r8270: Export some symbols, making the code more readable.

(This used to be commit d64bffa17ea1c46d917e362d51741148b85fb97f)

12 files changed, 117 insertions, 103 deletions

diff --git a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/NDR.pm b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/NDR.pm
index f07b5e60ea..e330bcec3b 100644
--- a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/NDR.pm
+++ b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/NDR.pm
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package Parse::Pidl::NDR;
 
 use strict;
 use Parse::Pidl::Typelist;
+use Parse::Pidl::Util qw(has_property property_matches);
 
 sub nonfatal($$)
 {
@@ -35,12 +36,12 @@ sub GetElementLevelTable($)
 	my @length_is = ();
 	my @size_is = ();
 
-	if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "size_is")) {
-		@size_is = split /,/, Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "size_is");
+	if (has_property($e, "size_is")) {
+		@size_is = split /,/, has_property($e, "size_is");
 	}
 
-	if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "length_is")) {
-		@length_is = split /,/, Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "length_is");
+	if (has_property($e, "length_is")) {
+		@length_is = split /,/, has_property($e, "length_is");
 	}
 
 	if (defined($e->{ARRAY_LEN})) {
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ sub GetElementLevelTable($)
 		if ($d eq "*") {
 			$is_conformant = 1;
 			if ($size = shift @size_is) {
-			} elsif ((scalar(@size_is) == 0) and Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "string")) {
+			} elsif ((scalar(@size_is) == 0) and has_property($e, "string")) {
 				$is_string = 1;
 				delete($e->{PROPERTIES}->{string});
 			} else {
@@ -129,9 +130,9 @@ sub GetElementLevelTable($)
 			}
 		} 
 		
-		if (scalar(@size_is) == 0 and Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "string")) {
+		if (scalar(@size_is) == 0 and has_property($e, "string")) {
 			$is_string = 1;
-			$is_varying = $is_conformant = Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "noheader")?0:1;
+			$is_varying = $is_conformant = has_property($e, "noheader")?0:1;
 			delete($e->{PROPERTIES}->{string});
 		}
 
@@ -153,9 +154,9 @@ sub GetElementLevelTable($)
 		} 
 	}
 
-	if (defined(Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "subcontext"))) {
-		my $hdr_size = Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "subcontext");
-		my $subsize = Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "subcontext_size");
+	if (defined(has_property($e, "subcontext"))) {
+		my $hdr_size = has_property($e, "subcontext");
+		my $subsize = has_property($e, "subcontext_size");
 		if (not defined($subsize)) { 
 			$subsize = -1; 
 		}
@@ -165,12 +166,12 @@ sub GetElementLevelTable($)
 			HEADER_SIZE => $hdr_size,
 			SUBCONTEXT_SIZE => $subsize,
 			IS_DEFERRED => $is_deferred,
-			COMPRESSION => Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "compression"),
-			OBFUSCATION => Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "obfuscation")
+			COMPRESSION => has_property($e, "compression"),
+			OBFUSCATION => has_property($e, "obfuscation")
 		});
 	}
 
-	if (my $switch = Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "switch_is")) {
+	if (my $switch = has_property($e, "switch_is")) {
 		push (@$order, {
 			TYPE => "SWITCH", 
 			SWITCH_IS => $switch,
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ sub GetElementLevelTable($)
 		nonfatal($e, "length_is() on non-array element");
 	}
 
-	if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "string")) {
+	if (has_property($e, "string")) {
 		nonfatal($e, "string() attribute on non-array element");
 	}
 
@@ -230,12 +231,12 @@ sub pointer_type($)
 
 	return undef unless $e->{POINTERS};
 	
-	return "ref" if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "ref"));
-	return "ptr" if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "ptr"));
-	return "sptr" if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "sptr"));
-	return "unique" if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "unique"));
-	return "relative" if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "relative"));
-	return "ignore" if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "ignore"));
+	return "ref" if (has_property($e, "ref"));
+	return "ptr" if (has_property($e, "ptr"));
+	return "sptr" if (has_property($e, "sptr"));
+	return "unique" if (has_property($e, "unique"));
+	return "relative" if (has_property($e, "relative"));
+	return "ignore" if (has_property($e, "ignore"));
 
 	return undef;
 }
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ sub ParseStruct($)
 	}
 
 	if (defined $e->{TYPE} && $e->{TYPE} eq "string"
-	    &&  Parse::Pidl::Util::property_matches($e, "flag", ".*LIBNDR_FLAG_STR_CONFORMANT.*")) {
+	    &&  property_matches($e, "flag", ".*LIBNDR_FLAG_STR_CONFORMANT.*")) {
 		$surrounding = $struct->{ELEMENTS}[-1];
 	}
 		
