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591\. Tag Validator

Hard

Given a string representing a code snippet, implement a tag validator to parse the code and return whether it is valid.

A code snippet is valid if all the following rules hold:

1.  The code must be wrapped in a **valid closed tag**. Otherwise, the code is invalid.
2.  A **closed tag** (not necessarily valid) has exactly the following format : `TAG_CONTENT`. Among them, `` is the start tag, and `` is the end tag. The TAG\_NAME in start and end tags should be the same. A closed tag is **valid** if and only if the TAG\_NAME and TAG\_CONTENT are valid.
3.  A **valid** `TAG_NAME` only contain **upper-case letters**, and has length in range [1,9]. Otherwise, the `TAG_NAME` is **invalid**.
4.  A **valid** `TAG_CONTENT` may contain other **valid closed tags**, **cdata** and any characters (see note1) **EXCEPT** unmatched `<`, unmatched start and end tag, and unmatched or closed tags with invalid TAG\_NAME. Otherwise, the `TAG_CONTENT` is **invalid**.
5.  A start tag is unmatched if no end tag exists with the same TAG\_NAME, and vice versa. However, you also need to consider the issue of unbalanced when tags are nested.
6.  A `<` is unmatched if you cannot find a subsequent `>`. And when you find a `<` or `` should be parsed as TAG\_NAME (not necessarily valid).
7.  The cdata has the following format : ``. The range of `CDATA_CONTENT` is defined as the characters between ``.
8.  `CDATA_CONTENT` may contain **any characters**. The function of cdata is to forbid the validator to parse `CDATA_CONTENT`, so even it has some characters that can be parsed as tag (no matter valid or invalid), you should treat it as **regular characters**.

**Example 1:**

**Input:** code = "This is the first line ]]>"

**Output:** true

**Explanation:**

    The code is wrapped in a closed tag :  and .
    The TAG_NAME is valid, the TAG_CONTENT consists of some characters and cdata.
    Although CDATA_CONTENT has an unmatched start tag with invalid TAG_NAME, it should be considered as plain text, not parsed as a tag.
    So TAG_CONTENT is valid, and then the code is valid. Thus return true. 

**Example 2:**

**Input:** code = ">> ![cdata[]] ]>]]>]]>>]"

**Output:** true

**Explanation:**

    We first separate the code into : start_tag|tag_content|end_tag.
    start_tag -> ""
    end_tag -> ""
    tag_content could also be separated into : text1|cdata|text2.
    text1 -> ">> ![cdata[]] "
    cdata -> "]>]]>", where the CDATA_CONTENT is "]>"
    text2 -> "]]>>]" The reason why start_tag is NOT ">>" is because of the rule 6.
    The reason why cdata is NOT "]>]]>]]>" is because of the rule 7. 

**Example 3:**

**Input:** code = "   "

**Output:** false

**Explanation:** Unbalanced. If "" is closed, then "" must be unmatched, and vice versa. 

**Constraints:**

*   `1 <= code.length <= 500`
*   `code` consists of English letters, digits, `'<'`, `'>'`, `'/'`, `'!'`, `'['`, `']'`, `'.'`, and `' '`.