/*
 *   This file is part of the MLV Library.
 *
 *   Copyright (C) 2012 Adrien Boussicault, Marc Zipstein
 *
 *
 *    This Library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 *    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 *    (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *    This Library 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 General Public License
 *    along with this Library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

#ifndef __MLV__KEY_H__
#define __MLV__KEY_H__

typedef struct _MLV_Key MLV_Key;

MLV_Key* MLV_create_key(
	void* value,
	void (* value_destroying_function )( void* value ),
	int (* compare_values )( void* value1, void* value2 )
);

void MLV_free_key( MLV_Key* key );

int MLV_compare_keys( MLV_Key* key1, MLV_Key* key2 );

MLV_Key* MLV_string_to_key( const char* text );
MLV_Key* MLV_integer_to_key( int integer );

void* MLV_get_value_from_key( MLV_Key* key );

#endif