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+###############################################################################
+#
+#   Package: NaturalDocs::ClassHierarchy
+#
+###############################################################################
+#
+#   A package that handles all the gory details of managing the class hierarchy.  It handles the hierarchy itself, which files define
+#   them, rebuilding the files that are affected by changes, and loading and saving them to a file.
+#
+#   Usage and Dependencies:
+#
+#       - <NaturalDocs::Settings> and <NaturalDocs::Project> must be initialized before use.
+#
+#       - <NaturalDocs::SymbolTable> must be initialized before <Load()> is called.  It must reflect the state as of the last time
+#          Natural Docs was run.
+#
+#       - <Load()> must be called to initialize the package.  At this point, the <Information Functions> will return the state as
+#         of the last time Natural Docs was run.  You are free to resolve <NaturalDocs::SymbolTable()> afterwards.
+#
+#       - <Purge()> must be called, and then <NaturalDocs::Parser->ParseForInformation()> must be called on all files that
+#         have changed so it can fully resolve the hierarchy via the <Modification Functions()>.  Afterwards the
+#         <Information Functions> will reflect the current state of the code.
+#
+#       - <Save()> must be called to commit any changes to the symbol table back to disk.
+#
+###############################################################################
+
+# This file is part of Natural Docs, which is Copyright (C) 2003-2008 Greg Valure
+# Natural Docs is licensed under the GPL
+
+
+use strict;
+use integer;
+
+use NaturalDocs::ClassHierarchy::Class;
+use NaturalDocs::ClassHierarchy::File;
+
+package NaturalDocs::ClassHierarchy;
+
+
+###############################################################################
+# Group: Variables
+
+#
+#   handle: CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE
+#   The file handle used with <ClassHierarchy.nd>.
+#
+
+#
+#   hash: classes
+#
+#   A hash of all the classes.  The keys are the class <SymbolStrings> and the values are <NaturalDocs::ClassHierarchy::Classes>.
+#
+my %classes;
+
+#
+#   hash: files
+#
+#   A hash of the hierarchy information referenced by file.  The keys are the <FileNames>, and the values are
+#   <NaturalDocs::ClassHierarchy::File>s.
+#
+my %files;
+
+#
+#   hash: parentReferences
+#
+#   A hash of all the parent reference strings and what they resolve to.  The keys are the <ReferenceStrings> and the values are
+#   the class <SymbolStrings> that they resolve to.
+#
+my %parentReferences;
+
+#
+#   object: watchedFile
+#
+#   A <NaturalDocs::ClassHierarchy::File> object of the file being watched for changes.  This is compared to the version in <files>
+#   to see if anything was changed since the last parse.
+#
+my $watchedFile;
+
+#
+#   string: watchedFileName
+#
+#   The <FileName> of the watched file, if any.  If there is no watched file, this will be undef.
+#
+my $watchedFileName;
+
+#
+#   bool: dontRebuildFiles
+#
+#   A bool to set if you don't want changes in the hierarchy to cause files to be rebuilt.
+#
+my $dontRebuildFiles;
+
+
+
+###############################################################################
+# Group: Files
+
+
+#
+#   File: ClassHierarchy.nd
+#
+#   Stores the class hierarchy on disk.
+#
+#   Format:
+#
+#       > [BINARY_FORMAT]
+#       > [VersionInt: app version]
+#
+#       The standard <BINARY_FORMAT> and <VersionInt> header.
+#
+#       > [SymbolString: class or undef to end]
+#
+#       Next we begin a class segment with its <SymbolString>.  These continue until the end of the file.  Only defined classes are
+#       included.
+#
+#       > [UInt32: number of files]
+#       > [AString16: file] [AString16: file] ...
+#
+#       Next there is the number of files that define that class.  It's a UInt32, which seems like overkill, but I could imagine every
+#       file in a huge C++ project being under the same namespace, and thus contributing its own definition.  It's theoretically
+#       possible.
+#
+#       Following the number is that many file names.  You must remember the index of each file, as they will be important later.
+#       Indexes start at one because zero has a special meaning.
+#
+#       > [UInt8: number of parents]
+#       > ( [ReferenceString (no type): parent]
+#       >   [UInt32: file index] [UInt32: file index] ... [UInt32: 0] ) ...
+#
+#       Next there is the number of parents defined for this class.  For each one, we define a parent segment, which consists of
+#       its <ReferenceString>, and then a zero-terminated string of indexes of the files that define that parent as part of that class.
