#ifndef GATS_OBJECT_H
#define GATS_OBJECT_H

#include <bu/string.h>

namespace Bu
{
	class Stream;
	class Formatter;
};

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:
		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;
		virtual Object *clone() const=0;

		static Object *read( Bu::Stream &rIn );
		static Object *strToGats( const Bu::String &sStr );

	private:
		static Object *strToGats( Bu::String::const_iterator &i );
		static Bu::String token( Bu::String::const_iterator &i );
		static void skipWs( Bu::String::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