dim-toolkit 2.1.1 → 2.2.0

data/lib/dim/loader.rb

@@ -1,581 +1,561 @@
-require 'yaml'
-require 'pathname'
-
-require_relative 'encoding'
-require_relative 'globals'
-require_relative 'ext/psych'
-require_relative 'requirement'
-require_relative 'consistency'
-require_relative 'exit_helper'
-require_relative 'helpers/attribute_helper'
-require_relative 'helpers/file_helper'
-
-using Dim::Refinements
-
-module Dim
-  class Loader
-    include Helpers::AttributeHelper
-
-    attr_reader :requirements, :config, :property_table, :properties, :original_data, :module_data, :metadata, :dim_file, :all_attributes, :custom_attributes
-
-    # YAML standard:
-    # invalid C0 control characters: 0x00 - 0x1F (except TAB 0x09, LF 0x0A and CR 0x0D)
-    # invalid control character DEL 0x7F
-    # invalid C1 control characters: 0x80 - 0x9F (except NEL 0x85)
-    #
-    # in addition NEL will be also replaced which seems to be misused in CRS documents
-    @@invalid_ccs = {
-      "\x00" => '[NUL]', "\x01" => '[SOH]', "\x02" => '[STX]', "\x03" => '[ETX]',
-      "\x04" => '[EOT]', "\x05" => '[ENQ]', "\x06" => '[ACK]', "\x07" => '[BEL]',
-      "\x08" => '[BS]',                                        "\x0B" => '[VT]',
-      "\x0C" => '[FF]',                     "\x0E" => '[SO]',  "\x0F" => '[SI]',
-      "\x10" => '[DLE]', "\x11" => '[DC1]', "\x12" => '[DC2]', "\x13" => '[DC3]',
-      "\x14" => '[DC4]', "\x15" => '[NAK]', "\x16" => '[SYN]', "\x17" => '[ETB]',
-      "\x18" => '[CAN]', "\x19" => '[EM]',  "\x1A" => '[SUB]', "\x1B" => '[ESC]',
-      "\x1C" => '[FS]',  "\x1D" => '[GS]',  "\x1E" => '[RS]',  "\x1F" => '[US]',
-      "\x7F" => '[DEL]',
-      "\u0080" => '[PAD]', "\u0081" => '[HOP]', "\u0082" => '[BPH]', "\u0083" => '[NBH]',
-      "\u0084" => '[IND]', "\u0085" => '[NEL]', "\u0086" => '[SSA]', "\u0087" => '[ESA]',
-      "\u0088" => '[HTS]', "\u0089" => '[HTJ]', "\u008A" => '[VTS]', "\u008B" => '[PLD]',
-      "\u008C" => '[PLU]', "\u008D" => '[RI]',  "\u008E" => '[SS2]', "\u008F" => '[SS3]',
-      "\u0090" => '[DCS]', "\u0091" => '[PU1]', "\u0092" => '[PU2]', "\u0093" => '[STS]',
-      "\u0094" => '[CCH]', "\u0095" => '[MW]',  "\u0096" => '[SPA]', "\u0097" => '[EPA]',
-      "\u0098" => '[SOS]', "\u0099" => '[SGCI]', "\u009A" => '[SCI]', "\u009B" => '[CSI]',
-      "\u009C" => '[ST]',  "\u009D" => '[OSC]', "\u009E" => '[PM]', "\u009F" => '[APC]'
-    }
-
-    def initialize
-      @requirements = {}
-      @module_data = {}
-      @metadata = {}
-      @config = {}
-      @properties = {}
-      @property_table = {}
-      @original_data = {}
-      @all_attributes = Requirement::SYNTAX.dup
-      @custom_attributes = {}
-    end
-
-    def filter(str)
-      @requirements.keep_if { |_id, r| r.filter(str) }
-    end
-
-    def load(file: nil, attributes_file: nil, allow_missing: false, no_check_enclosed: false, silent: true, input_filenames: [])
-      ::Psych::Nodes::Scalar.add_patch
-      ::Psych::Visitors::ToRuby.add_patch
-
-      input_filenames = *input_filenames
-      # If output format is vim then we do not need to read the file,
-      # content will be read from the stdin and printed out to stdout. This is to enhance the
-      # formatting in the vim.
-      unless OPTIONS[:output_format] == 'stdout'
-        if input_filenames.length > 0 and file
-          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, msg: 'use either file or input_filenames argument (deprecated) for load method')
-        end
-        if input_filenames.length > 1
-          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1,
-                               msg: 'input_filenames argument (deprecated) of load method must have at maximum one entry')
-        end
-        file = input_filenames[0] if input_filenames.length == 1
-        unless file
-          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1,
-                               msg: 'neither file nor input_filenames argument (deprecated) argument specified for load method')
-        end
-      end
-
-      unless silent
-        if allow_missing && OPTIONS[:subcommand] != 'format'
-          puts "Warning: Using 'allow-missing' might influence metrics when some references are ignored!\n"
-        end
-        puts 'Start Loading...'
