*/
#define EmptyString(x) (!(x) || !(*x))
+/*
+ * initialize recognizers
+ */
+extern int init_string(void);
+
+extern int string_is_hostname(const char* str);
+extern int string_is_address(const char* str);
+
extern char* ircd_strncpy(char* dest, const char* src, size_t len);
extern int ircd_strcmp(const char *a, const char *b);
extern int ircd_strncmp(const char *a, const char *b, size_t n);