2 files changed, 117 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/base.h b/include/base.h
index d253c5dc3..13c361c0b 100644
--- a/include/base.h
+++ b/include/base.h
@@ -88,5 +88,70 @@ public:
 	char* GetExt(std::string key);
 };
 
+const int bitfields[]		=	{1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128};
+const int inverted_bitfields[]	=	{~1,~2,~4,~8,~16,~32,~64,~128};
+
+/** BoolSet is a utility class designed to hold eight bools in a bitmask.
+ * Use BoolSet::Set and BoolSet::Get to set and get bools in the bitmask,
+ * and Unset and Invert for special operations upon them.
+ */
+class BoolSet
+{
+	char bits;
+
+ public:
+
+	/** The default constructor initializes the BoolSet to all values unset.
+	 */
+	BoolSet();
+
+	/** This constructor copies the default bitmask from a char
+	 */
+	BoolSet(char bitmask);
+
+	/** The Set method sets one bool in the set.
+	 *
+	 * @param number The number of the item to set. This must be between 0 and 7.
+	 */
+	void Set(int number);
+
+	/** The Get method returns the value of one bool in the set
+	 *
+	 * @param number The number of the item to retrieve. This must be between 0 and 7.
+	 *
+	 * @return True if the item is set, false if it is unset.
+	 */
+	bool Get(int number);
+
+	/** The Unset method unsets one value in the set
+	 *
+	 * @param number The number of the item to set. This must be between 0 and 7.
+	 */
+	void Unset(int number);
+
+	/** The Unset method inverts (flips) one value in the set
+	 *
+	 * @param number The number of the item to invert. This must be between 0 and 7.
+	 */
+	void Invert(int number);
+
+	/** Compare two BoolSets
+	 */
+	bool operator==(BoolSet other);
+
+	/** OR two BoolSets together
+	 */
+	BoolSet operator|(BoolSet other);
+	
+	/** AND two BoolSets together
+	 */
+	BoolSet operator&(BoolSet other);
+
+	/** Assign one BoolSet to another
+	 */
+	bool operator=(BoolSet other);
+};
+
+
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/base.cpp b/src/base.cpp
index a6edcb22c..81aea40e2 100644
--- a/src/base.cpp
+++ b/src/base.cpp
@@ -60,3 +60,55 @@ char* Extensible::GetExt(std::string key)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+void BoolSet::Set(int number)
+{
+	this->bits |= bitfields[number];
+}
+
+void BoolSet::Unset(int number)
+{
+	this->bits &= inverted_bitfields[number];
+}
+
+void BoolSet::Invert(int number)
+{
+	this->bits ^= bitfields[number];
+}
+
+bool BoolSet::Get(int number)
+{
+	return ((this->bits | bitfields[number]) > 0);
+}
+
+bool BoolSet::operator==(BoolSet other)
+{
+	return (this->bits == other.bits);
+}
+
+BoolSet BoolSet::operator|(BoolSet other)
+{
+	BoolSet x(this->bits | other.bits);
+	return x;
+}
+
+BoolSet BoolSet::operator&(BoolSet other)
+{
+	BoolSet x(this->bits & other.bits);
+	return x;
+}
+
+BoolSet::BoolSet()
+{
+	this->bits = 0;
+}
+
+BoolSet::BoolSet(char bitmask)
+{
+	this->bits = bitmask;
+}
+
+bool operator=(BoolSet other)
+{
+        this->bits = other.bits;
+        return true;
+}