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+/*
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * node.h - definitions for an API generator
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2009 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+#ifndef _node_h_
+#define _node_h_
+
+/*
+ * Global prototypes
+ */
+
+char *sxerox (const char *s);
+
+enum node_subclass {  /* WARNING: indices must match the vft... */
+    NODE_ILLEGAL=0,
+    NODE_U8,
+    NODE_U16,
+    NODE_U32,
+    NODE_U64,
+    NODE_I8,
+    NODE_I16,
+    NODE_I32,
+    NODE_I64,
+    NODE_F64,
+    NODE_PACKED,
+    NODE_DEFINE,
+    NODE_UNION,
+    NODE_SCALAR,
+    NODE_VECTOR,
+    NODE_COMPLEX,
+    NODE_NOVERSION,
+    NODE_UWORD,
+    NODE_N_TYPES,  /* number of node types with VFT's */
+
+    /* pseudo-node(s) used in the lexer keyword table, but
+       NOT in need of a VFT... */
+    NODE_TYPEONLY,
+    NODE_MANUAL_PRINT,
+    NODE_MANUAL_ENDIAN,
+    NODE_MANUAL_JAVA,
+    NODE_DONT_TRACE,
+};
+
+enum passid {
+    TYPEDEF_PASS=1,
+    UNION_DEF_PASS,
+    ENDIANFUN_PASS,
+    PRINTFUN_PASS,
+    JAVA_METHOD_PASS,
+    JAVA_JNI_PASS,
+};
+
+extern void *make_node (enum node_subclass type);
+
+typedef struct node_ {
+    enum node_subclass type;
+    struct node_ *peer;
+    struct node_ *deeper;
+    int flags;
+    void *data[2];
+} node_t;
+
+/* To shut up gcc-4.2.x warnings */
+#define CDATA0 ((char *)(this->data[0]))
+#define IDATA1 ((int)(uword)(this->data[1]))
+
+#define NODE_FLAG_MANUAL_PRINT (1<<0)
+#define NODE_FLAG_MANUAL_ENDIAN (1<<1)
+#define NODE_FLAG_MANUAL_JAVA (1<<2)
+#define NODE_FLAG_TYPEONLY (1<<3)
+#define NODE_FLAG_DONT_TRACE (1<<4)
+
+typedef struct node_vft_ {
+    void (*print)(struct node_ *);
+    void (*generate)(struct node_ *, enum passid id, FILE *ofp);
+    char *endian_converter;
+    void (*java_method_function)(struct node_ *, enum passid id, FILE *ofp);
+    void (*java_jni_parameter)(struct node_ *, enum passid id, FILE *ofp);
+    void (*java_jni_setup)(struct node_ *, enum passid id, FILE *ofp);
+    void (*java_jni_code)(struct node_ *, enum passid id, FILE *ofp);
+    void (*java_jni_teardown)(struct node_ *, enum passid id, FILE *ofp);
+} node_vft_t;    
+
+#endif /* _node_h */