/*
 * Copyright (c) 2010-2011 IOhannes m zmölnig. forum::für::umläute. IEM. zmoelnig@iem.at
 *
 * map that stores "any"thing
 *
 * USAGE:
 *
 *   Properties am;                                                     // create a new Properties
 *   am["a"] = 42;                                                      // assign value "42" to key "a"
 *   int i=0;
 *   try { i=any_cast<int>am["a"]; } catch(bad_any_cast ex) { ; }       // retrieve value from key "a"; might throw a bad_any_cast exception
 *   am.get("a", i);                                                    // retrieve value at key "a"; if there was an error (e.g. typeof(i) does not match, then i is left untouched and "false" is returned
 *
 * NOTE:
 *   this simplilstic approach has some problems with type-conversion
 *   e.g. this will fail:
 *      am["a"]=12.0f; any_cast<int>am["a"];
 */

#ifndef GEM_PROPERTIES_H
#define GEM_PROPERTIES_H

#include "Gem/ExportDef.h"

#include "Utils/any.h"
#include <vector>
#include <string>

namespace gem
{
class GEM_EXTERN Properties
{
private:
  class PIMPL;
  PIMPL*pimpl;

public:
  enum PropertyType {
    UNSET=-1, /* not set, in-existent */
    NONE,   /* "bang" */
    DOUBLE, /* double */
    STRING, /* std::string */
    UNKNOWN /* all the rest */
  };

  Properties(void);
  Properties(const gem::Properties&); /* copy constructor */

  virtual ~Properties(void);

#if 0
  /* array/hashmap like access:
   * e.g.: prop["width"]=640;
   */
  virtual gem::any&operator[](const std::string&key);
#endif

  /* get the value of a property
   *  e.g.: double w=any_cast<double>prop.at("width")
   */
  virtual gem::any get(const std::string&key) const;

  /* check whether the given key exists
   * if the key was in the property-map, return the type of the property
   * if no key of the given value exists, return <code>PropertyType::UNSET</code>
   */
  virtual enum PropertyType type(const std::string&) const;

  /* set a property
   *  e.g.: double w=640; prop.set("width", w);
   */
  virtual void set(const std::string&key, gem::any value);

  /* get a property
   *  e.g.: double w=320; prop.get("width", w);
   * NOTE: if no property of the given name exists or the existing property
   *       is of a different (incompatible) type, "value" will not be changed
   */
  template<class Class>
  bool get(const std::string&key, Class&value) const
  {
    try {
      value=gem::any_cast<Class>(get(key));
    } catch (gem::bad_any_cast&e) {
      return false;
    }
    return true;
  };

  /* get all keys
   */
  virtual std::vector<std::string>keys(void) const;

  /*
   * delete a given key from the Properties
   */
  virtual void erase(const std::string&);
  /*
   * delete all keys from the Properties
   */
  virtual void clear(void);


  /*
   * assign Properties from another set
   */
  virtual gem::Properties& assign(const gem::Properties&);
  gem::Properties& operator= (const gem::Properties&org)
  {
    return assign(org);
  }

};
};
#endif /* GEM_PROPERTIES_H */