#include <string>
#include <sys/time.h>           /* for gettimeofday(), timeval */
#include <vector>

class whatsit{
public:
  std::string parent_dir;
  std::string progname;
  pid_t mypid;
  timeval now;
  int mod_age;
  int ac_age;
  std::string suffix;
  std::string progid;
  int verbosity;

  whatsit(const std::string name, const std::string _parent_dir);
  int doit(const int penalty, const int stain);
// access comes after modification:
  void update(const std::string msg, const timeval new_mod,
        const timeval new_ac, const int penalty, const int stain);
  int setup();
  int check_dns(const char* ipvar, const char* namevar);
  int check_dns_sub(const char* ipvar, const char* namevar,
    std::string &addr, std::string &host,
    std::vector<std::string> &checked);
  void dump(const std::string var);
  int maybe_mkdir(const std::string somedir, const std::string msg);
};