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+// MorgenGrauen MUDlib
+//
+// living/attributes.h -- living attributes
+//
+// $Id: attributes.h 6282 2007-05-09 20:55:17Z Zesstra $
+ 
+#ifndef __LIVING_ATTRIBUTES_H__
+#define __LIVING_ATTRIBUTES_H__
+
+// properties
+
+#define P_ATTRIBUTES              "attributes"
+#define P_ATTRIBUTES_OFFSETS      "attributes_offsets"
+#define P_ATTRIBUTES_MODIFIER     "attributes_modifier"
+#define P_X_ATTR_MOD              "extern_attributes_modifier"
+#define P_X_HEALTH_MOD            "extern_health_modifier"
+#define P_M_ATTR_MOD              "magic_attributes_modifier"
+#define P_M_HEALTH_MOD            "magic_health_modifier"
+#define P_ABILITIES               "abilities"
+#define P_TIMED_ATTR_MOD		  "timed_attr_mod"
+
+// special defines
+
+/* standard attributes */
+#define A_STR "str"
+#define A_INT "int"
+#define A_DEX "dex"
+#define A_CON "con"
+
+/* errorcodes for P_TIMED_ATTR_MOD */
+#define TATTR_OK				0
+#define TATTR_NO_SUCH_MODIFIER	1
+#define TATTR_INVALID_ARGS  	2
+
+/* indices used for P_TIMED_ATTR_MOD */
+#define TATTR_OUTDATE		0
+#define TATTR_DEPENDENTS	1
+#define TATTR_ENTRIES		2	
+#define TATTR_MOD 		0
+#define TATTR_OUTDATED 		1
+#define TATTR_DEPENDENT 	2
+#define TATTR_NOTIFY 		3
+
+/* maximum of cumulative attribute modifiers */
+#define CUMULATIVE_ATTR_LIMIT	4
+
+#endif // __LIVING_ATTRIBUTES_H__
+
+#ifdef NEED_PROTOTYPES
+
+#ifndef __LIVING_ATTRIBUTES_H_PROTO__
+#define __LIVING_ATTRIBUTES_H_PROTO__
+
+// prototypes
+
+nomask public int SetTimedAttrModifier(string key, mapping modifier, int outdated, object dependent, mixed notify);  
+nomask public mapping QueryTimedAttrModifier(string key);
+nomask public int DeleteTimedAttrModifier(string key);
+
+public int SetAttr(string attr, int val);
+nomask public void register_modifier(object modifier);
+nomask public void deregister_modifier(object modifier);
+
+public int SetAttribute(string attr, int val);
+public int SetRealAttribute(string attr, int val);
+public int QueryAttribute(string attr);
+public int QueryRealAttribute(string attr);
+public int QueryAttributeOffset(string attr);
+
+public void UpdateAttributes();
+
+public status TestLimitViolation(mapping check);
+
+// Set- und Query-Methoden
+static mapping _set_attributes(mapping arr);
+static mapping _query_attributes();
+static mapping _set_attributes_offsets(mapping arr);
+static mapping _query_attributes_offsets();
+static mixed   _set_attributes_modifier(mixed arr);
+static mapping _query_attributes_modifier();
+static mixed _query_timed_attr_mod();
+
+// internal
+nomask protected void attribute_hb();
+protected void add_offsets(mapping arr);
+protected nomask void calculate_valid_modifiers();
+protected nomask void notifyInvalidModifiers();
+protected int _filterattr_str(int val);
+protected int _filterattr_dex(int val);
+protected int _filterattr_int(int val);
+protected int _filterattr_con(int val);
+nomask protected void notifyExpiredModifiers(mapping nots);
+
+#endif // __LIVING_ATTRIBUTES_H_PROTO__
+
+#endif // NEED_PROTOYPES