/*
 **********************************************************************
 *   Copyright (C) 1999-2001, International Business Machines
 *   Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
 **********************************************************************
 *
 *
 *  ucnv_io.h:
 *  defines  variables and functions pertaining to file access, and name resolution
 *  aspect of the library
 */

#ifndef UCNV_IO_H
#define UCNV_IO_H

#include "unicode/utypes.h"

#define UCNV_AMBIGUOUS_ALIAS_MAP_BIT 0x8000
#define UCNV_CONVERTER_INDEX_MASK 0xFFF

/**
 * Map a converter alias name to a canonical converter name.
 * The alias is searched for case-insensitively, the converter name
 * is returned in mixed-case.
 * Returns NULL if the alias is not found.
 * @param alias The alias name to be searched.
 * @pErrorCode The error code
 * @return the converter name in mixed-case, return NULL if the alias is not found.
 */
U_CFUNC const char *
ucnv_io_getConverterName(const char *alias, UErrorCode *pErrorCode);

/**
 * The count for ucnv_io_getAliases and ucnv_io_getAlias
 * @param alias The alias name to be counted
 * @pErrorCode The error code
 * @return the alias count
 */
U_CFUNC uint16_t
ucnv_io_countAliases(const char *alias, UErrorCode *pErrorCode);

/**
 * Search case-insensitively for a converter alias and set aliases to
 * a pointer to the list of aliases for the actual converter.
 * The first "alias" is the canonical converter name.
 * The aliases are stored consecutively, in mixed case, each NUL-terminated.
 * There are as many strings in this list as the return value specifies.
 * Returns the number of aliases including the canonical converter name,
 * or 0 if the alias is not found.
 * @param alias The canonical converter name
 * @param start 
 * @param aliases A pointer to the list of aliases for the actual converter
 * @return the number of aliases including the canonical converter name, or 0 if the alias is not found.
 */
U_CFUNC uint16_t
ucnv_io_getAliases(const char *alias, uint16_t start, const char **aliases, UErrorCode *pErrorCode);

/**
 * Search case-insensitively for a converter alias and return
 * the (n)th alias.
 * Returns NULL if the alias is not found.
 * @param alias The converter alias
 * @param n The number specifies which alias to get
 * @pErrorCode The error code
 * @return the (n)th alias and return NULL if the alias is not found.
 */
U_CFUNC const char *
ucnv_io_getAlias(const char *alias, uint16_t n, UErrorCode *pErrorCode);

/**
 * Return the number of all standard names.
 * @param pErrorCode The error code
 * @return the number of all standard names
 */
U_CFUNC uint16_t
ucnv_io_countStandards(UErrorCode *pErrorCode);

/**
 * Return the number of all converter names.
 * @param pErrorCode The error code
 * @return the number of all converter names
 */
U_CFUNC uint16_t
ucnv_io_countAvailableConverters(UErrorCode *pErrorCode);

/**
 * Return the (n)th converter name in mixed case, or NULL
 * if there is none (typically, if the data cannot be loaded).
 * 0<=index<ucnv_io_countAvailableConverters().
 * @param n The number specifies which converter name to get
 * @param pErrorCode The error code
 * @return the (n)th converter name in mixed case, or NULL if there is none.
 */
U_CFUNC const char *
ucnv_io_getAvailableConverter(uint16_t n, UErrorCode *pErrorCode);

/**
 * Fill an array const char *aliases[ucnv_io_countAvailableConverters()]
 * with pointers to all converter names in mixed-case.
 * @param aliases The alias array to be filled
 * @param pErrorCode The error code
 */
U_CFUNC void
ucnv_io_fillAvailableConverters(const char **aliases, UErrorCode *pErrorCode);

/**
 * Return the (n)th converter name in mixed case, or NULL
 * if there is none (typically, if the data cannot be loaded).
 * 0<=index<ucnv_io_countAvailableConverters().
 */
U_CFUNC void
ucnv_io_flushAvailableConverterCache(void);

/**
 * Return the number of all aliases (and converter names).
 * @param pErrorCode The error code
 * @return the number of all aliases
 */
U_CFUNC uint16_t
ucnv_io_countAvailableAliases(UErrorCode *pErrorCode);

/**
 * Get the name of the default converter.
 * This name is already resolved by <code>ucnv_io_getConverterName()</code>.
 * @return the name of the default converter
 */
U_CFUNC const char *
ucnv_io_getDefaultConverterName(void);

/**
 * Set the name of the default converter.
 * @param name The name set to the default converter
 */
U_CFUNC void
ucnv_io_setDefaultConverterName(const char *name);

#endif /* _UCNV_IO */

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