// util.hxx - general-purpose utility functions.
// Copyright (C) 2002  Curtis L. Olson  - http://www.flightgear.org/~curt
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// $Id$

#ifndef __UTIL_HXX
#define __UTIL_HXX 1

#include <string>
#include <simgear/misc/sg_path.hxx>

/**
 * Move a value towards a target.
 *
 * This function was originally written by Alex Perry.
 *
 * @param current The current value.
 * @param target The target value.
 * @param timeratio The percentage of smoothing time that has passed 
 *        (elapsed time/smoothing time)
 * @return The new value.
 */
double fgGetLowPass (double current, double target, double timeratio);

/**
 * File access control, used by Nasal and fgcommands.
 * @param path Path to be validated
 * @param write True for write operations and false for read operations.
 * @return The validated path on success or empty if access denied.
 *
 * Warning: because this always (not just on Windows) treats both \ and /
 * as path separators, and accepts relative paths (check-to-use race if
 * the current directory changes),
 * always use the returned path not the original one
 */
SGPath fgValidatePath(const SGPath& path, bool write);

/**
 * Set allowed paths for fgValidatePath
 */
void fgInitAllowedPaths();

namespace flightgear
{
    /**
     * @brief getAircraftAuthorsText - get the aircraft authors as a single
     * string value. This will combine the new (structured) authors data if
     * present, otherwise just return the old plain string
     * @return
     */
    std::string getAircraftAuthorsText();
}

#endif // __UTIL_HXX