--                                                                    --
--  package                         Copyright (c)  Dmitry A. Kazakov  --
--     GLib.Chars_Ptr_Vectors                      Luebeck            --
--  Implementation                                 Spring, 2009       --
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--                                Last revision :  11:45 29 Jul 2018  --
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package body GLib.Chars_Ptr_Vectors is
   use type Interfaces.C.size_t;

   function Convert_And_Free (Vector : Chars_Ptr_Ptr)
      return Chars_Ptr_Array is
   begin
      if Vector = null then
         return Null_Array;
      else
         declare
            Size : constant Interfaces.C.Size_T :=
                   Interfaces.C.Size_T (Virtual_Length (Vector));
         begin
            if Size = 0 then
               Free (Vector);
               return Null_Array;
            else
               declare
                  Result : Chars_Ptr_Array (0..Size - 1);
                  Ptr    : Chars_Ptr_Ptr := Vector;
               begin
                  for Index in Result'Range loop
                     Result (Index) := New_String (Value (Ptr.all));
                     Increment (Ptr);
                  end loop;
                  Free (Vector);
                  return Result;
               end;
            end if;
         end;
      end if;
   end Convert_And_Free;

   function Convert (Vector : Chars_Ptr_Ptr) return Chars_Ptr_Array is
   begin
      if Vector = null then
         return Null_Array;
      else
         declare
            Size : constant Interfaces.C.size_t :=
                   Interfaces.C.size_t (Virtual_Length (Vector));
         begin
            if Size = 0 then
               return Null_Array;
            else
               declare
                  Result : Chars_Ptr_Array (0..Size - 1);
                  Ptr    : Chars_Ptr_Ptr := Vector;
               begin
                  for Index in Result'Range loop
                     Result (Index) := Ptr.all;
                     Increment (Ptr);
                  end loop;
                  return Result;
               end;
            end if;
         end;
      end if;
   end Convert;

end GLib.Chars_Ptr_Vectors;