#ifndef GATS_OBJECT_H
#define GATS_OBJECT_H

#include <QObject>
#include <QByteArray>

class QIODevice;

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

	/**
	 * 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;

		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