/*
    general.h - Part of libsensors, a Linux library for reading sensor data.
    Copyright (c) 1998, 1999  Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl>

    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., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
*/

#ifndef LIB_SENSORS_GENERAL
#define LIB_SENSORS_GENERAL

/* These are general purpose functions. They allow you to use variable-
   length arrays, which are extended automatically. A distinction is
   made between the current number of elements and the maximum number.
   You can only add elements at the end. Primitive, but very useful
   for internal use. */
extern void sensors_malloc_array(void **list, int *num_el, int *max_el,
                                 int el_size);
extern void sensors_free_array(void **list, int *num_el, int *max_el);
extern void sensors_add_array_el(const void *el, void **list, int *num_el,
                                 int *max_el, int el_size);
extern void sensors_add_array_els(const void *els, int nr_els, void **list,
                                  int *num_el, int *max_el, int el_size);

/* Strip a string of all terminating spaces */
extern void sensors_strip_of_spaces(char *name);

#endif /* LIB_SENSORS_GENERAL */