-      end
-
-      Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: file, msg: 'does not exist') unless File.exist?(file.to_s) || OPTIONS[:output_format] == 'stdout'
-
-      @dim_file = OPTIONS[:output_format] == 'stdout' ? $stdin.read.chomp : File.binread(file).chomp
-
-      if attributes_file
-        fetch_attributes!(folder: File.dirname(attributes_file), filename: attributes_file.split('/').last, silent: silent)
-      elsif !dim_file.match(/^Config:/)
-        folder = search_attributes_file(file.to_s)
-        fetch_attributes!(folder: folder, filename: 'attributes.dim', silent: silent) if folder
-      end
-
-      if dim_file.match(/^Config:/)
-        load_config(config_filename: file.to_s, silent: silent)
-      else
-        load_pattern(
-          config_filename: nil,
-          pattern: file.to_s,
-          origin: '',
-          silent: silent,
-          category: 'unspecified',
-          disable_naming_convention_check: false,
-          no_check_enclosed: no_check_enclosed
-        )
-      end
-
-      puts 'Checking consistency...' unless silent
-      checker = Dim::Consistency.new(self)
-      checker.check(allow_missing: allow_missing)
-      puts 'Done.' unless silent
-    ensure
-      ::Psych::Nodes::Scalar.revert_patch
-      ::Psych::Visitors::ToRuby.revert_patch
-    end
-
-    def load_config(config_filename:, silent: true, no_check_enclosed: false)
-      puts "Loading [config] #{config_filename}..." unless silent
-      @config = open_yml_file(config_filename, '')
-
-      allowed_attributes = %w[Config Properties Attributes]
-
-      @config.each_key do |k|
-        next unless allowed_attributes.none? { |a| a == k }
-
-        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename, msg: "top level key in config file must be #{allowed_attributes.map do |a|
-                                                                                                                "\"#{a}\""
-                                                                                                              end.join(', ')}, found \"#{k}\"")
-      end
-
-      if @config.key?('Attributes')
-        if @config['Attributes'].is_a?(String)
-          fetch_attributes!(folder: File.dirname(config_filename), filename: @config['Attributes'], silent: silent)
-        else
-          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename, msg: "'Attributes' must be a string")
-        end
-      end
-
-      if @config.key?('Properties')
-        if @config['Properties'].is_a?(String)
-          resolve_properties(folder: File.dirname(config_filename), properties_filename: @config['Properties'])
-        else
-          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename, msg: "'Properties' must be a string")
-        end
-      end
-
-      # COP: Move to constants
-      allowed_keys = %w[files category originator disable_naming_convention_check]
-      allowed_categories = ALLOWED_CATEGORIES.values
-
-      if @config['Config'].is_a?(Array)
-        config_values = @config['Config']
-      else
-        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename, msg: "'Config' must be an array")
-      end
-
-      config_values.each do |value|
-        validate_and_load_config(value, config_filename)
-
-        unless value.is_a?(Hash) && value.keys.sort_by(&:length).eql?(allowed_keys.sort_by(&:length))
-          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename,
-                               msg: "each hash in 'Config' array must have key/value pairs for #{allowed_keys.join(', ')}.")
-        end
-
-        if value['category'].is_a?(String)
-          value['category'].strip!
-          unless allowed_categories.include?(value['category'])
-            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename,
-                                 msg: "attribute \"category\" of '#{value['originator']}' reqs is '#{value['category']}' but must be one of #{allowed_categories.join(', ')}.")
-          end
-        else
-          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename,
-                               msg: "attribute \"category\" of '#{value['originator']}' reqs must be a string")
-        end
-
-        if value['files'].is_a?(Array) && value['files'].all? { |a| a.is_a?(String) } || value['files'].is_a?(String)
-          value['files'] = *value['files']
-        else
-          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename,
-                               msg: "attribute \"files\" of '#{value['originator']}' reqs must be a string or an array of strings.")
-        end
-        value['files'].each do |pattern|
-          pattern.gsub!(%r{\A\./}, '')
-          if pattern.empty?
-            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename,
-                                 msg: "attribute \"files\" of '#{value['originator']}' must not have an empty string")
-          end
-          p = Pathname.new(pattern)
-          if p.absolute?
-            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename,
-                                 msg: "'#{pattern}' must not be an absolute path")
-          end
-          if p.each_filename.any? { |e| e == '..' }
-            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename,
-                                 msg: "'#{pattern}' must not include '..'")
-          end
-          load_pattern(
-            config_filename: config_filename,
-            pattern: pattern,
-            origin: value['originator'],
-            silent: silent,
-            category: value['category'],
-            disable_naming_convention_check: value['disable_naming_convention_check'],
-            no_check_enclosed: no_check_enclosed
-          )
-        end
-      end
-      puts 'Done.' unless silent
-    end
-
-    def extract_type(attr)
-      return {} if attr.empty?
-
-      hscan = attr.scan(/\Ah(\d+)\s.+/)
-      if hscan.length == 1
-        level = hscan[0][0].to_i
-        return { 'type' => "heading_#{level}", 'text' => attr[2 + hscan[0][0].length..-1].strip }
-      else
-        iscan = attr.scan(/\Ainfo\s.+/)
-        return { 'type' => 'information', 'text' => attr[5..-1].strip } if iscan.length == 1
-      end
-      nil
-    end
-
-    def load_file(filename:, origin:, silent:, category:, disable_naming_convention_check: false, no_check_enclosed: false)
-      puts "Loading [#{origin.empty? ? "unknown" : origin}] #{filename}..." unless silent
-      binary_data = OPTIONS[:output_format] == 'stdout' ? @dim_file : File.binread(filename).force_encoding('UTF-8')
-
-      # this looks expensive but measurement showed it's close to zero
-      @@invalid_ccs.each { |k, v| binary_data = binary_data.gsub(k, v) }
-
-      if binary_data.valid_encoding?