+#       The indexes start at one, and are into the list of files we saw previously.
+#
+#       Note that we do store class segments for classes without parents, but not for undefined classes.
+#
+#       This concludes a class segment.  These segments continue until an undef <SymbolString>.
+#
+#   See Also:
+#
+#       <File Format Conventions>
+#
+#   Revisions:
+#
+#       1.22:
+#
+#           - Classes and parents switched from AString16s to <SymbolStrings> and <ReferenceStrings>.
+#           - A ending undef <SymbolString> was added to the end.  Previously it stopped when the file ran out.
+#
+#       1.2:
+#
+#           - This file was introduced in 1.2.
+#
+
+
+###############################################################################
+# Group: File Functions
+
+
+#
+#   Function: Load
+#
+#   Loads the class hierarchy from disk.
+#
+sub Load
+    {
+    my ($self) = @_;
+
+    $dontRebuildFiles = 1;
+
+    my $fileIsOkay;
+    my $fileName = NaturalDocs::Project->DataFile('ClassHierarchy.nd');
+
+    if (!NaturalDocs::Settings->RebuildData() && open(CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE, '<' . $fileName))
+        {
+        # See if it's binary.
+        binmode(CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE);
+
+        my $firstChar;
+        read(CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE, $firstChar, 1);
+
+        if ($firstChar != ::BINARY_FORMAT())
+            {
+            close(CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE);
+            }
+        else
+            {
+            my $version = NaturalDocs::Version->FromBinaryFile(\*CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE);
+
+            # Minor bugs were fixed in 1.33 that may affect the stored data.
+
+            if (NaturalDocs::Version->CheckFileFormat( $version, NaturalDocs::Version->FromString('1.33') ))
+                {  $fileIsOkay = 1;  }
+            else
+                {  close(CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE);  };
+            };
+        };
+
+
+    if (!$fileIsOkay)
+        {
+        NaturalDocs::Project->ReparseEverything();
+        }
+    else
+        {
+        my $raw;
+
+        for (;;)
+            {
+            # [SymbolString: class or undef to end]
+
+            my $class = NaturalDocs::SymbolString->FromBinaryFile(\*CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE);
+
+            if (!defined $class)
+                {  last;  };
+
+            # [UInt32: number of files]
+
+            read(CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE, $raw, 4);
+            my $numberOfFiles = unpack('N', $raw);
+
+            my @files;
+
+            while ($numberOfFiles)
+                {
+                # [AString16: file]
+
+                read(CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE, $raw, 2);
+                my $fileLength = unpack('n', $raw);
+
+                my $file;
+                read(CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE, $file, $fileLength);
+
+                push @files, $file;
+                $self->AddClass($file, $class, NaturalDocs::Languages->LanguageOf($file)->Name());
+
+                $numberOfFiles--;
+                };
+
+            # [UInt8: number of parents]
+
+            read(CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE, $raw, 1);
+            my $numberOfParents = unpack('C', $raw);
+
+            while ($numberOfParents)
+                {
+                # [ReferenceString (no type): parent]
+
+                my $parent = NaturalDocs::ReferenceString->FromBinaryFile(\*CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE,
+                                                                                                         ::BINARYREF_NOTYPE(),
+                                                                                                         ::REFERENCE_CH_PARENT());
+
+                for (;;)
+                    {
+                    # [UInt32: file index or 0]
+
+                    read(CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE, $raw, 4);
+                    my $fileIndex = unpack('N', $raw);
+
+                    if ($fileIndex == 0)
+                        {  last;  }
+
+                    $self->AddParentReference( $files[$fileIndex - 1], $class, $parent );
+                    };
+
+                $numberOfParents--;
+                };
+            };
+
+        close(CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE);
+        };
+
+    $dontRebuildFiles = undef;
+    };
+
+
+#
+#   Function: Save
+#
+#   Saves the class hierarchy to disk.
