/*
 * Copyright (C) 2018 Matthieu Gautier <mgautier@kymeria.fr>
 * Copyright (C) 2009 Tommi Maekitalo
 *
 * This program 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; either version 2 of the
 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 * is provided AS IS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
 * warranty of MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, and
 * NON-INFRINGEMENT.  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, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 *
 */

#ifndef ZIM_BLOB_H
#define ZIM_BLOB_H

#include "zim.h"

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <algorithm>
#include <memory>

namespace zim {
/**
   * A blob is a pointer to data, potentially stored in an `Archive`.
   *
   * All `Blob`'s methods are threadsafe.
   */
class LIBZIM_API Blob
{
public: // types
  using DataPtr = std::shared_ptr< const char >;

public: // functions
  /**
       * Constuct a empty `Blob`
       */
  Blob();

  /**
       * Constuct `Blob` pointing to `data`.
       *
       * The created blob only point to the data and doesn't own it.
       * User must care that data is not freed before using the blob.
       */
  Blob( const char * data, size_type size );

  /**
       * Constuct `Blob` pointing to `data`.
       *
       * The created blob shares the ownership on data.
       */
  Blob( const DataPtr & buffer, size_type size );

  operator std::string() const
  {
    return std::string( _data.get(), _size );
  }
  const char * data() const
  {
    return _data.get();
  }
  const char * end() const
  {
    return _data.get() + _size;
  }
  size_type size() const
  {
    return _size;
  }

private:
  DataPtr _data;
  size_type _size;
};

inline std::ostream & operator<<( std::ostream & out, const Blob & blob )
{
  if ( blob.data() )
    out.write( blob.data(), blob.size() );
  return out;
  }

  inline bool operator==( const Blob & b1, const Blob & b2 )
  {
    return b1.size() == b2.size() && std::equal( b1.data(), b1.data() + b1.size(), b2.data() );
  }
  } // namespace zim

#endif // ZIM_BLOB_H