#ifndef MCDEF_TOOLS

#include "marsconf.h"
#include "fviews.h"

void empty_is_dash(SSTRING &given_string, int reading_var);
void set_bit_status(int &provided_mask, int which_bit, const char bit_status);
char get_bit_status(int provided_mask, int which_bit);
int hextoi(const char *given_string);
char check_charflag(const char *given_string, char given_flag);
void set_charflag(SSTRING &modify_this_one, char given_flag, char flag_status);
int check_if_duplicated_entry(VIEWITEMS &my_vitems, const char *data_to_check, int which_group, int skip_this_line, int which_word);
void minor_adjust(SSTRING &given_string);
int insert_to_dialog_records(DIALOG_RECORDS &my_dialog, VIEWITEMS &my_vitems, int group_number, int first_field, int second_field);
int replace_word_to_eol(SSTRING &affected_string, const char *new_data, int which_word, int what_is_illegal);
int replace_word(SSTRING &affected_string, const char *new_data, int which_word, int what_is_illegal);
int replace_word(SSTRING &affected_string, const char *new_data, int which_word, int what_is_illegal, int to_eol);
int has_illegal_chars(const char *given_string, int what_is_illegal);
int load_standalone_vardata(SSTRING &write_here, VIEWITEMS &my_vitems, int which_group, int which_word);
void save_standalone_vardata(const char *write_this, VIEWITEMS &my_vitems, int which_group, int which_word);
char load_standalone_bin_flag(VIEWITEMS &my_vitems, int which_group, int which_word, int which_bit);
void save_standalone_bin_flag(const char write_this, VIEWITEMS &my_vitems, int which_group, int which_word, int which_bit);

#define ILLEGAL_SPACES 1
#define ILLEGAL_EMPTYNESS 2
#define UPPERCASE_ONLY 4
#define DIGITS_ONLY 8

#define MCDEF_TOOLS
#endif