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diff --git a/epan/params.h b/epan/params.h
index d2fbc14e62..cc023d3552 100644
--- a/epan/params.h
+++ b/epan/params.h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-/* params.h
+/** @file
+ *
* Definitions for parameter handling routines
*
* Wireshark - Network traffic analyzer
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
/*
* Definition of a value for an enumerated type.
*
- * "name" is the the name one would use on the command line for the value.
+ * "name" is the name one would use on the command line for the value.
* "description" is the description of the value, used in combo boxes/
* option menus.
* "value" is the value.
@@ -25,5 +26,152 @@ typedef struct {
gint value;
} enum_val_t;
+/* ----- Public enum_val_t "Helper" macros ----- */
+/*
+ * Reuse the macro format of the list of value strings (that is used by value_string.h
+ * for generating definitions of enum and/or value strings array) to generating
+ * enum_val_t array. For example, there is a macro of a value strings list like:
+ *
+ * #define foo_VALUE_STRING_LIST(XXX) \
+ * XXX( FOO_A, 1, "aaa" ) \
+ * XXX( FOO_B, 3, "bbb" )
+ *
+ * The code VS_LIST_TO_ENUM_VAL_T_ARRAY_STATIC(foo, foo_ev); will define a static enum_val_t array:
+ *
+ * static const enum_val_t foo_ev[] = {
+ * { "aaa", "aaa", 1 },
+ * { "bbb", "bbb", 3 },
+ * { NULL, NULL, 0 }
+ * };
+ *
+ * The code VS_LIST_TO_ENUM_VAL_T_ARRAY_GLOBAL_DEF(foo, foo_ev); will define a global enum_val_t array:
+ *
+ * const enum_val_t foo_ev[] = {
+ * { "aaa", "aaa", 1 },
+ * { "bbb", "bbb", 3 },
+ * { NULL, NULL, 0 }
+ * };
+ *
+ * The code VS_LIST_TO_ENUM_VAL_T_ARRAY_GLOBAL_DCL(foo_ev); will declare a extern enum_val_t array:
+ *
+ * extern const enum_val_t foo_ev[];
+ */
+#define VS_LIST_TO_ENUM_VAL_T_ARRAY_STATIC( array_name, new_array_name) static _EV_ARRAY_XXX(array_name, new_array_name, _VALUE_STRING_LIST, _EV_ARRAY_ENTRY_FROM_VS)
+#define VS_LIST_TO_ENUM_VAL_T_ARRAY_GLOBAL_DEF(array_name, new_array_name) _EV_ARRAY_XXX(array_name, new_array_name, _VALUE_STRING_LIST, _EV_ARRAY_ENTRY_FROM_VS)
+#define VS_LIST_TO_ENUM_VAL_T_ARRAY_GLOBAL_DCL(new_array_name) extern const enum_val_t new_array_name[]
+
+/*
+ * Provide the capability to define a list of enum_val_t(s) once and
+ * then to expand the list as an enum and/or as a enum_val_t array.:
+ *
+ * #define foo2_ENUM_VAL_T_LIST(XXX) \
+ * XXX( FOO_A, 1, "aaa", "The description of aaa" ) \
+ * XXX( FOO_B, 3, "bbb", "The description of bbb" )
+ *
+ * The code ENUM_VAL_T_ENUM(foo2); will define an enumeration type:
+ *
+ * enum {
+ * FOO_A = 1,
+ * FOO_B = 3,
+ * _foo_ENUM_DUMMY = 0
+ * };
+ * Note, you can use code "typedef ENUM_VAL_T_ENUM(foo2) enum_foo_t;" to define a
+ * named enumeration.
+ *
+ * The code ENUM_VAL_T_ARRAY_STATIC(foo2); will define a static enum_val_t array:
+ *
+ * static const enum_val_t foo2[] = {
+ * { "aaa", "The description of aaa", 1 },
+ * { "bbb", "The description of bbb", 3 },
+ * { NULL, NULL, 0 }
+ * };
+ *
+ * The code ENUM_VAL_T_ARRAY_GLOBAL_DEF(foo2); will define a global enum_val_t array:
+ *
+ * const enum_val_t foo2[] = {
+ * { "aaa", "The description of aaa", 1 },
+ * { "bbb", "The description of bbb", 3 },
+ * { NULL, NULL, 0 }
+ * };
+ *
+ * The code VS_LIST_TO_ENUM_VAL_T_ARRAY_GLOBAL_DCL(foo2); will declare a extern enum_val_t array:
+ *
+ * extern const enum_val_t foo2[];
+ */
+#define ENUM_VAL_T_ENUM(array_name) _EV_ENUM_XXX(array_name, _ENUM_VAL_T_LIST, _EV_ENUM_ENTRY)
+#define ENUM_VAL_T_ARRAY_STATIC( array_name) static _EV_ARRAY_XXX(array_name, array_name, _ENUM_VAL_T_LIST, _EV_ARRAY_ENTRY)
+#define ENUM_VAL_T_ARRAY_GLOBAL_DEF(array_name) _EV_ARRAY_XXX(array_name, array_name, _ENUM_VAL_T_LIST, _EV_ARRAY_ENTRY)
