Data verification utils, not in use yet. Also added ability for lua packet to bypass the translation layer (dangerous) if a writer so desires (useful for quickly trying packet stuff)

common/data_verification.h

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+/*	EQEMu: Everquest Server Emulator
+	Copyright (C) 2001-2014 EQEMu Development Team (http://eqemulator.net)
+
+	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+	the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+
+	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY except by those people which sell it, which
+	are required to give you total support for your newly bought product;
+	without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+	A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+	along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+	Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+*/
+#ifndef COMMON_DATA_VERIFICATION_H
+#define COMMON_DATA_VERIFICATION_H
+
+#include <algorithm>
+
+namespace EQEmu
+{
+
+template <typename T>
+T Clamp(const T& value, const T& lower, const T& upper) {
+	return std::max(lower, std::min(value, upper));
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+T ClampLower(const T& value, const T& lower) {
+	return std::max(lower, value);
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+T ClampUpper(const T& value, const T& upper) {
+	return std::min(value, upper);
+}
+
+}
+
+#endif