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+// Name: msglm
+// Date: September 2nd, 2022
+// Program Name: HTML Parser
+// Description: removes HTML from inputted string.
+
+//any code with /// is merely commented out debug code.
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+using namespace std;
+
+//Takes input from user  
+string in() {
+    //I personally dislike C++'s streaming capabilities
+    //They aren't like Bash pipes and that's a blunder
+    //I wish I could do getline(cin, '\n') >> return; or getline(cin, '\n') | return;
+    string userInput;
+    getline(cin, userInput, '\n');
+    return userInput;
+}
+
+//processes the input data 
+//this is the only process in the entire program thus the 
+//term "proc" is accurate. We don't process data in in() or out().
+//
+//How this works is it takes a string, and goes through it char-by-char, 
+//once it hits a < it notes its position and marks a flag
+//then it does the same for the next >, marking its pos and marking a flag. 
+//once the < and > flags have been raised, the total
+//length of the tag that was detected is calculated, and then the string itself is sliced
+//
+//from there a small bit of clean up is necessary, restarting 
+//the position counter to count from the start
+//and resetting the flags.
+
+string proc(string userInput) {
+    bool insideATag = false;
+    bool metTheTagTerminator = false;
+    int beginBracketPos;
+    int endBracketPos;
+    int tagLength;
+
+    for (int charPos=0; charPos<=userInput.length();charPos++) {
+        if (insideATag && metTheTagTerminator) {
+            ///cout << "tag found at " << beginBracketPos << " and " << endBracketPos << endl; 
+            ///cout << "Full String:" << userInput << endl;
+            
+            //Tag length only exists because std::String.erase() doesn't accept
+            //a range, but rather a start and the chars to go. it's accursed.
+            tagLength = (endBracketPos-beginBracketPos)+1;
+            userInput.erase(beginBracketPos, tagLength);
+            charPos = 0;
+            insideATag = false;
+            metTheTagTerminator = false;
+        }
+        if (userInput[charPos] == '<') {
+            insideATag = true;
+            beginBracketPos = charPos;
+        }
+
+        if (userInput[charPos] == '>' && insideATag) {
+            metTheTagTerminator = true;
+            endBracketPos = charPos;
+        }
+
+        ///cout << "char pos: " << charPos << ";" << "char: " << userInput[charPos] << endl; 
+
+    }
+    return userInput;
+}
+
+//Outs to screen
+void out(string processedString) {
+    cout << "sanitized: " << processedString << endl;
+}
+
+int main() {
+    //LISP called, they want their () back.
+    out(proc(in()));
+}
+
+/*
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License Version 3 ONLY as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+   This program 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 Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+   */