---
-- string hacks.

---
-- Returns a new stringhack objects.
-- @return object: the stringhack that has the following methods.
function stringhack.new() end

---
-- The lines containing only a dot must be mangled.
-- Performs a sed s/^\.$/../.
-- @param buff string the buffer to hack.
-- @return string.
function dothack(buff) end

---
-- Performs a line count/tructaing operation.
-- @param buff string the buffer to hack.
-- @return string.
function tophack(char* tmp,int lines) end

---
-- line counted since now.
-- @return number.
function current_lines(void*a) end


---
-- Checks if we have already processed n lines of body.
-- @param n number the number of lines.
-- @return boolean.
function check_stop(n) end