-        begin
-          psych_doc = YAML.parse(binary_data)
-        rescue Psych::SyntaxError => e
-          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: e.message)
-        end
-      else
-        begin
-          psych_doc = YAML.parse(binary_data.encode('UTF-8', invalid: :replace, undef: :replace, replace: '?'),
-                                 filename: filename)
-        rescue Psych::SyntaxError => e
-          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: e.message)
-        end
-      end
-      unless psych_doc
-        puts "Warning: empty file detected; skipped loading of #{filename}"
-
-        return
-      end
-      reqs = psych_doc.to_ruby
-
-      unless reqs.is_a?(Hash)
-        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename,
-                             msg: 'top level must be a hash with keys "module", "enclosed", "metadata" and/or unique ids'
-        )
-      end
-
-      # TODO: Remove module backward compatibility in future version
-      if reqs.key?('document') && reqs.key?('module')
-        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(
-          code: 1,
-          filename: filename,
-          msg: 'module and document found in the file; please rename module to document'
-        )
-      end
-
-      if reqs.key?('document')
-        if !reqs['document'].is_a?(String) || reqs['document'].empty?
-          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: 'document must be a non-empty string')
-        end
-        document = reqs['document']
-        # TODO: Remove module backward compatibility in future version
-        reqs['module'] = document
-      elsif reqs.key?('module')
-        if !(reqs['module'].is_a? String) || reqs['module'].empty?
-          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: 'module name must be a non-empty string')
-        end
-        document = reqs['module']
-        reqs['document'] = document
-      else
-        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: 'Document name is missing; please add document name')
-      end
-
-      validate_srs_name(document, disable_naming_convention_check, category, filename)
-
-      if @module_data.key?(document)
-        if @module_data[document][:origin] != origin
-          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg:
-            "files of the same module must have the same owner:\n" +
-            "- #{@module_data[document][:files].first[0]} (#{@module_data[document][:origin]})\n" +
-            "- #{filename} (#{origin})")
-        elsif @module_data[document][:category] != category
-          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg:
-            "files of the same module must have the same category:\n" +
-            "- #{@module_data[document][:files].first[0]} (#{@module_data[document][:category]})\n" +
-            "- #{filename} (#{category})")
-        end
-      else
-        @module_data[document] = { origin: origin, category: category, files: {} }
-      end
-
-      if @module_data[document][:files].key?(filename)
-        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: "file #{filename} already loaded")
-      end
-
-      @module_data[document][:files][filename] = []
-      @metadata[document] ||= ''
-
-      if reqs.key?('metadata')
-        unless reqs['metadata'].is_a?(String)
-          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: 'metadata must be a string')
-        end
-        unless reqs['metadata'].empty?
-          unless @metadata[document].empty?
-            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: 'only one metadata per module allowed')
-          end
-          @metadata[document] = reqs['metadata'].strip
-        end
-      end
-
-      if reqs.key?('enclosed') && !no_check_enclosed
-        ecl = reqs['enclosed']
-        ecl = [ecl] if ecl.is_a?(String)
-        if !ecl.is_a?(Array) || ecl.empty? || ecl.any? { |s| !s.is_a?(String) || s.empty? }
-          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename,
-                               msg: '"enclosed" must be a non-empty string or an array of non-empty strings')
-        end
-        # Remove superfluous ./ from path
-        ecl = ecl.map do |path|
-          if path.match?(/\\/)
-            puts "Warning: Backward slashes detected in filepath #{path}. Use '/' over '\\' in filepath"
-            path.gsub!('\\', '/')
-          end
-          Pathname.new(path).cleanpath.to_s
-        end
-        dir_file = File.dirname(filename)
-        ecl.each do |l|
-          p = Pathname.new(l)
-          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: "'#{l}' must not be an absolute path") if p.absolute?
-          if p.each_filename.any? do |name|
-              name == '..'
-            end
-            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename,
-                                 msg: "'#{l}' must not include '..'")
-          end
-
-          src = File.join(dir_file, l)
-          src_globbed = Dir.glob(src)
-          if src_globbed.empty?
-            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename,
-                                 msg: "\"#{l}\" in \"enclosed\" does not refer to any existing file")
-          end
-        end
-        @module_data[document][:files][filename] += ecl
-      end
-
-      line_numbers = psych_doc.line_numbers
-
-      reqs.each do |id, attr|
-        next if %w[module enclosed metadata document].include? id
-
-        if @requirements.key?(id)
-          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: "id \"#{id}\" found more than once")
-        end
-
-        if id.include?(',')
-          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: "Disallowed ',' found in id \"#{id}\"")
-        end
-
-        validate_srs_name(id, disable_naming_convention_check, category, filename, 'ID')
-
-        if attr.is_a?(String)
-          attr.strip!
-          res = extract_type(attr)
-          if res
-            attr = res
-          else
-            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename,
-                                 msg: "Invalid short-form in requirement \"#{id}\", valid forms are \"h<level> <text>\" or \"info <text>\"")
-          end
-        elsif attr.is_a?(Hash)
-          attr.keys.select do |k|
-            @all_attributes.key?(k) && %i[multi split].include?(@all_attributes[k][:format_style])
-          end.each do |k|
-            attr[k] = attr[k].cleanUniqString if attr[k].is_a?(String)
-          end
-          attr['tags'] = attr['tags'].cleanUniqString if attr['tags'].is_a?(String)
-        else
-          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: "attributes for id \"#{id}\" must be key-value pairs")
-        end
-        unless attr.key?('verification_methods')
-          attr['verification_methods'] = attr['test_setups'] if attr.key?('test_setups')
-        end
-        attr.each do |key, value|
-          unless value.is_a?(String)
-            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename,
-                                 msg: "value of attribute \"#{key}\" must be String not #{value.class}")
-          end
-          attr[key].gsub!("\u00A0", ' ')
-          attr[key].strip!
