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+ * Copyright 2018,2020 Thomas E. Dickey                                     *
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+/*
+ * $Id: parse_rgb.h,v 1.5 2020/02/02 23:34:34 tom Exp $
+ *
+ * Sample implementation of ncurses RGB extension from user_caps(5).
+ */
+#ifndef PARSE_RBG_H_incl
+#define PARSE_RBG_H_incl 1
+
+#include <test.priv.h>
+
+#if HAVE_TIGETSTR && USE_WIDEC_SUPPORT
+static int
+parse_rgb(int *r_max, int *g_max, int *b_max)
+{
+    int colors = tigetnum("colors");
+    int result = ERR;
+
+    *r_max = *g_max = *b_max = 0;
+
+    if (colors > 0) {
+	int max_bits;
+	int bits;
+	int pwr2;
+	int r = 0, g = 0, b = 0;
+	char *data;
+	char ch;
+
+	for (max_bits = 0, pwr2 = 1;
+	     pwr2 < colors;
+	     ++max_bits, pwr2 <<= 1) {
+	    ;
+	}
+
+	if (tigetflag("RGB") > 0) {
+	    result = OK;
+	    r = g = b = (max_bits + 2) / 3;
+	} else if ((bits = tigetnum("RGB")) > 0) {
+	    result = OK;
+	    r = g = b = bits;
+	} else if ((data = tigetstr("RGB")) != ABSENT_STRING
+		   && data != CANCELLED_STRING
+		   && sscanf(data, "%d/%d/%d%c", &r, &g, &b, &ch) == 3) {
+	    result = OK;
+	}
+
+	if ((r + g + b) < max_bits) {
+	    result = ERR;
+	} else if (result == 0) {
+	    if (r > max_bits) {
+		r = max_bits;
+		g = b = 0;
+	    }
+	    *r_max = r;
+	    if (g > (max_bits -= r)) {
+		g = max_bits;
+		b = 0;
+	    }
+	    *g_max = g;
+	    if (b > (max_bits -= g)) {
+		b = max_bits;
+	    }
+	    *b_max = b;
+	}
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+#else
+#define parse_rgb(r,g,b) (ERR)
+#endif
+
+#endif /* PARSE_RBG_H_incl */