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+/* This file is part of the Project Athena Zephyr Notification System.
+ * It is one of the source files comprising zwgc, the Zephyr WindowGram
+ * client.
+ *
+ * Created by: Marc Horowitz <marc@athena.mit.edu>
+ *
+ * $Id: variables.h,v 1.5 1999/01/22 23:20:42 ghudson Exp $
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 1989 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
+ * For copying and distribution information, see the file
+ * "mit-copyright.h".
+ */
+
+
+#include <zephyr/mit-copyright.h>
+
+#ifndef var_MODULE
+#define var_MODULE
+
+#include "new_string.h"
+
+/*
+ * void var_clear_all_variables()
+ * Requires: This routine must be called before any other
+ * var module routine is called.
+ * Modifies: All description language variables
+ * Effects: Sets all description langauge variables to "".
+ */
+
+extern void var_clear_all_variables();
+
+/*
+ * string var_get_variable(string name)
+ * Requires: var_clear_all_variables has been called
+ * Effects: Returns the value of the description langauge variable
+ * named name. The returned string is read-only and is
+ * guarenteed to last only until the next var module
+ * call. DO NOT FREE THIS STRING.
+ */
+
+extern string var_get_variable();
+
+/*
+ * void var_set_variable(string name, value)
+ * Requires: var_clear_all_variables has been called
+ * Modifies: The value of description langauge variable
+ * named name.
+ * Effects: Sets the description langauge variable named name
+ * to have the value value.
+ */
+
+extern void var_set_variable();
+
+/*
+ * void var_set_variable_to_number(string name; int number)
+ * Requires: var_clear_all_variables has been called
+ * Modifies: The value of description langauge variable
+ * named name.
+ * Effects: Sets the description langauge variable named name
+ * to have as its value number's ascii representation.
+ */
+
+extern void var_set_variable_to_number();
+
+/*
+ * void var_set_variable_then_free_value(string name, value)
+ * Requires: var_clear_all_variables has been called, value is
+ * on the heap.
+ * Modifies: The value of description langauge variable
+ * named name, value
+ * Effects: Sets the description langauge variable named name
+ * to have the value value then frees value. This
+ * routine is slightly faster than calling var_set_variable
+ * then freeing value. It is provided mainly for
+ * convenience reasons.
+ */
+
+extern void var_set_variable_then_free_value();
+
+/*
+ * void var_set_number_variables_to_fields(char *data, int length)
+ * Requires: var_clear_all_variables has been called
+ * Modifies: All numeric description language variables
+ * Effects: Treats data[0]..data[length-1] as a series of
+ * null-seperated fields. Sets $<number> (<number>
+ * here means [0-9]+ to field # <number> in data.
+ * Field 0 is defined to be "" as are all field #'s
+ * greater than the number of fields in data.
+ * Data[0]..data[length-1] must not be changed (or freed)
+ * until either this call is made again with different
+ * data or var_clear_all_variables is called.
+ */
+
+extern void var_set_number_variables_to_fields();
+
+#endif