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/*!
    @file ConfigValueContainer.h
    @brief Definition of the ConfigValueContainer class.

    The ConfigValueContainer class contains all needed informations about a configurable variable:
     - the name of the variable
     - the name of the class the variable belongs to
     - the default value
     - the user-specified value
     - a pointer to the entry in the config-file

    This is needed to assign the configured values to all newly created objects.
*/

#ifndef _ConfigValueContainer_H__
#define _ConfigValueContainer_H__

#include <list>
#include <string>

#include "CorePrereqs.h"

#include "util/Math.h"
#include "Language.h"

namespace orxonox
{
    //! The ConfigValuecontainer contains all needed informations about a configurable variable.
    /**
        The ConfigValueContainer class contains all needed informations about a configurable variable:
         - the name of the variable
         - the name of the class the variable belongs to
         - the default value
         - the user-specified value
         - a pointer to the entry in the config-file

        This is needed to assign the configured values to all newly created objects.

        The container searches for the entry in the config file.
        If there is an entry, it parses the specified value and assigns it to the variable of the right type.
        If there is no entry, it adds the entry with the default-value to the section of the variables class.
        If there is no section, the section and the entry are added to the end of the config-file.
    */
    class _CoreExport ConfigValueContainer
    {
        public:
            enum VariableType
            {
                VT_Int,
                VT_uInt,
                VT_Char,
                VT_uChar,
                VT_Float,
                VT_Double,
                VT_LongDouble,
                VT_Bool,
                VT_ConstChar,
                VT_String,
                VT_Vector2,
                VT_Vector3,
                VT_ColourValue
            };

            ConfigValueContainer(const std::string& classname, const std::string& varname, int defvalue);
            ConfigValueContainer(const std::string& classname, const std::string& varname, unsigned int defvalue);
            ConfigValueContainer(const std::string& classname, const std::string& varname, char defvalue);
            ConfigValueContainer(const std::string& classname, const std::string& varname, unsigned char defvalue);
            ConfigValueContainer(const std::string& classname, const std::string& varname, float defvalue);
            ConfigValueContainer(const std::string& classname, const std::string& varname, double defvalue);
            ConfigValueContainer(const std::string& classname, const std::string& varname, long double defvalue);
            ConfigValueContainer(const std::string& classname, const std::string& varname, bool defvalue);
            ConfigValueContainer(const std::string& classname, const std::string& varname, const std::string& defvalue);
            ConfigValueContainer(const std::string& classname, const std::string& varname, const char* defvalue);
            ConfigValueContainer(const std::string& classname, const std::string& varname, Vector2 defvalue);
            ConfigValueContainer(const std::string& classname, const std::string& varname, Vector3 defvalue);
            ConfigValueContainer(const std::string& classname, const std::string& varname, ColourValue defvalue);

            /** @returns the value. @param value This is only needed to determine the right type. */
            inline ConfigValueContainer& getValue(int& value)                           { value = this->value_.value_int_; return *this; }
            /** @returns the value. @param value This is only needed to determine the right type. */
            inline ConfigValueContainer& getValue(unsigned int& value)                  { value = this->value_.value_uint_; return *this; }
            /** @returns the value. @param value This is only needed to determine the right type. */
            inline ConfigValueContainer& getValue(char& value)                          { value = this->value_.value_char_; return *this; }
            /** @returns the value. @param value This is only needed to determine the right type. */
            inline ConfigValueContainer& getValue(unsigned char& value)                 { value = this->value_.value_uchar_; return *this; }
            /** @returns the value. @param value This is only needed to determine the right type. */
            inline ConfigValueContainer& getValue(float& value)                         { value = this->value_.value_float_; return *this; }
            /** @returns the value. @param value This is only needed to determine the right type. */
            inline ConfigValueContainer& getValue(double& value)                        { value = this->value_.value_double_; return *this; }
            /** @returns the value. @param value This is only needed to determine the right type. */
            inline ConfigValueContainer& getValue(long double& value)                   { value = this->value_.value_long_double_; return *this; }
            /** @returns the value. @param value This is only needed to determine the right type. */
            inline ConfigValueContainer& getValue(bool& value)                          { value = this->value_.value_bool_; return *this; }
            /** @returns the value. @param value This is only needed to determine the right type. */
            inline ConfigValueContainer& getValue(std::string& value)                   { value = this->value_string_; return *this; }
            /** @returns the value. @param value This is only needed to determine the right type. */
            inline ConfigValueContainer& getValue(const char* value)                    { value = this->value_string_.c_str(); return *this; }
            /** @returns the value. @param value This is only needed to determine the right type. */
            inline ConfigValueContainer& getValue(Vector2& value)                       { value = this->value_vector2_; return *this; }
            /** @returns the value. @param value This is only needed to determine the right type. */
            inline ConfigValueContainer& getValue(Vector3& value)                       { value = this->value_vector3_; return *this; }
            /** @returns the value. @param value This is only needed to determine the right type. */
            inline ConfigValueContainer& getValue(ColourValue& value)                   { value = this->value_colourvalue_; return *this; }

