/*
 * InspIRCd -- Internet Relay Chat Daemon
 *
 *   Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Sadie Powell <sadie@witchery.services>
 *
 * This file is part of InspIRCd.  InspIRCd is free software: you can
 * redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
 * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
 * details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */


#pragma once

/** Base class for serializable elements. */
class CoreExport Serializable
{
 protected:
	Serializable() { }

 public:
	/** Encapsulates a chunk of serialised data. */
	class CoreExport Data
	{
	public:
		/** Maps keys to serialised data. */
		typedef insp::flat_map<std::string, Data> ChildMap;

		/** Maps keys to simple values. */
		typedef insp::flat_map<std::string, std::string> EntryMap;

	private:
		/** A mapping of keys to serialised data. */
		ChildMap children;

		/** A mapping of keys to values. */
		EntryMap entries;

	 public:
		/** Retrieves the child elements. */
		const ChildMap& GetChildren() const { return children; }
		ChildMap& GetChildren() { return children; }

		/** Retrieves the key/value map. */
		const EntryMap& GetEntries() const { return entries; }
		EntryMap& GetEntries() { return entries; }

		/** Loads the serialised data with the specified key.
		 * @param key The key by which this serialised data is identified.
		 * @param out The location to store the serialised data for this key.
		 */
		Data& Load(const std::string& key, Data& out);

		/** Loads the value with the specified key.
		 * @param key The key by which this data is identified.
		 * @param out The location to store the value for this keu
		 */
		Data& Load(const std::string& key, std::string& out);

		/** Loads the value with the specified key. The value will be converted to the specified type.
		 * @param key The key by which this data is identified.
		 * @param out The location to store the value for this key.
		 */
		template <typename T>
		Data& Load(const std::string& key, T& out)
		{
			// Attempt to load as a string.
			std::string str;
			Load(key, str);

			std::stringstream ss(str);
			ss >> out;
			return *this;
		}

		/** Stores the serialised data against the specified key.
		 * @param key The key by which this serialised data should be stored against.
		 * @param value The serialised data to store.
		 */
		Data& Store(const std::string& key, const Data& value);

		/** Stores the value against the specified key.
		 * @param key The key by which this value should be stored against.
		 * @param value The value to store.
		 */
		Data& Store(const std::string& key, const std::string& value);

		/** Stores the value against the specified key. The value will be converted to a string using ConvToStr.
		 * @param key The key by which this value should be stored against.
		 * @param value The value to store.
		 */
		template <typename T>
		Data& Store(const std::string& key, const T& value)
		{
			return Store(key, ConvToStr(value));
		}
	};

	/** Deserializes the specified Data instance into this object.
	 * @param data The Data object to deserialize from.
	 * @return True if the deserialisation succeeded; otherwise, false.
	 */
	virtual bool Deserialize(Data& data) = 0;

	/** Serializes the this object into the specified Data obect.
	 * @param data The Data object to serialize to.
	 * @return True if the serialisation succeeded; otherwise, false.
	 */
	virtual bool Serialize(Data& data) = 0;
};