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+/*
+  This File is copied from
+  
+  http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/masteralgoc/index.html
+  Mastering Algorithms with C
+  By Kyle Loudon
+  ISBN: 1-56592-453-3
+  Publishd by O'Reilly
+  
+ */
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+*                                                                            *
+*  -------------------------------- list.h --------------------------------  *
+*                                                                            *
+*****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef _COMMON_LIST_H
+#define _COMMON_LIST_H
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ *                                                                            *
+ *  Define a structure for linked list elements.                              *
+ *                                                                            *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+typedef struct ListElmt_ {
+	void               *data;
+	struct ListElmt_   *next;
+} ListElmt;
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ *                                                                            *
+ *  Define a structure for linked lists.                                      *
+ *                                                                            *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+typedef struct List_ {
+	int                size;
+	int                (*match)(const void *key1, const void *key2);
+	void               (*destroy)(void *data);
+  
+	ListElmt           *head;
+	ListElmt           *tail;
+} List;
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ *                                                                            *
+ *  --------------------------- Public Interface ---------------------------  *
+ *                                                                            *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+void list_init(List *list, void (*destroy)(void *data));
+
+void list_destroy(List *list);
+
+int list_ins_next(List *list, ListElmt *element, const void *data);
+
+int list_rem_next(List *list, ListElmt *element, void **data);
+
+#define list_size(list) ((list)->size)
+
+#define list_head(list) ((list)->head)
+
+#define list_tail(list) ((list)->tail)
+
+#define list_is_head(list, element) ((element) == (list)->head ? 1 : 0)
+
+#define list_is_tail(element) ((element)->next == NULL ? 1 : 0)
+
+#define list_data(element) ((element)->data)
+
+#define list_next(element) ((element)->next)
+
+#endif /* _COMMON_LIST_H */
+
+/*
+ * Local variables:
+ *  c-indent-level: 8
+ *  c-basic-offset: 8
+ * End:
+ */