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+/* Copyright (C) 2014 J.F.Dockes
+ * 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.,
+ * 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+#ifndef _MD5UT_H_
+#define _MD5UT_H_
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include "md5.h"
+
+/** md5 utility wrappers */
+#include <string>
+using std::string;
+extern void MD5Final(string& digest, MD5_CTX *);
+extern bool MD5File(const string& filename, string& digest, string *reason);
+extern string& MD5String(const string& data, string& digest);
+extern string& MD5HexPrint(const string& digest, string& xdigest);
+extern string& MD5HexScan(const string& xdigest, string& digest);
+
+#endif /* _MD5UT_H_ */