+#
+sub Save
+    {
+    my ($self) = @_;
+
+    open (CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE, '>' . NaturalDocs::Project->DataFile('ClassHierarchy.nd'))
+        or die "Couldn't save " . NaturalDocs::Project->DataFile('ClassHierarchy.nd') . ".\n";
+
+    binmode(CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE);
+
+    print CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE '' . ::BINARY_FORMAT();
+    NaturalDocs::Version->ToBinaryFile(\*CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE, NaturalDocs::Settings->AppVersion());
+
+    while (my ($class, $classObject) = each %classes)
+        {
+        if ($classObject->IsDefined())
+            {
+            # [SymbolString: class or undef to end]
+
+            NaturalDocs::SymbolString->ToBinaryFile(\*CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE, $class);
+
+            # [UInt32: number of files]
+
+            my @definitions = $classObject->Definitions();
+            my %definitionIndexes;
+
+            print CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE pack('N', scalar @definitions);
+
+            for (my $i = 0; $i < scalar @definitions; $i++)
+                {
+                # [AString16: file]
+                print CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE pack('nA*', length($definitions[$i]), $definitions[$i]);
+                $definitionIndexes{$definitions[$i]} = $i + 1;
+                };
+
+            # [UInt8: number of parents]
+
+            my @parents = $classObject->ParentReferences();
+            print CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE pack('C', scalar @parents);
+
+            foreach my $parent (@parents)
+                {
+                # [ReferenceString (no type): parent]
+
+                NaturalDocs::ReferenceString->ToBinaryFile(\*CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE, $parent, ::BINARYREF_NOTYPE());
+
+                # [UInt32: file index]
+
+                my @parentDefinitions = $classObject->ParentReferenceDefinitions($parent);
+
+                foreach my $parentDefinition (@parentDefinitions)
+                    {
+                    print CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE pack('N', $definitionIndexes{$parentDefinition});
+                    };
+
+                # [UInt32: 0]
+                print CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE pack('N', 0);
+                };
+            };
+        };
+
+    # [SymbolString: class or undef to end]
+
+    NaturalDocs::SymbolString->ToBinaryFile(\*CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE, undef);
+
+    close(CLASS_HIERARCHY_FILEHANDLE);
+    };
+
+
+#
+#   Function: Purge
+#
+#   Purges the hierarchy of files that no longer have Natural Docs content.
+#
+sub Purge
+    {
+    my ($self) = @_;
+
+    my $filesToPurge = NaturalDocs::Project->FilesToPurge();
+
+    foreach my $file (keys %$filesToPurge)
+        {
+        $self->DeleteFile($file);
+        };
+    };
+
+
+
+###############################################################################
+# Group: Interface Functions
+
+
+#
+#   Function: OnInterpretationChange
+#
+#   Called by <NaturalDocs::SymbolTable> whenever a class hierarchy reference's intepretation changes, meaning it switched
+#   from one symbol to another.
+#
+#       reference - The <ReferenceString> whose current interpretation changed.
+#
+sub OnInterpretationChange #(reference)
+    {
+    my ($self, $reference) = @_;
+
+    if (NaturalDocs::ReferenceString->TypeOf($reference) == ::REFERENCE_CH_PARENT())
+        {
+        # The approach here is simply to completely delete the reference and readd it.  This is less than optimal efficiency, since it's
+        # being removed and added from %files too, even though that isn't required.  However, the simpler code is worth it
+        # considering this will only happen when a parent reference becomes defined or undefined, or on the rare languages (like C#)
+        # that allow relative parent references.
+
+        my $oldTargetSymbol = $parentReferences{$reference};
+        my $oldTargetObject = $classes{$oldTargetSymbol};
+
+        my @classesWithReferenceParent = $oldTargetObject->Children();
+
+        # Each entry is an arrayref of file names.  Indexes are the same as classesWithReferenceParent's.
+        my @filesDefiningReferenceParent;
+
+        foreach my $classWithReferenceParent (@classesWithReferenceParent)
+            {
+            my $fileList = [ $classes{$classWithReferenceParent}->ParentReferenceDefinitions($reference) ];
+            push @filesDefiningReferenceParent, $fileList;
+
+            foreach my $fileDefiningReferenceParent (@$fileList)
+                {
+                $self->DeleteParentReference($fileDefiningReferenceParent, $classWithReferenceParent, $reference);
+                };
+            };
+
+
+        # This will force the reference to be reinterpreted on the next add.
+
+        delete $parentReferences{$reference};
+
+
+        # Now we can just readd it.
+
+        for (my $i = 0; $i < scalar @classesWithReferenceParent; $i++)
+            {
+            foreach my $file (@{$filesDefiningReferenceParent[$i]})
+                {
+                $self->AddParentReference($file, $classesWithReferenceParent[$i], $reference);
+                };
+            };
+        };
+
+    # The only way for a REFERENCE_CH_CLASS reference to change is if the symbol is deleted.  That will be handled by
+    # <AnalyzeChanges()>, so we don't need to do anything here.
