#ifndef UTILS_UTILITIES_H
#define UTILS_UTILITIES_H

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>

/*
 * Compare the part a before a_until and
 *         the part b before b_until
 */
int cmpstr_tillchar(const char *a, const char *b, char a_until, char b_until);

//int cmpstr_tillindex(const char *a, const char *b, int a_until, int b_until);

void shuffle(void *base, size_t nitems, size_t size);

void init2d(void **array, size_t width, size_t height, size_t size);

size_t sizeof_2d(size_t width, size_t height, size_t size);

/*
 * Find the first integer numbers from the left and the right
 * and sets the pointers *left, *right to the first digit of
 * left and right numbers respectively.
 */
int find_lr_ints(char *text, char **left, char **right);

/*
 * Returns ture, if
 *      a <= b <= c OR
 *      a >= b >= c
 */
inline bool monotonic(int a, int b, int c)
{
    if (a <= b && b <= c)
        return true;
    if (a >= b && b >= c)
        return true;
    return false;
}

#endif