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#ifndef PYTHON_QUESTION_H
#define PYTHON_QUESTION_H 1

#include <Python.h>

namespace bundy {
namespace dns {
class Question;

namespace python {

extern PyObject* po_EmptyQuestion;

extern PyTypeObject question_type;

/// This is a simple shortcut to create a python Question object (in the
/// form of a pointer to PyObject) with minimal exception safety.
/// On success, it returns a valid pointer to PyObject with a reference
/// counter of 1; if something goes wrong it throws an exception (it never
/// returns a NULL pointer).
/// This function is expected to be called within a try block
/// followed by necessary setup for python exception.
PyObject* createQuestionObject(const Question& source);

/// \brief Checks if the given python object is a Question object
///
/// \exception PyCPPWrapperException if obj is NULL
///
/// \param obj The object to check the type of
/// \return true if the object is of type Question, false otherwise
bool PyQuestion_Check(PyObject* obj);

/// \brief Returns a reference to the Question object contained within the given
///        Python object.
///
/// \note The given object MUST be of type Question; this can be checked with
///       either the right call to ParseTuple("O!"), or with PyQuestion_Check()
///
/// \note This is not a copy; if the Question is needed when the PyObject
/// may be destroyed, the caller must copy it itself.
///
/// \param question_obj The question object to convert
const Question& PyQuestion_ToQuestion(const PyObject* question_obj);

} // namespace python
} // namespace dns
} // namespace bundy
#endif // PYTHON_QUESTION_H

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