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+/**
+ * A general argument parsing module
+ *
+ * $Id:
+ *
+ * ***** BEGIN GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+ *
+ * The Original Code is Copyright (C) 2001-2002 by NaN Holding BV.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * The Original Code is: all of this file.
+ *
+ * Contributor(s): none yet.
+ *
+ * ***** END GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
+ */
+
+#ifndef BLI_ARGS_H
+#define BLI_ARGS_H
+
+struct bArgs;
+typedef struct bArgs bArgs;
+
+/* returns the number of extra arguments consumed by the function. 0 is normal value, -1 stops parsing arguments, other negative indicates skip */
+typedef int	(*BA_ArgCallback)(int argc, char **argv, void *data);
+
+struct bArgs *BLI_argsInit(int argc, char **argv);
+void BLI_argsFree(struct bArgs *ba);
+
+/* pass starts at 1, -1 means valid all the time */
+void BLI_argsAdd(struct bArgs *ba, char *arg, int pass, BA_ArgCallback cb, void *data);
+void BLI_argsAddCase(struct bArgs *ba, char *arg, int pass, BA_ArgCallback cb, void *data); /* not case specific */
+
+void BLI_argsParse(struct bArgs *ba, int pass, BA_ArgCallback default_cb, void *data);
+
+void BLI_argsPrint(struct bArgs *ba);
+char **BLI_argsArgv(struct bArgs *ba);
+
+#endif