#pragma once

#include <string>

#include "../include/relpipe/reader/typedefs.h"

namespace relpipe {

namespace reader {

/**

 * This class contains common features that are independent from particular data type (generic/template type)

 */

class DataTypeReaderBase {

private:

	const string_t typeCode;

public:

	typeId(typeId), typeCode(typeCode) {

	}

	virtual ~DataTypeReaderBase() {

	};

	/**

	 * @param input input stream, should be at position where the value is to be read; the stream will not be closed afred reading

	 * @return read value in form of the string representation of given data type.

	 * E.g. integer 123 is returned as a character string "123",

	 * boolean true is returned as a character string "true".

	 * See Relational pipes format specification for details.

	 */

	virtual string_t readString(std::istream &input) = 0;

	/**

	 * @param dataType data type code as defined in DDP L0

	 * @return whether this class supports conversions of this type

	 */

	/**

	 * @param dataType data type name as defined in DDP L0

	 * @return whether this class supports conversions of this type

	 */

};

}

}