--- parser3/src/include/pa_charsets.h	2002/02/08 08:30:12	1.5
+++ parser3/src/include/pa_charsets.h	2026/04/25 13:38:46	1.24
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 /** @file
 	Parser: sql driver manager decl.
 
-	Copyright (c) 2001, 2002 ArtLebedev Group (http://www.artlebedev.com)
-	Author: Alexandr Petrosian <paf@design.ru> (http://paf.design.ru)
-
-	$Id: pa_charsets.h,v 1.5 2002/02/08 08:30:12 paf Exp $
+	Copyright (c) 2001-2026 Art. Lebedev Studio (https://www.artlebedev.com)
+	Authors: Konstantin Morshnev <moko@design.ru>, Alexandr Petrosian <paf@design.ru>
 
 
 	global sql driver manager, must be thread-safe
@@ -13,19 +11,29 @@
 #ifndef PA_CHARSETS_H
 #define PA_CHARSETS_H
 
+#define IDENT_PA_CHARSETS_H "$Id: pa_charsets.h,v 1.24 2026/04/25 13:38:46 moko Exp $"
+
 #include "pa_hash.h"
+#include "pa_charset.h"
 
-class Charsets : public Hash {
+/// convention: use UPPERCASE keys
+class Charsets: public HashString<Charset*> {
 public:
-	Charsets(Pool& apool);
-	~Charsets();
 
-	Charset& get_charset(const String& name);
-	void load_charset(const String& request_name, const String& request_file_spec);
-};
+	Charsets();
 
-/// global
-extern Charsets *charsets;
+	Charset& get(String::Body ANAME);
+	Charset& get_direct(const char *ANAME);
+
+	void load_charset(Request_charsets& charsets, String::Body ANAME, const String& afile_spec);
+
+	// detects charset if it's not enforced, skips BOM signature if it complies charset
+	static Charset* checkBOM(char *&body,size_t &body_size, Charset* enforced_charset);
+};
 
+//@{ globals
+extern Charset pa_UTF8_charset;
+extern Charsets pa_charsets;
+//@}
 
 #endif