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+require 'base/kpsefast'
+
+class KpseRemote
+
+    case ENV['KPSEMETHOD']
+        when /soap/o then require 'base/kpse/soap'
+        when /drb/o  then require 'base/kpse/drb'
+        else              require 'base/kpse/drb'
+    end
+
+    @@port = ENV['KPSEPORT'] || 7000
+
+    def KpseRemote::available?
+        ENV['KPSEMETHOD'] && ENV['KPSEPORT']
+    end
+
+    def KpseRemote::start_server(port=nil)
+        kpse = KpseServer.new(port || @@port)
+        kpse.start
+    end
+
+    def KpseRemote::start_client(port=nil) # keeps object in server
+        kpseclient = KpseClient.new(port || @@port)
+        kpseclient.start
+        kpse = kpseclient.object
+        tree = kpse.choose(KpseUtil::identify, KpseUtil::environment)
+        [kpse, tree]
+    end
+
+    def KpseRemote::fetch(port=nil) # no need for defining methods but slower, send whole object
+        kpseclient = KpseClient.new(port || @@port)
+        kpseclient.start
+        kpseclient.object.fetch(KpseUtil::identify, KpseUtil::environment) rescue nil
+    end
+
+    def initialize(port=nil)
+        begin
+            @kpse, @tree = KpseRemote::start_client(port)
+        rescue
+            @kpse, @tree = nil, nil
+        end
+    end
+
+    def progname=(value)
+        @kpse.set(@tree,'progname',value)
+    end
+    def format=(value)
+        @kpse.set(@tree,'format',value)
+    end
+    def engine=(value)
+        @kpse.set(@tree,'engine',value)
+    end
+
+    def progname
+        @kpse.get(@tree,'progname')
+    end
+    def format
+        @kpse.get(@tree,'format')
+    end
+    def engine
+        @kpse.get(@tree,'engine')
+    end
+
+    def load
+        @kpse.load(KpseUtil::identify, KpseUtil::environment)
+    end
+    def okay?
+        @kpse && @tree
+    end
+    def set(key,value)
+        @kpse.set(@tree,key,value)
+    end
+    def load_cnf
+        @kpse.load_cnf(@tree)
+    end
+    def load_lsr
+        @kpse.load_lsr(@tree)
+    end
+    def expand_variables
+        @kpse.expand_variables(@tree)
+    end
+    def expand_braces(str)
+        @kpse.expand_braces(@tree,str)
+    end
+    def expand_path(str)
+        @kpse.expand_path(@tree,str)
+    end
+    def expand_var(str)
+        @kpse.expand_var(@tree,str)
+    end
+    def show_path(str)
+        @kpse.show_path(@tree,str)
+    end
+    def var_value(str)
+        @kpse.var_value(@tree,str)
+    end
+    def find_file(filename)
+        @kpse.find_file(@tree,filename)
+    end
+    def find_files(filename,first=false)
+        @kpse.find_files(@tree,filename,first)
+    end
+
+end