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+/*
+ * RINA naming related utilities
+ *
+ *    Sander Vrijders       <sander.vrijders@intec.ugent.be>
+ *    Francesco Salvestrini <f.salvestrini@nextworks.it>
+ *
+ * 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 INSTANCE_NAME_H
+#define INSTANCE_NAME_H
+
+#include "common.h"
+
+typedef struct {
+        char *   name;
+        uint16_t id;
+} instance_name_t;
+
+/*
+ * Allocates a new name, returning the allocated object.
+ * In case of an error, a NULL is returned.
+ */
+instance_name_t * instance_name_create();
+
+/*
+ * Initializes a previously dynamically allocated name (i.e. name_create())
+ * or a statically one (e.g. declared into a struct not as a pointer).
+ * Returns the passed object pointer in case everything is ok, a NULL
+ * otherwise.
+ *
+ * A call to name_destroy() is allowed in case of error, in order to
+ * release the associated resources.
+ *
+ * It is allowed to call name_init() over an already initialized object
+ */
+instance_name_t * instance_name_init_from(instance_name_t * dst,
+                                          const char *      name,
+                                          uint16_t          api_id);
+
+/* Takes ownership of the passed parameters */
+instance_name_t * instance_name_init_with(instance_name_t * dst,
+                                          char *            name,
+                                          uint16_t          id);
+
+/*
+ * Finalize a name object, releasing all the embedded resources (without
+ * releasing the object itself). After name_fini() execution the passed
+ * object will be in the same states as at the end of name_init().
+ */
+void          instance_name_fini(instance_name_t * dst);
+
+/* Releases all the associated resources bound to a name object */
+void          instance_name_destroy(instance_name_t * ptr);
+
+/* Duplicates a name object, returning the pointer to the new object */
+instance_name_t * instance_name_dup(const instance_name_t * src);
+
+/*
+ * Copies the source object contents into the destination object, both must
+ * be previously allocated
+ */
+int           instance_name_cpy(const instance_name_t * src,
+                                instance_name_t * dst);
+
+int           instance_name_cmp(const instance_name_t * a,
+                                const instance_name_t * b);
+
+bool          instance_name_is_valid(const instance_name_t * n);
+
+/* Returns a name as a (newly allocated) string */
+char *        instance_name_to_string(const instance_name_t * n);
+
+/* Inverse of name_tostring() */
+instance_name_t * string_to_instance_name(const char * s);
+
+#endif /* INSTANCE_NAME_H */