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/*******************************************************************************
 * Name		: utils.h
 *
 * Author	: dbb
 *
 * Description	: Utilities to copy and duplicate strings to be returned by
 *  the P4 Bridge API.
 *
 ******************************************************************************/

#include <string>

namespace Utils {
	// allocate a new string buffer to cross the C++/C# boundry
	const char* AllocString(const char* p);
	const char* AllocString(const std::string &s);

	// release the buffer, called by the client when it's done
	void ReleaseString(void* p);
	void ReleaseString(const char* p);

	std::string stringFromPtr(const char* s);

	long AllocCount();
	long FreeCount();
}
