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+/*
+ * Hedgewars, a free turn based strategy game
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Simeon Maxein <smaxein@googlemail.com>
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Data structures for game scheme information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef SCHEME_H_
+#define SCHEME_H_
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+typedef struct {
+    char *name;
+    char *engineCommand;
+    bool maxMeansInfinity;
+    bool times1000;
+    int min;
+    int max;
+    int def;
+} flib_metascheme_setting;
+
+typedef struct {
+    char *name;
+    int bitmaskIndex;
+} flib_metascheme_mod;
+
+/**
+ * The order of the meta information in the arrays is the same as the order
+ * of the mod/setting information in the net protocol messages.
+ */
+typedef struct {
+	int _referenceCount;
+	int settingCount;
+	int modCount;
+	flib_metascheme_setting *settings;
+	flib_metascheme_mod *mods;
+} flib_metascheme;
+
+typedef struct {
+	int _referenceCount;
+	flib_metascheme *meta;
+
+    char *name;
+    int *settings;
+    bool *mods;
+} flib_scheme;
+
+/**
+ * Read the meta-configuration from a .ini file (e.g. which settings exist,
+ * what are their defaults etc.)
+ *
+ * Returns the meta-configuration or NULL.
+ */
+flib_metascheme *flib_metascheme_from_ini(const char *filename);
+
+/**
+ * Increase the reference count of the object. Call this if you store a pointer to it somewhere.
+ * Returns the parameter.
+ */
+flib_metascheme *flib_metascheme_retain(flib_metascheme *metainfo);
+
+/**
+ * Decrease the reference count of the object and free it if this was the last reference.
+ */
+void flib_metascheme_release(flib_metascheme *metainfo);
+
+/**
+ * Create a new configuration with everything set to default or false
+ * Returns NULL on error.
+ */
+flib_scheme *flib_scheme_create(flib_metascheme *meta, const char *schemeName);
+
+/**
+ * Create a copy of the scheme. Returns NULL on error or if NULL was passed.
+ */
+flib_scheme *flib_scheme_copy(const flib_scheme *scheme);
+
+/**
+ * Increase the reference count of the object. Call this if you store a pointer to it somewhere.
+ * Returns the parameter.
+ */
+flib_scheme *flib_scheme_retain(flib_scheme *scheme);
+
+/**
+ * Decrease the reference count of the object and free it if this was the last reference.
+ */
+void flib_scheme_release(flib_scheme* scheme);
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve a mod setting by its name. If the mod is not found, logs an error and returns false.
+ */
+bool flib_scheme_get_mod(flib_scheme *scheme, const char *name);
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve a game setting by its name. If the setting is not found, logs an error and returns def.
+ */
+int flib_scheme_get_setting(flib_scheme *scheme, const char *name, int def);
+
+#endif /* SCHEME_H_ */