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+// Copyright (c) 2011, Google Inc.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+// ---
+//
+// Some generically useful utility routines that in google-land would
+// be their own projects.  We make a shortened version here.
+
+#ifndef GFLAGS_UTIL_H_
+#define GFLAGS_UTIL_H_
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <config.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_INTTYPES_H
+#  include <inttypes.h>
+#endif
+#include <stdarg.h>     // for va_*
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <errno.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_STAT_H
+#  include <sys/stat.h> // for mkdir
+#endif
+
+
+namespace GFLAGS_NAMESPACE {
+
+
+// This is used for unittests for death-testing.  It is defined in gflags.cc.
+extern GFLAGS_DLL_DECL void (*gflags_exitfunc)(int);
+
+// Work properly if either strtoll or strtoq is on this system.
+#if defined(strtoll) || defined(HAVE_STRTOLL)
+#  define strto64  strtoll
+#  define strtou64 strtoull
+#elif defined(HAVE_STRTOQ)
+#  define strto64  strtoq
+#  define strtou64 strtouq
+// Neither strtoll nor strtoq are defined.  I hope strtol works!
+#else
+#  define strto64  strtol
+#  define strtou64 strtoul
+#endif
+
+// If we have inttypes.h, it will have defined PRId32/etc for us.
+// If not, take our best guess.
+#ifndef PRId32
+#  define PRId32 "d"
+#endif
+#ifndef PRId64
+#  define PRId64 "lld"
+#endif
+#ifndef PRIu64
+#  define PRIu64 "llu"
+#endif
+
+typedef signed char int8;
+typedef unsigned char uint8;
+
+// -- utility macros ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+template <bool> struct CompileAssert {};
+#define COMPILE_ASSERT(expr, msg) \
+  typedef CompileAssert<(bool(expr))> msg[bool(expr) ? 1 : -1]
+
+// Returns the number of elements in an array.
+#define arraysize(arr) (sizeof(arr)/sizeof(*(arr)))
+
+
+// -- logging and testing ---------------------------------------------------
+
+// For now, we ignore the level for logging, and don't show *VLOG's at
+// all, except by hand-editing the lines below
+#define LOG(level)    std::cerr
+#define VLOG(level)   if (true) {} else std::cerr
+#define DVLOG(level)  if (true) {} else std::cerr
+
+// CHECK dies with a fatal error if condition is not true.  It is *not*
+// controlled by NDEBUG, so the check will be executed regardless of
+// compilation mode.  Therefore, it is safe to do things like:
+//    CHECK(fp->Write(x) == 4)
+// We allow stream-like objects after this for debugging, but they're ignored.
+#define EXPECT_TRUE(condition)                                  \
+  if (true) {                                                   \
+    if (!(condition)) {                                         \
+      fprintf(stderr, "Check failed: %s\n", #condition);        \
+      exit(1);                                                  \
+    }                                                           \
+  } else std::cerr << ""
+
+#define EXPECT_OP(op, val1, val2)                                       \
+  if (true) {                                                           \
+    if (!((val1) op (val2))) {                                          \
+      fprintf(stderr, "Check failed: %s %s %s\n", #val1, #op, #val2);   \
+      exit(1);                                                          \
+    }                                                                   \
+  } else std::cerr << ""
+
+#define EXPECT_EQ(val1, val2) EXPECT_OP(==, val1, val2)
+#define EXPECT_NE(val1, val2) EXPECT_OP(!=, val1, val2)
+#define EXPECT_LE(val1, val2) EXPECT_OP(<=, val1, val2)
+#define EXPECT_LT(val1, val2) EXPECT_OP(< , val1, val2)
+#define EXPECT_GE(val1, val2) EXPECT_OP(>=, val1, val2)
+#define EXPECT_GT(val1, val2) EXPECT_OP(> , val1, val2)
+#define EXPECT_FALSE(cond)    EXPECT_TRUE(!(cond))
+
+// C99 declares isnan and isinf should be macros, so the #ifdef test
+// should be reliable everywhere.  Of course, it's not, but these
+// are testing pertty marginal functionality anyway, so it's ok to
+// not-run them even in situations they might, with effort, be made to work.
