DDMsgReader.js

function trimSpaces(pString, pLeading, pMultiple, pTrailing)
{
	var leading = true;
	var multiple = true;
	var trailing = true;
	if(typeof(pLeading) != "undefined")
		leading = pLeading;
	if(typeof(pMultiple) != "undefined")
		multiple = pMultiple;
	if(typeof(pTrailing) != "undefined")
		trailing = pTrailing;
		
	// To remove both leading & trailing spaces:
	//pString = pString.replace(/(^\s*)|(\s*$)/gi,"");

	if (leading)
		pString = pString.replace(/(^\s*)/gi,"");
	if (multiple)
		pString = pString.replace(/[ ]{2,}/gi," ");
	if (trailing)
		pString = pString.replace(/(\s*$)/gi,"");

	return pString;
}

// Calculates & returns a page number.
//
// Parameters:
//  pTopIndex: The index (0-based) of the topmost item on the page
//  pNumPerPage: The number of items per page
//
// Return value: The page number
function calcPageNum(pTopIndex, pNumPerPage)
{
  return ((pTopIndex / pNumPerPage) + 1);
}

// Returns the greatest number of messages of all sub-boards within
// a message group.
//
// Parameters:
//  pGrpIndex: The index of the message group
//
// Returns: The greatest number of messages of all sub-boards within
//          the message group
function getGreatestNumMsgs(pGrpIndex)
{
  // Sanity checking
  if (typeof(pGrpIndex) != "number")
    return 0;
  if (typeof(msg_area.grp_list[pGrpIndex]) == "undefined")
    return 0;

  var greatestNumMsgs = 0;
  var msgBase = null;
  for (var subIndex = 0; subIndex < msg_area.grp_list[pGrpIndex].sub_list.length; ++subIndex)
  {
    msgBase = new MsgBase(msg_area.grp_list[pGrpIndex].sub_list[subIndex].code);
    if (msgBase == null) continue;
    if (msgBase.open())
    {
      if (msgBase.total_msgs > greatestNumMsgs)
        greatestNumMsgs = msgBase.total_msgs;
      msgBase.close();
    }
  }
  return greatestNumMsgs;
}

// Inputs a keypress from the user and handles some ESC-based
// characters such as PageUp, PageDown, and ESC.  If PageUp
// or PageDown are pressed, this function will return the
// string "\1PgUp" (KEY_PAGE_UP) or "\1Pgdn" (KEY_PAGE_DOWN),
// respectively.  Also, F1-F5 will be returned as "\1F1"
// through "\1F5", respectively.
// Thanks goes to Psi-Jack for the original impementation
// of this function.
//
// Parameters:
//  pGetKeyMode: Optional - The mode bits for console.getkey().
//               If not specified, K_NONE will be used.
//
// Return value: The user's keypress
function getKeyWithESCChars(pGetKeyMode)
{
	var getKeyMode = K_NONE;
	if (typeof(pGetKeyMode) == "number")
		getKeyMode = pGetKeyMode;

	var userInput = console.getkey(getKeyMode);
	if (userInput == KEY_ESC) {
		switch (console.inkey(K_NOECHO|K_NOSPIN, 2)) {
			case '[':
				switch (console.inkey(K_NOECHO|K_NOSPIN, 2)) {
					case 'V':
						userInput = KEY_PAGE_UP;
						break;
					case 'U':
						userInput = KEY_PAGE_DOWN;
						break;
				}
				break;
			case 'O':
				switch (console.inkey(K_NOECHO|K_NOSPIN, 2)) {
					case 'P':
						userInput = "\1F1";
						break;
					case 'Q':
						userInput = "\1F2";
						break;
					case 'R':
						userInput = "\1F3";
						break;
					case 'S':
						userInput = "\1F4";
						break;
					case 't':
						userInput = "\1F5";
						break;
				}
			default:
				break;
		}
	}

	return userInput;
}

// Finds the next or previous non-empty message sub-board.  Returns an
// object containing the message group & sub-board indexes.  If all of
// the next/previous sub-boards are empty, then the given current indexes
// will be returned.
//
// Parameters:
//  pStartGrpIdx: The index of the message group to start from
//  pStartSubIdx: The index of the sub-board in the message group to start from
//  pForward: Boolean - Whether or not to search forward (true) or backward (false).
//            Optional; defaults to true, to search forward.
//
// Return value: An object with the following properties:
//               foundSubBoard: Boolean - Whether or not a different sub-board was found
//               grpIdx: The message group index of the found sub-board
//               subIdx: The sub-board index in the group of the found sub-board
//               subCode: The internal code of the sub-board
//               subChanged: Boolean - Whether or not the found sub-board is
//                           different from the one that was passed in
//               paramsValid: Boolean - Whether or not all the passed-in parameters
//                            were valid.
function findNextOrPrevNonEmptySubBoard(pStartGrpIdx, pStartSubIdx, pForward)
{
   var retObj = new Object();
   retObj.grpIdx = pStartGrpIdx;
   retObj.subIdx = pStartSubIdx;
   retObj.subCode = msg_area.grp_list[pStartGrpIdx].sub_list[pStartSubIdx].code;
   retObj.foundSubBoard = false;