@@ -336,10 +337,10 @@ sub ParseUnion($)
 {
 	my $e = shift;
 	my @elements = ();
-	my $switch_type = Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "switch_type");
+	my $switch_type = has_property($e, "switch_type");
 	unless (defined($switch_type)) { $switch_type = "uint32"; }
 
-	if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "nodiscriminant")) { $switch_type = undef; }
+	if (has_property($e, "nodiscriminant")) { $switch_type = undef; }
 	
 	foreach my $x (@{$e->{ELEMENTS}}) 
 	{
@@ -349,7 +350,7 @@ sub ParseUnion($)
 		} else {
 			$t = ParseElement($x);
 		}
-		if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($x, "default")) {
+		if (has_property($x, "default")) {
 			$t->{CASE} = "default";
 		} elsif (defined($x->{PROPERTIES}->{case})) {
 			$t->{CASE} = "case $x->{PROPERTIES}->{case}";
@@ -444,8 +445,8 @@ sub ParseFunction($$$)
 
 	foreach my $x (@{$d->{ELEMENTS}}) {
 		my $e = ParseElement($x);
-		push (@{$e->{DIRECTION}}, "in") if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($x, "in"));
-		push (@{$e->{DIRECTION}}, "out") if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($x, "out"));
+		push (@{$e->{DIRECTION}}, "in") if (has_property($x, "in"));
+		push (@{$e->{DIRECTION}}, "out") if (has_property($x, "out"));
 		push (@elements, $e);
 	}
 
@@ -486,13 +487,13 @@ sub ParseInterface($)
 	my $opnum = 0;
 	my $version;
 
-	if (not Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($idl, "pointer_default")) {
+	if (not has_property($idl, "pointer_default")) {
 		# MIDL defaults to "ptr" in DCE compatible mode (/osf)
 		# and "unique" in Microsoft Extensions mode (default)
 		$idl->{PROPERTIES}->{pointer_default} = "unique";
 	}
 
-	if (not Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($idl, "pointer_default_top")) {
+	if (not has_property($idl, "pointer_default_top")) {
 		$idl->{PROPERTIES}->{pointer_default_top} = "ref";
 	}
 
@@ -529,7 +530,7 @@ sub ParseInterface($)
 
 	return { 
 		NAME => $idl->{NAME},
-		UUID => Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($idl, "uuid"),
+		UUID => has_property($idl, "uuid"),
 		VERSION => $version,
 		TYPE => "INTERFACE",
 		PROPERTIES => $idl->{PROPERTIES},
diff --git a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/ODL.pm b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/ODL.pm
index eddf7e417c..fadb77f15d 100644
--- a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/ODL.pm
+++ b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/ODL.pm
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 package Parse::Pidl::ODL;
 
+use Parse::Pidl::Util qw(has_property);
 use strict;
 
 #####################################################################
@@ -59,14 +60,14 @@ sub ODL2IDL($)
 		# Add [in] ORPCTHIS *this, [out] ORPCTHAT *that
 		# and replace interfacepointers with MInterfacePointer
 		# for 'object' interfaces
-		if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($x, "object")) {
+		if (has_property($x, "object")) {
 			foreach my $e (@{$x->{DATA}}) {
 				($e->{TYPE} eq "FUNCTION") && FunctionAddObjArgs($e);
 				ReplaceInterfacePointers($e);
 			}
 			# Object interfaces use ORPC
 			my @depends = ();
-			if(Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($x, "depends")) {
+			if(has_property($x, "depends")) {
 				@depends = split /,/, $x->{PROPERTIES}->{depends};
 			}
 			push @depends, "orpc";
diff --git a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/COM/Header.pm b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/COM/Header.pm
index 4f5e0d68ad..7b6c4db212 100644
--- a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/COM/Header.pm
+++ b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/COM/Header.pm
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package Parse::Pidl::Samba::COM::Header;
 
 use Parse::Pidl::Typelist;
+use Parse::Pidl::Util qw(has_property);
 
 use strict;
 
