/* ScummVM - Graphic Adventure Engine
 *
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 *
 */

#ifndef COMMON_SERIALIZER_H
#define COMMON_SERIALIZER_H

#include "common/stream.h"
#include "common/str.h"

namespace Common {


#define SYNC_AS(SUFFIX,TYPE,SIZE) \
	template <class T> \
	void syncAs ## SUFFIX(T &val) { \
		if (_loadStream) \
			val = static_cast<T>(_loadStream->read ## SUFFIX()); \
		else { \
			TYPE tmp = val; \
			_saveStream->write ## SUFFIX(tmp); \
		} \
		_bytesSynced += SIZE; \
	}


// TODO: Write comment for this
// TODO: Inspired by the SCUMM engine -- move to common/ code and use in more engines?
class Serializer {
public:
	Serializer(Common::SeekableReadStream *in, Common::WriteStream *out)
		: _loadStream(in), _saveStream(out), _bytesSynced(0) {
		assert(in || out);
	}

	bool isSaving() { return (_saveStream != 0); }
	bool isLoading() { return (_loadStream != 0); }

	uint bytesSynced() const { return _bytesSynced; }

	void syncBytes(byte *buf, uint32 size) {
		if (_loadStream)
			_loadStream->read(buf, size);
		else
			_saveStream->write(buf, size);
		_bytesSynced += size;
	}

	/**
	 * Sync a C-string, by treating it as a zero-terminated byte sequence.
	 */
	void syncString(Common::String &str) {
		if (_loadStream) {
			char c;
			str.clear();
			while ((c = _loadStream->readByte())) {
				str += c;
				_bytesSynced++;
			}
			_bytesSynced++;
		} else {
			_saveStream->writeString(str);
			_saveStream->writeByte(0);
			_bytesSynced += str.size() + 1;
		}
	}

	void skip(uint32 size) {
		_bytesSynced += size;
		if (_loadStream)
			_loadStream->skip(size);
		else {
			while (size--)
				_saveStream->writeByte(0);
		}
	}

	SYNC_AS(Byte, byte, 1)

	SYNC_AS(Uint16LE, uint16, 2)
	SYNC_AS(Uint16BE, uint16, 2)
	SYNC_AS(Sint16LE, int16, 2)
	SYNC_AS(Sint16BE, int16, 2)

	SYNC_AS(Uint32LE, uint32, 4)
	SYNC_AS(Uint32BE, uint32, 4)
	SYNC_AS(Sint32LE, int32, 4)
	SYNC_AS(Sint32BE, int32, 4)

protected:
	Common::SeekableReadStream *_loadStream;
	Common::WriteStream *_saveStream;

	uint _bytesSynced;
};

#undef SYNC_AS

// TODO: Make a subclass "VersionedSerializer", which makes it easy to support
//       multiple versions of a savegame format (again inspired by SCUMM).
/*
class VersionedSerializer : public Serializer {
public:
	// "version" is the version of the savegame we are loading/creating
	VersionedSerializer(Common::SeekableReadStream *in, Common::OutSaveFile *out, int version)
		: Serializer(in, out), _version(version) {
		assert(in || out);
	}

	void syncBytes(byte *buf, uint16 size, int minVersion = 0, int maxVersion = INF) {
		if (_version < minVersion || _version > maxVersion)
			return;	// Do nothing if too old or too new
		if (_loadStream) {
			_loadStream->read(buf, size);
		} else {
			_saveStream->write(buf, size);
		}
	}
	...

};

*/

// Mixin class / interface
// TODO Maybe call it ISerializable or SerializableMixin ?
// TODO: Taken from SCUMM engine -- move to common/ code?
class Serializable {
public:
	virtual ~Serializable() {}

	// Maybe rename this method to "syncWithSerializer" or "syncUsingSerializer" ?
	virtual void saveLoadWithSerializer(Serializer &ser) = 0;
};


} // end of namespace Common

#endif