-        end
-
-        r = Requirement.new(id, document, filename, attr, origin, self, category, line_numbers[id], @all_attributes)
-        reqs[id] = attr
-        @requirements[id] = r
-      end
-
-      @original_data[filename] = Marshal.load(Marshal.dump(reqs))
-    end
-
-    def load_pattern(config_filename:, pattern:, origin:, silent:, category:, disable_naming_convention_check: false, no_check_enclosed: false)
-      if pattern.match?(/\\/)
-        puts "Warning: Backward slashes detected in pattern #{pattern}. Use '/' over '\\'"
-        pattern.gsub!('\\', '/')
-      end
-      pattern_search = config_filename ? File.join(File.dirname(config_filename), pattern) : pattern
-      fs = Dir.glob(pattern_search).sort
-      if fs.empty? && !silent
-        puts "Info: no matches for \"#{pattern}\" in \"#{config_filename}\""
-      end
-      fs.each do |f|
-        load_file(filename: f, origin: origin, silent: silent, category: category, disable_naming_convention_check: disable_naming_convention_check, no_check_enclosed: no_check_enclosed)
-      end
-      return unless OPTIONS[:output_format] == 'stdout'
-
-      load_file(filename: '', origin: origin, silent: silent, category: category, disable_naming_convention_check: disable_naming_convention_check, no_check_enclosed: no_check_enclosed)
-    end
-
-    def resolve_properties(folder:, properties_filename:)
-      @properties = open_yml_file(folder, properties_filename, allow_empty_file: true)
-      unless @properties
-        puts "Warning: empty file detected; skipped loading of #{properties_filename}"
-        return
-      end
-
-      @properties.each do |document, value|
-        value.each do |attr, property_value|
-          next unless @all_attributes.key?(attr)
-
-          unless property_value.is_a?(String)
-            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: properties_filename,
-                                 msg: "The value for key #{attr} in properties files must be a string")
-          end
-
-          if @all_attributes.dig(attr, :allowed).nil? ||
-            !property_value.cleanArray.select do |val|
-              !@all_attributes[attr][:allowed].include?(val)
-            end.any?
-            @property_table[document] ||= {}
-            @property_table[document][attr] = property_value.strip
-          else
-            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: properties_filename,
-                                 msg: "The properties file includes an invalid #{attr} value '#{property_value}' for module: #{document}.")
-          end
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
-    def fetch_attributes!(folder:, filename:, silent:)
-      puts "Loading [attributes] #{File.join(folder, filename)}" unless silent
-
-      @custom_attributes.merge!(resolve_attributes(folder: folder, filename: filename))
-      @all_attributes.merge!(@custom_attributes)
-    end
-
-    def search_attributes_file(file)
-      path = Pathname.new(file).parent.realpath
-      if path.root?
-        nil
-      else
-        return path if Dir.new(path).children.include?('attributes.dim')
-        search_attributes_file(path)
-      end
-    end
-
-    def validate_and_load_config(value, config_filename)
-      disable_naming_convention_check = value['disable_naming_convention_check']
-      unless disable_naming_convention_check
-        value['disable_naming_convention_check'] = false
-        return
-      end
-
-      if value['category'] != ALLOWED_CATEGORIES[:software]
-        warn("Warning: disable_naming_convention_check attribute will only take effect when category is software")
-      end
-
-      if disable_naming_convention_check == 'yes'
-        value['disable_naming_convention_check'] = true
-        return
-      elsif disable_naming_convention_check == 'no'
-        value['disable_naming_convention_check'] = false
-        return
-      end
-
-      Dim::ExitHelper.exit(
-        code: 1,
-        filename: config_filename,
-        msg: 'disable_naming_convention_check in config must be either boolean value or a string "yes" or "no"'
-      )
-    end
-
-    def validate_srs_name(name, disable_naming_convention_check, category, filename, attr = 'module')
-      return if category != ALLOWED_CATEGORIES[:software] || disable_naming_convention_check
-
-      # raise error if not starting with SRS_
-      unless name.match?(/^(SRS_)/)
-        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(
-          code: 1,
-          filename: filename,
-          msg: "#{attr} #{name} in software requirement must start with \"SRS_\""
-        )
-      end
-
-      _srs, feature, aspect, *rest = name.split('_')
-
-      # Raise error if more than two _ detected
-      unless rest.empty?
-        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(
-          code: 1,
-          filename: filename,
-          msg: "#{attr} #{name} in software requirement must contain exactly two \"_\""
-        )
-      end
-
-      if feature.to_s.empty?
-        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(
-          code: 1,
-          filename: filename,
-          msg: "invalid #{attr} #{name} in software requirement; missing feature after \"SRS_\""
-        )
-      end
-
-      # Raise error if feature or aspect is non alphanumeric
-      if feature.match?(SRS_NAME_REGEX)
-        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(
-          code: 1,
-          filename: filename,
-          msg: "feature in #{attr} #{name} in software requirement contains non-alphanumeric characters"
-        )
-      end
-
-      if attr == 'module' && !aspect.to_s.empty?
-        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(
-          code: 1,
-          filename: filename,
-          msg: "invalid module #{name} in software requirement; must contain exactly one \"_\""
-        )
-      end
-
-      # Check naming convention for aspect only in case of IDs
-      return if attr == 'module'
-
-      if aspect.to_s.empty?
