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+/* Copyright (c) 2016-2017. The SimGrid Team. All rights reserved. */
+
+/* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the license (GNU LGPL) which comes with this package. */
+
+#ifndef SMPI_UTILS_HPP
+#define SMPI_UTILS_HPP
+#include "xbt/base.h"
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+extern "C" {
+
+// Methods used to parse and store the values for timing injections in smpi
+struct s_smpi_factor_t {
+ size_t factor = 0;
+ std::vector<double> values;
+};
+typedef s_smpi_factor_t* smpi_os_factor_t;
+}
+
+XBT_PUBLIC(std::vector<s_smpi_factor_t>) parse_factor(std::string smpi_coef_string);
+
+#endif