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#ifndef HelperFunctions_H
#define HelperFunctions_H

#include "ole2.h" // For BSTR

#include <wtf/RetainPtr.h>

// These functions are actually defined somewhere else but could not be linked for one reason or another.

// This function was copied from WebCore BString.cpp I would lik to it if I could
BSTR cfStringToBSTR(CFStringRef cfstr)
{
    BSTR bstr;
    if (!cfstr)
        return 0;

    const UniChar* uniChars = CFStringGetCharactersPtr(cfstr);
    if (uniChars) {
        bstr = SysAllocStringLen((LPCTSTR)uniChars, CFStringGetLength(cfstr));

        return bstr;
    }

    CFIndex length = CFStringGetLength(cfstr);
    bstr = SysAllocStringLen(0, length);
    CFStringGetCharacters(cfstr, CFRangeMake(0, length), (UniChar*)bstr);
    bstr[length] = 0;

    return bstr;
}

//FIXME This is a class I believe I will need in the future but if not should be removed.
// It will include a Smart JSStringRef ptr
//#include <JavaScriptCore/JSStringRef.h>

#endif //HelperFunctions_H