+#ifdef isnan  // Some compilers, like sun's for Solaris 10, don't define this
+#define EXPECT_NAN(arg)                                         \
+  do {                                                          \
+    if (!isnan(arg)) {                                          \
+      fprintf(stderr, "Check failed: isnan(%s)\n", #arg);       \
+      exit(1);                                                  \
+    }                                                           \
+  } while (0)
+#else
+#define EXPECT_NAN(arg)
+#endif
+
+#ifdef isinf  // Some compilers, like sun's for Solaris 10, don't define this
+#define EXPECT_INF(arg)                                         \
+  do {                                                          \
+    if (!isinf(arg)) {                                          \
+      fprintf(stderr, "Check failed: isinf(%s)\n", #arg);       \
+      exit(1);                                                  \
+    }                                                           \
+  } while (0)
+#else
+#define EXPECT_INF(arg)
+#endif
+
+#define EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(val1, val2)                                    \
+  do {                                                                  \
+    if (((val1) < (val2) - 0.001 || (val1) > (val2) + 0.001)) {         \
+      fprintf(stderr, "Check failed: %s == %s\n", #val1, #val2);        \
+      exit(1);                                                          \
+    }                                                                   \
+  } while (0)
+
+#define EXPECT_STREQ(val1, val2)                                        \
+  do {                                                                  \
+    if (strcmp((val1), (val2)) != 0) {                                  \
+      fprintf(stderr, "Check failed: streq(%s, %s)\n", #val1, #val2);   \
+      exit(1);                                                          \
+    }                                                                   \
+  } while (0)
+
+// Call this in a .cc file where you will later call RUN_ALL_TESTS in main().
+#define TEST_INIT                                                       \
+  static std::vector<void (*)()> g_testlist;  /* the tests to run */    \
+  static int RUN_ALL_TESTS() {                                          \
+    std::vector<void (*)()>::const_iterator it;                         \
+    for (it = g_testlist.begin(); it != g_testlist.end(); ++it) {       \
+      (*it)();   /* The test will error-exit if there's a problem. */   \
+    }                                                                   \
+    fprintf(stderr, "\nPassed %d tests\n\nPASS\n",                      \
+            static_cast<int>(g_testlist.size()));                       \
+    return 0;                                                           \
+  }
+
+// Note that this macro uses a FlagSaver to keep tests isolated.
+#define TEST(a, b)                                      \
+  struct Test_##a##_##b {                               \
+    Test_##a##_##b() { g_testlist.push_back(&Run); }    \
+    static void Run() {                                 \
+      FlagSaver fs;                                     \
+      fprintf(stderr, "Running test %s/%s\n", #a, #b);  \
+      RunTest();                                        \
+    }                                                   \
+    static void RunTest();                              \
+  };                                                    \
+  static Test_##a##_##b g_test_##a##_##b;               \
+  void Test_##a##_##b::RunTest()
+
+// This is a dummy class that eases the google->opensource transition.
+namespace testing {
+class Test {};
+}
+
+// Call this in a .cc file where you will later call EXPECT_DEATH
+#define EXPECT_DEATH_INIT                               \
+  static bool g_called_exit;                            \
+  static void CalledExit(int) { g_called_exit = true; }
+
+#define EXPECT_DEATH(fn, msg)                                           \
+  do {                                                                  \
+    g_called_exit = false;                                              \
+    gflags_exitfunc = &CalledExit;                            \
+    fn;                                                                 \
+    gflags_exitfunc = &exit;    /* set back to its default */ \
+    if (!g_called_exit) {                                               \
+      fprintf(stderr, "Function didn't die (%s): %s\n", msg, #fn);      \
+      exit(1);                                                          \
+    }                                                                   \
+  } while (0)
+
+#define GTEST_HAS_DEATH_TEST 1
+
+// -- path routines ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Tries to create the directory path as a temp-dir.  If it fails,
+// changes path to some directory it *can* create.
