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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 <string>
#include <list>

#include "CorePrereqs.h"

#include "OgreVector2.h"
#include "OgreVector3.h"
#include "OgreColourValue.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:
            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, 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, Ogre::Vector2 defvalue);
            ConfigValueContainer(const std::string& classname, const std::string& varname, Ogre::Vector3 defvalue);
            ConfigValueContainer(const std::string& classname, const std::string& varname, Ogre::ColourValue defvalue);

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

            static std::string getStrippedLine(const std::string& line);
            static bool isEmpty(const std::string& line);
            static bool isComment(const std::string& line);
            static void readConfigFile(const std::string& filename);
            static void writeConfigFile(const std::string& filename);

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

        private:
            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
                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
            Ogre::Vector2       value_vector2_;                 //!< The value, if the variable is of the type Vector2
            Ogre::Vector3       value_vector3_;                 //!< The value, if the variable is of the type Vector3
            Ogre::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

            enum VariableType
            {
                Int,
                uInt,
                Char,
                uChar,
                Float,
                Double,
                Bool,
                ConstChar,
                String,
                Vector2,
                Vector3,
                ColourValue
            } type_;                                            //!< The type of the variable
    };
}

#endif /* _ConfigValueContainer_H__ */