   // Sanity checking
   retObj.paramsValid = ((pStartGrpIdx >= 0) && (pStartGrpIdx < msg_area.grp_list.length) &&
                         (pStartSubIdx >= 0) &&
                         (pStartSubIdx < msg_area.grp_list[pStartGrpIdx].sub_list.length));
   if (!retObj.paramsValid)
      return retObj;

   var grpIdx = pStartGrpIdx;
   var subIdx = pStartSubIdx;
   var searchForward = (typeof(pForward) == "boolean" ? pForward : true);
   if (searchForward)
   {
      // Advance the sub-board (and group) index, and determine whether or not
      // to do the search (i.e., we might not want to if the starting sub-board
      // is the last sub-board in the last group).
      var searchForSubBoard = true;
      if (subIdx <  msg_area.grp_list[grpIdx].sub_list.length - 1)
         ++subIdx;
      else
      {
         if ((grpIdx < msg_area.grp_list.length - 1) && (msg_area.grp_list[grpIdx+1].sub_list.length > 0))
         {
            subIdx = 0;
            ++grpIdx;
         }
         else
            searchForSubBoard = false;
      }
      // If we can search, then do it.
      if (searchForSubBoard)
      {
         while (numMsgsInSubBoard(msg_area.grp_list[grpIdx].sub_list[subIdx].code) == 0)
         {
            if (subIdx < msg_area.grp_list[grpIdx].sub_list.length - 1)
               ++subIdx;
            else
            {
               if ((grpIdx < msg_area.grp_list.length - 1) && (msg_area.grp_list[grpIdx+1].sub_list.length > 0))
               {
                  subIdx = 0;
                  ++grpIdx;
               }
               else
                  break; // Stop searching
            }
         }
      }
   }
   else
   {
      // Search the sub-boards in reverse
      // Decrement the sub-board (and group) index, and determine whether or not
      // to do the search (i.e., we might not want to if the starting sub-board
      // is the first sub-board in the first group).
      var searchForSubBoard = true;
      if (subIdx > 0)
         --subIdx;
      else
      {
         if ((grpIdx > 0) && (msg_area.grp_list[grpIdx-1].sub_list.length > 0))
         {
            --grpIdx;
            subIdx = msg_area.grp_list[grpIdx].sub_list.length - 1;
         }
         else
            searchForSubBoard = false;
      }
      // If we can search, then do it.
      if (searchForSubBoard)
      {
         while (numMsgsInSubBoard(msg_area.grp_list[grpIdx].sub_list[subIdx].code) == 0)
         {
            if (subIdx > 0)
               --subIdx;
            else
            {
               if ((grpIdx > 0) && (msg_area.grp_list[grpIdx-1].sub_list.length > 0))
               {
                  --grpIdx;
                  subIdx = msg_area.grp_list[grpIdx].sub_list.length - 1;
               }
               else
                  break; // Stop searching
            }
         }
      }
   }
   // If we found a sub-board with messages in it, then set the variables
   // in the return object
   if (numMsgsInSubBoard(msg_area.grp_list[grpIdx].sub_list[subIdx].code) > 0)
   {
      retObj.grpIdx = grpIdx;
      retObj.subIdx = subIdx;
      retObj.subCode = msg_area.grp_list[grpIdx].sub_list[subIdx].code;
      retObj.foundSubBoard = true;
      retObj.subChanged = ((grpIdx != pStartGrpIdx) || (subIdx != pStartSubIdx));
   }

   return retObj;
}

// Returns the number of messages in a sub-board.
//
// Parameters:
//  pSubBoardCode: The internal code of the sub-board to check
//  pIncludeDeleted: Optional boolean - Whether or not to include deleted
//                   messages in the count.  Defaults to false.
//
// Return value: The number of messages in the sub-board
function numMsgsInSubBoard(pSubBoardCode, pIncludeDeleted)
{
   var numMessages = 0;
   var msgbase = new MsgBase(pSubBoardCode);
   if (msgbase.open())
   {
      var includeDeleted = (typeof(pIncludeDeleted) == "boolean" ? pIncludeDeleted : false);
      if (includeDeleted)
         numMessages = msgbase.total_msgs;
      else
      {
         // Don't include deleted messages.  Go through each message
         // in the sub-board and count the ones that aren't marked
         // as deleted.
         for (var msgIdx = 0; msgIdx < msgbase.total_msgs; ++msgIdx)
         {
            var msgHdr = msgbase.get_msg_header(true, msgIdx, false);
            if ((msgHdr != null) && ((msgHdr.attr & MSG_DELETE) == 0))
               ++numMessages;
         }
      }
      msgbase.close();
   }
   return numMessages;
}

