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

class whatsit{
public:
  std::string dirname;
  std::string progname;
  pid_t mypid;
  timeval now;
  char* ipvar;
  char* hostvar;
  std::string ipbase;
  std::string ipname;
  std::string hostname;
  int mod_age;
  int ac_age;
  std::string suffix;
  std::string progid;
  int verbosity;

  whatsit(const std::string name, const std::string _dirname)
  : dirname(_dirname), progname(name), mypid(getpid()),
    mod_age(0), ac_age(0),
    verbosity(0)
  {
    gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
  }
  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();
  int check_dns_sub(std::string &addr, std::string &host,
        std::vector<std::string> &checked);
  void dump(const std::string var);
};