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ sub ParseCoClass($)
 	my $c = shift;
 	my $res = "";
 	$res .= "#define CLSID_" . uc($c->{NAME}) . " $c->{PROPERTIES}->{uuid}\n";
-	if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($c, "progid")) {
+	if (has_property($c, "progid")) {
 		$res .= "#define PROGID_" . uc($c->{NAME}) . " $c->{PROPERTIES}->{progid}\n";
 	}
 	$res .= "\n";
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ sub Parse($)
 
 	foreach my $x (@{$idl})
 	{
-		if ($x->{TYPE} eq "INTERFACE" && Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($x, "object")) {
+		if ($x->{TYPE} eq "INTERFACE" && has_property($x, "object")) {
 			$res.=ParseInterface($x);
 		} 
 
diff --git a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/COM/Proxy.pm b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/COM/Proxy.pm
index f4c23e1d9b..c94ef59ae9 100644
--- a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/COM/Proxy.pm
+++ b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/COM/Proxy.pm
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 package Parse::Pidl::Samba::COM::Proxy;
 
 use Parse::Pidl::Samba::COM::Header;
+use Parse::Pidl::Util qw(has_property);
 
 use strict;
 
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ static $fn->{RETURN_TYPE} dcom_proxy_$interface->{NAME}_$name(struct $interface-
 	
 	# Put arguments into r
 	foreach my $a (@{$fn->{ELEMENTS}}) {
-		next unless (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($a, "in"));
+		next unless (has_property($a, "in"));
 		if (Parse::Pidl::Typelist::typeIs($a->{TYPE}, "INTERFACE")) {
 			$res .="\tNDR_CHECK(dcom_OBJREF_from_IUnknown(&r.in.$a->{NAME}.obj, $a->{NAME}));\n";
 		} else {
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ static $fn->{RETURN_TYPE} dcom_proxy_$interface->{NAME}_$name(struct $interface-
 
 	# Put r info back into arguments
 	foreach my $a (@{$fn->{ELEMENTS}}) {
-		next unless (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($a, "out"));
+		next unless (has_property($a, "out"));
 
 		if (Parse::Pidl::Typelist::typeIs($a->{TYPE}, "INTERFACE")) {
 			$res .="\tNDR_CHECK(dcom_IUnknown_from_OBJREF(d->ctx, &$a->{NAME}, r.out.$a->{NAME}.obj));\n";
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ sub RegistrationFunction($$)
 	$res .="\tNTSTATUS status = NT_STATUS_OK;\n";
 	foreach my $interface (@{$idl}) {
 		next if $interface->{TYPE} ne "INTERFACE";
-		next if not Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($interface, "object");
+		next if not has_property($interface, "object");
 
 		my $data = $interface->{DATA};
 		my $count = 0;
@@ -199,8 +200,8 @@ sub Parse($)
 
 	foreach my $x (@{$pidl}) {
 		next if ($x->{TYPE} ne "INTERFACE");
-		next if Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($x, "local");
-		next unless Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($x, "object");
+		next if has_property($x, "local");
+		next unless has_property($x, "object");
 
 		$res .= ParseInterface($x);
 	}
diff --git a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/COM/Stub.pm b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/COM/Stub.pm
index a06671e76d..785c34fc77 100644
--- a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/COM/Stub.pm
+++ b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/COM/Stub.pm
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 package Parse::Pidl::Samba::COM::Stub;
 
+use Parse::Pidl::Util qw(has_property);
 use strict;
 
 my($res);
@@ -290,7 +291,7 @@ sub ParseInterface($)
 {
 	my($interface) = shift;
 	
-	return "" if Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($interface, "local");
+	return "" if has_property($interface, "local");
 	
 	my($data) = $interface->{DATA};
 	my $count = 0;
diff --git a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/EJS.pm b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/EJS.pm
index ed35d2d237..26556b2820 100644
--- a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/EJS.pm
+++ b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/EJS.pm
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package Parse::Pidl::Samba::EJS;
 
 use strict;
 use Parse::Pidl::Typelist;
+use Parse::Pidl::Util qw(has_property);
 
 my($res);
 my %constants;
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ sub fn_prefix($)
 {
 	my $fn = shift;
 
