diff -r 4c89c7683fb6 -r 3c066d52342d src/server/sstring.h
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+/*
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2011 Olaf Wintermann. 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 COPYRIGHT HOLDERS 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 COPYRIGHT HOLDER 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _SSTRING_H
+#define	_SSTRING_H
+
+#define S(s) { s, sizeof(s)-1 }
+#define ST(s) sstrn(s, sizeof(s)-1)
+
+#ifdef	__cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+typedef struct sstring {
+    char   *ptr;
+    size_t length;
+} sstr_t;
+
+/*
+ * creates a new sstr_t from a null terminated string
+ *
+ * s  null terminated string
+ */
+sstr_t sstr (char *s);
+
+/*
+ * creates a new sstr_t from a string and length
+ *
+ * s  string
+ * n  length of string
+ */
+sstr_t sstrn (char *s, size_t n);
+
+
+/*
+ * gets the length of n sstr_t strings
+ *
+ * n    number of strings
+ * s    string
+ * ...  strings
+ */
+size_t sstrnlen (size_t n, sstr_t s, ...);
+
+
+/*
+ * concatenates n strings
+ *
+ * n    number of strings
+ * s    new string with enough memory allocated
+ * ...  strings
+ */
+sstr_t sstrncat (size_t n, sstr_t s, sstr_t c1, ...);
+
+
+/*
+ * 
+ */
+sstr_t sstrsubs (sstr_t s, size_t start);
+
+/*
+ * 
+ */
+sstr_t sstrsubsl (sstr_t s, size_t start, size_t end);
+
+
+int sstrcmp(sstr_t s1, sstr_t s2);
+
+sstr_t sstrdub(sstr_t s);
+
+#ifdef	__cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif	/* _SSTRING_H */
+