--- deliantra/server/include/cfperl.h	2007/08/01 20:07:06	1.85
+++ deliantra/server/include/cfperl.h	2007/09/04 05:43:21	1.89
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #undef gethostbyname
 #undef ctime
 #undef strerror
+#undef _
 
 // same here, massive symbol spamming
 #undef do_open
@@ -71,6 +72,11 @@
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+#define _(msg)  (msg)
+#define N_(msg) (msg)
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 // some macros to simplify perl in-calls
 
 #define CHECK_ERROR			\
@@ -156,7 +162,7 @@
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 INTERFACE_CLASS (attachable)
-struct attachable
+struct attachable : refcnt_base
 {
   static MGVTBL vtbl;
 
@@ -167,14 +173,9 @@
     F_DESTROYED   = 0x01,
     F_DEBUG_TRACE = 0x02,
   };
-
-  // object is delete'd after the refcount reaches 0
   int ACC (RW, flags);
-  mutable int ACC (RW, refcnt);
-
-  MTH void refcnt_inc () const { ++refcnt; }
-  MTH void refcnt_dec () const { --refcnt; }
 
+  // object is delete'd after the refcount reaches 0
   MTH int refcnt_cnt () const;
   // check wether the object has died and destroy
   MTH void refcnt_chk () { if (expect_false (refcnt <= 0)) do_check (); }
@@ -203,17 +204,27 @@
   void optimise ();   // possibly save some memory by destroying unneeded data
 
   attachable ()
-  : flags (0), refcnt (0), self (0), cb (0), attach (0)
+  : flags (0), self (0), cb (0), attach (0)
   {
   }
 
   attachable (const attachable &src)
-  : flags (0), refcnt (0), self (0), cb (0), attach (src.attach)
+  : flags (0), self (0), cb (0), attach (src.attach)
   {
   }
 
   // set a custom key to the given value, or delete it if value = 0
-  void set_key (const char *key, const char *value = 0);
+  void set_key (const char *key, const char *value = 0, bool is_utf8 = 0);
+
+  void set_key_text (const char *key, const char *value = 0)
+  {
+    set_key (key, value, 1);
+  }
+
+  void set_key_data (const char *key, const char *value = 0)
+  {
+    set_key (key, value, 0);
+  }
 
   attachable &operator =(const attachable &src);
 
@@ -249,6 +260,7 @@
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+INTERFACE_CLASS(object_freezer)
 struct object_freezer : dynbuf_text
 {
   AV *av;
@@ -362,12 +374,13 @@
     put (k, (T *)v);
   }
 
-  bool save (const char *path);
+  MTH bool save (const_octet_string path);
   char *as_string (); // like strdup
 
   operator bool () { return !!av; }
 };
 
+INTERFACE_CLASS(object_thawer)
 struct object_thawer
 {
   char *line; // current beginning of line
@@ -380,7 +393,7 @@
   char *value_nn; // the value, or the empty string if no value
   const char *name;
 
-  operator bool () { return !!text; }
+  operator bool () const { return !!text; }
 
   object_thawer (const char *path = 0);
   object_thawer (const char *data, AV *perlav);
@@ -389,10 +402,11 @@
   void get (attachable *obj, int oid);
 
   // parse next line
-  void next ();
+  MTH void next ();
   // skip the current key-value (usually fetch next line, for
   // multiline-fields, skips till the corresponding end-kw
-  void skip ();
+  MTH void skip ();
+  MTH void skip_block (); // skips till and over KW_end
 
   char *get_str () { return value; } // may be 0
   void get_ml (keyword kend, shstr &sh);
@@ -418,8 +432,18 @@
   void get (uint32 &i) { i = get_sint64 (); }
   void get (sint64 &i) { i = get_sint64 (); }
 
-  void parse_warn (const char *msg);
-  bool parse_error (const char *type = 0, const char *name = 0, bool skip = true);
+  MTH void parse_warn (const char *msg);
+  MTH bool parse_error (const char *type = 0, const char *name = 0, bool skip = true);
+
+  struct delayed_ref {
+    attachable *op;
+    object_ptr *ptr;
+    const char *ref;
+  };
+  std::vector<delayed_ref> delrefs;
+
+  void delayed_deref (attachable *op, object_ptr &ptr, const char *ref);
+  MTH void resolve_delayed_derefs (bool deref = true);
 };
 
 //TODO: remove