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+/** @file configuration.h
+ *  @brief Function prototypes for configuration functions.
+ */
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   libconfig - A library for processing structured configuration files
+   Copyright (C) 2005-2010  Mark A Lindner
+
+   This file is part of libconfig.
+
+   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+   as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
+   the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+   License along with this library; if not, see
+   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+*/
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <libconfig.h>
+
+#ifndef _CSTREAM_H
+# include "cstream.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _PARAMETERS_H_
+# include "parameters.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _SPECIES_H
+# include "species.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _REACTION_H
+# include "reaction.h"
+#endif
+
+#define COMPARE_LIMIT 100
+#define NO_PARAMETERS 100
+
+typedef struct array_name {
+  const char *name;
+} ARRAY_NAME ;
+
+ARRAY_NAME parameter_names[NO_PARAMETERS];
+
+bool
+change_cfg_integer(const char* name,const char *type,const char *comment,
+                   const char *sstring, int *par,int value,int count,
+                   bool *change, config_setting_t *setting_default,int i);
+bool
+change_cfg_double(const char* name,const char *type,const char *comment,
+                  const char *sstring,double *par,double value,int count,
+                  bool *change, config_setting_t *setting_default,int i);
+//bool
+//change_cfg_bool(const char* name,const char *type,const char *comment,
+//                const char *sstring, bool *par,bool value,int count,
+//                bool *change, config_setting_t *setting_default,int i);
+bool
+change_cfg_string(const char *name,const char *type,const char *comment,
+                  const char *sstring,char** par,char* value,int count,
+                  bool *change, config_setting_t *setting_default,int i);
+void
+change_cfg_parameters (const char *name,const char *type,const char *comment,
+                       int ii,int ivalue, double dvalue, bool bbool,
+                       const char* astring, config_setting_t *setting,
+                       int count,bool *change);
+bool
+read_parameter(config_setting_t *setting1,config_setting_t *setting2,
+               int ii,int count,bool *change);
+
+bool
+read_specie(config_setting_t *setting,int ii,species_t *temp_s);
+
+bool
+read_seed(config_setting_t *setting,int ii,seed_t *temp_se);
+
+bool
+read_reaction(config_setting_t *setting,int ii,reaction_t *temp_r);
+