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(** {1 Basic String Utils}
Consider using {!Containers_string.KMP} for pattern search, or Regex
libraries. *)

type 'a gen = unit -> 'a option
type 'a sequence = ('a -> unit) -> unit
type 'a klist = unit -> [`Nil | `Cons of 'a * 'a klist]

(** {2 Common Signature} *)

module type S = sig
  type t

  val length : t -> int

  val blit : t -> int -> t -> int -> int -> unit
  (** See {!String.blit} *)

  (** {2 Conversions} *)

  val to_gen : t -> char gen
  val to_seq : t -> char sequence
  val to_klist : t -> char klist
  val to_list : t -> char list

  val pp : Buffer.t -> t -> unit
  val print : Format.formatter -> t -> unit
end

(** {2 Strings} *)

val equal : string -> string -> bool

val compare : string -> string -> int

val hash : string -> int

val init : int -> (int -> char) -> string
(** Analog to [Array.init].
    @since 0.3.3 *)

val of_gen : char gen -> string
val of_seq : char sequence -> string
val of_klist : char klist -> string
val of_list : char list -> string
val of_array : char array -> string

val to_array : string -> char array

val find : ?start:int -> sub:string -> string -> int
(** Find [sub] in stringhe string, returns its first index or -1.
    Should only be used with very small [sub] *)

val is_sub : sub:string -> int -> string -> int -> len:int -> bool
(** [is_sub ~sub i s j ~len] returns [true] iff stringhe substring of
    [sub] starting at position [i] and of length [len],
    is a substring of [s] starting at position [j] *)

val repeat : string -> int -> string
(** The same string, repeated n stringimes *)

val prefix : pre:string -> string -> bool
(** [str_prefix ~pre s] returns [true] iff [pre] is a prefix of [s] *)

include S with type t := string

(** {2 Splitting} *)

module Split : sig
  val list_ : by:string -> string -> (string*int*int) list
  (** split the given string along the given separator [by]. Should only
      be used with very small separators, otherwise
      use {!Containers_string.KMP}.
      @return a list of (index,length) of substrings of [s] that are
      separated by [by]. {!String.sub} can then be used to actually extract
      the slice.
      @raise Failure if [by = ""] *)

  val gen : by:string -> string -> (string*int*int) gen

  val seq : by:string -> string -> (string*int*int) sequence

  val klist : by:string -> string -> (string*int*int) klist

  (** {6 Copying functions}

  Those split functions actually copy the substrings, which can be
  more convenient but less efficient in general *)

  val list_cpy : by:string -> string -> string list

  (*$T
    Split.list_cpy ~by:"," "aa,bb,cc" = ["aa"; "bb"; "cc"]
    Split.list_cpy ~by:"--" "a--b----c--" = ["a"; "b"; ""; "c"; ""]
    Split.list_cpy ~by:" " "hello  world aie" = ["hello"; ""; "world"; "aie"]
  *)

  val gen_cpy : by:string -> string -> string gen

  val seq_cpy : by:string -> string -> string sequence

  val klist_cpy : by:string -> string -> string klist
end

(** {2 Slices} A contiguous part of a string *)

module Sub : sig
  type t = string * int * int
  (** A string, an offset, and the length of the slice *)

  val make : string -> int -> len:int -> t

  val full : string -> t
  (** Full string *)

  val copy : t -> string
  (** Make a copy of the substring *)

  val underlying : t -> string

  val sub : t -> int -> int -> t
  (** Sub-slice *)

  include S with type t := t
end