-	return "" if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($fn, "public"));
+	return "" if (has_property($fn, "public"));
 	return "static ";
 }
 
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ sub EjsPullScalar($$$$$)
 {
 	my ($e, $l, $var, $name, $env) = @_;
 
-	return if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "value"));
+	return if (has_property($e, "value"));
 
         my $pl = Parse::Pidl::NDR::GetPrevLevel($e, $l);
         $var = get_pointer_to($var);
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ sub EjsPullSwitch($$$$$)
 sub EjsPullElement($$$$$)
 {
 	my ($e, $l, $var, $name, $env) = @_;
-	if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "charset")) {
+	if (has_property($e, "charset")) {
 		EjsPullString($e, $l, $var, $name, $env);
 	} elsif ($l->{TYPE} eq "ARRAY") {
 		EjsPullArray($e, $l, $var, $name, $env);
@@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ sub EjsBitmapPull($$)
 sub EjsTypedefPull($)
 {
 	my $d = shift;
-	return if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($d, "noejs"));
+	return if (has_property($d, "noejs"));
 	if ($d->{DATA}->{TYPE} eq 'STRUCT') {
 		EjsStructPull($d->{NAME}, $d->{DATA});
 	} elsif ($d->{DATA}->{TYPE} eq 'UNION') {
@@ -444,7 +445,7 @@ sub EjsPushArray($$$$$)
 sub EjsPushElement($$$$$)
 {
 	my ($e, $l, $var, $name, $env) = @_;
-	if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "charset")) {
+	if (has_property($e, "charset")) {
 		EjsPushString($e, $l, $var, $name, $env);
 	} elsif ($l->{TYPE} eq "ARRAY") {
 		EjsPushArray($e, $l, $var, $name, $env);
@@ -587,7 +588,7 @@ sub EjsBitmapPush($$)
 sub EjsTypedefPush($)
 {
 	my $d = shift;
-	return if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($d, "noejs"));
+	return if (has_property($d, "noejs"));
 	if ($d->{DATA}->{TYPE} eq 'STRUCT') {
 		EjsStructPush($d->{NAME}, $d->{DATA});
 	} elsif ($d->{DATA}->{TYPE} eq 'UNION') {
diff --git a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/EJSHeader.pm b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/EJSHeader.pm
index e2472545ef..81c75705de 100644
--- a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/EJSHeader.pm
+++ b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/EJSHeader.pm
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package Parse::Pidl::Samba::EJSHeader;
 
 use strict;
 use Parse::Pidl::Typelist;
+use Parse::Pidl::Util qw(has_property);
 
 my($res);
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ sub HeaderTypedefProto($)
 	my $d = shift;
 	my $name = $d->{NAME};
 	
-	return unless Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($d, "public");
+	return unless has_property($d, "public");
 	
 	my $type_decl = Parse::Pidl::Typelist::mapType($name);
 
diff --git a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/NDR/Header.pm b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/NDR/Header.pm
index d15e9bfbcb..09e4bb5050 100644
--- a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/NDR/Header.pm
+++ b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/NDR/Header.pm
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package Parse::Pidl::Samba::NDR::Header;
 
 use strict;
 use Parse::Pidl::Typelist;
+use Parse::Pidl::Util qw(has_property);
 use Parse::Pidl::Samba::NDR::Parser;
 
 my($res);
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ sub HeaderType($$$)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "charset")) {
+	if (has_property($e, "charset")) {
 		pidl "const char";
 	} else {
 		pidl Parse::Pidl::Typelist::mapType($e->{TYPE});
@@ -238,23 +239,23 @@ sub HeaderTypedefProto($)
 
 	my $tf = Parse::Pidl::Samba::NDR::Parser::get_typefamily($d->{DATA}{TYPE});
 
-    if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($d, "gensize")) {
+    if (has_property($d, "gensize")) {
 		my $size_args = $tf->{SIZE_FN_ARGS}->($d);
 		pidl "size_t ndr_size_$d->{NAME}($size_args);\n";
     }
 