-        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(
-          code: 1,
-          filename: filename,
-          msg: "invalid ID #{name} in software requirement; missing aspect/ratio after \"SRS_feature\""
-        )
-      end
-
-      if aspect.match?(SRS_NAME_REGEX)
-        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(
-          code: 1,
-          filename: filename,
-          msg: "aspect in ID #{name} in software requirement contains non-alphanumeric characters"
-        )
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
+require 'yaml'
+require 'pathname'
+
+require_relative 'encoding'
+require_relative 'globals'
+require_relative 'ext/psych'
+require_relative 'requirement'
+require_relative 'consistency'
+require_relative 'exit_helper'
+require_relative 'helpers/attribute_helper'
+require_relative 'helpers/file_helper'
+
+using Dim::Refinements
+
+module Dim
+  class Loader
+    include Helpers::AttributeHelper
+
+    attr_reader :requirements, :config, :property_table, :properties, :original_data, :module_data, :metadata, :dim_file, :all_attributes, :custom_attributes
+
+    # YAML standard:
+    # invalid C0 control characters: 0x00 - 0x1F (except TAB 0x09, LF 0x0A and CR 0x0D)
+    # invalid control character DEL 0x7F
+    # invalid C1 control characters: 0x80 - 0x9F (except NEL 0x85)
+    #
+    # in addition NEL will be also replaced which seems to be misused in CRS documents
+    @@invalid_ccs = {
+      "\x00" => '[NUL]', "\x01" => '[SOH]', "\x02" => '[STX]', "\x03" => '[ETX]',
+      "\x04" => '[EOT]', "\x05" => '[ENQ]', "\x06" => '[ACK]', "\x07" => '[BEL]',
+      "\x08" => '[BS]',                                        "\x0B" => '[VT]',
+      "\x0C" => '[FF]',                     "\x0E" => '[SO]',  "\x0F" => '[SI]',
+      "\x10" => '[DLE]', "\x11" => '[DC1]', "\x12" => '[DC2]', "\x13" => '[DC3]',
+      "\x14" => '[DC4]', "\x15" => '[NAK]', "\x16" => '[SYN]', "\x17" => '[ETB]',
+      "\x18" => '[CAN]', "\x19" => '[EM]',  "\x1A" => '[SUB]', "\x1B" => '[ESC]',
+      "\x1C" => '[FS]',  "\x1D" => '[GS]',  "\x1E" => '[RS]',  "\x1F" => '[US]',
+      "\x7F" => '[DEL]',
+      "\u0080" => '[PAD]', "\u0081" => '[HOP]', "\u0082" => '[BPH]', "\u0083" => '[NBH]',
+      "\u0084" => '[IND]', "\u0085" => '[NEL]', "\u0086" => '[SSA]', "\u0087" => '[ESA]',
+      "\u0088" => '[HTS]', "\u0089" => '[HTJ]', "\u008A" => '[VTS]', "\u008B" => '[PLD]',
+      "\u008C" => '[PLU]', "\u008D" => '[RI]',  "\u008E" => '[SS2]', "\u008F" => '[SS3]',
+      "\u0090" => '[DCS]', "\u0091" => '[PU1]', "\u0092" => '[PU2]', "\u0093" => '[STS]',
+      "\u0094" => '[CCH]', "\u0095" => '[MW]',  "\u0096" => '[SPA]', "\u0097" => '[EPA]',
+      "\u0098" => '[SOS]', "\u0099" => '[SGCI]', "\u009A" => '[SCI]', "\u009B" => '[CSI]',
+      "\u009C" => '[ST]',  "\u009D" => '[OSC]', "\u009E" => '[PM]', "\u009F" => '[APC]'
+    }
+
+    def initialize
+      @requirements = {}
+      @module_data = {}
+      @metadata = {}
+      @config = {}
+      @properties = {}
+      @property_table = {}
+      @original_data = {}
+      @all_attributes = Requirement::SYNTAX.dup
+      @custom_attributes = {}
+    end
+
+    def filter(str)
+      @requirements.keep_if { |_id, r| r.filter(str) }
+    end
+
+    def load(file: nil, attributes_file: nil, allow_missing: false, no_check_enclosed: false, silent: true, input_filenames: [])
+      ::Psych::Nodes::Scalar.add_patch
+      ::Psych::Visitors::ToRuby.add_patch
+
+      input_filenames = *input_filenames
+      # If output format is vim then we do not need to read the file,
+      # content will be read from the stdin and printed out to stdout. This is to enhance the
+      # formatting in the vim.
+      unless OPTIONS[:output_format] == 'stdout'
+        if input_filenames.length > 0 and file
+          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, msg: 'use either file or input_filenames argument (deprecated) for load method')
+        end
+        if input_filenames.length > 1
+          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1,
+                               msg: 'input_filenames argument (deprecated) of load method must have at maximum one entry')
+        end
+        file = input_filenames[0] if input_filenames.length == 1
+        unless file
+          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1,
+                               msg: 'neither file nor input_filenames argument (deprecated) argument specified for load method')
+        end
+      end
+
+      unless silent
+        if allow_missing && OPTIONS[:subcommand] != 'format'
+          puts "Warning: Using 'allow-missing' might influence metrics when some references are ignored!\n"
+        end
+        puts 'Start Loading...'
