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+#pragma once
+
+#include "log.qh"
+#include "map.qh"
+#include "unsafe.qh"
+
+// translation helpers
+string prvm_language;
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated prefer _("translated")
+ */
+string language_filename(string s)
+{
+ string fn = prvm_language;
+ if (fn == "" || fn == "dump") return s;
+ fn = strcat(s, ".", fn);
+ int fh = fopen(fn, FILE_READ);
+ if (fh >= 0)
+ {
+ fclose(fh);
+ return fn;
+ }
+ return s;
+}
+
+#ifndef CTX_CACHE
+ #define CTX_CACHE 1
+#endif
+
+#if CTX_CACHE
+ HashMap CTX_cache;
+ STATIC_INIT(CTX_cache)
+ {
+ HM_NEW(CTX_cache);
+ }
+ SHUTDOWN(CTX_cache)
+ {
+ HM_DELETE(CTX_cache);
+ }
+#endif
+
+string CTX(string s)
+{
+#if CTX_CACHE
+ string c = HM_gets(CTX_cache, s);
+ if (c != "") return c;
+#endif
+ int p = strstrofs(s, "^", 0);
+ string ret = (p < 0) ? s : substring(s, p + 1, -1);
+#if CTX_CACHE
+ LOG_DEBUGF("CTX(\"%s\")\n", s);
+ HM_sets(CTX_cache, s, ret);
+#endif
+ return ret;
+}
+
+#define ZCTX(s) strzone(CTX(s))