// Replaces @-codes in a string and returns the new string.
//
// Parameters:
//  pStr: A string in which to replace @-codes
//
// Return value: A version of the string with @-codes interpreted
function replaceAtCodesInStr(pStr)
{
	if (typeof(pStr) != "string")
		return "";

	// This code was originally written by Deuce.  I updated it to check whether
	// the string returned by bbs.atcode() is null, and if so, just return
	// the original string.
	return pStr.replace(/@([^@]+)@/g, function(m, code) {
		var decoded = bbs.atcode(code);
		return (decoded != null ? decoded : "@" + code + "@");
	});
}

// Shortens a string, accounting for control/attribute codes.  Returns a new
// (shortened) copy of the string.
//
// Parameters:
//  pStr: The string to shorten
//  pNewLength: The new (shorter) length of the string
//  pFromLeft: Optional boolean - Whether to start from the left (default) or
//             from the right.  Defaults to true.
//
// Return value: The shortened version of the string
function shortenStrWithAttrCodes(pStr, pNewLength, pFromLeft)
{
	if (typeof(pStr) != "string")
		return "";
	if (typeof(pNewLength) != "number")
		return pStr;
	if (pNewLength >= console.strlen(pStr))
		return pStr;

	var fromLeft = (typeof(pFromLeft) == "boolean" ? pFromLeft : true);
	var strCopy = "";
	var tmpStr = "";
	var strIdx = 0;
	var lengthGood = true;
	if (fromLeft)
	{
		while (lengthGood && (strIdx < pStr.length))
		{
			tmpStr = strCopy + pStr.charAt(strIdx++);
			if (console.strlen(tmpStr) <= pNewLength)
				strCopy = tmpStr;
			else
				lengthGood = false;
		}
	}
	else
	{
		strIdx = pStr.length - 1;
		while (lengthGood && (strIdx >= 0))
		{
			tmpStr = pStr.charAt(strIdx--) + strCopy;
			if (console.strlen(tmpStr) <= pNewLength)
				strCopy = tmpStr;
			else
				lengthGood = false;
		}
	}
	return strCopy;
}

// Returns whether a given name matches the logged-in user's handle, alias, or
// name.
//
// Parameters:
//  pName: A name to match against the logged-in user
//
// Return value: Boolean - Whether or not the given name matches the logged-in
//               user's handle, alias, or name
function userHandleAliasNameMatch(pName)
{
	if (typeof(pName) != "string")
		return false;

	var userMatch = false;
	var nameUpper = pName.toUpperCase();
	if (user.handle.length > 0)
		userMatch = (nameUpper.indexOf(user.handle.toUpperCase()) > -1);
	if (!userMatch && (user.alias.length > 0))
		userMatch = (nameUpper.indexOf(user.alias.toUpperCase()) > -1);
	if (!userMatch && (user.name.length > 0))
		userMatch = (nameUpper.indexOf(user.name.toUpperCase()) > -1);
	return userMatch;
}

// Displays a range of text lines on the screen and allows scrolling through them
// with the up & down arrow keys, PageUp, PageDown, HOME, and END.  It is assumed
// that the array of text lines are already truncated to fit in the width of the
// text area, as a speed optimization.
//
// Parameters:
//  pTxtLines: The array of text lines to allow scrolling for
//  pTopLineIdx: The index of the text line to display at the top
//  pTxtAttrib: The attribute(s) to apply to the text lines
//  pWriteTxtLines: Boolean - Whether or not to write the text lines (in addition
//                  to doing the message loop).  If false, this will only do the
//                  the message loop.  This parameter is intended as a screen
//                  refresh optimization.
//  pTopLeftX: The upper-left corner column for the text area
//  pTopLeftY: The upper-left corner row for the text area
//  pWidth: The width of the text area
//  pHeight: The height of the text area
//  pPostWriteCurX: The X location for the cursor after writing the message
//                  lines
//  pPostWriteCurY: The Y location for the cursor after writing the message
//                  lines
//  pScrollUpdateFn: A function that the caller can provide for updating the
//                   scroll position.  This function has one parameter:
//                   - fractionToLastPage: The fraction of the top index divided
//                     by the top index for the last page (basically, the progress
//                     to the last page).
//
// Return value: An object with the following properties:
//               lastKeypress: The last key pressed by the user (a string)
//               topLineIdx: The new top line index of the text lines, in case of scrolling
function scrollTextLines(pTxtLines, pTopLineIdx, pTxtAttrib, pWriteTxtLines, pTopLeftX, pTopLeftY,
                         pWidth, pHeight, pPostWriteCurX, pPostWriteCurY, pScrollUpdateFn)
{
	// Variables for the top line index for the last page, scrolling, etc.
	var topLineIdxForLastPage = pTxtLines.length - pHeight;
	if (topLineIdxForLastPage < 0)
		topLineIdxForLastPage = 0;
	var msgFractionShown = pHeight / pTxtLines.length;
	if (msgFractionShown > 1)
		msgFractionShown = 1.0;
	var fractionToLastPage = 0;
	var lastTxtRow = pTopLeftY + pHeight - 1;
	var txtLineFormatStr = "%-" + pWidth + "s";