-    return unless Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($d, "public");
+    return unless has_property($d, "public");
 
 	my $pull_args = $tf->{PULL_FN_ARGS}->($d);
 	my $push_args = $tf->{PUSH_FN_ARGS}->($d);
 	my $print_args = $tf->{PRINT_FN_ARGS}->($d);
-	unless (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($d, "nopush")) {
+	unless (has_property($d, "nopush")) {
 		pidl "NTSTATUS ndr_push_$d->{NAME}($push_args);\n";
 	}
-	unless (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($d, "nopull")) {
+	unless (has_property($d, "nopull")) {
 	    pidl "NTSTATUS ndr_pull_$d->{NAME}($pull_args);\n";
 	}
-    unless (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($d, "noprint")) {
+    unless (has_property($d, "noprint")) {
 	    pidl "void ndr_print_$d->{NAME}($print_args);\n";
     }
 }
@@ -278,7 +279,7 @@ sub HeaderFunctionInOut($$)
     my($fn,$prop) = @_;
 
     foreach my $e (@{$fn->{ELEMENTS}}) {
-	    if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, $prop)) {
+	    if (has_property($e, $prop)) {
 		    HeaderElement($e);
 	    }
     }
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ sub HeaderFunctionInOut_needed($$)
     }
 
     foreach my $e (@{$fn->{ELEMENTS}}) {
-	    if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, $prop)) {
+	    if (has_property($e, $prop)) {
 		    return 1;
 	    }
     }
@@ -369,7 +370,7 @@ sub HeaderFnProto($$)
    		pidl "struct rpc_request *dcerpc_$name\_send(struct dcerpc_pipe *p, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct $name *r);\n";
 	}
 
-	return unless Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($fn, "public");
+	return unless has_property($fn, "public");
 
 	pidl "NTSTATUS ndr_push_$name(struct ndr_push *ndr, int flags, const struct $name *r);\n";
 	pidl "NTSTATUS ndr_pull_$name(struct ndr_pull *ndr, int flags, struct $name *r);\n";
diff --git a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/NDR/Parser.pm b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/NDR/Parser.pm
index 21e1449067..421f854e3e 100644
--- a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/NDR/Parser.pm
+++ b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Samba/NDR/Parser.pm
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package Parse::Pidl::Samba::NDR::Parser;
 
 use strict;
 use Parse::Pidl::Typelist;
+use Parse::Pidl::Util qw(has_property);
 use Parse::Pidl::NDR;
 
 # list of known types
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ sub fn_prefix($)
 {
 	my $fn = shift;
 
-	return "" if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($fn, "public"));
+	return "" if (has_property($fn, "public"));
 	return "static ";
 }
 
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ sub fn_prefix($)
 sub start_flags($)
 {
 	my $e = shift;
-	my $flags = Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "flag");
+	my $flags = has_property($e, "flag");
 	if (defined $flags) {
 		pidl "{";
 		indent;
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ sub start_flags($)
 sub end_flags($)
 {
 	my $e = shift;
-	my $flags = Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "flag");
+	my $flags = has_property($e, "flag");
 	if (defined $flags) {
 		pidl "ndr->flags = _flags_save_$e->{TYPE};";
 		deindent;
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ sub ParseObfuscationPushStart($$)
 sub ParseObfuscationPushEnd($$)
 {
 	my ($e,$ndr) = @_;
-	my $obfuscation = Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "obfuscation");
+	my $obfuscation = has_property($e, "obfuscation");
 
 	pidl "NDR_CHECK(ndr_push_obfuscation($ndr, $obfuscation));";
 }
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ sub ParseObfuscationPushEnd($$)
 sub ParseObfuscationPullStart($$)
 {
 	my ($e,$ndr) = @_;
-	my $obfuscation = Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "obfuscation");
+	my $obfuscation = has_property($e, "obfuscation");
 
 	pidl "NDR_CHECK(ndr_pull_obfuscation($ndr, $obfuscation));";
 
@@ -528,7 +529,7 @@ sub ParseElementPushLevel
 
 				my $nl = Parse::Pidl::NDR::GetNextLevel($e, $l);
 
-				if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "charset")) {
+				if (has_property($e, "charset")) {
 					pidl "NDR_CHECK(ndr_push_charset($ndr, $ndr_flags, $var_name, $length, sizeof(" . Parse::Pidl::Typelist::mapType($nl->{DATA_TYPE}) . "), CH_$e->{PROPERTIES}->{charset}));";
 				} else {
 					pidl "NDR_CHECK(ndr_push_array_$nl->{DATA_TYPE}($ndr, $ndr_flags, $var_name, $length));";
@@ -602,7 +603,7 @@ sub ParseElementPush($$$$$$)
 
 	start_flags($e);
 
