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// - Quarkarray.hpp                                                          -
// - standard object library - quark dynamic array class definition          -
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#ifndef  AFNIX_QUARKARRAY_HPP
#define  AFNIX_QUARKARRAY_HPP

#ifndef  AFNIX_STRING_HPP
#include "String.hpp"
#endif

namespace afnix {

  /// The QuarkArray class implements a quark dynamic array which is faster 
  /// than the standard vector implementation with objects. The quark array
  /// provides the same functionality than the vector class except that it 
  /// works with quarks only.
  /// @author amaury darsch

  class QuarkArray {
  private:
    /// current size
    long  d_length;
    /// the size of allocation
    long  d_size;
    /// the allocated array
    long* p_array;

  public:
    /// create an empty quark array
    QuarkArray (void);

    /// create a quark array with a predefined size
    /// @param size the requested size  
    QuarkArray (const long size);
  
    /// copy constructor for this quark array
    /// @param that the quark array to copy
    QuarkArray (const QuarkArray& that);

    /// destroy this quark array
    ~QuarkArray (void);

    /// reset this quark array
    void reset (void);

    /// @return the number of elements
    long length (void) const;

    /// add a quark in this array
    /// @param quark the quark to add
    void add (const long quark);

    /// set a quark at a given position
    /// @param index the array index
    /// @param quark the quark to set
    void set (const long index, const long quark);

    /// get a quark at a certain index
    /// @param index the vector index
    long get (const long index) const;

    /// @return true if the quark exists
    bool exists (const long quark) const;

    /// search for a quark in the quark array or throw an exception
    /// @param quark the quark to search
    long index (const long quark) const;
    
    /// search for a key in the string vector or return -1
    /// @param quark the quark to search
    long lookup (const long quark) const;

  private:
    // make the assignment operator private
    QuarkArray& operator = (const QuarkArray&);
  };
}

#endif
