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+/****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright 2018-2020,2021 Thomas E. Dickey                                *
+ * Copyright 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                            *
+ *                                                                          *
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+ *                                                                          *
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+ * in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.                   *
+ *                                                                          *
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+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.   *
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+ *                                                                          *
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+ * holders shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the     *
+ * sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written       *
+ * authorization.                                                           *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ *  Author: Thomas E. Dickey                                                *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/*
+ * Common type definitions and macros for new_pair.c, lib_color.c
+ *
+ * $Id: new_pair.h,v 1.13 2021/09/24 17:52:01 tom Exp $
+ */
+
+#ifndef NEW_PAIR_H
+#define NEW_PAIR_H 1
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+
+#include <ncurses_cfg.h>
+#include <ncurses_dll.h>
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#undef SCREEN
+#define SCREEN struct screen
+SCREEN;
+
+#define LIMIT_TYPED(n,t) \
+	(t)(((n) > MAX_OF_TYPE(t)) \
+	    ? MAX_OF_TYPE(t) \
+	    : ((n) < -MAX_OF_TYPE(t)) \
+	       ? -MAX_OF_TYPE(t) \
+	       : (n))
+
+#define limit_COLOR(n) LIMIT_TYPED(n,NCURSES_COLOR_T)
+#define limit_PAIRS(n) LIMIT_TYPED(n,NCURSES_PAIRS_T)
+
+#define MAX_XCURSES_PAIR MAX_OF_TYPE(NCURSES_PAIRS_T)
+
+#if NCURSES_EXT_COLORS
+#define OPTIONAL_PAIR	GCC_UNUSED
+#define get_extended_pair(opts, color_pair) \
+	if ((opts) != NULL) { \
+	    *(int*)(opts) = color_pair; \
+	}
+#define set_extended_pair(opts, color_pair) \
+	if ((opts) != NULL) { \
+	    color_pair = *(const int*)(opts); \
+	}
+#else
+#define OPTIONAL_PAIR	/* nothing */
+#define get_extended_pair(opts, color_pair) /* nothing */
+#define set_extended_pair(opts, color_pair) \
+	if ((opts) != NULL) { \
+	    color_pair = -1; \
+	}
+#endif
+
+#ifdef NEW_PAIR_INTERNAL
+
+typedef enum {
+    cpKEEP = -1,		/* color pair 0 */
+    cpFREE = 0,			/* free for use */
+    cpINIT = 1			/* initialized */
+} CPMODE;
+
+typedef struct _color_pairs
+{
+    int fg;
+    int bg;
+#if NCURSES_EXT_COLORS
+    int mode;			/* tells if the entry is allocated or free */
+    int prev;			/* index of previous item */
+    int next;			/* index of next item */
+#endif
+}
+colorpair_t;
+
+#define MakeColorPair(target,f,b) target.fg = f, target.bg = b
+#define isSamePair(a,b)		((a).fg == (b).fg && (a).bg == (b).bg)
+#define FORE_OF(c)		(c).fg
+#define BACK_OF(c)		(c).bg
+
+/*
+ * Ensure that we use color pairs only when colors have been started, and also
+ * that the index is within the limits of the table which we allocated.
+ */
+#define ValidPair(sp,pair) \
+    ((sp != 0) && (pair >= 0) && (pair < sp->_pair_limit) && sp->_coloron)
+
+#if NCURSES_EXT_COLORS
+extern NCURSES_EXPORT(void)     _nc_copy_pairs(SCREEN*, colorpair_t*, colorpair_t*, int);
+extern NCURSES_EXPORT(void)     _nc_free_ordered_pairs(SCREEN*);
+extern NCURSES_EXPORT(void)     _nc_reset_color_pair(SCREEN*, int, colorpair_t*);
+extern NCURSES_EXPORT(void)     _nc_set_color_pair(SCREEN*, int, int);
+#else
+#define _nc_free_ordered_pairs(sp) /* nothing */
+#define _nc_reset_color_pair(sp, pair, data) /* nothing */
+#define _nc_set_color_pair(sp, pair, mode) /* nothing */
+#endif
+
+#else
+
+typedef struct _color_pairs colorpair_t;
+
+#endif /* NEW_PAIR_INTERNAL */
+
+#if NO_LEAKS
+extern NCURSES_EXPORT(void)     _nc_new_pair_leaks(SCREEN*);
+#endif
+
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+#endif /* NEW_PAIR_H */