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+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Codecrypt.
+ *
+ * Codecrypt is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Codecrypt is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Codecrypt. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _ccr_outhelpers_h_
+#define _ccr_outhelpers_h_
+
+/*
+ * output helpers
+ */
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+#define out(x) std::cout << x << std::endl
+#define outeol std::cout << std::endl
+#define err(x) std::cerr << x << std::endl
+#define erreol std::cerr << std::endl
+
+#endif