	var retObj = new Object();
	retObj.lastKeypress = "";
	retObj.topLineIdx = pTopLineIdx;

	var writeTxtLines = pWriteTxtLines;
	var continueOn = true;
	while (continueOn)
	{
		// If we are to write the text lines, then write each of them and also
		// clear out the rest of the row on the screen
		if (writeTxtLines)
		{
			// If the scroll update function parameter is a function, then calculate
			// the fraction to the last page and call the scroll update function.
			if (typeof(pScrollUpdateFn) == "function")
			{
				if (topLineIdxForLastPage != 0)
					fractionToLastPage = retObj.topLineIdx / topLineIdxForLastPage;
				pScrollUpdateFn(fractionToLastPage);
			}
			var screenY = pTopLeftY;
			for (var lineIdx = retObj.topLineIdx; (lineIdx < pTxtLines.length) && (screenY <= lastTxtRow); ++lineIdx)
			{
				console.gotoxy(pTopLeftX, screenY++);
				// Print the text line, then clear the rest of the line
				console.print(pTxtAttrib + pTxtLines[lineIdx]);
				printf("\1n%" + +(pWidth - console.strlen(pTxtLines[lineIdx])) + "s", "");
			}
			// If there are still some lines left in the message reading area, then
			// clear the lines.
			console.print("\1n" + pTxtAttrib);
			while (screenY <= lastTxtRow)
			{
				console.gotoxy(pTopLeftX, screenY++);
				printf(txtLineFormatStr, "");
			}
		}

		writeTxtLines = false;

		// Get a keypress from the user and take action based on it
		console.gotoxy(pPostWriteCurX, pPostWriteCurY);
		retObj.lastKeypress = getKeyWithESCChars(K_UPPER|K_NOCRLF|K_NOECHO|K_NOSPIN);
		switch (retObj.lastKeypress)
		{
			case KEY_UP:
				if (retObj.topLineIdx > 0)
				{
					--retObj.topLineIdx;
					writeTxtLines = true;
				}
				break;
			case KEY_DOWN:
				if (retObj.topLineIdx < topLineIdxForLastPage)
				{
					++retObj.topLineIdx;
					writeTxtLines = true;
				}
				break;
			case KEY_PAGE_DOWN: // Next page
				if (retObj.topLineIdx < topLineIdxForLastPage)
				{
					retObj.topLineIdx += pHeight;
					if (retObj.topLineIdx > topLineIdxForLastPage)
						retObj.topLineIdx = topLineIdxForLastPage;
					writeTxtLines = true;
				}
				break;
			case KEY_PAGE_UP: // Previous page
				if (retObj.topLineIdx > 0)
				{
					retObj.topLineIdx -= pHeight;
					if (retObj.topLineIdx < 0)
						retObj.topLineIdx = 0;
					writeTxtLines = true;
				}
				break;
			case KEY_HOME: // First page
				if (retObj.topLineIdx > 0)
				{
					retObj.topLineIdx = 0;
					writeTxtLines = true;
				}
				break;
			case KEY_END: // Last page
				if (retObj.topLineIdx < topLineIdxForLastPage)
				{
					retObj.topLineIdx = topLineIdxForLastPage;
					writeTxtLines = true;
				}
				break;
			default:
				continueOn = false;
				break;
		}
	}
	return retObj;
}

// Displays a Frame on the screen and allows scrolling through it with the up &
// down arrow keys, PageUp, PageDown, HOME, and END.
//
// Parameters:
//  pFrame: A Frame object to display & scroll through
//  pScrollbar: A ScrollBar object associated with the Frame object
//  pTopLineIdx: The index of the text line to display at the top
//  pTxtAttrib: The attribute(s) to apply to the text lines
//  pWriteTxtLines: Boolean - Whether or not to write the text lines (in addition
//                  to doing the message loop).  If false, this will only do the
//                  the message loop.  This parameter is intended as a screen
//                  refresh optimization.
//  pPostWriteCurX: The X location for the cursor after writing the message
//                  lines
//  pPostWriteCurY: The Y location for the cursor after writing the message
//                  lines
//  pScrollUpdateFn: A function that the caller can provide for updating the
//                   scroll position.  This function has one parameter:
//                   - fractionToLastPage: The fraction of the top index divided
//                     by the top index for the last page (basically, the progress
//                     to the last page).
//
// Return value: An object with the following properties:
//               lastKeypress: The last key pressed by the user (a string)
//               topLineIdx: The new top line index of the text lines, in case of scrolling
function scrollFrame(pFrame, pScrollbar, pTopLineIdx, pTxtAttrib, pWriteTxtLines, pPostWriteCurX,
                     pPostWriteCurY, pScrollUpdateFn)
{
	// Variables for the top line index for the last page, scrolling, etc.
	var topLineIdxForLastPage = pFrame.data_height - pFrame.height;
	if (topLineIdxForLastPage < 0)
		topLineIdxForLastPage = 0;

