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+%%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%%% Copyright (c) 2012-2015 eMQTT.IO, All Rights Reserved.
+%%%
+%%% Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+%%% of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+%%% in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+%%% to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+%%% copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+%%% furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+%%%
+%%% The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+%%% copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+%%%
+%%% THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+%%% IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+%%% FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+%%% AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+%%% LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+%%% OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+%%% SOFTWARE.
+%%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-define(PRINT(Format, Args),
+    io:format(Format, Args)).
+
+-define(PRINT_MSG(Msg),
+    io:format(Msg)).
+
+-define(PRINT_CMD(Cmd, Descr),
+    io:format("~-40s~s~n", [Cmd, Descr])).
+