% MUtilities – README % Created by LoRd_MuldeR <> – check for news and updates! # Introduction # The **MUtilities** library is a collection of routines and classes to extend the [*Qt cross-platform framework*](http://qt-project.org/). It contains various convenience and utility functions as well as wrappers for OS-specific functionalities. The library was originally created as a "side product" of the [**LameXP**](http://lamexp.sourceforge.net/) application: Over the years, a lot of code, **not** really specific to *LameXP*, had accumulated in the *LameXP* code base. Some of that code even had been used in other projects too, in a "copy & paste" fashion – which had lead to redundancy and much complicated maintenance. In order to clean-up the LameXP code base, to eliminate the ugly redundancy and to simplify maintenance, the code in question has finally been refactored into the **MUtilities** (aka "MuldeR's Utilities for Qt") library. This library now forms the foundation of *LameXP* and [*other OpenSource projects*](https://github.com/lordmulder). # Project Structure The *MUtilities* project directory is organized as follows: * `bin/` – compiled library files (static or shared), link those files in projects that use the MUtilities library * `docs/` – programming interface documentation, generated with Doxygen tool * `etc/` – miscellaneous files, everything that doesn't fit in anywhere else * `include/` – public header files, include this directory in projects that use the MUtilities library * `obj/` – object code files, intermediate files generated during the build process * `res/` – resource files, required for building the MUtilities library * `src/` – source code files, required for building the MUtilities library (third-party code in `src/3rd_party/`) * `test/` – unit tests, based on Google Test framework * `tmp/` – temporary files, automatically generated during the build process # Example Here is a minimal example on how to use the *MUtilities* library in your project: //MUtils #include int main(int argc, char **argv) { qDebug("Random number: %u\n", MUtils::next_rand_u32()); } ## Build Notes * In order to use the *MUtilities* library in your project, your build environment must have already been set up for building Qt-based projects. Setting up Qt is *not* covered by this document. * Additionally, make sure that *MUtilities'* `include/` directory is contained in your "Additional Include Directories" and that the *MUtilities'* `bin/` directory is contained in your "Additional Library Directories". * Finally, make sure that your project links against the `MUtils32-1.lib` library file. For each build configuration, pick the proper **.lib** file from the corresponding `bin///` directory! * If your projects intends to use the *MUtilities* library as a **static** library, then the macro `MUTILS_STATIC_LIB` *must* be added to your project's "Preprocessor Definitions". # API Documentation A fully-fledged documentation of the *MUtilities* programming interface (API) is available thanks to [*Doxygen*](http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/). Please see [**`docs/index.html`**](docs/index.html) for details! # License This library is free software. It is released under the terms of the [*GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), Version 2.1*](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html). MUtilities - MuldeR's Utilities for Qt Copyright (C) 2004-2021 LoRd_MuldeR . Some rights reserved. This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This library 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 Lesser General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. # Acknowledgement The following people have contributed in the development of the MUtilities library: * **John Buonagurio <>** Support for Qt5 The following third-party code is used in the MUtilities library: * **Keccak/SHA-3 Reference Implementation** Implementation by the Keccak, Keyak and Ketje Teams, namely, Guido Bertoni, Joan Daemen, Michaël Peeters, Gilles Van Assche and Ronny Van Keer No Copyright / Dedicated to the Public Domain * **Natural Order String Comparison** Copyright (C) 2000, 2004 by Martin Pool <> Released under the zlib License * **Adler-32 Checksum Algorithm (from zlib)** Copyright (C) 1995-2013 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler Released under the zlib License   **e.o.f.**