/*
 *  string_utilities.h
 *
 *  Copyright 2013 Michael Zillgith
 *
 *	This file is part of libIEC61850.
 *
 *	libIEC61850 is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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 */

#ifndef STRING_UTILITIES_H_
#define STRING_UTILITIES_H_

#include "libiec61850_platform_includes.h"

char*
copyString(const char* string);

char*
copyStringToBuffer(const char* string, char* buffer);

char*
copySubString(char* startPos, char* endPos);

/**
 * \brief Concatenate strings. count indicates the number of strings
 * to concatenate.
 */
char*
createString(int count, ...);

/**
 * \brief Concatenate strings in user provided buffer. count indicates the number of strings
 * to concatenate.
 */
char*
createStringInBuffer(char* buffer, int count, ...);

char*
createStringFromBuffer(const uint8_t* buf, int size);

void
StringUtils_replace(char* string, char oldChar, char newChar);

bool
StringUtils_isDigit(char character);

int
StringUtils_digitToInt(char digit);

int
StringUtils_digitsToInt(const char* digits, int count);

int
StringUtils_createBufferFromHexString(char* hexString, uint8_t* buffer);

/**
 * \brief test if string starts with prefix
 */
bool
StringUtils_startsWith(char* string, char* prefix);

#endif /* STRING_UTILITIES_H_ */