-	if (my $value = Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "value")) {
+	if (my $value = has_property($e, "value")) {
 		$var_name = Parse::Pidl::Util::ParseExpr($value, $env);
 	}
 
@@ -641,9 +642,9 @@ sub ParseElementPrint($$$)
 	my($e,$var_name,$env) = @_;
 
 	$var_name = append_prefix($e, $var_name);
-	return if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "noprint"));
+	return if (has_property($e, "noprint"));
 
-	if (my $value = Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "value")) {
+	if (my $value = has_property($e, "value")) {
 		$var_name = "(ndr->flags & LIBNDR_PRINT_SET_VALUES)?" . Parse::Pidl::Util::ParseExpr($value,$env) . ":$var_name";
 	}
 
@@ -670,7 +671,7 @@ sub ParseElementPrint($$$)
 			}
 
 			if (is_scalar_array($e, $l)) {
-				if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "charset")) {
+				if (has_property($e, "charset")) {
 					pidl "ndr_print_string(ndr, \"$e->{NAME}\", $var_name);";
 				} else {
 					my $nl = Parse::Pidl::NDR::GetNextLevel($e, $l);
@@ -761,7 +762,7 @@ sub ParseDataPull($$$$$)
 
 	pidl "NDR_CHECK(ndr_pull_$l->{DATA_TYPE}($ndr, $ndr_flags, $var_name));";
 
-	if (my $range = Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "range")) {
+	if (my $range = has_property($e, "range")) {
 		$var_name = get_value_of($var_name);
 		my ($low, $high) = split(/ /, $range, 2);
 		pidl "if ($var_name < $low || $var_name > $high) {";
@@ -830,7 +831,7 @@ sub ParseElementPullLevel
 				}
 				my $nl = Parse::Pidl::NDR::GetNextLevel($e, $l);
 
-				if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "charset")) {
+				if (has_property($e, "charset")) {
 					pidl "NDR_CHECK(ndr_pull_charset($ndr, $ndr_flags, ".get_pointer_to($var_name).", $length, sizeof(" . Parse::Pidl::Typelist::mapType($nl->{DATA_TYPE}) . "), CH_$e->{PROPERTIES}->{charset}));";
 				} else {
 					pidl "NDR_CHECK(ndr_pull_array_$nl->{DATA_TYPE}($ndr, $ndr_flags, $var_name, $length));";
@@ -1356,7 +1357,7 @@ sub ParseStructNdrSize($)
 	my $t = shift;
 	my $sizevar;
 
-	if (my $flags = Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($t, "flag")) {
+	if (my $flags = has_property($t, "flag")) {
 		pidl "flags |= $flags;";
 	}
 	pidl "return ndr_size_struct(r, flags, (ndr_push_flags_fn_t)ndr_push_$t->{NAME});";
@@ -1404,7 +1405,7 @@ sub ParseUnionNdrSize($)
 	my $t = shift;
 	my $sizevar;
 
-	if (my $flags = Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($t, "flag")) {
+	if (my $flags = has_property($t, "flag")) {
 		pidl "flags |= $flags;";
 	}
 
@@ -1748,7 +1749,7 @@ sub ParseFunctionPrint($)
 {
 	my($fn) = shift;
 
-	return if Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($fn, "noprint");
+	return if has_property($fn, "noprint");
 
 	pidl "void ndr_print_$fn->{NAME}(struct ndr_print *ndr, const char *name, int flags, const struct $fn->{NAME} *r)";
 	pidl "{";
@@ -1811,7 +1812,7 @@ sub ParseFunctionPush($)
 { 
 	my($fn) = shift;
 
-	return if Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($fn, "nopush");
+	return if has_property($fn, "nopush");
 
 	pidl fn_prefix($fn) . "NTSTATUS ndr_push_$fn->{NAME}(struct ndr_push *ndr, int flags, const struct $fn->{NAME} *r)";
 	pidl "{";
@@ -1861,7 +1862,7 @@ sub AllocateArrayLevel($$$$$)
 {
 	my ($e,$l,$ndr,$env,$size) = @_;
 
-	return if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "charset"));
+	return if (has_property($e, "charset"));
 
 	my $var = Parse::Pidl::Util::ParseExpr($e->{NAME}, $env);
 
