }

        protected void ParseProviderLinks(T item, string xml)
        {
            //Look for a match for the Regex pattern "tt" followed by 7 digits
            Match m = Regex.Match(xml, @"tt([0-9]{7})", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
            if (m.Success)
            {
                item.SetProviderId(MetadataProviders.Imdb, m.Value);
            }

            // Support Tmdb
            // http://www.themoviedb.org/movie/36557
            var srch = MovieDbParserSearchString;
            var index = xml.IndexOf(srch, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);

            if (index != -1)
            {
                var tmdbId = xml.Substring(index + srch.Length).TrimEnd('/');
                int value;
                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(tmdbId) && int.TryParse(tmdbId, NumberStyles.Any, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out value))
                {
                    item.SetProviderId(MetadataProviders.Tmdb, value.ToString(_usCulture));
                }
            }

            if (item is Series)
            {
                srch = "thetvdb.com/?tab=series&id=";

                index = xml.IndexOf(srch, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);

                if (index != -1)
                {
                    var tvdbId = xml.Substring(index + srch.Length).TrimEnd('/');
                    int value;
                    if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(tvdbId) && int.TryParse(tvdbId, NumberStyles.Any, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out value))
                    {
                        item.SetProviderId(MetadataProviders.Tvdb, value.ToString(_usCulture));
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        protected virtual void FetchDataFromXmlNode(XmlReader reader, MetadataResult<T> itemResult)
        {
            var item = itemResult.Item;

            switch (reader.Name)
            {
                // DateCreated
                case "dateadded":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
                        {
                            DateTime added;
                            if (DateTime.TryParseExact(val, BaseNfoSaver.DateAddedFormat, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.AssumeLocal, out added))
                            {
                                item.DateCreated = added.ToUniversalTime();
                            }
                            else if (DateTime.TryParse(val, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.AssumeLocal, out added))
                            {
                                item.DateCreated = added.ToUniversalTime();
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                Logger.Warn("Invalid Added value found: " + val);
                            }
                        }
                        break;
                    }

                case "originaltitle":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(val))
                        {
                            item.OriginalTitle = val;
                        }
                        break;
                    }

                case "title":
                case "localtitle":
                    item.Name = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
                    break;

                case "criticrating":
                    {
                        var text = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
                        {
                            float value;
                            if (float.TryParse(text, NumberStyles.Any, _usCulture, out value))
                            {
                                item.CriticRating = value;
                            }
                        }

                        break;
                    }

                case "sorttitle":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
                        {
                            item.ForcedSortName = val;
                        }
                        break;
                    }

                case "biography":
                case "plot":
                case "review":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
                        {
                            item.Overview = val;
                        }

                        break;
                    }

                case "language":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        item.PreferredMetadataLanguage = val;

                        break;
                    }

                case "countrycode":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        item.PreferredMetadataCountryCode = val;

                        break;
                    }

                case "website":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
                        {
                            item.HomePageUrl = val;
                        }

                        break;
                    }

                case "lockedfields":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
                        {
                            item.LockedFields = val.Split('|').Select(i =>
                            {
                                MetadataFields field;

                                if (Enum.TryParse<MetadataFields>(i, true, out field))
                                {
                                    return (MetadataFields?)field;
                                }

                                return null;

                            }).Where(i => i.HasValue).Select(i => i.Value).ToArray();
                        }

                        break;
                    }

                case "tagline":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
                        {
                            item.Tagline = val;
                        }
                        break;
                    }

                case "country":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
                        {
                            item.ProductionLocations = val.Split('/')
                                .Select(i => i.Trim())
                                .Where(i => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(i))
                                .ToArray();
                        }
                        break;
                    }

                case "mpaa":
                    {
                        var rating = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rating))
                        {
                            item.OfficialRating = rating;
                        }
                        break;
                    }

                case "customrating":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
                        {
                            item.CustomRating = val;
                        }
                        break;
                    }

                case "runtime":
                    {
                        var text = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(text))
                        {
                            int runtime;
                            if (int.TryParse(text.Split(' ')[0], NumberStyles.Integer, _usCulture, out runtime))
                            {
                                item.RunTimeTicks = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(runtime).Ticks;
                            }
                        }
                        break;
                    }

                case "aspectratio":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        var hasAspectRatio = item as IHasAspectRatio;
                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val) && hasAspectRatio != null)
                        {
                            hasAspectRatio.AspectRatio = val;
                        }
                        break;
                    }

                case "lockdata":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
                        {
                            item.IsLocked = string.Equals("true", val, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
                        }
                        break;
                    }

                case "studio":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
                        {
                            //var parts = val.Split('/')
                            //    .Select(i => i.Trim())
                            //    .Where(i => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(i));

