/*-
 * Copyright (c) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Lev Walkin <vlm@lionet.info>.
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 * are met:
 * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
 *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 *
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
 * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
 * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
 * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
 * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
 * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
 * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
 * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
 * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
 * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 * SUCH DAMAGE.
 *
 * $Id: sf_smisc.h,v 1.6 2005/05/27 05:34:46 vlm Exp $
 */

#ifndef __SF_SMISC_H__
#define __SF_SMISC_H__

#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif	/* __cplusplus */


/***********************************/
/*** Plain string array handlers ***/
/***********************************/

char  **charize(const char *);	/* Make null-terminated char** */
void    free_values(char **);	/* Free values AND the container */
size_t	count_values(char **);
int     copy_values(char **from, char ***to);
char   *vjoin(char **, const char *delimiter);	/* Join values with delimiter */
ssize_t vfind(char **, const char *);	/* Work on char[]'s */
ssize_t cvfind(char **, const char *);	/* Case-insensitive */


/**********************************/
/* Misc. string functions helpers */
/**********************************/

int eq  (const char *a, const char *b);	/* Equality test */
int ecq (const char *a, const char *b);	/* Case-insensitive */
int ecq2(const char *a, const char *b);	/* b's lowercase assumed */

int countchar (const char *, char what2countChar);
int countchar2(const char *, const char *what2countSet);
int countstr  (const char *, const char *what2countStr);

char *genstr(int number);	/* Make string containing integer */

char *brace(char *, char rbrace);	/* find a closing bracket */
char *bracen(char *, char rbrace, size_t nlen);	/* find a closing bracket */

/* Need not to be free()'d */
const char *replace(const char *str, const char *what, const char *to);/* leak-free */
char *replace_detach(void);

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif	/* __cplusplus */

#endif	/* __SF_SMISC_H__ */