	var retObj = new Object();
	retObj.lastKeypress = "";
	retObj.topLineIdx = pTopLineIdx;

	if (pTopLineIdx > 0)
		pFrame.scrollTo(0, pTopLineIdx);

	var writeTxtLines = pWriteTxtLines;
	if (writeTxtLines)
	{
		pFrame.invalidate(); // Force drawing on the next call to draw() or cycle()
		pFrame.cycle();
		//pFrame.draw();
	}

	var cycleFrame = true;
	var continueOn = true;
	while (continueOn)
	{
		// If we are to write the text lines, then draw the frame.
		// TODO: Do we really need this?  Will this be different from
		// scrollTextLines()?
		//if (writeTxtLines)
		//	pFrame.draw();

		if (cycleFrame)
		{
			// Invalidate the frame to force it to redraw everything, as a
			// workaround to clear the background before writing again
			// TODO: I might want to remove this invalidate() later when
			// Frame is fixed to redraw better on scrolling.
			pFrame.invalidate();
			// Cycle the scrollbar & frame to get them to scroll
			if (pScrollbar != null)
				pScrollbar.cycle();
			pFrame.cycle();
		}

		writeTxtLines = false;
		cycleFrame = false;

		// Get a keypress from the user and take action based on it
		console.gotoxy(pPostWriteCurX, pPostWriteCurY);
		retObj.lastKeypress = getKeyWithESCChars(K_UPPER|K_NOCRLF|K_NOECHO|K_NOSPIN);
		switch (retObj.lastKeypress)
		{
			case KEY_UP:
				if (retObj.topLineIdx > 0)
				{
					pFrame.scroll(0, -1);
					--retObj.topLineIdx;
					cycleFrame = true;
					writeTxtLines = true;
				}
				break;
			case KEY_DOWN:
				if (retObj.topLineIdx < topLineIdxForLastPage)
				{
					pFrame.scroll(0, 1);
					cycleFrame = true;
					++retObj.topLineIdx;
					writeTxtLines = true;
				}
				break;
			case KEY_PAGE_DOWN: // Next page
				if (retObj.topLineIdx < topLineIdxForLastPage)
				{
					//pFrame.scroll(0, pFrame.height);
					retObj.topLineIdx += pFrame.height;
					if (retObj.topLineIdx > topLineIdxForLastPage)
						retObj.topLineIdx = topLineIdxForLastPage;
					pFrame.scrollTo(0, retObj.topLineIdx);
					cycleFrame = true;
					writeTxtLines = true;
				}
				break;
			case KEY_PAGE_UP: // Previous page
				if (retObj.topLineIdx > 0)
				{
					//pFrame.scroll(0, -(pFrame.height));
					retObj.topLineIdx -= pFrame.height;
					if (retObj.topLineIdx < 0)
						retObj.topLineIdx = 0;
					pFrame.scrollTo(0, retObj.topLineIdx);
					cycleFrame = true;
					writeTxtLines = true;
				}
				break;
			case KEY_HOME: // First page
				//pFrame.home();
				pFrame.scrollTo(0, 0);
				cycleFrame = true;
				retObj.topLineIdx = 0;
				break;
			case KEY_END: // Last page
				//pFrame.end();
				pFrame.scrollTo(0, topLineIdxForLastPage);
				cycleFrame = true;
				retObj.topLineIdx = topLineIdxForLastPage;
				break;
			default:
				continueOn = false;
				break;
		}
	}

	return retObj;
}

// Finds the (1-based) page number of an item by number (1-based).  If no page
// is found, then the return value will be 0.
//
// Parameters:
//  pItemNum: The item number (1-based)
//  pNumPerPage: The number of items per page
//  pTotoalNum: The total number of items in the list
//  pReverseOrder: Boolean - Whether or not the list is in reverse order.  If not specified,
//                 this will default to false.
//
// Return value: The page number (1-based) of the item number.  If no page is found,
//               the return value will be 0.
function findPageNumOfItemNum(pItemNum, pNumPerPage, pTotalNum, pReverseOrder)
{
   if ((typeof(pItemNum) != "number") || (typeof(pNumPerPage) != "number") || (typeof(pTotalNum) != "number"))
      return 0;
   if ((pItemNum < 1) || (pItemNum > pTotalNum))
      return 0;

