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+/***************************************************************************
+   copyright            : (C) 2006 by David Nolden
+   email                : david.nolden.kdevelop@art-master.de
+***************************************************************************/
+
+/***************************************************************************
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef __SAFETYCOUNTER_H__
+#define __SAFETYCOUNTER_H__
+
+#include <kdebug.h>
+
+struct SafetyCounter {
+  int safetyCounter;
+  const int maxSafetyCounter;
+  
+  SafetyCounter( int max = 40000 ) : safetyCounter(0), maxSafetyCounter(max) {
+  }
+  
+  void init() {
+    safetyCounter = 0;
+  }
+  
+  SafetyCounter& operator ++() {
+    safetyCounter++;
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  ///Returns whether the counter is ok, but without increasing it
+  bool ok() const {
+    return safetyCounter < maxSafetyCounter;
+  }
+  
+  operator bool() {
+    safetyCounter++;
+    bool ret = safetyCounter < maxSafetyCounter;
+	  if( !ret ) {
+			if( safetyCounter == maxSafetyCounter ) {
+#ifdef DEPTHBACKTRACE
+      	kdDebug( 9007) << "WARNING: Safety-counter reached count > " << maxSafetyCounter << ", operation stopped" << endl;
+#endif
+		  	kdDebug( 9007 ) << endl << kdBacktrace() << endl;
+			}
+	  }
+    
+    return ret;
+  }
+  
+};
+
+#endif