--- deliantra/server/include/shstr.h	2009/01/01 19:42:43	1.31
+++ deliantra/server/include/shstr.h	2010/03/26 01:04:44	1.38
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 /*
  * This file is part of Deliantra, the Roguelike Realtime MMORPG.
  * 
- * Copyright (©) 2005,2006,2007,2008 Marc Alexander Lehmann / Robin Redeker / the Deliantra team
+ * Copyright (©) 2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010 Marc Alexander Lehmann / Robin Redeker / the Deliantra team
  * 
- * Deliantra is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
+ * Deliantra is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+ * the terms of the Affero GNU General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
+ * option) any later version.
  * 
  * This program 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 General Public License for more details.
  * 
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * You should have received a copy of the Affero GNU General Public License
+ * and the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  * 
  * The authors can be reached via e-mail to <support@deliantra.net>
  */
@@ -34,14 +35,16 @@
 template<int size>
 struct shstr_vec
 {
+  uint32_t hash;
   uint32_t len;
   uint32_t refcnt;
-  char string[size];
+  // pointer points here
+  char string [size];
 };
 
 // this class is a non-refcounted shared string
 // it cannot be used to create or store shared strings, but
-// it can be used to apss shared strings around, i.e. as function arguments
+// it can be used to pass shared strings around, i.e. as function arguments
 // or return values. their lifetime must not span a gc () call, i.e.
 // they are only valid as temporary values within the same server tick.
 struct shstr_tmp
@@ -51,6 +54,16 @@
 
   const char *s;
 
+  static unsigned int &hash (const char *s)
+  {
+    return *((unsigned int *)s - 3);
+  }
+
+  int hash () const
+  {
+    return hash (s);
+  }
+
   static unsigned int &length (const char *s)
   {
     return *((unsigned int *)s - 2);
@@ -70,6 +83,9 @@
     return length () >= plen && !strncasecmp (s, prefix, plen);
   }
 
+  // returns true if the substring is contained in the shstr
+  // if the shstr is 0, then this always returns false.
+  // the shstr is (theoretically) treated as a comma/colon/space etc. separated list.
   bool contains (const char *substring) const
   {
     return s != null () && strstr (s, substring);
@@ -126,7 +142,7 @@
   return sh.length ();
 }
 
-static std::ostream &operator <<(std::ostream &o, shstr_tmp sh)
+static inline std::ostream &operator <<(std::ostream &o, shstr_tmp sh)
 {
   o.write (sh.s, sh.length ());