   var reverseOrder = (typeof(pReverseOrder) == "boolean" ? pReverseOrder : false);
   var itemPageNum = 0;
   if (reverseOrder)
   {
      var pageNum = 1;
      for (var topNum = pTotalNum; ((topNum > 0) && (itemPageNum == 0)); topNum -= pNumPerPage)
      {
         if ((pItemNum <= topNum) && (pItemNum >= topNum-pNumPerPage+1))
            itemPageNum = pageNum;
         ++pageNum;
      }
   }
   else // Forward order
      itemPageNum = Math.ceil(pItemNum / pNumPerPage);

   return itemPageNum;
}

// This function converts a search mode string to one of the defined search value
// constants.  If the passed-in mode string is unknown, then the return value will
// be SEARCH_NONE (-1).
//
// Parameters:
//  pSearchTypeStr: A string describing a search mode ("keyword_search", "from_name_search",
//                  "to_name_search", "to_user_search", "new_msg_scan", "new_msg_scan_cur_sub",
//                  "new_msg_scan_cur_grp", "new_msg_scan_all", "to_user_new_scan",
//                  "to_user_all_scan")
//
// Return value: An integer representing the search value (SEARCH_KEYWORD,
//               SEARCH_FROM_NAME, SEARCH_TO_NAME_CUR_MSG_AREA,
//               SEARCH_TO_USER_CUR_MSG_AREA), or SEARCH_NONE (-1) if the passed-in
//               search type string is unknown.
function searchTypeStrToVal(pSearchTypeStr)
{
	if (typeof(pSearchTypeStr) != "string")
		return SEARCH_NONE;

	var searchTypeInt = SEARCH_NONE;
	var modeStr = pSearchTypeStr.toLowerCase();
	if (modeStr == "keyword_search")
		searchTypeInt = SEARCH_KEYWORD;
	else if (modeStr == "from_name_search")
		searchTypeInt = SEARCH_FROM_NAME;
	else if (modeStr == "to_name_search")
		searchTypeInt = SEARCH_TO_NAME_CUR_MSG_AREA;
	else if (modeStr == "to_user_search")
		searchTypeInt = SEARCH_TO_USER_CUR_MSG_AREA;
	else if (modeStr == "new_msg_scan")
		searchTypeInt = SEARCH_MSG_NEWSCAN;
	else if (modeStr == "new_msg_scan_cur_sub")
		searchTypeInt = SEARCH_MSG_NEWSCAN_CUR_SUB;
	else if (modeStr == "new_msg_scan_cur_grp")
		searchTypeInt = SEARCH_MSG_NEWSCAN_CUR_GRP;
	else if (modeStr == "new_msg_scan_all")
		searchTypeInt = SEARCH_MSG_NEWSCAN_ALL;
	else if (modeStr == "to_user_new_scan")
		searchTypeInt = SEARCH_TO_USER_NEW_SCAN;
	else if (modeStr == "to_user_new_scan_cur_sub")
		searchTypeInt = SEARCH_TO_USER_NEW_SCAN_CUR_SUB;
	else if (modeStr == "to_user_new_scan_cur_grp")
		searchTypeInt = SEARCH_TO_USER_NEW_SCAN_CUR_GRP;
	else if (modeStr == "to_user_new_scan_all")
		searchTypeInt = SEARCH_TO_USER_NEW_SCAN_ALL;
	else if (modeStr == "to_user_all_scan")
		searchTypeInt = SEARCH_ALL_TO_USER_SCAN;
	return searchTypeInt;
}

// This function converts a search type value to a string description.
//
// Parameters:
//  pSearchType: The search type value to convert
//
// Return value: A string describing the search type value
function searchTypeValToStr(pSearchType)
{
	if (typeof(pSearchType) != "number")
		return "Unknown (not a number)";

