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+/*
+    Copyright (C) 2015 Tim Mayberry
+
+    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 PBD_STRING_CONVERT_H
+#define PBD_STRING_CONVERT_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "pbd/libpbd_visibility.h"
+
+/**
+ * Locale independent and thread-safe string conversion utility functions.
+ *
+ * All conversions are done as if they were performed in the C locale without
+ * actually changing the current locale.
+ */
+namespace PBD {
+
+LIBPBD_API bool bool_to_string (bool val, std::string& str);
+
+LIBPBD_API bool int16_to_string (int16_t val, std::string& str);
+
+LIBPBD_API bool uint16_to_string (uint16_t val, std::string& str);
+
+LIBPBD_API bool int32_to_string (int32_t val, std::string& str);
+
+LIBPBD_API bool uint32_to_string (uint32_t val, std::string& str);
+
+LIBPBD_API bool int64_to_string (int64_t val, std::string& str);
+
+LIBPBD_API bool uint64_to_string (uint64_t val, std::string& str);
+
+LIBPBD_API bool float_to_string (float val, std::string& str);
+
+LIBPBD_API bool double_to_string (double val, std::string& str);
+
+LIBPBD_API bool string_to_bool (const std::string& str, bool& val);
+
+LIBPBD_API bool string_to_int16 (const std::string& str, int16_t& val);
+
+LIBPBD_API bool string_to_uint16 (const std::string& str, uint16_t& val);
+
+LIBPBD_API bool string_to_int32 (const std::string& str, int32_t& val);
+
+LIBPBD_API bool string_to_uint32 (const std::string& str, uint32_t& val);
+
+LIBPBD_API bool string_to_int64 (const std::string& str, int64_t& val);
+
+LIBPBD_API bool string_to_uint64 (const std::string& str, uint64_t& val);
+
+LIBPBD_API bool string_to_float (const std::string& str, float& val);
+
+LIBPBD_API bool string_to_double (const std::string& str, double& val);
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool to_string (T val, std::string& str)
+{
+	// This will cause a compile time error if this function is ever
+	// instantiated, which is useful to catch unintended conversions
+	typename T::TO_STRING_TEMPLATE_NOT_DEFINED_FOR_THIS_TYPE invalid_type;
+	return false;
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool to_string (bool val, std::string& str)
+{
+	return bool_to_string (val, str);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool to_string (int8_t val, std::string& str)
+{
+	return int16_to_string (val, str);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool to_string (uint8_t val, std::string& str)
+{
+	return uint16_to_string (val, str);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool to_string (int16_t val, std::string& str)
+{
+	return int16_to_string (val, str);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool to_string (uint16_t val, std::string& str)
+{
+	return uint16_to_string (val, str);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool to_string (int32_t val, std::string& str)
+{
+	return int32_to_string (val, str);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool to_string (uint32_t val, std::string& str)
+{
+	return uint32_to_string (val, str);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool to_string (int64_t val, std::string& str)
+{
+	return int64_to_string (val, str);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool to_string (uint64_t val, std::string& str)
+{
+	return uint64_to_string (val, str);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool to_string (float val, std::string& str)
+{
+	return float_to_string (val, str);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool to_string (double val, std::string& str)
+{
+	return double_to_string (val, str);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool string_to (const std::string& str, T& val)
+{
+	// This will cause a compile time error if this function is ever
+	// instantiated, which is useful to catch unintended conversions
+	typename T::TO_STRING_TEMPLATE_NOT_DEFINED_FOR_THIS_TYPE invalid_type;
+	return false;
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool string_to (const std::string& str, bool& val)
+{
+	return string_to_bool (str, val);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool string_to (const std::string& str, int8_t& val)
+{
+	int16_t tmp = val;
+	bool success = string_to_int16 (str, tmp);
+	if (!success) return false;
+	val = tmp;
+	return true;
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool string_to (const std::string& str, uint8_t& val)
+{
+	uint16_t tmp = val;
+	bool success = string_to_uint16 (str, tmp);
+	if (!success) return false;
+	val = tmp;
+	return true;
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool string_to (const std::string& str, int16_t& val)
+{
+	return string_to_int16 (str, val);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool string_to (const std::string& str, uint16_t& val)
+{
