/**
* GMyth Library
*
* @file gmyth/gmyth_util.h
* 
* @brief <p> This component provides utility functions.
* 
* Copyright (C) 2006 INdT - Instituto Nokia de Tecnologia.
* @author Hallyson Luiz de Morais Melo <hallyson.melo@indt.org.br>
*
*//*
* 
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU Lesser 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 Lesser 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 GMYTH_UTIL_H_
#define GMYTH_UTIL_H_

#include <time.h>
#include <glib.h>

#include "gmyth_stringlist.h"
#include "gmyth_backendinfo.h"

G_BEGIN_DECLS

GString 		*gmyth_util_time_to_isoformat(time_t time_value);
GString 		*gmyth_util_time_to_string   (time_t time_value);
time_t      gmyth_util_string_to_time   (GString* time_str);
gint64     	gmyth_util_decode_long_long (GMythStringList *strlist, 
                                         guint offset);

gchar* 			gmyth_util_time_to_isoformat_from_time_val_fmt ( const gchar *fmt_string, const GTimeVal* time_val );

GTimeVal		*gmyth_util_string_to_time_val_fmt ( const gchar *fmt_string, const gchar* time_str );

GTimeVal		*gmyth_util_string_to_time_val ( const gchar* time_str );

gchar 			*gmyth_util_time_to_isoformat_from_time_val( const GTimeVal *time);
gchar			*gmyth_util_time_to_mythformat_from_time_val ( const GTimeVal* time );

gchar				*gmyth_util_time_to_string_only_date ( const GTimeVal* time );

gchar				*gmyth_util_time_to_string_only_time ( const GTimeVal* time );

gchar				*gmyth_util_time_to_string_from_time_val ( const GTimeVal *time_val );

struct tm		*gmyth_util_time_val_to_date ( const GTimeVal* time );

gboolean 		gmyth_util_file_exists (GMythBackendInfo *backend_info, const gchar* filename);

G_END_DECLS
	
#endif /*GMYTH_UTIL_H_*/