+using namespace std;
+
+// Strip - Remove white space from the front and back of a string /*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+namespace APT {
+ namespace String {
+std::string Strip(const std::string &str)
+{
+ // ensure we have at least one character
+ if (str.empty() == true)
+ return str;
+
+ char const * const s = str.c_str();
+ size_t start = 0;
+ for (; isspace(s[start]) != 0; ++start)
+ ; // find the first not-space
+
+ // string contains only whitespaces
+ if (s[start] == '\0')
+ return "";
+
+ size_t end = str.length() - 1;
+ for (; isspace(s[end]) != 0; --end)
+ ; // find the last not-space
+
+ return str.substr(start, end - start + 1);
+}
+
+bool Endswith(const std::string &s, const std::string &end)
+{
+ if (end.size() > s.size())
+ return false;
+ return (s.substr(s.size() - end.size(), s.size()) == end);
+}
+
+bool Startswith(const std::string &s, const std::string &start)
+{
+ if (start.size() > s.size())
+ return false;
+ return (s.substr(0, start.size()) == start);
+}