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+/** 
+ * @file llstreamtools.h
+ * @brief some helper functions for parsing legacy simstate and asset files.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-$CurrentYear$, Linden Research, Inc.
+ * $License$
+ */
+
+#ifndef LL_STREAM_TOOLS_H
+#define LL_STREAM_TOOLS_H
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+// unless specifed otherwise these all return input_stream.good()
+
+// skips spaces and tabs
+bool skip_whitespace(std::istream& input_stream);
+
+// skips whitespace and newlines
+bool skip_emptyspace(std::istream& input_stream);
+
+// skips emptyspace and lines that start with a #
+bool skip_comments_and_emptyspace(std::istream& input_stream);
+
+// skips to character after next newline
+bool skip_line(std::istream& input_stream);
+
+// skips to beginning of next non-emptyspace
+bool skip_to_next_word(std::istream& input_stream);
+
+// skips to character after the end of next keyword 
+// a 'keyword' is defined as the first word on a line
+bool skip_to_end_of_next_keyword(const char* keyword, std::istream& input_stream);
+
+// skip_to_start_of_next_keyword() is disabled -- might tickle corruption bug 
+// in windows iostream
+// skips to beginning of next keyword
+// a 'keyword' is defined as the first word on a line
+//bool skip_to_start_of_next_keyword(const char* keyword, std::istream& input_stream);
+
+// characters are pulled out of input_stream and appended to output_string
+bool get_word(std::string& output_string, std::istream& input_stream);
+bool get_line(std::string& output_string, std::istream& input_stream);
+
+// characters are pulled out of input_stream (up to a max of 'n')
+// and appended to output_string 
+bool get_word(std::string& output_string, std::istream& input_stream, int n);
+bool get_line(std::string& output_string, std::istream& input_stream, int n);
+
+// unget_line() is disabled -- might tickle corruption bug in windows iostream
+//// backs up the input_stream by line_size + 1 characters
+//bool unget_line(const std::string& line, std::istream& input_stream);
+
+// TODO -- move these string manipulator functions to a different file
+
+// removes the last char in 'line' if it matches 'c'
+// returns true if removed last char
+bool remove_last_char(char c, std::string& line);
+
+// replaces escaped characters with the correct characters from left to right
+// "\\" ---> '\\' 
+// "\n" ---> '\n' 
+void unescape_string(std::string& line);
+
+// replaces unescaped characters with expanded equivalents from left to right
+// '\\' ---> "\\" 
+// '\n' ---> "\n" 
+void escape_string(std::string& line);
+
+// replaces each '\n' character with ' '
+void replace_newlines_with_whitespace(std::string& line);
+
+// returns 1 for solitary "{"
+// returns -1 for solitary "}"
+// otherwise returns 0
+int get_brace_count(const std::string& line);
+
+// erases any double-quote characters in line
+void remove_double_quotes(std::string& line);
+
+// the 'keyword' is defined as the first word on a line
+// the 'value' is everything after the keyword on the same line
+// starting at the first non-whitespace and ending right before the newline
+void get_keyword_and_value(std::string& keyword, 
+						   std::string& value, 
+						   const std::string& line);
+
+// continue to read from the stream until you really can't
+// read anymore or until we hit the count.  Some istream
+// implimentations have a max that they will read.
+std::istream& fullread(std::istream& str, char *buf, std::streamsize requested);
+
+std::istream& operator>>(std::istream& str, const char *tocheck);
+
+#endif
+
+