+      end
+
+      Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: file, msg: 'does not exist') unless File.exist?(file.to_s) || OPTIONS[:output_format] == 'stdout'
+
+      @dim_file = OPTIONS[:output_format] == 'stdout' ? $stdin.read.chomp : File.binread(file).chomp
+
+      if attributes_file
+        fetch_attributes!(folder: File.dirname(attributes_file), filename: attributes_file.split('/').last, silent: silent)
+      elsif !dim_file.match(/^Config:/)
+        folder = search_attributes_file(file.to_s)
+        fetch_attributes!(folder: folder, filename: 'attributes.dim', silent: silent) if folder
+      end
+
+      if dim_file.match(/^Config:/)
+        load_config(config_filename: file.to_s, silent: silent)
+      else
+        load_pattern(
+          config_filename: nil,
+          pattern: file.to_s,
+          origin: '',
+          silent: silent,
+          category: 'unspecified',
+          disable_naming_convention_check: false,
+          no_check_enclosed: no_check_enclosed
+        )
+      end
+
+      puts 'Checking consistency...' unless silent
+      checker = Dim::Consistency.new(self)
+      checker.check(allow_missing: allow_missing)
+      puts 'Done.' unless silent
+    ensure
+      ::Psych::Nodes::Scalar.revert_patch
+      ::Psych::Visitors::ToRuby.revert_patch
+    end
+
+    def load_config(config_filename:, silent: true, no_check_enclosed: false)
+      puts "Loading [config] #{config_filename}..." unless silent
+      @config = open_yml_file(config_filename, '')
+
+      allowed_attributes = %w[Config Properties Attributes]
+
+      @config.each_key do |k|
+        next unless allowed_attributes.none? { |a| a == k }
+
+        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename, msg: "top level key in config file must be #{allowed_attributes.map do |a|
+                                                                                                                "\"#{a}\""
+                                                                                                              end.join(', ')}, found \"#{k}\"")
+      end
+
+      if @config.key?('Attributes')
+        if @config['Attributes'].is_a?(String)
+          fetch_attributes!(folder: File.dirname(config_filename), filename: @config['Attributes'], silent: silent)
+        else
+          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename, msg: "'Attributes' must be a string")
+        end
+      end
+
+      if @config.key?('Properties')
+        if @config['Properties'].is_a?(String)
+          resolve_properties(folder: File.dirname(config_filename), properties_filename: @config['Properties'])
+        else
+          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename, msg: "'Properties' must be a string")
+        end
+      end
+
+      # COP: Move to constants
+      allowed_keys = %w[files category originator disable_naming_convention_check]
+      allowed_categories = ALLOWED_CATEGORIES.values
+
+      if @config['Config'].is_a?(Array)
+        config_values = @config['Config']
+      else
+        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename, msg: "'Config' must be an array")
+      end
+
+      config_values.each do |value|
+        validate_and_load_config(value, config_filename)
+
+        unless value.is_a?(Hash) && value.keys.sort_by(&:length).eql?(allowed_keys.sort_by(&:length))
+          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename,
+                               msg: "each hash in 'Config' array must have key/value pairs for #{allowed_keys.join(', ')}.")
+        end
+
+        if value['category'].is_a?(String)
+          value['category'].strip!
+          unless allowed_categories.include?(value['category'])
+            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename,
+                                 msg: "attribute \"category\" of '#{value['originator']}' reqs is '#{value['category']}' but must be one of #{allowed_categories.join(', ')}.")
+          end
+        else
+          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename,
+                               msg: "attribute \"category\" of '#{value['originator']}' reqs must be a string")
+        end
+
+        if value['files'].is_a?(Array) && value['files'].all? { |a| a.is_a?(String) } || value['files'].is_a?(String)
+          value['files'] = *value['files']
+        else
+          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename,
+                               msg: "attribute \"files\" of '#{value['originator']}' reqs must be a string or an array of strings.")
+        end
+        value['files'].each do |pattern|
+          pattern.gsub!(%r{\A\./}, '')
+          if pattern.empty?
+            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename,
+                                 msg: "attribute \"files\" of '#{value['originator']}' must not have an empty string")
+          end
+          p = Pathname.new(pattern)
+          if p.absolute?
+            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename,
+                                 msg: "'#{pattern}' must not be an absolute path")
+          end
+          if p.each_filename.any? { |e| e == '..' }
+            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: config_filename,
+                                 msg: "'#{pattern}' must not include '..'")
+          end
+          load_pattern(
+            config_filename: config_filename,
+            pattern: pattern,
+            origin: value['originator'],
+            silent: silent,
+            category: value['category'],
+            disable_naming_convention_check: value['disable_naming_convention_check'],
+            no_check_enclosed: no_check_enclosed
+          )
+        end
+      end
+      puts 'Done.' unless silent
+    end
+
+    def extract_type(attr)
+      return {} if attr.empty?
+
+      hscan = attr.scan(/\Ah(\d+)\s.+/)
+      if hscan.length == 1
+        level = hscan[0][0].to_i
+        return { 'type' => "heading_#{level}", 'text' => attr[2 + hscan[0][0].length..-1].strip }
+      else
+        iscan = attr.scan(/\Ainfo\s.+/)
+        return { 'type' => 'information', 'text' => attr[5..-1].strip } if iscan.length == 1
+      end
+      nil
+    end
+
+    def load_file(filename:, origin:, silent:, category:, disable_naming_convention_check: false, no_check_enclosed: false)
+      puts "Loading [#{origin.empty? ? "unknown" : origin}] #{filename}..." unless silent
+      binary_data = OPTIONS[:output_format] == 'stdout' ? @dim_file : File.binread(filename).force_encoding('UTF-8')
+
+      # this looks expensive but measurement showed it's close to zero
+      @@invalid_ccs.each { |k, v| binary_data = binary_data.gsub(k, v) }
+
+      if binary_data.valid_encoding?