@@ -1890,7 +1891,7 @@ sub ParseFunctionPull($)
 { 
 	my($fn) = shift;
 
-	return if Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($fn, "nopull");
+	return if has_property($fn, "nopull");
 
 	# pull function args
 	pidl fn_prefix($fn) . "NTSTATUS ndr_pull_$fn->{NAME}(struct ndr_pull *ndr, int flags, struct $fn->{NAME} *r)";
@@ -2185,14 +2186,14 @@ sub NeededFunction($$)
 sub NeededTypedef($$)
 {
 	my ($t,$needed) = @_;
-	if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($t, "public")) {
-		$needed->{"pull_$t->{NAME}"} = not Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($t, "nopull");
-		$needed->{"push_$t->{NAME}"} = not Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($t, "nopush");
-		$needed->{"print_$t->{NAME}"} = not Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($t, "noprint");
+	if (has_property($t, "public")) {
+		$needed->{"pull_$t->{NAME}"} = not has_property($t, "nopull");
+		$needed->{"push_$t->{NAME}"} = not has_property($t, "nopush");
+		$needed->{"print_$t->{NAME}"} = not has_property($t, "noprint");
 	}
 
 	if ($t->{DATA}->{TYPE} eq "STRUCT" or $t->{DATA}->{TYPE} eq "UNION") {
-		if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($t, "gensize")) {
+		if (has_property($t, "gensize")) {
 			$needed->{"ndr_size_$t->{NAME}"} = 1;
 		}
 
diff --git a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Typelist.pm b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Typelist.pm
index d134cc6992..d8934bfbce 100644
--- a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Typelist.pm
+++ b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Typelist.pm
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 package Parse::Pidl::Typelist;
 
-use Parse::Pidl::Util;
+use Parse::Pidl::Util qw(has_property);
 use strict;
 
 my %typedefs = ();
@@ -253,9 +253,9 @@ sub RegisterAliases()
 sub enum_type_fn($)
 {
 	my $enum = shift;
-	if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($enum->{PARENT}, "enum8bit")) {
+	if (has_property($enum->{PARENT}, "enum8bit")) {
 		return "uint8";
-	} elsif (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($enum->{PARENT}, "v1_enum")) {
+	} elsif (has_property($enum->{PARENT}, "v1_enum")) {
 		return "uint32";
 	}
 	return "uint16";
@@ -265,11 +265,11 @@ sub bitmap_type_fn($)
 {
 	my $bitmap = shift;
 
-	if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($bitmap, "bitmap8bit")) {
+	if (has_property($bitmap, "bitmap8bit")) {
 		return "uint8";
-	} elsif (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($bitmap, "bitmap16bit")) {
+	} elsif (has_property($bitmap, "bitmap16bit")) {
 		return "uint16";
-	} elsif (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($bitmap, "bitmap64bit")) {
+	} elsif (has_property($bitmap, "bitmap64bit")) {
 		return "hyper";
 	}
 	return "uint32";
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ sub LoadIdl($)
 			NAME => $x->{NAME},
 			TYPE => "TYPEDEF",
 			DATA => $x
-			}) if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($x, "object"));
+			}) if (has_property($x, "object"));
 
 		foreach my $y (@{$x->{DATA}}) {
 			addType($y) if (
diff --git a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Util.pm b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Util.pm
index 41fde63c25..fec18e6aeb 100644
--- a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Util.pm
+++ b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Util.pm
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 # released under the GNU GPL
 package Parse::Pidl::Util;
 
+use Exporter 'import';
+@EXPORT_OK = qw(has_property property_matches);
+
 use strict;
 
 #####################################################################
diff --git a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Validator.pm b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Validator.pm
index 53015bc575..606d14e08b 100644
--- a/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Validator.pm
+++ b/source4/build/pidl/Parse/Pidl/Validator.pm
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 package Parse::Pidl::Validator;
 
+use Parse::Pidl::Util qw(has_property);
+
 use strict;
 
 #####################################################################
@@ -176,12 +178,12 @@ sub ValidElement($)
 
 	ValidProperties($e,"ELEMENT");
 
-	if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "ptr")) {
+	if (has_property($e, "ptr")) {
 		fatal($e, el_name($e) . " : pidl does not support full NDR pointers yet\n");
 	}
 
