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+#ifndef JSON_SPIRIT_READER
+#define JSON_SPIRIT_READER
+
+//          Copyright John W. Wilkinson 2007 - 2011
+// Distributed under the MIT License, see accompanying file LICENSE.txt
+
+// json spirit version 4.05
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1020)
+# pragma once
+#endif
+
+#include "json_spirit_value.h"
+#include "json_spirit_error_position.h"
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace json_spirit
+{
+    // functions to reads a JSON values
+
+#ifdef JSON_SPIRIT_VALUE_ENABLED
+    bool read( const std::string& s, Value& value );
+    bool read( std::istream& is,     Value& value );
+    bool read( std::string::const_iterator& begin, std::string::const_iterator end, Value& value );
+
+    void read_or_throw( const std::string& s, Value& value );  
+    void read_or_throw( std::istream& is,     Value& value );
+    void read_or_throw( std::string::const_iterator& begin, std::string::const_iterator end, Value& value );
+#endif
+
+#if defined( JSON_SPIRIT_WVALUE_ENABLED ) && !defined( BOOST_NO_STD_WSTRING )
+    bool read( const std::wstring& s, wValue& value );
+    bool read( std::wistream&  is,    wValue& value );
+    bool read( std::wstring::const_iterator& begin, std::wstring::const_iterator end, wValue& value );    
+
+    void read_or_throw( const std::wstring& s, wValue& value );
+    void read_or_throw( std::wistream& is,     wValue& value );
+    void read_or_throw( std::wstring::const_iterator& begin, std::wstring::const_iterator end, wValue& value );
+#endif
+
+#ifdef JSON_SPIRIT_MVALUE_ENABLED
+    bool read( const std::string& s, mValue& value );
+    bool read( std::istream& is,     mValue& value );
+    bool read( std::string::const_iterator& begin, std::string::const_iterator end, mValue& value );
+
+    void read_or_throw( const std::string& s, mValue& value );  
+    void read_or_throw( std::istream& is,     mValue& value );
+    void read_or_throw( std::string::const_iterator& begin, std::string::const_iterator end, mValue& value );
+#endif
+
+#if defined( JSON_SPIRIT_WMVALUE_ENABLED ) && !defined( BOOST_NO_STD_WSTRING )
+    bool read( const std::wstring& s, wmValue& value );
+    bool read( std::wistream& is,     wmValue& value );
+    bool read( std::wstring::const_iterator& begin, std::wstring::const_iterator end, wmValue& value );    
+
+    void read_or_throw( const std::wstring& s, wmValue& value );
+    void read_or_throw( std::wistream& is,     wmValue& value );
+    void read_or_throw( std::wstring::const_iterator& begin, std::wstring::const_iterator end, wmValue& value );
+#endif
+}
+
+#endif