/*
 * Copyright (C) 2007-2013 Xagasoft, All rights reserved.
 *
 * This file is part of the libgats library and is released under the
 * terms of the license contained in the file LICENSE.
 */

#ifndef GATS_OBJECT_H
#define GATS_OBJECT_H

#include <QObject>
#include <QByteArray>

class QIODevice;

namespace Gats
{
    enum Type
    {
        typeDictionary,
        typeList,
        typeString,
        typeInteger,
        typeFloat,
        typeBoolean,
        typeNull
    };

    /**
     * The baseclass for every type that can be stored in a packet.
     */
    class Object : public QObject
    {
        Q_OBJECT;
    public:
        Object();
        virtual ~Object();

        virtual Object *clone() const=0;

        virtual Type getType() const =0;

        virtual void write( QIODevice &rOut ) const=0;
        virtual void read( QIODevice &rIn, char cType )=0;
        
        virtual QString toString( int iIndent=0 ) const = 0;

        static Object *read( QIODevice &rIn );
//      static Object *strToGats( const  &sStr );

    private:
//      static Object *strToGats( QByteArray::const_iterator &i );
//      static QByteArray token( QByteArray::const_iterator &i );
//      static void skipWs( QByteArray::const_iterator &i );
    };

    const char *typeToStr( Type t );
};

//Bu::Formatter &operator<<( Bu::Formatter &f, const Gats::Object &obj );
//Bu::Formatter &operator<<( Bu::Formatter &f, const Gats::Type &t );

#endif