+#if defined(__MINGW32__)
+#include <io.h>
+inline void MakeTmpdir(std::string* path) {
+  if (!path->empty()) {
+	path->append("/gflags_unittest_testdir");
+	int err = mkdir(path->c_str());
+	if (err == 0 || errno == EEXIST) return;
+  }
+  // I had trouble creating a directory in /tmp from mingw
+  *path = "./gflags_unittest";
+  mkdir(path->c_str());
+}
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+#include <direct.h>
+inline void MakeTmpdir(std::string* path) {
+  if (!path->empty()) {
+	int err = _mkdir(path->c_str());
+	if (err == 0 || errno == EEXIST) return;
+  }
+  char tmppath_buffer[1024];
+  int tmppath_len = GetTempPathA(sizeof(tmppath_buffer), tmppath_buffer);
+  assert(tmppath_len > 0 && tmppath_len < sizeof(tmppath_buffer));
+  assert(tmppath_buffer[tmppath_len - 1] == '\\');   // API guarantees it
+  *path = std::string(tmppath_buffer) + "gflags_unittest";
+  _mkdir(path->c_str());
+}
+#else
+inline void MakeTmpdir(std::string* path) {
+  if (!path->empty()) {
+	int err = mkdir(path->c_str(), 0755);
+	if (err == 0 || errno == EEXIST) return;
+  }
+  mkdir("/tmp/gflags_unittest", 0755);
+}
+#endif
+
+// -- string routines --------------------------------------------------------
+
+inline void InternalStringPrintf(std::string* output, const char* format,
+                                 va_list ap) {
+  char space[128];    // try a small buffer and hope it fits
+
+  // It's possible for methods that use a va_list to invalidate
+  // the data in it upon use.  The fix is to make a copy
+  // of the structure before using it and use that copy instead.
+  va_list backup_ap;
+  va_copy(backup_ap, ap);
+  int bytes_written = vsnprintf(space, sizeof(space), format, backup_ap);
+  va_end(backup_ap);
+
+  if ((bytes_written >= 0) && (static_cast<size_t>(bytes_written) < sizeof(space))) {
+    output->append(space, bytes_written);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Repeatedly increase buffer size until it fits.
+  int length = sizeof(space);
+  while (true) {
+    if (bytes_written < 0) {
+      // Older snprintf() behavior. :-(  Just try doubling the buffer size
+      length *= 2;
+    } else {
+      // We need exactly "bytes_written+1" characters
+      length = bytes_written+1;
+    }
+    char* buf = new char[length];
+
+    // Restore the va_list before we use it again
+    va_copy(backup_ap, ap);
+    bytes_written = vsnprintf(buf, length, format, backup_ap);
+    va_end(backup_ap);
+
+    if ((bytes_written >= 0) && (bytes_written < length)) {
+      output->append(buf, bytes_written);
+      delete[] buf;
+      return;
+    }
+    delete[] buf;
+  }
+}
+
+// Clears output before writing to it.
+inline void SStringPrintf(std::string* output, const char* format, ...) {
+  va_list ap;
+  va_start(ap, format);
+  output->clear();
+  InternalStringPrintf(output, format, ap);
+  va_end(ap);
+}
+
+inline void StringAppendF(std::string* output, const char* format, ...) {
+  va_list ap;
+  va_start(ap, format);
+  InternalStringPrintf(output, format, ap);
+  va_end(ap);
+}
+
+inline std::string StringPrintf(const char* format, ...) {
+  va_list ap;
+  va_start(ap, format);
+  std::string output;
+  InternalStringPrintf(&output, format, ap);
+  va_end(ap);
+  return output;
+}
+
+inline bool SafeGetEnv(const char *varname, std::string &valstr)
+{
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1400
+	char  *val;
+	size_t sz;
+	if (_dupenv_s(&val, &sz, varname) != 0 || !val) return false;
+	valstr = val;
+	free(val);
+#else
+	const char * const val = getenv(varname);
+	if (!val) return false;
+	valstr = val;
+#endif
+	return true;
+}
+
+inline int SafeFOpen(FILE **fp, const char* fname, const char *mode)
+{
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1400
+	return fopen_s(fp, fname, mode);
+#else
+	assert(fp != NULL);
+	*fp = fopen(fname, mode);
+    // errno only guaranteed to be set on failure
+	return ((*fp == NULL) ? errno : 0);
+#endif
+}
+
+
+} // namespace GFLAGS_NAMESPACE
+
+
+#endif  // GFLAGS_UTIL_H_