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// Copyright (C) 2002-2004 Vincent Richard <vincent@vincent-richard.net>
//
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#ifndef VMIME_UTILITY_PATH_HPP_INCLUDED
#define VMIME_UTILITY_PATH_HPP_INCLUDED


#include <vector>

#include "../types.hpp"
#include "../word.hpp"


namespace vmime {
namespace utility {


/** Abstract representation of a path (filesystem, mailbox, etc).
  */

class path
{
public:

	typedef vmime::word component;
	typedef std::vector <component> list;

	// Construct a path
	path();
	path(const component& c);
	path(const path& p);
	path(const string& s);

	// Append a component to a path
	path operator/(const path& p) const;
	path operator/(const component& c) const;

	path& operator/=(const path& p);
	path& operator/=(const component& c);

	// Return the parent path
	path getParent() const;

	// Assignment
	path& operator=(const path& p);
	path& operator=(const component& c);

	// Path comparison
	const bool operator==(const path& p) const;
	const bool operator!=(const path& p) const;

	/** Append a component to the path.
	  *
	  * @param c component to add
	  */
	void appendComponent(const component& c);

	/** Return the component at the specified position.
	  *
	  * @param pos position
	  * @return component at position 'pos'
	  */
	const component& getComponentAt(const int pos) const;

	/** Return the component at the specified position.
	  *
	  * @param pos position
	  * @return component at position 'pos'
	  */
	component& getComponentAt(const int pos);

	/** Test whether this path is empty (root).
	  *
	  * @return true if the path is empty (no components = root)
	  */
	const bool isEmpty() const;

	/** Return the last component of this path (const version).
	  *
	  * @return last component
	  */
	const component getLastComponent() const;

	/** Return the last component of this path (non-const version).
	  *
	  * @return last component
	  */
	component& getLastComponent();

	/** Return the number of components in this path.
	  *
	  * @return number of components
	  */
	const int getSize() const;

	/** Return the specified component of the path (const version).
	  *
	  * @param x index of the component
	  * @return component at the specified index
	  */
	const component& operator[](const int x) const;

	/** Return the specified component of the path (non-const version).
	  *
	  * @param x index of the component
	  * @return component at the specified index
	  */
	component& operator[](const int x);

	/** Test whether this path is a direct parent of another one.
	  *
	  * @param p other path
	  * @return true if the specified path is a child (direct or
	  * indirect) of this path, false otherwise
	  */
	const bool isDirectParentOf(const path& p) const;

private:

	list m_list;
};


} // utility
} // vmime


#endif // VMIME_UTILITY_PATH_HPP_INCLUDED