    //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // emString.h
    //
    // Copyright (C) 2004-2010 Oliver Hamann.
    //
    // Homepage: http://eaglemode.sourceforge.net/
    //
    // This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
    // the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 as published by the
    // Free Software Foundation.
    //
    // 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 version 3 for
    // more details.
    //
    // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version 3
    // along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    #ifndef emString_h
    #define emString_h

    #ifndef emStd1_h
    #include <emCore/emStd1.h>
    #endif

    //==============================================================================
    //================================== emString ==================================
    //==============================================================================

    class emString {

    public:

            // Class for a dynamically allocated null-terminated character string
            // with copy-on-write behavior. This string type is designed to minimize
            // memory consumption. That means, each change of the length requires
            // reallocation. If you plan to perform many length-changing operations
            // on a string, you may decide to do it with an emArray<char> for a
            // better performance.

            emString();
                    // Construct an empty string.

            emString(const emString & s);
                    // Construct a copied string.
                    // Arguments:
                    //   s - The string to be copied.

            emString(const char * p);
                    // Construct a copied string.
                    // Arguments:
                    //   p - The null-terminated string to be copied.

            emString(const char * p, int len);
                    // Construct a copied string.
                    // Arguments:
                    //   p   - The string to be copied.
                    //   len - Number of bytes in p.

            emString(const char * p, int len, const char * p2, int len2);
                    // Construct a string as a concatenated copy of two strings.
                    // Arguments:
                    //   p    - First source string.
                    //   len  - Number of bytes in p.
                    //   p2   - Second source string.
                    //   len2 - Number of bytes in p2.

            emString(char c, int len=1);
                    // Construct a string by filling it with a byte.
                    // Arguments:
                    //   c   - The byte to be used for filling.
                    //   len - The length of the resulting string.

            ~emString();
                    // Destructor.

            static emString Format(const char * format, ...) EM_FUNC_ATTR_PRINTF(1);
                    // This function creates a formatted string.
                    // Arguments:
                    //   format - The format (like with printf).
                    //   ...    - Arguments to the format (like with printf).
                    // Returns: The formatted string.

            emString & operator = (const emString & s);
            emString & operator = (const char * p);
            emString & operator = (char c);
                    // Copy a string or a byte to this string.

            int GetCount() const;
            int GetLen() const;
                    // Get the number of bytes in this string, excluding the
                    // terminating null. This really counts the bytes using strlen.

            operator const char * () const;
            const char * Get() const;
                    // Get a pointer to the internal null-terminated string for
                    // reading. At least because of the copy-on-write feature, the
                    // pointer is valid only until calling any non-const method or
                    // operator on this string, or giving this string as a non-const
                    // argument to any call in the world. Hint: Even methods like
                    // Add, Insert, Replace and GetSubString may make shallow
                    // copies, like the copy operator and copy constructor do.

            char operator [] (int index) const;
            char Get(int index) const;
                    // Get one byte from this string.
                    // Arguments:
                    //   index - The index of the desired byte. This must be within
                    //           the range of 0 to GetLen().
                    // Returns: The byte.

            char * GetWritable();
            char & GetWritable(int index);
                    // Like Get() and Get(index), but for modifying the bytes.
                    // There is no non-const version of the operator [], because
                    // compilers would make use of it too often. The rules for the
                    // validity of the pointer or reference are the same as with
                    // Get(), but modification is allowed only until doing something
                    // which could make a shallow copy of this string.

            char * SetLenGetWritable(int len);
                    // Like GetWritable(), but even prepare for a new length of the
                    // string.
                    // Arguments:
                    //   len - The length of the string you plan to produce.
                    // Returns:
                    //   A pointer to the internal null-terminated string buffer for
                    //   writing. The buffer contains up to len bytes of the
                    //   original string, then there is a null, then there may be
                    //   garbage (if len>GetLen()+1), and in any case there is a
                    //   null at the end (at index len). You may modify all
                    //   bytes within the index range of 0 to len-1.

