Utils.h

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/*
* Utils - Some helper & utility stuff.
*
* @Author Michael <Tharbas> Matzen
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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*/
#pragma once

#include "WindowsIncludes.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
#include <memory>


__inline std::string convertString(const wchar_t* string)
{
    size_t size = wcslen(string);
    size_t outCharCount;
    char *buf = new char[sizeof(wchar_t)*size];
    wcstombs_s(&outCharCount, buf, size, string, size);
    std::string ret(buf);
    delete[] buf;
    return ret;
}

__inline wchar_t* convertString(const std::string& string)
{
    //the memory allocated here should theoretically be managed by the DLLBind mechanism, so there is no corresponding delete
    //If at a later time, we find a memory leak in the applicable, this could be it.
    wchar_t *ret = new wchar_t[string.size()];

    size_t size = (size_t)string.size();
    size_t outCharCount;
    mbstowcs_s(&outCharCount, ret, size, string.c_str(),size);
    return ret;
}