* Use a proper namespace.

* Optimise header file usage a bit.
* Compile the parser as C++.

1 files changed, 73 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/libutil/types.hh b/src/libutil/types.hh
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+#ifndef __TYPES_H
+#define __TYPES_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include <list>
+#include <set>
+
+#include <boost/format.hpp>
+
+
+namespace nix {
+
+
+/* Inherit some names from other namespaces for convenience. */
+using std::string;
+using std::list;
+using std::set;
+using std::vector;
+using boost::format;
+
+
+class Error : public std::exception
+{
+protected:
+    string err;
+public:
+    Error(const format & f);
+    ~Error() throw () { };
+    const char * what() const throw () { return err.c_str(); }
+    const string & msg() const throw () { return err; }
+    Error & addPrefix(const format & f);
+};
+
+class SysError : public Error
+{
+public:
+    SysError(const format & f);
+};
+
+#define MakeError(newClass, superClass) \
+    class newClass : public superClass                  \
+    {                                                   \
+    public:                                             \
+        newClass(const format & f) : superClass(f) { }; \
+    };
+
+MakeError(UsageError, Error)
+
+
+typedef list<string> Strings;
+typedef set<string> StringSet;
+
+
+/* Paths are just strings. */
+typedef string Path;
+typedef list<Path> Paths;
+typedef set<Path> PathSet;
+
+ 
+typedef enum { 
+    lvlError,
+    lvlInfo,
+    lvlTalkative,
+    lvlChatty,
+    lvlDebug,
+    lvlVomit
+} Verbosity;
+
+
+}
+
+
+#endif /* !__TYPES_H */