#pragma once

#include <string>

namespace relpipe {

namespace writer {

/**

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

 */

class DataTypeWriterBase {

private:

	const TypeId typeId;

	const string_t typeCode;

public:

	DataTypeWriterBase(const TypeId typeId, const string_t typeCode) :

	typeId(typeId), typeCode(typeCode) {

	}

	virtual ~DataTypeWriterBase() {

	};

	/**

	 * @param output output stream, should be at position where the value is to be written; the stream will not be closed not flushed after writing

	 * @param stringValue write value as given data type (e.g. integer or boolean); stringValue parameter contains given value in string representation of given data type

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

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

	 * See Relational pipes format specification for details.

	 */

	virtual void writeString(std::ostream& output, const string_t &stringValue) = 0;

	/**

	 * @param output output stream, should be at position where the value is to be written; the stream will not be closed not flushed after writing

	 * @param value raw pointer to the value, must exactly match data type of this writer

	 * @param type used as a safety mechanism to avoid wrong pointer interpretation;

	 * should be called in this way: writeRaw(output, &value, typeid(value));

	 * if the type does not match, the RelpipeWriterException is thrown

	 * 

	 * TODO: typeid() / type_info seems working but consider also sizeof() / size_t and teplates

	 */

	virtual void writeRaw(std::ostream& output, const void * value, const std::type_info& type) = 0;

	/**

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

	 * @return whether this class supports conversions of this type

	 */

	virtual bool supports(const TypeId &dataType) {

		return dataType == typeId;

	}

	/**

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

	 * @return whether this class supports conversions of this type

	 */

	virtual bool supports(const string_t &dataType) {

		return dataType == typeCode;

	}

	TypeId getTypeId() {

		return typeId;

	}

	string_t getTypeCode() {

		return typeCode;

	}

};

}

}