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+#ifndef __KONFORKA_UTIL_H
+#define __KONFORKA_UTIL_H
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <string>
+#include <konforka/exception.h>
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * @brief miscellaneous utility stuff.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @brief The main konforka namespace.
+ */
+namespace konforka {
+    using std::string;
+
+    class restricted_sequence_error : public konforka::exception {
+	public:
+	    restricted_sequence_error(const string& fi,const string& fu,int l,const string& w)
+		: konforka::exception(fi,fu,l,w) { }
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * normalize_path options enumeration.
+     * @see normalize_path()
+     */
+    enum normalize_path_options {
+	/**
+	 * Restrict the /../ sequence.
+	 */
+	restrict_dotdot = 1,
+	/**
+	 * Strip out the leading slash.
+	 */
+	strip_leading_slash = 2,
+	/**
+	 * Strip out the trailing slash.
+	 */
+	strip_trailing_slash = 4
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Normalize pathname by stripping duplicate slashes, etc.
+     * @param p the pathname.
+     * @param o options.
+     * @return the normalized path.
+     * @see normalize_path_options
+     * @todo TODO: document exceptions.
+     */
+    string normalize_path(const string& p,int o=(restrict_dotdot|strip_trailing_slash));
+
+    /**
+     * Extract the directory part of the filename.
+     * @param p the pathname.
+     * @return the directory part.
+     */
+    string dir_name(const string& p);
+
+    class beyond_root_error : public konforka::exception {
+	public:
+	    beyond_root_error(const string& fi,const string& fu,int l,const string& w)
+		: konforka::exception(fi,fu,l,w) { }
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * combine_path options enumeration.
+     * @see combine_path()
+     */
+    enum combine_path_options {
+	/**
+	 * The origin is file. Otherwise it is directory.
+	 */
+	origin_is_file = 1,
+	/**
+	 * Fail if we've gone up beyond root.
+	 */
+	fail_beyond_root = 2
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Combine path with the relative path.
+     * @param orig the origin.
+     * @param rel relative path to combine with.
+     * @param o options.
+     * @return the paths combined.
+     * @see combine_path_options
+     * @todo TODO: document exceptions.
+     */
+    string combine_path(const string& orig,const string& rel,int o=origin_is_file);
+
+    /**
+     * Create directory and parent directories if needed.
+     * @param p the pathname.
+     * @param m mode value for the newly created directories.
+     */
+    void make_path(const string& p,mode_t m);
+
+}
+
+ /* vim:set ft=cpp: */
+#endif /* __KONFORKA_UTIL_H */