+#define ENUM_VAL_T_ARRAY_GLOBAL_DCL(array_name) extern const enum_val_t array_name[]
+
+/*
+ * Reuse the format of enum_val list to create value_string array:
+ *
+ * The code ENUM_VAL_T_TO_VS_ARRAY_STATIC(foo2, foo2_vs); will define a static value_string array from an enum_val list:
+ *
+ * static const value_string foo2_vs[] = {
+ * { 1, "aaa" },
+ * { 3, "bbb" },
+ * { 0, NULL }
+ * };
+ *
+ * The code ENUM_VAL_T_TO_VS_ARRAY_GLOBAL_DEF(foo2, foo2_vs); will define a global value_string array from an enum_val list:
+ *
+ * const value_string foo2_vs[] = {
+ * { 1, "aaa" },
+ * { 3, "bbb" },
+ * { 0, NULL }
+ * };
+ *
+ * The code ENUM_VAL_T_TO_VS_ARRAY_GLOBAL_DCL(foo2_vs); will declare a extern value_string array from an enum_val list:
+ *
+ * extern const value_string foo2_vs[];
+ *
+ * The macros ENUM_VAL_T_TO_VS_ARRAY_STATIC2, ENUM_VAL_T_TO_VS_ARRAY_GLOBAL_DEF2 and ENUM_VAL_T_TO_VS_ARRAY_GLOBAL_DCL2
+ * are similar to ENUM_VAL_T_TO_VS_ARRAY_STATIC, ENUM_VAL_T_TO_VS_ARRAY_GLOBAL_DEF and ENUM_VAL_T_TO_VS_ARRAY_GLOBAL_DCL
+ * except that ENUM_VAL_T_TO_VS_ARRAY_XXX(s) uses the 'name' field of enum_val list as the 'string' field of value_string,
+ * and ENUM_VAL_T_TO_VS_ARRAY_XXX2(s) uses the 'enum_name' field.
+ *
+ * Similarly, The macros ENUM_VAL_T_TO_VS_ARRAY_XXX3(s) uses the 'description' field of enum_val list as the 'string'
+ * field of value_string.
+ */
+#define ENUM_VAL_T_TO_VS_ARRAY_STATIC( array_name, new_array_name) static _EV_TO_VS_ARRAY_XXX(array_name, new_array_name, _ENUM_VAL_T_LIST, _VS_ARRAY_ENTRY_FROM_EV)
+#define ENUM_VAL_T_TO_VS_ARRAY_GLOBAL_DEF(array_name, new_array_name) _EV_TO_VS_ARRAY_XXX(array_name, new_array_name, _ENUM_VAL_T_LIST, _VS_ARRAY_ENTRY_FROM_EV)
+#define ENUM_VAL_T_TO_VS_ARRAY_GLOBAL_DCL(new_array_name) extern const value_string new_array_name[]
+
+#define ENUM_VAL_T_TO_VS_ARRAY_STATIC2( array_name, new_array_name) static _EV_TO_VS_ARRAY_XXX(array_name, new_array_name, _ENUM_VAL_T_LIST, _VS_ARRAY_ENTRY_FROM_EV2)
+#define ENUM_VAL_T_TO_VS_ARRAY_GLOBAL_DEF2(array_name, new_array_name) _EV_TO_VS_ARRAY_XXX(array_name, new_array_name, _ENUM_VAL_T_LIST, _VS_ARRAY_ENTRY_FROM_EV2)
+#define ENUM_VAL_T_TO_VS_ARRAY_GLOBAL_DCL2(new_array_name) extern const value_string new_array_name[]
+
+#define ENUM_VAL_T_TO_VS_ARRAY_STATIC3( array_name, new_array_name) static _EV_TO_VS_ARRAY_XXX(array_name, new_array_name, _ENUM_VAL_T_LIST, _VS_ARRAY_ENTRY_FROM_EV3)
+#define ENUM_VAL_T_TO_VS_ARRAY_GLOBAL_DEF3(array_name, new_array_name) _EV_TO_VS_ARRAY_XXX(array_name, new_array_name, _ENUM_VAL_T_LIST, _VS_ARRAY_ENTRY_FROM_EV3)
+#define ENUM_VAL_T_TO_VS_ARRAY_GLOBAL_DCL3(new_array_name) extern const value_string new_array_name[]
+
+/* -- Priate macros -- */
+#define _EV_ARRAY_XXX(array_name, new_array_name, array_suffix, macro) \
+ const enum_val_t new_array_name[] = { \
+ array_name##array_suffix(macro) \
+ { NULL, NULL, 0 } \
+}
+
+#define _EV_ARRAY_ENTRY(enum_name, value, name, description) { name, description, value },
+#define _EV_ARRAY_ENTRY_FROM_VS(enum_name, value, string) { string, string, value },
+
+#define _EV_ENUM_XXX(array_name, array_suffix, macro) \
+enum { \
+ array_name##array_suffix(macro) \
+ _##array_name##_ENUM_DUMMY = 0 \
+}
+
+#define _EV_ENUM_ENTRY(enum_name, value, name, description) enum_name = value,
+
+#define _EV_TO_VS_ARRAY_XXX(array_name, new_array_name, array_suffix, macro) \
+ const value_string new_array_name[] = { \
+ array_name##array_suffix(macro) \
+ { 0, NULL } \
+}
+#define _VS_ARRAY_ENTRY_FROM_EV(enum_name, value, name, description) { value, name }
+#define _VS_ARRAY_ENTRY_FROM_EV2(enum_name, value, name, description) { value, #enum_name }
+#define _VS_ARRAY_ENTRY_FROM_EV3(enum_name, value, name, description) { value, description }
+
#endif /* params.h */