            void Add(const emString & s);
            void Add(const char * p);
            void Add(const char * p, int len);
            void Add(char c, int len=1);
            emString & operator += (const emString & s);
            emString & operator += (const char * p);
            emString & operator += (char c);
                    // Add a copy of something to the end of this string. Source and
                    // target memory may overlap.
                    // Arguments:
                    //   s   - A source string.
                    //   p   - A source string, null-terminated if len not given.
                    //   c   - A source byte.
                    //   len - Length of string p, or how often to add byte c.

            emString operator + (const emString & s) const;
            emString operator + (const char * p) const;
            emString operator + (char c) const;
            friend emString operator + (const char * p, const emString & s);
            friend emString operator + (char c, const emString & s);
                    // Add strings...

            void Insert(int index, const emString & s);
            void Insert(int index, const char * p);
            void Insert(int index, const char * p, int len);
            void Insert(int index, char c, int len=1);
                    // Insert a copy of something somewhere in this string. Source
                    // and target memory may overlap.
                    // Arguments:
                    //   index - Position of insertion. This should be within the
                    //           range of 0 to GetLen(), otherwise it is clipped
                    //           accordingly.
                    //   s     - A source string to be copied for insertion.
                    //   p     - A source string to be copied for insertion,
                    //           null-terminated if len not given.
                    //   c     - A source byte to be copied for insertion.
                    //   len   - Length of string p, or how often to insert
                    //           byte c.

            void Replace(int index, int exLen, const emString & s);
            void Replace(int index, int exLen, const char * p);
            void Replace(int index, int exLen, const char * p, int len);
            void Replace(int index, int exLen, char c, int len=1);
                    // Replace something in this string by a copy of something.
                    // Source and target memory may overlap.
                    // Arguments:
                    //   index - Position of replacement. This should be within the
                    //           range of 0 to GetLen()-exLen, otherwise index and
                    //           exLen are clipped accordingly.
                    //   exLen - Number of bytes to be removed.
                    //   s     - A source string to be copied for insertion.
                    //   p     - A source string to be copied for insertion,
                    //           null-terminated if len not given.
                    //   c     - A source byte to be copied for insertion.
                    //   len   - Length of string p, or how often to insert
                    //           byte c.

            emString GetSubString(int index, int len) const;
                    // Get a sub-string.
                    // Arguments:
                    //   index - Index of the first byte of the sub-string.
                    //           This should be within the range of 0 to
                    //           GetLen()-len, otherwise index and len are clipped
                    //           accordingly.
                    //   len   - Length of the sub-string.
                    // Returns: The sub-string.

            emString Extract(int index, int len);
                    // Like GetSubString, but remove the sub-string from this
                    // string.

            void Remove(int index, int len=1);
                    // Like Extract, but without returning the sub-string.

            void Empty();
                    // Empty this string.

            bool IsEmpty() const;
                    // Ask whether this string is empty.

            bool operator == (const emString & s) const;
            bool operator != (const emString & s) const;
            bool operator <= (const emString & s) const;
            bool operator >= (const emString & s) const;
            bool operator < (const emString & s) const;
            bool operator > (const emString & s) const;
            bool operator == (const char * p) const;
            bool operator != (const char * p) const;
            bool operator <= (const char * p) const;
            bool operator >= (const char * p) const;
            bool operator < (const char * p) const;
            bool operator > (const char * p) const;
            friend bool operator == (const char * p, const emString & s);
            friend bool operator != (const char * p, const emString & s);
            friend bool operator <= (const char * p, const emString & s);
            friend bool operator >= (const char * p, const emString & s);
            friend bool operator < (const char * p, const emString & s);
            friend bool operator > (const char * p, const emString & s);
                    // Compare null-terminated strings using strcmp.

            unsigned int GetDataRefCount() const;
                    // Get number of references to the data behind this string.

            void MakeNonShared();
                    // This must be called before handing the string to another
                    // thread.

    private:

            struct SharedData {
                    unsigned int RefCount;
                    char Buf[sizeof(unsigned int)];
            };

            emString(SharedData * d);
            void FreeData();
            void MakeWritable();
            void PrivRep(int oldLen, int index, int exLen, const char * p, int len);
            void PrivRep(int oldLen, int index, int exLen, char c, int len);

            static SharedData EmptyData;
            SharedData * Data;
    };