                            //foreach (var p in parts)
                            //{
                            //    item.AddStudio(p);
                            //}
                            item.AddStudio(val);
                        }
                        break;
                    }

                case "director":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
                        foreach (var p in SplitNames(val).Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonType.Director }))
                        {
                            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(p.Name))
                            {
                                continue;
                            }
                            itemResult.AddPerson(p);
                        }
                        break;
                    }
                case "credits":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
                        {
                            var parts = val.Split('/').Select(i => i.Trim())
                                .Where(i => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(i));

                            foreach (var p in parts.Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonType.Writer }))
                            {
                                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(p.Name))
                                {
                                    continue;
                                }
                                itemResult.AddPerson(p);
                            }
                        }
                        break;
                    }

                case "writer":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
                        foreach (var p in SplitNames(val).Select(v => new PersonInfo { Name = v.Trim(), Type = PersonType.Writer }))
                        {
                            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(p.Name))
                            {
                                continue;
                            }
                            itemResult.AddPerson(p);
                        }
                        break;
                    }

                case "actor":
                    {
                        if (!reader.IsEmptyElement)
                        {
                            using (var subtree = reader.ReadSubtree())
                            {
                                var person = GetPersonFromXmlNode(subtree);

                                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(person.Name))
                                {
                                    itemResult.AddPerson(person);
                                }
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            reader.Read();
                        }
                        break;
                    }

                case "trailer":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        var hasTrailer = item as IHasTrailers;
                        if (hasTrailer != null)
                        {
                            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
                            {
                                val = val.Replace("plugin://plugin.video.youtube/?action=play_video&videoid=", "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);

                                hasTrailer.AddTrailerUrl(val);
                            }
                        }
                        break;
                    }

                case "displayorder":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        var hasDisplayOrder = item as IHasDisplayOrder;
                        if (hasDisplayOrder != null)
                        {
                            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
                            {
                                hasDisplayOrder.DisplayOrder = val;
                            }
                        }
                        break;
                    }

                case "year":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
                        {
                            int productionYear;
                            if (int.TryParse(val, out productionYear) && productionYear > 1850)
                            {
                                item.ProductionYear = productionYear;
                            }
                        }

                        break;
                    }

                case "rating":
                    {

                        var rating = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rating))
                        {
                            float val;
                            // All external meta is saving this as '.' for decimal I believe...but just to be sure
                            if (float.TryParse(rating.Replace(',', '.'), NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out val))
                            {
                                item.CommunityRating = val;
                            }
                        }
                        break;
                    }

                case "aired":
                case "formed":
                case "premiered":
                case "releasedate":
                    {
                        var formatString = _config.GetNfoConfiguration().ReleaseDateFormat;

                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
                        {
                            DateTime date;

                            if (DateTime.TryParseExact(val, formatString, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.AssumeLocal, out date) && date.Year > 1850)
                            {
                                item.PremiereDate = date.ToUniversalTime();
                                item.ProductionYear = date.Year;
                            }
                        }

                        break;
                    }

                case "enddate":
                    {
                        var formatString = _config.GetNfoConfiguration().ReleaseDateFormat;

                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
                        {
                            DateTime date;

                            if (DateTime.TryParseExact(val, formatString, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.AssumeLocal, out date) && date.Year > 1850)
                            {
                                item.EndDate = date.ToUniversalTime();
                            }
                        }

                        break;
                    }

                case "genre":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
                        {
                            var parts = val.Split('/')
                                .Select(i => i.Trim())
                                .Where(i => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(i));

                            foreach (var p in parts)
                            {
                                item.AddGenre(p);
                            }
                        }
                        break;
                    }

                case "style":
                case "tag":
                    {
                        var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
                        {
                            item.AddTag(val);
                        }
                        break;
                    }

                case "fileinfo":
                    {
                        if (!reader.IsEmptyElement)
                        {
                            using (var subtree = reader.ReadSubtree())
                            {
                                FetchFromFileInfoNode(subtree, item);
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            reader.Read();
                        }
                        break;
                    }

                default:
                    string readerName = reader.Name;
                    string providerIdValue;
                    if (_validProviderIds.TryGetValue(readerName, out providerIdValue))
                    {
                        var id = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(id))
                        {
                            item.SetProviderId(providerIdValue, id);
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        reader.Skip();
                    }
                    break;
            }
        }

        private void FetchFromFileInfoNode(XmlReader reader, T item)
        {
            reader.MoveToContent();
            reader.Read();

