#ifndef OBJTOOLS_EDIT__PUBLICATION_EDIT__HPP
#define OBJTOOLS_EDIT__PUBLICATION_EDIT__HPP
/*  $Id: publication_edit.hpp 491874 2016-02-09 20:13:49Z asztalos $
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* Authors:  Igor Filippov, Andrea Asztalos
*
* File Description:
*   Functions that provides fixes for author names  
*/

#include <corelib/ncbistd.hpp>


BEGIN_NCBI_SCOPE
BEGIN_SCOPE(objects)
    class CName_std;
BEGIN_SCOPE(edit)

// returns one or more (skip_rest = true) initials from the input string
NCBI_XOBJEDIT_EXPORT string GetFirstInitial(string input, bool skip_rest);

// generates the contents of the 'initials' member based on the first name and 
// existing value
NCBI_XOBJEDIT_EXPORT bool GenerateInitials(CName_std& name);

// fixes the 'initials' member only if it has been already set
NCBI_XOBJEDIT_EXPORT bool FixInitials(CName_std& name);

// moves the middle name (initials member) to the first name
NCBI_XOBJEDIT_EXPORT bool MoveMiddleToFirst(CName_std& name);

END_SCOPE(edit)
END_SCOPE(objects)
END_NCBI_SCOPE

#endif    
    // OBJTOOLS_EDIT__PUBLICATION_EDIT__HPP