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+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef WA_STR_EXPORT
+#include <bfc/platform/export.h>
+#define DLLIMPORT DLLEXPORT
+#else
+#define DLLIMPORT
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* if you need a temporary ref counted string to pass INTO a function
+   and have a hardcoded string you want to define on the stack,
+	 you can use this macro.
+	 e.g. wa_str myStr = WA_STR_STATIC("test"); */
+#define WA_STR_STATIC(x) ((wa_str)"\0\0\0\0" ## x);
+
+typedef void *wa_str;
+
+/* convert a C string into a ref counted string 
+   if you own the string, try using wa_str_own instead */
+DLLIMPORT wa_str wa_strdup(const char *); 
+
+/* add a reference to a string
+   returns the new pointer to use!!!
+	 in some cases (e.g. WA_STR_STATIC strings) the string must be re-malloc'd 
+	 so be sure to assign the return value to your string
+	 e.g.  wa_str myCopy = wa_str_addref(str); */
+DLLIMPORT wa_str wa_str_retain(wa_str str);
+
+/* release a reference to a string */
+DLLIMPORT void wa_str_release(wa_str str);
+
+/* gets a C-style string from a ref counted string.
+   only valid for as long as you hold a reference! */
+DLLIMPORT const char *wa_str_get(wa_str str);
+
+/* copies the contents of a ref counted string into the passed buffer
+   *dest = 0 on empty string */
+DLLIMPORT void wa_str_strcpy(wa_str str, char *dest, size_t destlen);
+
+/* allocates a reference counted string large enough to hold the given character count
+   len MUST include null terminator (e.g. pass 5 to malloc enough for "test")
+	 data is set to where the character data can be written to.  
+	 you'll need to null terminate the string you write */
+DLLIMPORT wa_str wa_str_malloc(size_t len, char **data);
+
+/* allocates a reference counted string using a C string you already have
+   frees your string with the supplied free_func when reference count reaches 0 */
+DLLIMPORT wa_str wa_str_own(char *ptr, void (*free_func)(char *));
+
+/* a convenient typedef for the above function.
+   if you want to pass the standard C free() function
+	 use (WA_STR_FREE_FUNC)free */
+typedef void (*WA_STR_FREE_FUNC)(char *); 
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+\ No newline at end of file