+        begin
+          psych_doc = YAML.parse(binary_data)
+        rescue Psych::SyntaxError => e
+          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: e.message)
+        end
+      else
+        begin
+          psych_doc = YAML.parse(binary_data.encode('UTF-8', invalid: :replace, undef: :replace, replace: '?'),
+                                 filename: filename)
+        rescue Psych::SyntaxError => e
+          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: e.message)
+        end
+      end
+      unless psych_doc
+        puts "Warning: empty file detected; skipped loading of #{filename}"
+
+        return
+      end
+      reqs = psych_doc.to_ruby
+
+      unless reqs.is_a?(Hash)
+        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename,
+                             msg: 'top level must be a hash with keys "document", "enclosed", "metadata" and/or unique ids'
+        )
+      end
+
+      if reqs.key?('document')
+        if !reqs['document'].is_a?(String) || reqs['document'].empty?
+          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: 'document name must be a non-empty string')
+        end
+        document = reqs['document']
+      else
+        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: 'Document name is missing; please add document name')
+      end
+
+      validate_srs_name(document, disable_naming_convention_check, category, filename)
+
+      if @module_data.key?(document)
+        if @module_data[document][:origin] != origin
+          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg:
+            "files of the same document must have the same owner:\n" +
+            "- #{@module_data[document][:files].first[0]} (#{@module_data[document][:origin]})\n" +
+            "- #{filename} (#{origin})")
+        elsif @module_data[document][:category] != category
+          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg:
+            "files of the same document must have the same category:\n" +
+            "- #{@module_data[document][:files].first[0]} (#{@module_data[document][:category]})\n" +
+            "- #{filename} (#{category})")
+        end
+      else
+        @module_data[document] = { origin: origin, category: category, files: {} }
+      end
+
+      if @module_data[document][:files].key?(filename)
+        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: "file #{filename} already loaded")
+      end
+
+      @module_data[document][:files][filename] = []
+      @metadata[document] ||= ''
+
+      if reqs.key?('metadata')
+        unless reqs['metadata'].is_a?(String)
+          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: 'metadata must be a string')
+        end
+        unless reqs['metadata'].empty?
+          unless @metadata[document].empty?
+            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: 'only one metadata per document allowed')
+          end
+          @metadata[document] = reqs['metadata'].strip
+        end
+      end
+
+      if reqs.key?('enclosed') && !no_check_enclosed
+        ecl = reqs['enclosed']
+        ecl = [ecl] if ecl.is_a?(String)
+        if !ecl.is_a?(Array) || ecl.empty? || ecl.any? { |s| !s.is_a?(String) || s.empty? }
+          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename,
+                               msg: '"enclosed" must be a non-empty string or an array of non-empty strings')
+        end
+        # Remove superfluous ./ from path
+        ecl = ecl.map do |path|
+          if path.match?(/\\/)
+            puts "Warning: Backward slashes detected in filepath #{path}. Use '/' over '\\' in filepath"
+            path.gsub!('\\', '/')
+          end
+          Pathname.new(path).cleanpath.to_s
+        end
+        dir_file = File.dirname(filename)
+        ecl.each do |l|
+          p = Pathname.new(l)
+          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: "'#{l}' must not be an absolute path") if p.absolute?
+          if p.each_filename.any? do |name|
+              name == '..'
+            end
+            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename,
+                                 msg: "'#{l}' must not include '..'")
+          end
+
+          src = File.join(dir_file, l)
+          src_globbed = Dir.glob(src)
+          if src_globbed.empty?
+            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename,
+                                 msg: "\"#{l}\" in \"enclosed\" does not refer to any existing file")
+          end
+        end
+        @module_data[document][:files][filename] += ecl
+      end
+
+      line_numbers = psych_doc.line_numbers
+
+      reqs.each do |id, attr|
+        next if %w[enclosed metadata document].include? id
+
+        if @requirements.key?(id)
+          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: "id \"#{id}\" found more than once")
+        end
+
+        if id.include?(',')
+          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: "Disallowed ',' found in id \"#{id}\"")
+        end
+
+        validate_srs_name(id, disable_naming_convention_check, category, filename, 'ID')
+
+        if attr.is_a?(String)
+          attr.strip!
+          res = extract_type(attr)
+          if res
+            attr = res
+          else
+            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename,
+                                 msg: "Invalid short-form in requirement \"#{id}\", valid forms are \"h<level> <text>\" or \"info <text>\"")
+          end
+        elsif attr.is_a?(Hash)
+          attr.keys.select do |k|
+            @all_attributes.key?(k) && %i[multi split].include?(@all_attributes[k][:format_style])
+          end.each do |k|
+            attr[k] = attr[k].cleanUniqString if attr[k].is_a?(String)
+          end
+          attr['tags'] = attr['tags'].cleanUniqString if attr['tags'].is_a?(String)
+        else
+          Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename, msg: "attributes for id \"#{id}\" must be key-value pairs")
+        end
+        attr.each do |key, value|
+          unless value.is_a?(String)
+            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: filename,
+                                 msg: "value of attribute \"#{key}\" must be String not #{value.class}")
+          end
+          attr[key].gsub!("\u00A0", ' ')
+          attr[key].strip!
