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+/* $Id: vector.h,v 1.1 2002-04-07 21:29:23 rjkaes Exp $
+ *
+ * A vector implementation. The vector can be of an arbritrary length, and
+ * the data for each entry is an lump of data (the size is stored in the
+ * vector.)
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2002 Robert James Kaes (rjkaes@flarenet.com)
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef _VECTOR_H
+#define _VECTOR_H
+
+/* Allow the use in C++ code. */
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * We're using a typedef here to "hide" the implementation details of the
+ * vector. Sure, it's a pointer, but the struct is hidden in the C file.
+ * So, just use the vector_t like it's a cookie. :)
+ */
+typedef struct vector_s *vector_t;
+
+/*
+ * vector_create() takes no arguments.
+ * vector_delete() is self explanatory.
+ */
+extern vector_t vector_create(void);
+extern int vector_delete(vector_t vector);
+
+/*
+ * When you insert a piece of data into the vector, the data will be
+ * duplicated, so you must free your copy if it was created on the
+ * heap. The data must be non-NULL and the length must be greater
+ * than zero.
+ *
+ * Returns: negative on error
+ * 0 upon successful insert.
+ */
+extern int vector_insert(vector_t vector, void *data, ssize_t len);
+
+/*
+ * A pointer to the data at position "pos" (zero based) is returned in the
+ * "data" pointer. If the vector is out of bound, data is set to NULL.
+ *
+ * The pointer points to the actual data in the vector, so you have
+ * the power to modify the data, but do it responsibly since the
+ * library doesn't take any steps to prevent you from messing up the
+ * vector. (A better rule is, don't modify the data since you'll
+ * likely mess up the "length" parameter of the data.) However, DON'T
+ * try to realloc or free the data; doing so will break the vector.
+ *
+ * Returns: negative upon an error
+ * length of data if position is valid
+ */
+extern ssize_t vector_getentry(vector_t vector, size_t pos, void **data);
+
+/*
+ * Returns the number of enteries (or the length) of the vector.
+ *
+ * Returns: negative if vector is not valid
+ * positive length of vector otherwise
+ */
+extern ssize_t vector_length(vector_t vector);
+
+#if defined(_cplusplus)
+}
+#endif /* C++ */
+
+#endif /* _VECTOR_H */