#ifndef GATS_LIST_H
#define GATS_LIST_H

#include "gats/object.h"
#include <bu/list.h>
#include <bu/string.h>

namespace Gats
{
	class Dictionary;

	class List : public Gats::Object, public Bu::List<Gats::Object *>
	{
	public:
		List();
		virtual ~List();

		virtual Type getType() const { return typeList; }

		virtual void write( Bu::Stream &rOut ) const;
		virtual void read( Bu::Stream &rIn, char cType );

		void append( const char *s );
		void append( const Bu::String &s );
		void append( int32_t i );
		void append( int64_t i );
		void append( double d );
		using Bu::List<Gats::Object *>::append;
		void appendStr( const Bu::String &s );
		void appendInt( int64_t i );
		void appendFloat( double d );
		void appendBool( bool b );
		void appendList( Gats::List *pL );
		void appendDict( Gats::Dictionary *pD );
		Gats::List *appendList();
		Gats::Dictionary *appendDict();
		
		void prepend( const char *s );
		void prepend( const Bu::String &s );
		void prepend( int32_t i );
		void prepend( int64_t i );
		void prepend( double d );
		using Bu::List<Gats::Object *>::prepend;
		void prependStr( const Bu::String &s );
		void prependInt( int64_t i );
		void prependFloat( double d );
		void prependBool( bool b );
		void prependList( Gats::List *pL );
		void prependDict( Gats::Dictionary *pD );
		Gats::List *prependList();
		Gats::Dictionary *prependDict();
	};
};

Bu::Formatter &operator<<( Bu::Formatter &f, const Gats::List &l );

#endif