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+/*****************************************************************************
+ *
+ * This file is part of Mapnik (c++ mapping toolkit)
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 Artem Pavlenko
+ *
+ * This library 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 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library 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 this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+
+// boost
+#include <boost/python.hpp>
+
+//mapnik
+#include <mapnik/font_set.hpp>
+
+
+using mapnik::font_set;
+
+struct fontset_pickle_suite : boost::python::pickle_suite
+{
+    static boost::python::tuple
+    getinitargs(const font_set& fs)
+    {
+        return boost::python::make_tuple(fs.get_name());
+    }
+};
+
+void export_fontset () 
+{
+    using namespace boost::python;
+    class_<font_set>("FontSet", init<>("default fontset constructor")
+        )
+        .def_pickle(fontset_pickle_suite())
+        .def("add_face_name",&font_set::add_face_name,
+             (arg("name")),
+             "Add a face-name to the fontset.\n"
+             "\n"
+             "Example:\n"
+             ">>> fs = Fontset('book-fonts')\n"
+             ">>> fs.add_face_name('DejaVu Sans Book')\n")
+        .add_property("names",make_function
+                      (&font_set::get_face_names,
+                       return_value_policy<reference_existing_object>()),
+                      "List of face names belonging to a FontSet.\n"
+            )
+        ;
+}