	var searchTypeStr = "";
	switch (pSearchType)
	{
		case SEARCH_NONE:
			searchTypeStr = "None (SEARCH_NONE)";
			break;
		case SEARCH_KEYWORD:
			searchTypeStr = "Keyword (SEARCH_KEYWORD)";
			break;
		case SEARCH_FROM_NAME:
			searchTypeStr = "'From' name (SEARCH_FROM_NAME)";
			break;
		case SEARCH_TO_NAME_CUR_MSG_AREA:
			searchTypeStr = "'To' name (SEARCH_TO_NAME_CUR_MSG_AREA)";
			break;
		case SEARCH_TO_USER_CUR_MSG_AREA:
			searchTypeStr = "To you (SEARCH_TO_USER_CUR_MSG_AREA)";
			break;
		case SEARCH_MSG_NEWSCAN:
			searchTypeStr = "New message scan (SEARCH_MSG_NEWSCAN)";
			break;
		case SEARCH_MSG_NEWSCAN_CUR_SUB:
			searchTypeStr = "New in current message area (SEARCH_MSG_NEWSCAN_CUR_SUB)";
			break;
		case SEARCH_MSG_NEWSCAN_CUR_GRP:
			searchTypeStr = "New in current message group (SEARCH_MSG_NEWSCAN_CUR_GRP)";
			break;
		case SEARCH_MSG_NEWSCAN_ALL:
			searchTypeStr = "Newscan - All (SEARCH_MSG_NEWSCAN_ALL)";
			break;
		case SEARCH_TO_USER_NEW_SCAN:
			searchTypeStr = "To You new scan (SEARCH_TO_USER_NEW_SCAN)";
			break;
		case SEARCH_TO_USER_NEW_SCAN_CUR_SUB:
			searchTypeStr = "To You new scan, current sub-board (SEARCH_TO_USER_NEW_SCAN_CUR_SUB)";
			break;
		case SEARCH_TO_USER_NEW_SCAN_CUR_GRP:
			searchTypeStr = "To You new scan, current group (SEARCH_TO_USER_NEW_SCAN_CUR_GRP)";
			break;
		case SEARCH_TO_USER_NEW_SCAN_ALL:
			searchTypeStr = "To You new scan, all sub-boards (SEARCH_TO_USER_NEW_SCAN_ALL)";
			break;
		case SEARCH_ALL_TO_USER_SCAN:
			searchTypeStr = "All To You scan (SEARCH_ALL_TO_USER_SCAN)";
			break;
		default:
			searchTypeStr = "Unknown (" + pSearchType + ")";
			break;
	}
	return searchTypeStr;
}

// This function converts a reader mode string to one of the defined reader mode
// value constants.  If the passed-in mode string is unknown, then the return value
// will be -1.
//
// Parameters:
//  pModeStr: A string describing a reader mode ("read", "reader", "list", "lister")
//
// Return value: An integer representing the reader mode value (READER_MODE_READ,
//               READER_MODE_LIST), or -1 if the passed-in mode string is unknown.
function readerModeStrToVal(pModeStr)
{
   if (typeof(pModeStr) != "string")
      return -1;

   var readerModeInt = -1;
   var modeStr = pModeStr.toLowerCase();
   if ((modeStr == "read") || (modeStr == "reader"))
      readerModeInt = READER_MODE_READ;
   else if ((modeStr == "list") || (modeStr == "lister"))
      readerModeInt = READER_MODE_LIST;
   return readerModeInt;
}

// This function returns a boolean to signify whether or not the user's
// terminal supports both high-ASCII characters and ANSI codes.
function canDoHighASCIIAndANSI()
{
	//return (console.term_supports(USER_ANSI) && (user.settings & USER_NO_EXASCII == 0));
	return (console.term_supports(USER_ANSI));
}

// Searches a given range in an open message base and returns an object with arrays
// containing the message headers (0-based indexed and indexed by message number)
// with the message headers of any found messages.
//
// Parameters:
//  pSubCode: The internal code of the message sub-board
//  pSearchType: The type of search to do (one of the SEARCH_ values)
//  pSearchString: The string to search for.
//  pListingPersonalEmailFromUser: Optional boolean - Whether or not we're listing
//                                 personal email sent by the user.  This defaults
//                                 to false.
//  pStartIndex: The starting message index (0-based).  Optional; defaults to 0.
//  pEndIndex: One past the last message index.  Optional; defaults to the total number
//             of messages.
//
// Return value: An object with the following arrays:
//               indexed: A 0-based indexed array of message headers
function searchMsgbase(pSubCode, pSearchType, pSearchString, pListingPersonalEmailFromUser, pStartIndex, pEndIndex)
{
	var msgHeaders = new Object();
	msgHeaders.indexed = new Array();
	if ((pSubCode != "mail") && ((typeof(pSearchString) != "string") || !searchTypePopulatesSearchResults(pSearchType)))
		return msgHeaders;

	var msgbase = new MsgBase(pSubCode);
	if (!msgbase.open())
		return msgHeaders;

	var startMsgIndex = 0;
	var endMsgIndex = msgbase.total_msgs;
	if (typeof(pStartIndex) == "number")
	{
		if ((pStartIndex >= 0) && (pStartIndex < msgbase.total_msgs))
			startMsgIndex = pStartIndex;
	}
	if (typeof(pEndIndex) == "number")
	{
		if ((pEndIndex >= 0) && (pEndIndex > startMsgIndex) && (pEndIndex <= msgbase.total_msgs))
			endMsgIndex = pEndIndex;
	}

