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#ifndef BLI_STRING_H
#define BLI_STRING_H

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

	/**
	 * Duplicates the cstring @a str into a newly mallocN'd
	 * string and returns it.
	 * 
	 * @param str The string to be duplicated
	 * @retval Returns the duplicated string
	 */
char *BLI_strdup(const char *str);

	/**
	 * Duplicates the first @a len bytes of cstring @a str 
	 * into a newly mallocN'd string and returns it. @a str
	 * is assumed to be at least len bytes long.
	 * 
	 * @param str The string to be duplicated
	 * @param len The number of bytes to duplicate
	 * @retval Returns the duplicated string
	 */
char *BLI_strdupn(const char *str, int len);

	/**
	 * Like strncpy but ensures dst is always
	 * '\0' terminated.
	 * 
	 * @param dst Destination for copy
	 * @param src Source string to copy
	 * @param maxncpy Maximum number of characters to copy (generally
	 *   the size of dst)
	 * @retval Returns dst
	 */
char *BLI_strncpy(char *dst, const char *src, int maxncpy);

	/* 
	 * Replacement for snprintf
	 */
int BLI_snprintf(char *buffer, size_t count, const char *format, ...);

	/* 
	 * Print formatted string into a newly mallocN'd string
	 * and return it.
	 */
char *BLI_sprintfN(const char *format, ...);

	/**
	 * Compare two strings
	 * 
	 * @retval True if the strings are equal, false otherwise.
	 */
int BLI_streq(const char *a, const char *b);

	/**
	 * Compare two strings without regard to case.
	 * 
	 * @retval True if the strings are equal, false otherwise.
	 */
int BLI_strcaseeq(const char *a, const char *b);

char *BLI_strcasestr(const char *s, const char *find);
int BLI_strcasecmp(const char *s1, const char *s2);
int BLI_strncasecmp(const char *s1, const char *s2, int n);
int BLI_natstrcmp(const char *s1, const char *s2);

void BLI_timestr(double _time, char *str); /* time var is global */

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif
