fix_parse_all.jl

testStr = "8=FIX4.2.\x019=65\x0135=A\x0149=S\x0156=C\x0134=177\x0152=20160125-18:30:55\x0198=0\x01108=30\x0110=065\x01"

soh = Char(0x01)

function fix_parse_split(str)
  ret = []
  for chunk in split(testStr, soh)
    if length(chunk) > 0
      push!(ret, chunk)
    end
  end  
  return ret
end

function fix_parse_idx(str)
  ret = []
  prev_idx = 1
  for idx in 1 : length(str)    
    # beware julia indexing starts at 1!! 
    if str[idx] == soh && idx > 1
      # we want to match parse_split so dont include SOH
      chunk = str[prev_idx:idx - 1]
      if length(chunk) > 0 
        push!(ret, chunk)
      end
      prev_idx = idx + 1
    end
  end
  return ret;
end

assert(parse_idx(testStr) == parse_split(testStr))