            // Loop through each element
            while (!reader.EOF && reader.ReadState == ReadState.Interactive)
            {
                if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element)
                {
                    switch (reader.Name)
                    {
                        case "streamdetails":
                            {
                                if (reader.IsEmptyElement)
                                {
                                    reader.Read();
                                    continue;
                                }
                                using (var subtree = reader.ReadSubtree())
                                {
                                    FetchFromStreamDetailsNode(subtree, item);
                                }
                                break;
                            }

                        default:
                            reader.Skip();
                            break;
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    reader.Read();
                }
            }
        }

        private void FetchFromStreamDetailsNode(XmlReader reader, T item)
        {
            reader.MoveToContent();
            reader.Read();

            // Loop through each element
            while (!reader.EOF && reader.ReadState == ReadState.Interactive)
            {
                if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element)
                {
                    switch (reader.Name)
                    {
                        case "video":
                            {
                                if (reader.IsEmptyElement)
                                {
                                    reader.Read();
                                    continue;
                                }
                                using (var subtree = reader.ReadSubtree())
                                {
                                    FetchFromVideoNode(subtree, item);
                                }
                                break;
                            }

                        default:
                            reader.Skip();
                            break;
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    reader.Read();
                }
            }
        }

        private void FetchFromVideoNode(XmlReader reader, T item)
        {
            reader.MoveToContent();
            reader.Read();

            // Loop through each element
            while (!reader.EOF && reader.ReadState == ReadState.Interactive)
            {
                if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element)
                {
                    switch (reader.Name)
                    {
                        case "format3d":
                            {
                                var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                                var video = item as Video;

                                if (video != null)
                                {
                                    if (string.Equals("HSBS", val, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                                    {
                                        video.Video3DFormat = Video3DFormat.HalfSideBySide;
                                    }
                                    else if (string.Equals("HTAB", val, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                                    {
                                        video.Video3DFormat = Video3DFormat.HalfTopAndBottom;
                                    }
                                    else if (string.Equals("FTAB", val, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                                    {
                                        video.Video3DFormat = Video3DFormat.FullTopAndBottom;
                                    }
                                    else if (string.Equals("FSBS", val, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                                    {
                                        video.Video3DFormat = Video3DFormat.FullSideBySide;
                                    }
                                    else if (string.Equals("MVC", val, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                                    {
                                        video.Video3DFormat = Video3DFormat.MVC;
                                    }
                                }
                                break;
                            }

                        default:
                            reader.Skip();
                            break;
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    reader.Read();
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the persons from XML node.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="reader">The reader.</param>
        /// <returns>IEnumerable{PersonInfo}.</returns>
        private PersonInfo GetPersonFromXmlNode(XmlReader reader)
        {
            var name = string.Empty;
            var type = PersonType.Actor;  // If type is not specified assume actor
            var role = string.Empty;
            int? sortOrder = null;

            reader.MoveToContent();
            reader.Read();

            // Loop through each element
            while (!reader.EOF && reader.ReadState == ReadState.Interactive)
            {
                if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element)
                {
                    switch (reader.Name)
                    {
                        case "name":
                            name = reader.ReadElementContentAsString() ?? string.Empty;
                            break;

                        case "role":
                            {
                                var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
                                {
                                    role = val;
                                }
                                break;
                            }
                        case "sortorder":
                            {
                                var val = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

                                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(val))
                                {
                                    int intVal;
                                    if (int.TryParse(val, NumberStyles.Integer, _usCulture, out intVal))
                                    {
                                        sortOrder = intVal;
                                    }
                                }
                                break;
                            }

                        default:
                            reader.Skip();
                            break;
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    reader.Read();
                }
            }

            return new PersonInfo
            {
                Name = name.Trim(),
                Role = role,
                Type = type,
                SortOrder = sortOrder
            };
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Used to split names of comma or pipe delimeted genres and people
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="value">The value.</param>
        /// <returns>IEnumerable{System.String}.</returns>
        private IEnumerable<string> SplitNames(string value)
        {
            value = value ?? string.Empty;

            // Only split by comma if there is no pipe in the string
            // We have to be careful to not split names like Matthew, Jr.
            var separator = value.IndexOf('|') == -1 && value.IndexOf(';') == -1 ? new[] { ',' } : new[] { '|', ';' };

            value = value.Trim().Trim(separator);

            return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value) ? new string[] { } : Split(value, separator, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Provides an additional overload for string.split
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="val">The val.</param>
        /// <param name="separators">The separators.</param>
        /// <param name="options">The options.</param>
        /// <returns>System.String[][].</returns>
        private static string[] Split(string val, char[] separators, StringSplitOptions options)
        {
            return val.Split(separators, options);
        }
    }
}