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+++ b/OrthancServer/OrthancInitialization.h	Sun Sep 16 09:24:13 2012 +0200
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+/**
+ * Palanthir - A Lightweight, RESTful DICOM Store
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Medical Physics Department, CHU of Liege,
+ * Belgium
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program 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
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ **/
+
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <set>
+#include <json/json.h>
+#include "../Core/HttpServer/MongooseServer.h"
+
+namespace Palanthir
+{
+  void PalanthirInitialize(const char* configurationFile = NULL);
+
+  void PalanthirFinalize();
+
+  std::string GetGlobalStringParameter(const std::string& parameter,
+                                       const std::string& defaultValue);
+
+  int GetGlobalIntegerParameter(const std::string& parameter,
+                                int defaultValue);
+
+  bool GetGlobalBoolParameter(const std::string& parameter,
+                              bool defaultValue);
+
+  void GetDicomModality(const std::string& name,
+                        std::string& aet,
+                        std::string& address,
+                        int& port);
+
+  void GetListOfDicomModalities(std::set<std::string>& target);
+
+  void SetupRegisteredUsers(MongooseServer& httpServer);
+}