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+/*
+* Copyright (c) Contributors, http://www.openmetaverse.org/
+* See CONTRIBUTORS.TXT for a full list of copyright holders.
+*
+* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+*     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+*       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+*     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+*       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+*       documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+*     * Neither the name of the OpenSim Project nor the
+*       names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+*       derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+*
+* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPERS ``AS IS AND ANY
+* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+* WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+* DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+* DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+* (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+* LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+* ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+* (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+* SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+* 
+*/
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using libsecondlife;
+using System.Xml;
+
+namespace OpenSim.RegionServer.Simulator
+{
+    public class AvatarAnimations
+    {
+
+        public Dictionary<string, LLUUID> AnimsLLUUID = new Dictionary<string, LLUUID>();
+        public Dictionary<LLUUID, string> AnimsNames = new Dictionary<LLUUID, string>();
+        
+        public AvatarAnimations()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void LoadAnims()
+        {
+            OpenSim.Framework.Console.MainConsole.Instance.Verbose("Avatar.cs:LoadAnims() - Loading avatar animations");
+            XmlTextReader reader = new XmlTextReader("data/avataranimations.xml");
+           
+            XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
+            doc.Load(reader);
+            foreach (XmlNode nod in doc.DocumentElement.ChildNodes)
+            {
+               
+                if ( nod.Attributes["name"] != null)
+                {
+                    AnimsLLUUID.Add(nod.Attributes["name"].Value, nod.InnerText);
+                }
+                
+            }
+
+            reader.Close();
+
+            OpenSim.Framework.Console.MainConsole.Instance.Verbose("Loaded " + AnimsLLUUID.Count.ToString() + " animation(s)");
+
+            foreach (KeyValuePair<string, LLUUID> kp in OpenSim.RegionServer.Simulator.Avatar.Animations.AnimsLLUUID)
+            {
+                AnimsNames.Add(kp.Value, kp.Key);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}