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//
// VMime library (http://www.vmime.org)
// Copyright (C) 2002 Vincent Richard <vincent@vmime.org>
//
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#ifndef VMIME_UTILITY_STRINGUTILS_HPP_INCLUDED
#define VMIME_UTILITY_STRINGUTILS_HPP_INCLUDED


#include "vmime/types.hpp"
#include "vmime/base.hpp"

#include <sstream>


namespace vmime {
namespace utility {


/** Miscellaneous functions related to strings.
  */
class VMIME_EXPORT stringUtils {

public:

	/** Makes a string from bytes.
	  *
	  * @param data pointer to buffer containing data
	  * @param count number of bytes to use from buffer
	  * @return a string object containing a copy of the specified data
	  */
	static const string makeStringFromBytes(const byte_t* data, const size_t count) {

		return string(reinterpret_cast <const char*>(data), count);
	}

	/** Casts a string to bytes.
	  *
	  * @param str string
	  * @return pointer to the first byte of the string
	  */
	static const byte_t* bytesFromString(const string& str) {

		return reinterpret_cast <const byte_t*>(str.data());
	}

	/** Casts a NULL-terminated string to bytes.
	  *
	  * @param str string
	  * @return pointer to the first byte of the string
	  */
	static const byte_t* bytesFromString(const char* str) {

		return reinterpret_cast <const byte_t*>(str);
	}

	/** Appends bytes to a string.
	  *
	  * @param str string to which append data
	  * @param data pointer to buffer containing data
	  * @param count number of bytes to use from buffer
	  * @return a reference to modified string
	  */
	static string& appendBytesToString(string& str, const byte_t* data, const size_t count) {

		str.append(reinterpret_cast <const char*>(data), count);
		return str;
	}

	/** Test two strings for equality (case insensitive).
	  * \warning Use this with ASCII-only strings.
	  *
	  * @param s1 first string
	  * @param s2 second string (must be in lower-case!)
	  * @param n length of the second string
	  * @return true if the two strings compare equally, false otherwise
	  */
	static bool isStringEqualNoCase(const string& s1, const char* s2, const size_t n);

	/** Test two strings for equality (case insensitive).
	  * \warning Use this with ASCII-only strings.
	  *
	  * @param s1 first string
	  * @param s2 second string
	  * @return true if the two strings compare equally, false otherwise
	  */
	static bool isStringEqualNoCase(const string& s1, const string& s2);

	/** Test two strings for equality (case insensitive).
	  * \warning Use this with ASCII-only strings.
	  *
	  * @param begin start position of the first string
	  * @param end end position of the first string
	  * @param s second string (must be in lower-case!)
	  * @param n length of the second string
	  * @return true if the two strings compare equally, false otherwise
	  */
	static bool isStringEqualNoCase(
		const string::const_iterator begin,
		const string::const_iterator end,
		const char* s,
		const size_t n
	);

	/** Transform all the characters in a string to lower-case.
	  * \warning Use this with ASCII-only strings.
	  *
	  * @param str the string to transform
	  * @return a new string in lower-case
	  */
	static const string toLower(const string& str);

	/** Transform all the characters in a string to upper-case.
	  * \warning Use this with ASCII-only strings.
	  *
	  * @param str the string to transform
	  * @return a new string in upper-case
	  */
	static const string toUpper(const string& str);

	/** Strip the space characters (SPC, TAB, CR, LF) at the beginning
	  * and at the end of the specified string.
	  *
	  * @param str string in which to strip spaces
	  * @return a new string with space characters removed
	  */
	static const string trim(const string& str);

	/** Return the number of 7-bit US-ASCII characters in a string.
	  *
	  * @param begin start position
	  * @param end end position
	  * @return number of ASCII characters
	  */
	static size_t countASCIIchars(
		const string::const_iterator begin,
		const string::const_iterator end
	);

	/** Returns whether the specified string is composed exclusively
	  * of 7-bit ASCII characters.
	  *
	  * @param str string to test
	  * @return true if the string is ASCII-only, false otherwise
	  */
	static bool is7bit(const string& str);

	/** Returns the position of the first non 7-bit US-ASCII character in a string.
	  *
	  * @param begin start position
	  * @param end end position
	  * @return position since begin, or string::npos
	  */
	static size_t findFirstNonASCIIchar(
		const string::const_iterator begin,
		const string::const_iterator end
	);

	/** Convert the specified value to a string value.
	  *
	  * @param value to convert
	  * @return value converted from type 'TYPE'
	  */
	template <class TYPE>
	static const string toString(const TYPE& value) {

		std::ostringstream oss;
		oss.imbue(std::locale::classic());

		oss << value;

		return oss.str();
	}

	/** Convert the specified string value to a value of
	  * the specified type.
	  *
	  * @param value value to convert
	  * @return value converted into type 'TYPE'
	  */
	template <class TYPE>
	static const TYPE fromString(const string& value) {

		TYPE ret;

		std::istringstream iss(value);
		iss.imbue(std::locale::classic());

		iss >> ret;

		return ret;
	}

	/** Unquote the specified string and transform escaped characters.
	  *
	  * @param str string from which to remove quotes
	  * @return unquoted string
	  */
	static const string unquote(const string& str);

	/** Determines whether the specified string needs to be quoted.
	  *
	  * @param str string to test
	  * @param specialChars list of characters that will cause the
	  * string to be quoted
	  * @return true if the string needs to be quoted, false otherwise
	  */
	static bool needQuoting(
		const string& str,
		const string& specialChars = " \t\"(),:;<>@[\\]"
	);

	/** Quotes the specified string.
	  *
	  * @param str string to quote
	  * @param escapeSpecialChars list of characters that will be escaped
	  * @param escapeChar character that will be used for escaping (eg. '\')
	  * @return quoted string
	  */
	static string quote(
		const string& str,
		const string& escapeSpecialChars,
		const string& escapeChar
	);

	/** Return whether the specified string is a valid host name
	  * or domain name.
	  *
	  * @param hostname string to test
	  * @return true if the string is a valid host name or domain
	  * name, or false otherwise
	  */
	static bool isValidHostname(const vmime::string& hostname);

	/** Return whether the specified string is a valid fully
	  * qualified domain name (FQDN).
	  *
	  * @param fqdn string to test
	  * @return true if the string seems to be a FQDN, false otherwise
	  */
	static bool isValidFQDN(const vmime::string& fqdn);

private:

	static bool isValidFQDNImpl(const vmime::string& fqdn, short* minNumberOfDots);
};


} // utility
} // vmime


#endif // VMIME_UTILITY_STRINGUTILS_HPP_INCLUDED