            void description(const std::string& description);

            bool parseSting(const std::string& input);
            void resetConfigFileEntry();
            void resetConfigValue();

            static std::string getStrippedLine(const std::string& line);
            static bool isEmpty(const std::string& line);
            static bool isComment(const std::string& line);

        private:
            bool parseSting(const std::string& input, int defvalue);
            bool parseSting(const std::string& input, unsigned int defvalue);
            bool parseSting(const std::string& input, char defvalue);
            bool parseSting(const std::string& input, unsigned char defvalue);
            bool parseSting(const std::string& input, float defvalue);
            bool parseSting(const std::string& input, double defvalue);
            bool parseSting(const std::string& input, long double defvalue);
            bool parseSting(const std::string& input, bool defvalue);
            bool parseSting(const std::string& input, const std::string& defvalue);
            bool parseSting(const std::string& input, const char* defvalue);
            bool parseSting(const std::string& input, const Vector2& defvalue);
            bool parseSting(const std::string& input, const Vector3& defvalue);
            bool parseSting(const std::string& input, const ColourValue& defvalue);

            static std::list<std::string>& getConfigFileLines();
            static bool finishedReadingConfigFile(bool finished = false);
            void searchConfigFileLine();
            std::string parseValueString(bool bStripped = true);

            static void readConfigFile(const std::string& filename);
            static void writeConfigFile(const std::string& filename);

            std::string         classname_;                     //!< The name of the class the variable belongs to
            std::string         varname_;                       //!< The name of the variable
            std::string         defvalueString_;                //!< The string of the default-variable

            union MultiType
            {
                int                 value_int_;                 //!< The value, if the variable is of the type int
                unsigned int        value_uint_;                //!< The value, if the variable is of the type unsigned int
                char                value_char_;                //!< The value, if the variable is of the type char
                unsigned char       value_uchar_;               //!< The value, if the variable is of the type unsigned char
                float               value_float_;               //!< The value, if the variable is of the type float
                double              value_double_;              //!< The value, if the variable is of the type double
                long double         value_long_double_;         //!< The value, if the variable is of the type long double
                bool                value_bool_;                //!< The value, if the variable is of the type bool
            } value_;                                           //!< The value of the variable

            std::string         value_string_;                  //!< The value, if the variable is of the type string
            Vector2             value_vector2_;                 //!< The value, if the variable is of the type Vector2
            Vector3             value_vector3_;                 //!< The value, if the variable is of the type Vector3
            ColourValue         value_colourvalue_;             //!< The value, if the variable is of the type ColourValue

            std::list<std::string>::iterator configFileLine_;   //!< An iterator, pointing to the entry of the variable in the config-file

            VariableType type_;                                 //!< The type of the variable
            bool bAddedDescription_;                            //!< True if a description was added
            LanguageEntryName description_;                     //!< The description
    };
}

#endif /* _ConfigValueContainer_H__ */