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+/*
+ *
+ * author: Yann Herklotz
+ * username: ymherklotz
+ * email: ymherklotz@gmail.com
+ * date created: 15/01/17
+ *
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * Parser that takes in the board state and outputs it into a format that the
+ * Chess Board class can read
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef YMH_BOARD_STATE_PARSER_HPP
+#define YMH_BOARD_STATE_PARSER_HPP
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <fstream>
+
+namespace ymhChessAI {
+class BoardStateParser;
+
+typedef std::vector<std::string> boardStateData;
+
+class BoardStateParser {
+public:
+	BoardStateParser();
+	BoardStateParser(const std::string& boardFileName);
+	~BoardStateParser();
+
+	void populateBoardState();
+
+	static unsigned stringToInt(const std::string& str);
+	static std::string getStateFromLine(const std::string& str);
+protected:
+private:
+	boardStateData boardStateVector;
+	std::ifstream boardFile;
+};
+}
+
+#endif