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+/* PSPP - computes sample statistics.
+ Copyright (C) 1997-9, 2000, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ Written by Ben Pfaff <blp@gnu.org>.
+
+ 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. */
+
+#ifndef GETL_H
+#define GETL_H 1
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <libpspp/ll.h>
+
+struct string;
+
+struct getl_source;
+
+
+/* An abstract base class for objects which act as line buffers for the
+ PSPP. Ie anything which might contain content for the lexer */
+struct getl_interface
+ {
+ /* Returns true, if the interface is interactive */
+ bool (*interactive) (const struct getl_interface *);
+
+ /* Read a line from the interface */
+ bool (*read) (struct getl_interface *, struct string *);
+
+ /* Close and destroy the interface */
+ void (*close) (struct getl_interface *);
+
+ /* Filter for current and all included sources. May be NULL */
+ void (*filter) (struct getl_interface *, struct string *line);
+
+ /* Returns the name of the source */
+ const char * (*name) (const struct getl_interface *);
+
+ /* Returns the current location within the source */
+ int (*location) (const struct getl_interface *);
+ };
+
+void getl_initialize (void);
+void getl_uninitialize (void);
+
+void getl_clear_include_path (void);
+void getl_add_include_dir (const char *);
+const char * getl_include_path (void);
+
+void getl_abort_noninteractive (void);
+bool getl_is_interactive (void);
+
+bool getl_read_line (bool *interactive);
+
+bool do_read_line (struct string *line, bool *interactive);
+
+void getl_append_source (struct getl_interface *s) ;
+void getl_include_source (struct getl_interface *s) ;
+
+const char * getl_source_name (void);
+int getl_source_location (void);
+
+#endif /* line-buffer.h */