#ifndef GATS_OBJECT_H
#define GATS_OBJECT_H

namespace Bu
{
	class Stream;
	class Formatter;
};

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:
		Object();
		virtual ~Object();

		virtual Type getType() const =0;

		virtual void write( Bu::Stream &rOut ) const=0;
		virtual void read( Bu::Stream &rIn, char cType )=0;

		static Object *read( Bu::Stream &rIn );
	};

	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