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+/*
+Copyright (C) 2016-2019 The University of Notre Dame
+This software is distributed under the GNU General Public License.
+See the file LICENSE for details.
+*/
+
+#ifndef GRAPHICS_H
+#define GRAPHICS_H
+
+#include "kernel/types.h"
+#include "kernel/gfxstream.h"
+
+struct graphics_color {
+	uint8_t r;
+	uint8_t g;
+	uint8_t b;
+	uint8_t a;
+};
+
+extern struct graphics graphics_root;
+
+struct graphics *graphics_create_root();
+struct graphics *graphics_create(struct graphics *parent );
+struct graphics *graphics_addref(struct graphics *g );
+void graphics_delete(struct graphics *g);
+
+uint32_t graphics_width(struct graphics *g);
+uint32_t graphics_height(struct graphics *g);
+void graphics_fgcolor(struct graphics *g, struct graphics_color c);
+void graphics_bgcolor(struct graphics *g, struct graphics_color c);
+int  graphics_clip(struct graphics *g, int x, int y, int w, int h);
+
+void graphics_scrollup(struct graphics *g, int x, int y, int w, int h, int dy);
+void graphics_rect(struct graphics *g, int x, int y, int w, int h);
+void graphics_clear(struct graphics *g, int x, int y, int w, int h);
+void graphics_line(struct graphics *g, int x, int y, int w, int h);
+void graphics_char(struct graphics *g, int x, int y, unsigned char c);
+void graphics_string(struct graphics *g, int x, int y, const char *str, int length );
+int graphics_write(struct graphics *g, int *cmd, int length );
+
+#endif