+/*
+ * Translation table for entries of a specific type; used by
+ * get_table_entry_id() and get_table_entry_name().
+ */
+typedef struct table_entry {
+ int id;
+ char *sname; /* short (input) name to find table entry */
+ char *lname; /* long (output) name to print for messages */
+} table_entry_t;
+
+/*
+ * get_table_entry_id() scans the translation table trying to find an
+ * entry that matches the given short name. If a matching entry is
+ * found, it's id is returned to the caller.
+ */
+int get_table_entry_id (table_entry_t *table,
+ const char *table_name, const char *name);
+/*
+ * get_table_entry_name() scans the translation table trying to find
+ * an entry that matches the given id. If a matching entry is found,
+ * its long name is returned to the caller.
+ */
+char *get_table_entry_name (table_entry_t *table, char *msg, int id);