/* str_list.h */

/* Functions to deal with NULL-terminated string lists */

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#ifndef _STR_LIST_H
#define _STR_LIST_H

#include "gen_defs.h"

#if defined(__cplusplus)
extern "C" {
#endif

typedef char** str_list_t;

/* Returns an allocated and terminated string list */
str_list_t	strListInit(void);

/* Frees the strings in the list (and the list itself) */
void		strListFree(str_list_t* list);

/* Frees the strings in the list */
void		strListFreeStrings(str_list_t list);

/* Pass a pointer to a string list, the string to add */
/* Returns the updated list or NULL on error */
str_list_t	strListAdd(str_list_t* list, const char* str);

/* Adds a string into the list at a specific index */
str_list_t	strListAddAt(str_list_t* list, const char* str, size_t index);

/* Append a string list onto an another string list */
str_list_t	strListAddList(str_list_t* list, const str_list_t append_list);

/* Inserts a string into the list at a specific index */
str_list_t	strListInsert(str_list_t* list, const char* str, size_t index);

/* Insert a string list onto an another string list */
str_list_t	strListInsertList(str_list_t* list, const str_list_t append_list, size_t index);

/* Add to an exiting or new string list by splitting specified string (str) */
/* into multiple strings, separated by one of the delimit characters */
str_list_t	strListSplit(str_list_t* list, char* str, const char* delimit);

/* Same as above, but copies str to temporary heap buffer first */
str_list_t	strListSplitCopy(str_list_t* list, const char* str, const char* delimit);

/* Merge 2 string lists (no copying of string data) */
str_list_t	strListMerge(str_list_t* list, str_list_t append_list);

/* Count the number of strings in the list and returns the count */
size_t		strListCount(const str_list_t list);

/* Sort the strings in the string list */
void		strListSortAlpha(str_list_t list);
void		strListSortAlphaReverse(str_list_t list);

/* Case-sensitive sorting */
void		strListSortAlphaCase(str_list_t list);
void		strListSortAlphaCaseReverse(str_list_t list);

#if defined(__cplusplus)
}
#endif

#endif	/* Don't add anything after this line */