+        end
+
+        r = Requirement.new(id, document, filename, attr, origin, self, category, line_numbers[id], @all_attributes)
+        reqs[id] = attr
+        @requirements[id] = r
+      end
+
+      @original_data[filename] = Marshal.load(Marshal.dump(reqs))
+    end
+
+    def load_pattern(config_filename:, pattern:, origin:, silent:, category:, disable_naming_convention_check: false, no_check_enclosed: false)
+      if pattern.match?(/\\/)
+        puts "Warning: Backward slashes detected in pattern #{pattern}. Use '/' over '\\'"
+        pattern.gsub!('\\', '/')
+      end
+      pattern_search = config_filename ? File.join(File.dirname(config_filename), pattern) : pattern
+      fs = Dir.glob(pattern_search).sort
+      if fs.empty? && !silent
+        puts "Info: no matches for \"#{pattern}\" in \"#{config_filename}\""
+      end
+      fs.each do |f|
+        load_file(filename: f, origin: origin, silent: silent, category: category, disable_naming_convention_check: disable_naming_convention_check, no_check_enclosed: no_check_enclosed)
+      end
+      return unless OPTIONS[:output_format] == 'stdout'
+
+      load_file(filename: '', origin: origin, silent: silent, category: category, disable_naming_convention_check: disable_naming_convention_check, no_check_enclosed: no_check_enclosed)
+    end
+
+    def resolve_properties(folder:, properties_filename:)
+      @properties = open_yml_file(folder, properties_filename, allow_empty_file: true)
+      unless @properties
+        puts "Warning: empty file detected; skipped loading of #{properties_filename}"
+        return
+      end
+
+      @properties.each do |document, value|
+        value.each do |attr, property_value|
+          next unless @all_attributes.key?(attr)
+
+          unless property_value.is_a?(String)
+            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: properties_filename,
+                                 msg: "The value for key #{attr} in properties files must be a string")
+          end
+
+          if @all_attributes.dig(attr, :allowed).nil? ||
+            !property_value.cleanArray.select do |val|
+              !@all_attributes[attr][:allowed].include?(val)
+            end.any?
+            @property_table[document] ||= {}
+            @property_table[document][attr] = property_value.strip
+          else
+            Dim::ExitHelper.exit(code: 1, filename: properties_filename,
+                                 msg: "The properties file includes an invalid #{attr} value '#{property_value}' for document: #{document}.")
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def fetch_attributes!(folder:, filename:, silent:)
+      puts "Loading [attributes] #{File.join(folder, filename)}" unless silent
+
+      @custom_attributes.merge!(resolve_attributes(folder: folder, filename: filename))
+      @all_attributes.merge!(@custom_attributes)
+    end
+
+    def search_attributes_file(file)
+      path = Pathname.new(file).parent.realpath
+      if path.root?
+        nil
+      else
+        return path if Dir.new(path).children.include?('attributes.dim')
+        search_attributes_file(path)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def validate_and_load_config(value, config_filename)
+      disable_naming_convention_check = value['disable_naming_convention_check']
+      unless disable_naming_convention_check
+        value['disable_naming_convention_check'] = false
+        return
+      end
+
+      if value['category'] != ALLOWED_CATEGORIES[:software]
+        warn("Warning: disable_naming_convention_check attribute will only take effect when category is software")
+      end
+
+      if disable_naming_convention_check == 'yes'
+        value['disable_naming_convention_check'] = true
+        return
+      elsif disable_naming_convention_check == 'no'
+        value['disable_naming_convention_check'] = false
+        return
+      end
+
+      Dim::ExitHelper.exit(
+        code: 1,
+        filename: config_filename,
+        msg: 'disable_naming_convention_check in config must be either boolean value or a string "yes" or "no"'
+      )
+    end
+
+    def validate_srs_name(name, disable_naming_convention_check, category, filename, attr = 'document')
+      return if category != ALLOWED_CATEGORIES[:software] || disable_naming_convention_check
+
+      # raise error if not starting with SRS_
+      unless name.match?(/^(SRS_)/)
+        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(
+          code: 1,
+          filename: filename,
+          msg: "#{attr} #{name} in software requirement must start with \"SRS_\""
+        )
+      end
+
+      _srs, feature, aspect, *rest = name.split('_')
+
+      # Raise error if more than two _ detected
+      unless rest.empty?
+        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(
+          code: 1,
+          filename: filename,
+          msg: "#{attr} #{name} in software requirement must contain exactly two \"_\""
+        )
+      end
+
+      if feature.to_s.empty?
+        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(
+          code: 1,
+          filename: filename,
+          msg: "invalid #{attr} #{name} in software requirement; missing feature after \"SRS_\""
+        )
+      end
+
+      # Raise error if feature or aspect is non alphanumeric
+      if feature.match?(SRS_NAME_REGEX)
+        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(
+          code: 1,
+          filename: filename,
+          msg: "feature in #{attr} #{name} in software requirement contains non-alphanumeric characters"
+        )
+      end
+
+      if attr == 'document' && !aspect.to_s.empty?
+        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(
+          code: 1,
+          filename: filename,
+          msg: "invalid document #{name} in software requirement; must contain exactly one \"_\""
+        )
+      end
+
+      # Check naming convention for aspect only in case of IDs
+      return if attr == 'document'
+
+      if aspect.to_s.empty?
+        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(
+          code: 1,
+          filename: filename,
+          msg: "invalid ID #{name} in software requirement; missing aspect/ratio after \"SRS_feature\""
+        )
+      end
+
+      if aspect.match?(SRS_NAME_REGEX)
+        Dim::ExitHelper.exit(
+          code: 1,
+          filename: filename,
+          msg: "aspect in ID #{name} in software requirement contains non-alphanumeric characters"
+        )
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end