root/nntp/wildmat.hh

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#ifndef GUARD_NNTP_WILDMAT_HH
#define GUARD_NNTP_WILDMAT_HH

#include <string>

namespace nntp 
{
        /** Returns true if the string is a valid RFC 3977 wildmat.  */
        bool is_wildmat(std::string s);

        /** Tries to match the RFC 3977 wildmat wm against the string
         * s, and returns true if successful.  The wildmat is assumed
         * to pass the is_wildmat test, no syntax checks are done by
         * this routine.  */
        bool wildmatch(std::string wm, std::string s);
};

#endif /* GUARD_NNTP_WILDMAT_HH */