// **************************************************************************
/** @file tools.cc

@todo
   - Resolve the dependancies with dim
   - Move code to a more appropriate place
   - put stuff in namespaces
*/
// **************************************************************************
#include "tools.h"

#include <stdarg.h>

using namespace std;

string Format(const char *fmt, va_list &ap)
{
    int n=256;

    char *ret=0;
    while (1)
    {
        ret = new char[n+1];

        const int sz = vsnprintf(ret, n, fmt, ap);
        if (sz<=n)
            break;

        n *= 2;
        delete [] ret;
    };

    string str(ret);

    delete [] ret;

    return str;
}

string Form(const char *fmt, ...)
{
    va_list ap;
    va_start(ap, fmt);

    string str = Format(fmt, ap);

    va_end(ap);

    return str;
}