#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 integer_t typeId;

	const string_t typeCode;

public:

	DataTypeWriterBase(const integer_t typeId, const string_t typeCode) :

	typeId(typeId), typeCode(typeCode) {

	}

	virtual ~DataTypeWriterBase() {

	};

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

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

	/**

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

	 * @return whether this class supports conversions of this type

	 */

	virtual bool supports(const integer_t &dataType);

	/**

	 * @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);

	integer_t getTypeId();

	string_t getTypeCode();

};

}

}