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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
+/* ***** BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK *****
+ * Version: NPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public License
+ * Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
+ * for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+ * License.
+ *
+ * The Original Code is mozilla.org code.
+ *
+ * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is 
+ * Netscape Communications Corporation.
+ * Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 1998
+ * the Initial Developer. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Contributor(s):
+ *         Brian Stell <bstell@ix.netcom.com>
+ *
+ *
+ * Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms of
+ * either the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later (the "GPL"), or
+ * the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1 or later (the "LGPL"),
+ * in which case the provisions of the GPL or the LGPL are applicable instead
+ * of those above. If you wish to allow use of your version of this file only
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+ * the provisions above, a recipient may use your version of this file under
+ * the terms of any one of the NPL, the GPL or the LGPL.
+ *
+ * ***** END LICENSE BLOCK ***** */
+
+#ifndef NSNAMEVALUEPAIRDB_H
+#define NSNAMEVALUEPAIRDB_H
+
+#define FC_BUF_LEN 1024
+
+#define NVPDB_MIN_BUFLEN 100
+
+//
+// Errors
+//
+#define NVPDB_END_OF_FILE       0
+#define NVPDB_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL -1
+#define NVPDB_END_OF_GROUP     -2
+#define NVPDB_FILE_IO_ERROR    -3
+#define NVPDB_GARBLED_LINE     -4
+
+class nsNameValuePairDB {
+public:
+  nsNameValuePairDB();
+  ~nsNameValuePairDB();
+
+  inline PRBool HadError() { return mError; };
+  // implement this to re-read an element if it is larger than the buffer
+  // PRInt32 GetCurrentElement(const char** aName, const char** aValue,
+  //                           char *aBuffer, PRUint32 aBufferLen);
+  PRBool  GetNextGroup(const char** aType);
+  PRBool  GetNextGroup(const char** aType, const char* aName);
+  PRBool  GetNextGroup(const char** aType, const char* aName, int aLen);
+  PRInt32 GetNextElement(const char** aName, const char** aValue);
+  PRInt32 GetNextElement(const char** aName, const char** aValue,
+                         char *aBuffer, PRUint32 aBufferLen);
+  PRBool  OpenForRead(const nsACString& aCatalogName);
+  PRBool  OpenTmpForWrite(const nsACString& aCatalogName);
+  PRBool  PutElement(const char* aName, const char* aValue);
+  PRBool  PutEndGroup(const char* aType);
+  PRBool  PutStartGroup(const char* aType);
+  PRBool  RenameTmp(const char* aCatalogName);
+
+protected:
+  PRBool         CheckHeader();
+  PRUint16       mMajorNum;
+  PRUint16       mMinorNum;
+  PRUint16       mMaintenanceNum;
+  FILE*          mFile;
+  char           mBuf[FC_BUF_LEN];
+  PRInt32        mCurrentGroup;
+  PRPackedBool   mAtEndOfGroup;
+  PRPackedBool   mAtEndOfCatalog;
+  PRPackedBool   mError;
+private:
+};
+
+#endif /* NSNAMEVALUEPAIRDB_H */
+