Colors.h

#ifndef PIRCBOT_COLORS_H
#define PIRCBOT_COLORS_H

/*
 * pircbotcpp, C++ port of the pircbot Java version
 * A IRC C++ software development kit. An Object 
 * Oriented client framework which lets you 
 * write quick and easy C++ IRC bots
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2006 Frank Hassanabad 
 * http://pircbotcpp.sourceforge.net/
 *
 * Java version 
 * Copyright Paul James Mutton, 2001-2004, http://www.jibble.org/
 *
 * 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 2.1 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, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 */

//pircbot includes
//To get the PIRCBOT_EXPORT macro
#include <pircbot/exports.h>
#include <pircbot/Exceptions.h>

/* Disable Windows VC 7.x warning about 
 * it ignoring the throw specification
 */
#ifdef _WIN32
#    pragma warning ( push )
#    pragma warning( disable : 4290 )
#endif


namespace pircbot
{
namespace impl
{

class PIRCBOT_EXPORT Colors {

    public:

        static const char *getNormal() 
            throw(Exception &);

        static const char *getBold() 
            throw(Exception &);

        static const char *getUnderLine() 
            throw(Exception &);

        static const char *getReverse() 
            throw(Exception &);

        static const char *getWhite() 
            throw(Exception &);
    
        static const char *getBlack() 
            throw(Exception &);

        static const char *getDarkBlue() 
            throw(Exception &);
    
        static const char *getDarkGreen() 
            throw(Exception &);
    
        static const char *getRed() 
            throw(Exception &);
    
        static const char *getBrown() 
            throw(Exception &);

        static const char *getPurple() 
            throw(Exception &);

        static const char *getOlive() 
            throw(Exception &);

        static const char *getYellow() 
            throw(Exception &);

        static const char *getGreen() 
            throw(Exception &);
    
        static const char *getTeal() 
            throw(Exception &);

        static const char *getCyan() 
            throw(Exception &);

        static const char *getBlue() 
            throw(Exception &);

        static const char *getMagenta() 
            throw(Exception &);

        static const char *getDarkGray() 
            throw(Exception &);

        static const char *getLightGray() 
            throw(Exception &);

        static const char *removeColors(const char *line) 
            throw(Exception &);


        static const char *removeFormatting(const char *line)
            throw(Exception &);

        static void releaseMemoryOfCharArray(const char *line)
            throw(Exception &);
        
    private:

        Colors();
};

} //end of impl namespace 

//expose Colors to the pircbot namespace
using pircbot::impl::Colors;

} //end of pircbot namespace


#ifdef _WIN32
#    pragma warning( disable : 4290 )
#endif

#endif

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