+    };
+
+
+#
+#   Function: OnTargetSymbolChange
+#
+#   Called by <NaturalDocs::SymbolTable> whenever a class hierarchy reference's target symbol changes, but the reference
+#   still resolves to the same symbol.
+#
+#   Parameters:
+#
+#       reference - The <ReferenceString> that was affected by the change.
+#
+sub OnTargetSymbolChange #(reference)
+    {
+    my ($self, $reference) = @_;
+
+    my $type = NaturalDocs::ReferenceString->TypeOf($reference);
+    my $class;
+
+    if ($type == ::REFERENCE_CH_PARENT())
+        {  $class = $parentReferences{$reference};  }
+    else # ($type == ::REFERENCE_CH_CLASS())
+        {
+        # Class references are global absolute, so we can just yank the symbol.
+        (undef, $class, undef, undef, undef, undef) = NaturalDocs::ReferenceString->InformationOf($reference);
+        };
+
+    $self->RebuildFilesFor($class, 1, 0, 1);
+    };
+
+
+
+###############################################################################
+# Group: Modification Functions
+
+
+#
+#   Function: AddClass
+#
+#   Adds a class to the hierarchy.
+#
+#   Parameters:
+#
+#       file - The <FileName> the class was defined in.
+#       class - The class <SymbolString>.
+#       languageName - The name of the language this applies to.
+#
+#   Note:
+#
+#       The file parameter must be defined when using this function externally.  It may be undef for internal use only.
+#
+sub AddClass #(file, class, languageName)
+    {
+    my ($self, $file, $class, $languageName) = @_;
+
+    if (!exists $classes{$class})
+        {
+        $classes{$class} = NaturalDocs::ClassHierarchy::Class->New();
+        NaturalDocs::SymbolTable->AddReference($self->ClassReferenceOf($class, $languageName), $file)
+        };
+
+    if (defined $file)
+        {
+        # If this was the first definition for this class...
+        if ($classes{$class}->AddDefinition($file))
+            {  $self->RebuildFilesFor($class, 1, 1, 1);  };
+
+        if (!exists $files{$file})
+            {  $files{$file} = NaturalDocs::ClassHierarchy::File->New();  };
+
+        $files{$file}->AddClass($class);
+
+        if (defined $watchedFileName)
+            {  $watchedFile->AddClass($class);  };
+        };
+    };
+
+
+#
+#   Function: AddParentReference
+#
+#   Adds a class-parent relationship to the hierarchy.  The classes will be created if they don't already exist.
+#
+#   Parameters:
+#
+#       file - The <FileName> the reference was defined in.
+#       class - The class <SymbolString>.
+#       symbol - The parent class <SymbolString>.
+#       scope - The package <SymbolString> that the reference appeared in.
+#       using - An arrayref of package <SymbolStrings> that the reference has access to via "using" statements.
+#       resolvingFlags - Any <Resolving Flags> to be used when resolving the reference.
+#
+#   Alternate Parameters:
+#
+#       file - The <FileName> the reference was defined in.
+#       class - The class <SymbolString>.
+#       reference - The parent <ReferenceString>.
+#
+sub AddParentReference #(file, class, symbol, scope, using, resolvingFlags) or (file, class, reference)
+    {
+    my ($self, $file, $class, $symbol, $parentReference);
+
+    if (scalar @_ == 7)
+        {
+        my ($scope, $using, $resolvingFlags);
+        ($self, $file, $class, $symbol, $scope, $using, $resolvingFlags) = @_;
+
+        $parentReference = NaturalDocs::ReferenceString->MakeFrom(::REFERENCE_CH_PARENT(), $symbol,
+                                                                                                    NaturalDocs::Languages->LanguageOf($file)->Name(),
+                                                                                                    $scope, $using, $resolvingFlags);
+        }
+    else
+        {
+        ($self, $file, $class, $parentReference) = @_;
+        $symbol = (NaturalDocs::ReferenceString->InformationOf($parentReference))[1];
+        };
+
+
+    # In case it doesn't already exist.
+    $self->AddClass($file, $class);
+
+    my $parent;
+    if (exists $parentReferences{$parentReference})
+        {
+        $parent = $parentReferences{$parentReference};
+        }
+    else
+        {
+        NaturalDocs::SymbolTable->AddReference($parentReference, $file);
+        my $parentTarget = NaturalDocs::SymbolTable->References($parentReference);
+
+        if (defined $parentTarget)
+            {  $parent = $parentTarget->Symbol();  }
+        else
+            {  $parent = $symbol;  };
+
+        # In case it doesn't already exist.
