//
// C++ Interface: IResourceProvider
//
// Description: 
//
//
// Author: Erik Hjortsberg <erik.hjortsberg@gmail.com>, (C) 2007
//
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// 
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// 
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//

#ifndef EMBERIRESOURCEWRAPPER_H
#define EMBERIRESOURCEWRAPPER_H

#include <memory>
#include <string>

namespace Ember {

/**
An internal interface to be implemented by data providers.
*/
class IResourceWrapper
{
public:
	virtual ~IResourceWrapper() {}
	
	/**
	Gets raw data pointer.
	*/
	virtual char* getDataPtr() = 0;
	
	/**
	True if the wrapper has data.
	*/
	virtual bool hasData() = 0;
	
	/**
	Gets the size of the data.
	*/	
	virtual size_t getSize() = 0;
};

/**
A simple wrapper for general data.
A wrapper does not need to contain any data: use the hasData method to check before accessing.
*/
class ResourceWrapper
{
public:
	ResourceWrapper(const ResourceWrapper& wrapper) : mInternalWrapper(wrapper.mInternalWrapper), mName(wrapper.mName) 
	{
		wrapper.mInternalWrapper.release();
	}
	ResourceWrapper(IResourceWrapper* internalWrapper, const std::string& name) : mInternalWrapper(internalWrapper), mName(name) {}
	
	/**
	Gets raw data pointer.
	*/
	char* getDataPtr() const;
	/**
	True if the wrapper has data.
	*/
	bool hasData() const;
	/**
	Gets the size of the data.
	*/	
	size_t getSize() const;
	/**
	Gets the name of the resource.
	*/	
	const std::string& getName() const;

private:
	mutable std::auto_ptr<IResourceWrapper> mInternalWrapper;
	std::string mName;
};

/**
Interface implemented by resource providers.
*/
class IResourceProvider
{
public:
	virtual ~IResourceProvider() {}
	
	/**
	Returns a resource by the name.
	*/
	virtual ResourceWrapper getResource(const std::string& name) = 0;
};

inline char* ResourceWrapper::getDataPtr() const { return mInternalWrapper->getDataPtr();}
inline bool ResourceWrapper::hasData() const { return mInternalWrapper->hasData();}
inline size_t ResourceWrapper::getSize() const { return mInternalWrapper->getSize();}
inline const std::string& ResourceWrapper::getName() const {return mName;}

}
#endif //EMBERIRESOURCEWRAPPER_H
