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--                                                                          --
--                            GNATPROVE COMPONENTS                          --
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--                                 C A L L                                  --
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--                                 S p e c                                  --
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--                     Copyright (C) 2010-2023, AdaCore                     --
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-- gnatprove is  free  software;  you can redistribute it and/or  modify it --
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with GNAT.OS_Lib;   use GNAT.OS_Lib;
with GNATCOLL.JSON; use GNATCOLL.JSON;
with String_Utils;  use String_Utils;

package Call is

   Unproved_Checks_Error_Status : constant := 42;
   --  Error status to communicate from spark_report to gnatprove that some
   --  checks were not proved. An arbitrary value of 42 is picked.

   procedure Abort_With_Message (Msg : String) with
     No_Return;
   --  Print the Msg to Standard Error and Exit with Error code 1

   function Argument_List_Of_String_List (S : String_Lists.List)
      return Argument_List;
   --  Convert a String List into an Argument List

   procedure Call_With_Status
     (Command   : String;
      Arguments : String_Lists.List;
      Status    : out Integer;
      Output_FD : File_Descriptor := Standout;
      Verbose   : Boolean := False);

   function Read_File_Into_String (Fn : String) return String;
   --  Return a string with the contents of the file in argument

   function Read_File_Into_JSON (Fn : String) return JSON_Value;
   --  Same as Read_File_Into_String, but directly parse the file into a JSON
   --  value. Works for large files as well.

end Call;