    #ifndef EM_NO_DATA_EXPORT
    inline emString::emString()
    {
            Data=&EmptyData;
    }
    #endif

    inline emString::emString(const emString & s)
    {
            Data=s.Data;
            Data->RefCount++;
    }

    inline emString::~emString()
    {
            if (!--Data->RefCount) FreeData();
    }

    inline emString & emString::operator = (const emString & s)
    {
            s.Data->RefCount++;
            if (!--Data->RefCount) FreeData();
            Data=s.Data;
            return *this;
    }

    inline int emString::GetCount() const
    {
            return strlen(Data->Buf);
    }

    inline int emString::GetLen() const
    {
            return strlen(Data->Buf);
    }

    inline emString::operator const char * () const
    {
            return Data->Buf;
    }

    inline const char * emString::Get() const
    {
            return Data->Buf;
    }

    inline char emString::operator [] (int index) const
    {
            return Data->Buf[index];
    }

    inline char emString::Get(int index) const
    {
            return Data->Buf[index];
    }

    inline char * emString::GetWritable()
    {
            if (Data->RefCount>1) MakeWritable();
            return Data->Buf;
    }

    inline char & emString::GetWritable(int index)
    {
            if (Data->RefCount>1) MakeWritable();
            return Data->Buf[index];
    }

    inline emString & emString::operator += (const emString & s)
    {
            Add(s);
            return *this;
    }

    inline emString & emString::operator += (const char * p)
    {
            Add(p);
            return *this;
    }

    inline emString & emString::operator += (char c)
    {
            Add(c);
            return *this;
    }

    #ifndef EM_NO_DATA_EXPORT
    inline void emString::Empty()
    {
            if (!--Data->RefCount) FreeData();
            Data=&EmptyData;
    }
    #endif

    inline bool emString::IsEmpty() const
    {
            return !*Data->Buf;
    }

    inline bool emString::operator == (const emString & s) const
    {
            return strcmp(Data->Buf,s.Data->Buf)==0;
    }

    inline bool emString::operator != (const emString & s) const
    {
            return strcmp(Data->Buf,s.Data->Buf)!=0;
    }

    inline bool emString::operator <= (const emString & s) const
    {
            return strcmp(Data->Buf,s.Data->Buf)<=0;
    }

    inline bool emString::operator >= (const emString & s) const
    {
            return strcmp(Data->Buf,s.Data->Buf)>=0;
    }

    inline bool emString::operator < (const emString & s) const
    {
            return strcmp(Data->Buf,s.Data->Buf)<0;
    }

    inline bool emString::operator > (const emString & s) const
    {
            return strcmp(Data->Buf,s.Data->Buf)>0;
    }

    inline bool emString::operator == (const char * p) const
    {
            return strcmp(Data->Buf,p)==0;
    }

    inline bool emString::operator != (const char * p) const
    {
            return strcmp(Data->Buf,p)!=0;
    }

    inline bool emString::operator <= (const char * p) const
    {
            return strcmp(Data->Buf,p)<=0;
    }

    inline bool emString::operator >= (const char * p) const
    {
            return strcmp(Data->Buf,p)>=0;
    }

    inline bool emString::operator < (const char * p) const
    {
            return strcmp(Data->Buf,p)<0;
    }

    inline bool emString::operator > (const char * p) const
    {
            return strcmp(Data->Buf,p)>0;
    }

    inline bool operator == (const char * p, const emString & s)
    {
            return strcmp(p,s.Data->Buf)==0;
    }

    inline bool operator != (const char * p, const emString & s)
    {
            return strcmp(p,s.Data->Buf)!=0;
    }

    inline bool operator <= (const char * p, const emString & s)
    {
            return strcmp(p,s.Data->Buf)<=0;
    }

    inline bool operator >= (const char * p, const emString & s)
    {
            return strcmp(p,s.Data->Buf)>=0;
    }

    inline bool operator < (const char * p, const emString & s)
    {
            return strcmp(p,s.Data->Buf)<0;
    }

    inline bool operator > (const char * p, const emString & s)
    {
            return strcmp(p,s.Data->Buf)>0;
    }

    inline void emString::MakeNonShared()
    {
            MakeWritable();
    }

    inline emString::emString(SharedData * d)
    {
            Data=d;
    }

    #endif