+        $self->AddClass(undef, $parent);
+
+        $parentReferences{$parentReference} = $parent;
+        };
+
+
+    # If this defined a new parent...
+    if ($classes{$class}->AddParentReference($parentReference, $file, \%parentReferences))
+        {
+        $classes{$parent}->AddChild($class);
+
+        $self->RebuildFilesFor($class, 0, 1, 0);
+        $self->RebuildFilesFor($parent, 0, 1, 0);
+        };
+
+    $files{$file}->AddParentReference($class, $parentReference);
+
+    if (defined $watchedFileName)
+        {  $watchedFile->AddParentReference($class, $parentReference);  };
+    };
+
+
+#
+#   Function: WatchFileForChanges
+#
+#   Watches a file for changes, which can then be applied by <AnalyzeChanges()>.  Definitions are not deleted via a DeleteClass()
+#   function.  Instead, a file is watched for changes, reparsed, and then a comparison is made to look for definitions that
+#   disappeared and any other relevant changes.
+#
+#   Parameters:
+#
+#       file - The <FileName> to watch.
+#
+sub WatchFileForChanges #(file)
+    {
+    my ($self, $file) = @_;
+
+    $watchedFile = NaturalDocs::ClassHierarchy::File->New();
+    $watchedFileName = $file;
+    };
+
+
+#
+#   Function: AnalyzeChanges
+#
+#   Checks the watched file for any changes that occured since the last time is was parsed, and updates the hierarchy as
+#   necessary.  Also sends any files that are affected to <NaturalDocs::Project->RebuildFile()>.
+#
+sub AnalyzeChanges
+    {
+    my ($self) = @_;
+
+    # If the file didn't have any classes before, and it still doesn't, it wont be in %files.
+    if (exists $files{$watchedFileName})
+        {
+        my @originalClasses = $files{$watchedFileName}->Classes();
+
+        foreach my $originalClass (@originalClasses)
+            {
+            # If the class isn't there the second time around...
+            if (!$watchedFile->HasClass($originalClass))
+                {  $self->DeleteClass($watchedFileName, $originalClass);  }
+
+            else
+                {
+                my @originalParents = $files{$watchedFileName}->ParentReferencesOf($originalClass);
+
+                foreach my $originalParent (@originalParents)
+                    {
+                    # If the parent reference wasn't there the second time around...
+                    if (!$watchedFile->HasParentReference($originalClass, $originalParent))
+                        {  $self->DeleteParentReference($watchedFileName, $originalClass, $originalParent);  };
+                    };
+                };
+            };
+        };
+
+
+    $watchedFile = undef;
+    $watchedFileName = undef;
+    };
+
+
+
+###############################################################################
+# Group: Information Functions
+
+
+#
+#   Function: ParentsOf
+#   Returns a <SymbolString> array of the passed class' parents, or an empty array if none.  Note that not all of them may be
+#   defined.
+#
+sub ParentsOf #(class)
+    {
+    my ($self, $class) = @_;
+
+    if (exists $classes{$class})
+        {  return $classes{$class}->Parents();  }
+    else
+        {  return ( );  };
+    };
+
+#
+#   Function: ChildrenOf
+#   Returns a <SymbolString> array of the passed class' children, or an empty array if none.  Note that not all of them may be
+#   defined.
+#
+sub ChildrenOf #(class)
+    {
+    my ($self, $class) = @_;
+
+    if (exists $classes{$class})
+        {  return $classes{$class}->Children();  }
+    else
+        {  return ( );  };
+    };
+
+
+
+###############################################################################
+# Group: Support Functions
+
+
+#
+#   Function: DeleteFile
+#
+#   Deletes a file and everything defined in it.
+#
+#   Parameters:
+#
+#       file - The <FileName>.
+#
+sub DeleteFile #(file)
+    {
+    my ($self, $file) = @_;
+
+    if (!exists $files{$file})
+        {  return;  };
+
+    my @classes = $files{$file}->Classes();
+    foreach my $class (@classes)
+        {
+        $self->DeleteClass($file, $class);
+        };
+
+    delete $files{$file};
+    };
+
+#
+#   Function: DeleteClass
+#
+#   Deletes a class definition from a file.  Will also delete any parent references from this class and file.  Will rebuild any file
+#   affected unless <dontRebuildFiles> is set.
+#
+#   Parameters:
+#
+#       file - The <FileName> that defines the class.
