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#ifndef  AFNIX_REGEX_HPP
#define  AFNIX_REGEX_HPP

#ifndef  AFNIX_THRMAP_HPP
#include "Thrmap.hpp"
#endif

namespace afnix {

  /// The Regex class is a builtin object used to represent and evaluate
  /// regular expression. A regular expression is constructed with the
  /// a string implicitely or explicitely with operators.
  /// @author amaury darsch

  class Regex : public Literal {
  private:
    /// the regex value
    String d_reval;
    /// the regex structure
    struct s_regex* p_recni;
    /// the group vector in map
    mutable Thrmap d_gmap;

  public:
    /// create a new regex
    Regex (void);

    /// create a new regex from a string
    /// @param re the regex description
    Regex (const String& re);

    /// copy construct a regex
    /// @param that the regex to copy
    Regex (const Regex& that);

    /// destroy this regex
    ~Regex (void);

    /// assign a regex to this one
    /// @param that the regex to assign
    Regex& operator = (const Regex& that);

    /// assign a new description to this regex
    /// @param that the description to assign
    Regex& operator = (const String& re);

    /// @return the class name
    String repr (void) const;

    /// @return a literal representation of this regex
    String toliteral (void) const;

    /// @return a string representation of this regex
    String tostring (void) const;

    /// @return a clone of this regex
    Object* clone (void) const;

    /// @return the regex serial code
    t_byte serialid (void) const;

    /// serialize this regex to an output stream
    /// @param os the output stream to write
    void wrstream (class Output& os) const;

    /// deserialize a regex from an input stream
    /// @param is the input steam to read in
    void rdstream (class Input& is);

    /// compile a regex as a string
    /// @param re the regex string
    void compile (const String& re);

    /// match a regex against a string
    /// @param s the string to match
    bool operator == (const String& s) const;

    /// reverse match of regex against a string
    /// @param s the string to reverse match
    bool operator != (const String& s) const;

    /// match a regex partially against a string
    /// @param s the string to match
    bool operator < (const String& s) const;

    /// match a regex with an input stream
    /// @param is the input stream used for matching
    String match (Input* is) const;

    /// match a regex with an input stream and an initial string
    /// @param is the input stream used for matching
    /// @param ps the prefix string
    String match (Input* is, const String& ps) const;

    /// match a regex with a string and return the substring
    /// @param s the string to match
    String match (const String& s) const;

    /// replace a regex match with a string
    /// @param s the string to match
    /// @param val the value to replace
    String replace (const String& s, const String& val) const;

    /// @return the length of the group vector
    long length (void) const;

    /// get a group object at a certain index
    /// @param index the group index
    Object* getobj (const long index) const;

    /// get a group string at a certain index
    /// @param index the group index
    String getstr (const long index) const;

    /// get a group integer at a certain index
    /// @param index the group index
    t_long getint (const long index) const;

    /// get a group real at a certain index
    /// @param index the group index
    t_real getreal (const long index) const;

    /// generate a new regex
    /// @param argv the argument vector
    static Object* mknew (Vector* argv);

    /// operate this regex with a literal object
    /// @param type   the operator type
    /// @param object the operand object
    Object* oper (t_oper type, Object* object);

    /// set an object to this regex
    /// @param robj   the current runnable
    /// @param nset   the current nameset
    /// @param object the object to set
    Object* vdef (Runnable* robj, Nameset* nset, Object* object);

    /// apply this regex with a set of arguments and a quark
    /// @param robj   the current runnable
    /// @param nset   the current nameset    
    /// @param quark  the quark to apply these arguments
    /// @param argv   the arguments to apply
    Object* apply (Runnable* robj, Nameset* nset, const long quark,
		   Vector* argv);
  };
}

#endif
