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/*
 * Some common cross platform utilities.
 */
#ifndef CPP_COMMON_PLATFORM_H_
#define CPP_COMMON_PLATFORM_H_
 
/******************************************************************************
* Cross Platform Functions
******************************************************************************/
 
#include <stdlib.h> // getenv, _dupenv_s
#include <string>
 
namespace ros {
 
inline bool get_environment_variable(std::string &str, const char* environment_variable) {
  char* env_var_cstr = NULL;
  #ifdef _MSC_VER
    _dupenv_s(&env_var_cstr, NULL,environment_variable);
  #else
    env_var_cstr = getenv(environment_variable);
  #endif
  if ( env_var_cstr ) {
    str = std::string(env_var_cstr);
        #ifdef _MSC_VER
      free(env_var_cstr);
        #endif
    return true;
  } else {
    str = std::string("");
    return false;
  }
}
 
} // namespace ros
 
#endif /* CPP_COMMON_PLATFORM_H_ */