+#       class - The class <SymbolString>.
+#
+sub DeleteClass #(file, class)
+    {
+    my ($self, $file, $class) = @_;
+
+    my @parents = $files{$file}->ParentReferencesOf($class);
+    foreach my $parent (@parents)
+        {
+        $self->DeleteParentReference($file, $class, $parent);
+        };
+
+    $files{$file}->DeleteClass($class);
+
+    # If we're deleting the last definition of this class.
+    if ($classes{$class}->DeleteDefinition($file))
+        {
+        if (!$classes{$class}->HasChildren())
+            {
+            delete $classes{$class};
+
+            if (!$dontRebuildFiles)
+                {  NaturalDocs::Project->RebuildFile($file);  };
+            }
+        else
+            {  $self->RebuildFilesFor($class, 0, 1, 1);  };
+
+        };
+    };
+
+
+#
+#   Function: DeleteParentReference
+#
+#   Deletes a class' parent reference and returns whether it resulted in the loss of a parent class.  Will rebuild any file affected
+#   unless <dontRebuildFiles> is set.
+#
+#   Parameters:
+#
+#       file - The <FileName> that defines the reference.
+#       class - The class <SymbolString>.
+#       reference - The parent <ReferenceString>.
+#
+#   Returns:
+#
+#       If the class lost a parent as a result of this, it will return its <SymbolString>.  It will return undef otherwise.
+#
+sub DeleteParentReference #(file, class, reference)
+    {
+    my ($self, $file, $class, $reference) = @_;
+
+    if (!exists $classes{$class})
+        {  return;  };
+
+    $files{$file}->DeleteParentReference($class, $reference);
+
+    my $deletedParent = $classes{$class}->DeleteParentReference($reference, $file, \%parentReferences);
+
+    if (defined $deletedParent)
+        {
+        my $deletedParentObject = $classes{$deletedParent};
+
+        $deletedParentObject->DeleteChild($class);
+
+        $self->RebuildFilesFor($deletedParent, 0, 1, 0);
+        $self->RebuildFilesFor($class, 0, 1, 0);
+
+        if (!$deletedParentObject->HasChildren() && !$deletedParentObject->IsDefined())
+            {
+            delete $classes{$deletedParent};
+            NaturalDocs::SymbolTable->DeleteReference(
+                $self->ClassReferenceOf($class, NaturalDocs::Languages->LanguageOf($file)->Name()) );
+            };
+
+        return $deletedParent;
+        };
+
+    return undef;
+    };
+
+
+#
+#   Function: ClassReferenceOf
+#
+#   Returns the <REFERENCE_CH_CLASS> <ReferenceString> of the passed class <SymbolString>.
+#
+sub ClassReferenceOf #(class, languageName)
+    {
+    my ($self, $class, $languageName) = @_;
+
+    return NaturalDocs::ReferenceString->MakeFrom(::REFERENCE_CH_CLASS(), $class, $languageName, undef, undef,
+                                                                            ::RESOLVE_ABSOLUTE() | ::RESOLVE_NOPLURAL());
+    };
+
+
+#
+#   Function: RebuildFilesFor
+#
+#   Calls <NaturalDocs::Project->RebuildFile()> for every file defining the passed class, its parents, and/or its children.
+#   Returns without doing anything if <dontRebuildFiles> is set.
+#
+#   Parameters:
+#
+#       class - The class <SymbolString>.
+#       rebuildParents - Whether to rebuild the class' parents.
+#       rebuildSelf - Whether to rebuild the class.
+#       rebuildChildren - Whether to rebuild the class' children.
+#
+sub RebuildFilesFor #(class, rebuildParents, rebuildSelf, rebuildChildren)
+    {
+    my ($self, $class, $rebuildParents, $rebuildSelf, $rebuildChildren) = @_;
+
+    if ($dontRebuildFiles)
+        {  return;  };
+
+    my @classesToBuild;
+
+    if ($rebuildParents)
+        {  @classesToBuild = $classes{$class}->Parents();  };
+    if ($rebuildSelf)
+        {  push @classesToBuild, $class;  };
+    if ($rebuildChildren)
+        {  push @classesToBuild, $classes{$class}->Children();  };
+
+    foreach my $classToBuild (@classesToBuild)
+        {
+        my @definitions = $classes{$classToBuild}->Definitions();
+
+        foreach my $definition (@definitions)
+            {  NaturalDocs::Project->RebuildFile($definition);  };
+        };
+    };
+
+
+1;