#ifndef ERRORMSG_H
#define ERRORMSG_H

#include <time.h>

/** \file
 * \brief Error message collection
 */
/** \brief Error message item
 */
typedef struct ErrMsg {
  struct ErrMsg *next;
  char *text;   /**< the message text */
  int cnt;      /**< count */
  time_t last;  /**< time of last message */
} ErrMsg;

/** \brief Put a formatted message to the error message list
 *
 * The error message list contains only one entry for all messages
 * with the same text, storing only the count and the last used time.
 * Characters within sqaure brackets are not taken into account
 * when comparing messages.
 * The newset message is always at the head of the list.
 *
 *  \param dump the error message list
 *  \param fmt the format for the message
 *  \return the new error message list head
 */
ErrMsg *ErrPutMsg(ErrMsg *dump, char *fmt, ...);

#endif