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+/******************************************************************************
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2020 Intel.
+*
+* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+* You may obtain a copy of the License at
+*
+* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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+*
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+/**
+ * @brief This file has utilities to parse the parameters passed in through the command
+ * line and configure the application based on these parameters
+ * @file aux_cline.h
+ * @ingroup xran
+ * @author Intel Corporation
+ **/
+
+#ifndef _AUX_CLINE_H_
+#define _AUX_CLINE_H_
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#define AUX_SUCCESS 0
+#define AUX_FAILURE 1
+
+int cline_init (void);
+uint32_t cline_set_int(const char *name, int *value, int deflt);
+uint32_t cline_set_uint64(const char *name, uint64_t *value, uint64_t deflt);
+uint32_t cline_covert_hex_2_dec(char *pStr, uint64_t *pDst);
+uint32_t cline_set_thread_info(const char *name, uint64_t *core, int *priority, int *sched);
+uint32_t cline_set_int_array(const char *name, int maxLen, int *dataOut, int *outLen);
+uint32_t cline_set_str(const char *name, char *value, const char *deflt);
+int cline_parse_line(char *pString);
+void cline_print_info(void);
+uint32_t cline_get_string(int argc, char *argv[], char* pString, char *pDest);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /*_AUX_CLINE_H_*/
+