 	# Check whether switches are used correctly.
-	if (my $switch = Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "switch_is")) {
+	if (my $switch = has_property($e, "switch_is")) {
 		my $e2 = find_sibling($e, $switch);
 		my $type = Parse::Pidl::Typelist::getType($e->{TYPE});
 
@@ -189,8 +191,8 @@ sub ValidElement($)
 			fatal($e, el_name($e) . ": switch_is() used on non-union type $e->{TYPE} which is a $type->{DATA}->{TYPE}");
 		}
 
-		if (!Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($type, "nodiscriminant") and defined($e2)) {
-			my $discriminator_type = Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($type, "switch_type");
+		if (!has_property($type, "nodiscriminant") and defined($e2)) {
+			my $discriminator_type = has_property($type, "switch_type");
 			$discriminator_type = "uint32" unless defined ($discriminator_type);
 
 			my $t1 = mapToScalar($discriminator_type);
@@ -210,24 +212,24 @@ sub ValidElement($)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (defined (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "subcontext_size")) and not defined(Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "subcontext"))) {
+	if (defined (has_property($e, "subcontext_size")) and not defined(has_property($e, "subcontext"))) {
 		fatal($e, el_name($e) . " : subcontext_size() on non-subcontext element");
 	}
 
-	if (defined (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "compression")) and not defined(Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "subcontext"))) {
+	if (defined (has_property($e, "compression")) and not defined(has_property($e, "subcontext"))) {
 		fatal($e, el_name($e) . " : compression() on non-subcontext element");
 	}
 
-	if (defined (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "obfuscation")) and not defined(Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "subcontext"))) {
+	if (defined (has_property($e, "obfuscation")) and not defined(has_property($e, "subcontext"))) {
 		fatal($e, el_name($e) . " : obfuscation() on non-subcontext element");
 	}
 
 	if (!$e->{POINTERS} && (
-		Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "ptr") or
-		Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "sptr") or
-		Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "unique") or
-		Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "relative") or
-		Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "ref"))) {
+		has_property($e, "ptr") or
+		has_property($e, "sptr") or
+		has_property($e, "unique") or
+		has_property($e, "relative") or
+		has_property($e, "ref"))) {
 		fatal($e, el_name($e) . " : pointer properties on non-pointer element\n");	
 	}
 }
@@ -254,7 +256,7 @@ sub ValidUnion($)
 
 	ValidProperties($union,"UNION");
 
-	if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($union->{PARENT}, "nodiscriminant") and Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($union->{PARENT}, "switch_type")) {
+	if (has_property($union->{PARENT}, "nodiscriminant") and has_property($union->{PARENT}, "switch_type")) {
 		fatal($union->{PARENT}, $union->{PARENT}->{NAME} . ": switch_type() on union without discriminant");
 	}
 	
@@ -271,7 +273,7 @@ sub ValidUnion($)
 			fatal $e, "Union member $e->{NAME} must have default or case property\n";
 		}
 
-		if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "ref")) {
+		if (has_property($e, "ref")) {
 			fatal($e, el_name($e) . " : embedded ref pointers are not supported yet\n");
 		}
 
@@ -312,7 +314,7 @@ sub ValidFunction($)
 
 	foreach my $e (@{$fn->{ELEMENTS}}) {
 		$e->{PARENT} = $fn;
-		if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($e, "ref") && !$e->{POINTERS}) {
+		if (has_property($e, "ref") && !$e->{POINTERS}) {
 			fatal $e, "[ref] variables must be pointers ($fn->{NAME}/$e->{NAME})\n";
 		}
 		ValidElement($e);
@@ -328,13 +330,13 @@ sub ValidInterface($)
 
 	ValidProperties($interface,"INTERFACE");
 
-	if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($interface, "pointer_default") && 
+	if (has_property($interface, "pointer_default") && 
 		$interface->{PROPERTIES}->{pointer_default} eq "ptr") {
 		fatal $interface, "Full pointers are not supported yet\n";
 	}
 
-	if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($interface, "object")) {
-     		if (Parse::Pidl::Util::has_property($interface, "version") && 
+	if (has_property($interface, "object")) {
+     		if (has_property($interface, "version") && 
 			$interface->{PROPERTIES}->{version} != 0) {
 			fatal $interface, "Object interfaces must have version 0.0 ($interface->{NAME})\n";
 		}