#ifndef _KVI_STRINGCONVERSION_H_
#define _KVI_STRINGCONVERSION_H_
//=============================================================================
//
//   File : KviStringConversion.h
//   Creation date : Thu Oct 20 2000 13:27:12 CEST by Szymon Stefanek
//
//   This file is part of the KVIrc IRC client distribution
//   Copyright (C) 2000-2010 Szymon Stefanek (pragma at kvirc dot net)
//
//   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., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
//
//=============================================================================

#include "kvi_settings.h"

class KviMessageTypeSettings;
class KviPixmap;
class QColor;
class QFont;
class QRect;
class QString;
#include <QStringList>

namespace KviStringConversion
{
	extern KVILIB_API void init(const QString & szGlobalDir, const QString & szLocalDir);

	extern KVILIB_API void encodePath(QString & buffer);
	extern KVILIB_API void decodePath(QString & buffer);

	extern KVILIB_API void encodePath(QStringList & buffer);
	extern KVILIB_API void decodePath(QStringList & buffer);

	// bool <->
	extern KVILIB_API void toString(const bool bValue, QString & buffer);
	extern KVILIB_API bool fromString(const QString & szValue, bool & buffer);

	// int <-> QString
	extern KVILIB_API void toString(const int iValue, QString & buffer);
	extern KVILIB_API bool fromString(const QString & szValue, int & buffer);

	// uint <-> QString
	extern KVILIB_API void toString(const unsigned int uValue, QString & buffer);
	extern KVILIB_API bool fromString(const QString & szValue, unsigned int & buffer);

	// QRect <-> QString
	extern KVILIB_API void toString(const QRect & rValue, QString & buffer);
	extern KVILIB_API bool fromString(const QString & szValue, QRect & buffer);

	// QString <-> QString (Null conversion)
	extern KVILIB_API void toString(const QString & szValue, QString & buffer);
	extern KVILIB_API bool fromString(const QString & szValue, QString & buffer);

	// KviPixmap <-> QString
	extern KVILIB_API void toString(const KviPixmap & pValue, QString & buffer);
	extern KVILIB_API bool fromString(const QString & szValue, KviPixmap & buffer);

	// QFont <-> QString
	extern KVILIB_API void toString(const QFont & fValue, QString & buffer);
	extern KVILIB_API bool fromString(const QString & szValue, QFont & buffer);

	// KviMessageTypeSettings <-> QString
	extern KVILIB_API void toString(const KviMessageTypeSettings & mValue, QString & buffer);
	extern KVILIB_API bool fromString(const QString & szValue, KviMessageTypeSettings & buffer);

	// QColor <-> QString
	extern KVILIB_API void toString(const QColor & cValue, QString & buffer);
	extern KVILIB_API bool fromString(const QString & szValue, QColor & buffer);

	// QStringList <-> QString
	extern KVILIB_API void toString(const QStringList & sValue, QString & buffer);
	extern KVILIB_API bool fromString(const QString & szValue, QStringList & buffer);
}

#endif //!_KVI_STRINGCONVERSION_H_