+	return string_to_uint16 (str, val);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool string_to (const std::string& str, int32_t& val)
+{
+	return string_to_int32 (str, val);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool string_to (const std::string& str, uint32_t& val)
+{
+	return string_to_uint32 (str, val);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool string_to (const std::string& str, int64_t& val)
+{
+	return string_to_int64 (str, val);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool string_to (const std::string& str, uint64_t& val)
+{
+	return string_to_uint64 (str, val);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool string_to (const std::string& str, float& val)
+{
+	return string_to_float (str, val);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool string_to (const std::string& str, double& val)
+{
+	return string_to_double (str, val);
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Variation that disregards conversion errors
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+template <class T>
+inline std::string to_string (T val)
+{
+	// This will cause a compile time error if this function is ever
+	// instantiated, which is useful to catch unintended conversions
+	typename T::TO_STRING_TEMPLATE_NOT_DEFINED_FOR_THIS_TYPE invalid_type;
+	return std::string();
+}
+
+template <>
+inline std::string to_string (bool val)
+{
+	std::string tmp;
+	bool_to_string (val, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline std::string to_string (int8_t val)
+{
+	std::string tmp;
+	int16_to_string (val, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline std::string to_string (uint8_t val)
+{
+	std::string tmp;
+	uint16_to_string (val, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline std::string to_string (int16_t val)
+{
+	std::string tmp;
+	int16_to_string (val, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline std::string to_string (uint16_t val)
+{
+	std::string tmp;
+	uint16_to_string (val, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline std::string to_string (int32_t val)
+{
+	std::string tmp;
+	int32_to_string (val, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline std::string to_string (uint32_t val)
+{
+	std::string tmp;
+	uint32_to_string (val, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline std::string to_string (int64_t val)
+{
+	std::string tmp;
+	int64_to_string (val, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline std::string to_string (uint64_t val)
+{
+	std::string tmp;
+	uint64_to_string (val, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline std::string to_string (float val)
+{
+	std::string tmp;
+	float_to_string (val, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline std::string to_string (double val)
+{
+	std::string tmp;
+	double_to_string (val, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline T string_to (const std::string& str)
+{
+	// This will cause a compile time error if this function is ever
+	// instantiated, which is useful to catch unintended conversions
+	typename T::STRING_TO_TEMPLATE_NOT_DEFINED_FOR_THIS_TYPE invalid_type;
+	return T();
+}
+
+template <>
+inline bool string_to (const std::string& str)
+{
+	bool tmp;
+	string_to_bool (str, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline int8_t string_to (const std::string& str)
+{
+	int16_t tmp;
+	string_to_int16 (str, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline uint8_t string_to (const std::string& str)
+{
+	uint16_t tmp;
+	string_to_uint16 (str, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline int16_t string_to (const std::string& str)
+{
+	int16_t tmp;
+	string_to_int16 (str, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline uint16_t string_to (const std::string& str)
+{
+	uint16_t tmp;
+	string_to_uint16 (str, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline int32_t string_to (const std::string& str)
+{
+	int32_t tmp;
+	string_to_int32 (str, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline uint32_t string_to (const std::string& str)
+{
+	uint32_t tmp;
+	string_to_uint32 (str, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline int64_t string_to (const std::string& str)
+{
+	int64_t tmp;
+	string_to_int64 (str, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline uint64_t string_to (const std::string& str)
+{
+	uint64_t tmp;
+	string_to_uint64 (str, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline float string_to (const std::string& str)
+{
+	float tmp;
+	string_to_float (str, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+template <>
+inline double string_to (const std::string& str)
+{
+	double tmp;
+	string_to_double (str, tmp);
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+} // namespace PBD
+
+#endif // PBD_STRING_CONVERT_H