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16 
17 #pragma once
18 
19 // Need this to get the default GETTEXT_DOMAIN for VGETTEXT/VNGETTEXT
20 #include "gettext.hpp"
21 
23 
24 #include <ctime>
25 #include <string_view>
26 
27 class variable_set;
28 
29 namespace utils {
30 
31  namespace detail {
32  extern std::string(* evaluate_formula)(const std::string& formula);
33  }
34 
35 /**
36  * Determines if a string might contain variables to interpolate.
37  * This can allow one to skip future interpolations (plural -- if there is only
38  * one interpolation, the savings are not worth this check). In this spirit,
39  * precision is sacrificed in the name of efficiency; the check is quick and
40  * allows false positives, but there are no false negatives. (A false negative
41  * would lead to incorrect behavior, whereas a false positive leads to merely
42  * inefficient behavior.) In practice, false positives should be uncommon enough
43  * to not worry about.
44  */
45 inline bool might_contain_variables(const std::string &str)
46 { return str.find('$') != std::string::npos; }
47 
48 /**
49  * Function which will interpolate variables, starting with '$' in the string
50  * 'str' with the equivalent symbols in the given symbol table. If 'symbols'
51  * is nullptr, then game event variables will be used instead.
52  */
53 std::string interpolate_variables_into_string(const std::string &str, const std::map<std::string, t_string> * const symbols);
54 std::string interpolate_variables_into_string(const std::string &str, const std::map<std::string,std::string> * const symbols);
55 std::string interpolate_variables_into_string(const std::string &str, const variable_set& variables);
56 
57 /**
58  * Function that does the same as the above, for t_stringS.
59  * If a change was made, then the t_string's translation is done in this
60  * function, rather than at use. This limitation is due to the use of
61  * create-time interpolation, rather than use-time.
62  */
64 
65 /**
66  * Format a conjunctive list.
67  * @param empty The string to return for an empty list
68  * @param elems The list of entries in the list
69  * @return The elements of the list joined by "and".
70  */
71 std::string format_conjunct_list(const t_string& empty, const std::vector<t_string>& elems);
72 
73 /**
74  * Format a disjunctive list.
75  * @param empty The string to return for an empty list
76  * @param elems The list of entries in the list
77  * @return The elements of the list joined or "and".
78  */
79 std::string format_disjunct_list(const t_string& empty, const std::vector<t_string>& elems);
80 
81 /**
82  * Formats a timespan into human-readable text for player authentication functions.
83  *
84  * This is intentionally not a very thorough representation of time intervals.
85  * See <https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/issues/6036> for more information.
86  *
87  * @param time The timespan in seconds.
88  * @param detailed Whether to display more specific values such as "3 months, 2 days,
89  * 30 minutes, and 1 second". If not specified or set to @a false, the
90  * return value will ONLY include most significant time unit (e.g. "3
91  * months").
92  * @return A human-readable timespan description.
93  *
94  * @note The implementation is not very precise because not all months in the Gregorian
95  * calendar have 30 days. Furthermore, it doesn't take into account leap years or
96  * leap seconds. If you need to account for those, you are better off importing
97  * a new library and providing it with more specific information about the start and
98  * end times of the interval; otherwise your next best option is to hire a fortune
99  * teller to manually service your requests every time instead of this function.
100  */
101 std::string format_timespan(std::time_t time, bool detailed = false);
102 }
103 
104 /**
105  * Implementation functions for the VGETTEXT and VNGETTEXT macros.
106  *
107  * DO NOT USE DIRECTLY unless you really know what you're doing.
108  * See https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/issues/2716 for more info.
109  */
110 
111 std::string vgettext_impl(const char* domain, const char* msgid, const utils::string_map& symbols);
112 
113 std::string vngettext_impl(const char* domain,
114  const char* singular,
115  const char* plural,
116  int count,
117  const utils::string_map& symbols);
118 
119 /**
120  * Handy wrappers around interpolate_variables_into_string and gettext.
121  *
122  * These should cover most usecases. If you're not sure whether you want
123  * these macros or their implementation functions, use these. The only time
124  * you should need to use the implementation functions directly is to pass a
125  * different textdomain than the current value of GETTEXT_DOMAIN.
126  */
127 
128 #define VGETTEXT(msgid, ...) \
129  vgettext_impl(GETTEXT_DOMAIN, msgid, __VA_ARGS__)
130 
131 #define VNGETTEXT(msgid, msgid_plural, count, ...) \
132  vngettext_impl(GETTEXT_DOMAIN, msgid, msgid_plural, count, __VA_ARGS__)
133 
134 /**
135  * @brief Calculate the approximate edit distance of two strings.
136  *
137  * @param str_1 First string to compare.
138  * @param str_2 Second string to compare.
139  *
140  * @returns A score indicating how different the two strings are--the lower the score, the more similar the strings are.
141  *
142  * @note To avoid dynamic allocation, this function limits the number of characters that participate in the comparison.
143  */
144 [[nodiscard]] std::size_t edit_distance_approx(std::string_view str_1, std::string_view str_2) noexcept;
std::string vngettext_impl(const char *domain, const char *singular, const char *plural, int count, const utils::string_map &symbols)
std::string vgettext_impl(const char *domain, const char *msgid, const utils::string_map &symbols)
Implementation functions for the VGETTEXT and VNGETTEXT macros.
std::size_t edit_distance_approx(std::string_view str_1, std::string_view str_2) noexcept
Calculate the approximate edit distance of two strings.
std::string(* evaluate_formula)(const std::string &formula)
std::string interpolate_variables_into_string(const std::string &str, const string_map *const symbols)
Function which will interpolate variables, starting with '$' in the string 'str' with the equivalent ...
std::string format_timespan(std::time_t time, bool detailed)
Formats a timespan into human-readable text for player authentication functions.
t_string interpolate_variables_into_tstring(const t_string &tstr, const variable_set &variables)
Function that does the same as the above, for t_stringS.
std::string format_disjunct_list(const t_string &empty, const std::vector< t_string > &elems)
Format a disjunctive list.
bool might_contain_variables(const std::string &str)
Determines if a string might contain variables to interpolate.
std::string format_conjunct_list(const t_string &empty, const std::vector< t_string > &elems)
Format a conjunctive list.
std::map< std::string, t_string > string_map