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+// ***************************************************************************
+// bamtools_utilities.h (c) 2010 Derek Barnett, Erik Garrison
+// Marth Lab, Department of Biology, Boston College
+// All rights reserved.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Last modified: 2 June 2010
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Provides general utilities used by BamTools sub-tools.
+// ***************************************************************************
+
+#ifndef BAMTOOLS_UTILITIES_H
+#define BAMTOOLS_UTILITIES_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include "BamAux.h"
+
+namespace BamTools {
+
+class BamReader;
+class BamMultiReader;
+
+class Utilities {
+  
+    public:                          
+        // Parses a region string, uses reader to do validation (valid ID's, positions), stores in Region struct
+        // Returns success (true/false)
+        static bool ParseRegionString(const std::string& regionString, const BamReader& reader, BamRegion& region);
+        // Same as above, but accepts a BamMultiReader
+        static bool ParseRegionString(const std::string& regionString, const BamMultiReader& reader, BamRegion& region);
+
+        // check if a file exists
+        static bool FileExists(const std::string& fname); 
+};
+
+} // namespace BamTools
+  
+#endif // BAMTOOLS_UTILITIES_H