#ifndef _KVI_MISCUTILS_H_
#define _KVI_MISCUTILS_H_
//=============================================================================
//
//   File : KviMiscUtils.h
//   Creation date : Mon 08 Jan 2007 04:07:31 by Szymon Stefanek
//
//   This file is part of the KVIrc IRC Client distribution
//   Copyright (C) 2007-2010 Szymon Stefanek <pragma at kvirc dot net>
//
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//=============================================================================

/**
* \file KviMiscUtils.h
* \author Szymon Stefanek
* \brief Helper functions
*/

#include "kvi_settings.h"

class QString;

/**
* \namespace KviMiscUtils
* \brief A namespace for helper functions
*
* This namespace contains single function stuff that doesn't really fit anywhere else
*/
namespace KviMiscUtils
{
	/**
	* \brief Compares two x.y.z... version strings
	* The function behaves like strcmp: it returns 0 when the versions are equal, -1 if
	* the szVersion1 is greater and 1 if szVersion2 is greater
	* \param szVersion1 The first version to check
	* \param szVersion2 The second version to check
	* \return int
	*/
	extern KVILIB_API int compareVersions(const QString & szVersion1, const QString & szVersion2);

	/**
	* \brief Checks if the argument string is a valid x.y.z... version string
	* \param szVersion The version to check
	* \return bool
	*/
	extern KVILIB_API bool isValidVersionString(const QString & szVersion);
}

#endif // _KVI_MISCUTILS_H_