/* externs */
extern char str_empty[1];
extern int mobile_count;

/* stuff for providing a crash-proof buffer */

#define MAX_BUF		16384
#define MAX_BUF_LIST 	10
#define BASE_BUF 	1024

/* valid states */
#define BUFFER_SAFE	0
#define BUFFER_OVERFLOW	1
#define BUFFER_FREED 	2

/* note recycling */
#define ND NOTE_DATA
ND	*new_note args( (void) );
void	free_note args( (NOTE_DATA *note) );
#undef ND

/* ban data recycling */
#define BD BAN_DATA
BD	*new_ban args( (void) );
void	free_ban args( (BAN_DATA *ban) );
#undef BD

/* descriptor recycling */
#define DD DESCRIPTOR_DATA
DD	*new_descriptor args( (void) );
void	free_descriptor args( (DESCRIPTOR_DATA *d) );
#undef DD

/* char gen data recycling */
#define GD GEN_DATA
GD 	*new_gen_data args( (void) );
void	free_gen_data args( (GEN_DATA * gen) );
#undef GD

/* extra descr recycling */
#define ED EXTRA_DESCR_DATA
ED	*new_extra_descr args( (void) );
void	free_extra_descr args( (EXTRA_DESCR_DATA *ed) );
#undef ED

/* affect recycling */
#define AD AFFECT_DATA
AD	*new_affect args( (void) );
void	free_affect args( (AFFECT_DATA *af) );
#undef AD

/* object recycling */
#define OD OBJ_DATA
OD	*new_obj args( (void) );
void	free_obj args( (OBJ_DATA *obj) );
#undef OD

/* character recyling */
#define CD CHAR_DATA
#define PD PC_DATA
CD	*new_char args( (void) );
void	free_char args( (CHAR_DATA *ch) );
PD	*new_pcdata args( (void) );
void	free_pcdata args( (PC_DATA *pcdata) );
#undef PD
#undef CD


/* mob id and memory procedures */
#define MD MEM_DATA
long 	get_pc_id args( (void) );
long	get_mob_id args( (void) );
MD	*new_mem_data args( (void) );
void	free_mem_data args( ( MEM_DATA *memory) );
MD	*find_memory args( (MEM_DATA *memory, long id) );
#undef MD

/* buffer procedures */

BUFFER	*new_buf args( (void) );
BUFFER  *new_buf_size args( (int size) );
void	free_buf args( (BUFFER *buffer) );
bool	add_buf args( (BUFFER *buffer, char *string) );
void	clear_buf args( (BUFFER *buffer) );
char	*buf_string args( (BUFFER *buffer) );