	// Define a search function for the message field we're going to search
	var readingPersonalEmailFromUser = (typeof(pListingPersonalEmailFromUser) == "boolean" ? pListingPersonalEmailFromUser : false);
	var matchFn = null;
	var useGetAllMsgHdrs = false;
	switch (pSearchType)
	{
		// It might seem odd to have SEARCH_NONE in here, but it's here because
		// when reading personal email, we need to search for messages only to
		// the current user.
		case SEARCH_NONE:
			if (pSubCode == "mail")
			{
				// Set up the match function slightly differently depending on whether
				// we're looking for mail from the current user or to the current user.
				if (readingPersonalEmailFromUser)
				{
					matchFn = function(pSearchStr, pMsgHdr, pMsgBase, pSubBoardCode) {
						var msgText = strip_ctrl(pMsgBase.get_msg_body(false, pMsgHdr.number));
						return gAllPersonalEmailOptSpecified || msgIsFromUser(pMsgHdr);
					}
				}
				else
				{
					matchFn = function(pSearchStr, pMsgHdr, pMsgBase, pSubBoardCode) {
						var msgText = strip_ctrl(pMsgBase.get_msg_body(false, pMsgHdr.number));
						return gAllPersonalEmailOptSpecified || msgIsToUserByNum(pMsgHdr);
					}
				}
			}
			break;
		case SEARCH_KEYWORD:
			useGetAllMsgHdrs = true;
			matchFn = function(pSearchStr, pMsgHdr, pMsgBase, pSubBoardCode) {
				var msgText = strip_ctrl(pMsgBase.get_msg_body(false, pMsgHdr.number));
				var keywordFound = ((pMsgHdr.subject.toUpperCase().indexOf(pSearchStr) > -1) || (msgText.toUpperCase().indexOf(pSearchStr) > -1));
				if (pSubBoardCode == "mail")
					return keywordFound && msgIsToUserByNum(pMsgHdr);
				else
					return keywordFound;
			}
			break;
		case SEARCH_FROM_NAME:
			useGetAllMsgHdrs = true;
			matchFn = function(pSearchStr, pMsgHdr, pMsgBase, pSubBoardCode) {
				var fromNameFound = (pMsgHdr.from.toUpperCase() == pSearchStr.toUpperCase());
				if (pSubBoardCode == "mail")
					return fromNameFound && (gAllPersonalEmailOptSpecified || msgIsToUserByNum(pMsgHdr));
				else
					return fromNameFound;
			}
			break;
		case SEARCH_TO_NAME_CUR_MSG_AREA:
			useGetAllMsgHdrs = true;
			matchFn = function(pSearchStr, pMsgHdr, pMsgBase, pSubBoardCode) {
				return (pMsgHdr.to.toUpperCase() == pSearchStr);
			}
			break;
		case SEARCH_TO_USER_CUR_MSG_AREA:
			useGetAllMsgHdrs = true;
		case SEARCH_ALL_TO_USER_SCAN:
			matchFn = function(pSearchStr, pMsgHdr, pMsgBase, pSubBoardCode) {
				// See if the message is not marked as deleted and the 'To' name
				// matches the user's handle, alias, and/or username.
				return (((pMsgHdr.attr & MSG_DELETE) == 0) && userNameHandleAliasMatch(pMsgHdr.to));
			}
			break;
		case SEARCH_TO_USER_NEW_SCAN:
		case SEARCH_TO_USER_NEW_SCAN_CUR_SUB:
		case SEARCH_TO_USER_NEW_SCAN_CUR_GRP:
		case SEARCH_TO_USER_NEW_SCAN_ALL:
			if (pSubCode != "mail")
			{
				// If pStartIndex or pEndIndex aren't specified, then set
				// startMsgIndex to the scan pointer and endMsgIndex to one
				// past the index of the last message in the sub-board
				if (typeof(pStartIndex) != "number")
				{
					// First, write some messages to the log if verbose logging is enabled
					if (gCmdLineArgVals.verboselogging)
					{
						writeToSysAndNodeLog("New-to-user scan for " +
						                     subBoardGrpAndName(pSubCode) + " -- Scan pointer: " +
						                     msg_area.sub[pSubCode].scan_ptr);
					}
					//startMsgIndex = absMsgNumToIdx(msgbase, msg_area.sub[pSubCode].last_read);
					startMsgIndex = absMsgNumToIdx(msgbase, msg_area.sub[pSubCode].scan_ptr);
					if (startMsgIndex == -1)
					{
						msg_area.sub[pSubCode].scan_ptr = 0;
						startMsgIndex = 0;
					}
					else
					{
						// If this message has been read, then start at the next message.
						var startMsgHeader = msgbase.get_msg_header(true, startMsgIndex, false);
						if (startMsgHeader == null)
							++startMsgIndex;
						else
						{
							if ((startMsgHeader.attr & MSG_READ) == MSG_READ)
								++startMsgIndex;
						}
					}
				}
				if (typeof(pEndIndex) != "number")
					endMsgIndex = (msgbase.total_msgs > 0 ? msgbase.total_msgs : 0);
			}
			matchFn = function(pSearchStr, pMsgHdr, pMsgBase, pSubBoardCode) {