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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Michael Pyne <michael.pyne@kdemail.net>
+ *
+ * This software 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 software 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 for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; see the file COPYING.
+ * If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+#ifndef _BYTETAPE_H
+#define _BYTETAPE_H
+
+#include <ksharedptr.h>
+
+#include <qcstring.h>
+
+class ByteTapeShared : public KShared
+{
+ public:
+
+ unsigned int pos;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Class to simulate a seekable byte stream. Very similar to QByteArray,
+ * but the difference is that this class "knows" what a current position
+ * is. Also, the copy constructor will share the byte stream of the
+ * ByteTape being copied. This means that any copies made of an object of
+ * this class will share BOTH the data and the current position. This is
+ * by design.
+ *
+ * @author Michael Pyne <mpyne@grammarian.homelinux.net>
+ * @see QByteArray
+ */
+class ByteTape
+{
+ public:
+
+ /**
+ * Constructs a new ByteTape object from @p array. The
+ * current position will be set to @p pos.
+ *
+ * @param array a data buffer to use for reading and writing.
+ * The tape will be fixed to the size of this buffer.
+ * @param pos the initial position of the tape head. It must be
+ * a position within the buffer contained in @p array.
+ */
+ ByteTape (QByteArray &array, int pos = 0);
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a ByteTape as a copy of @p tape. The newly created
+ * object will share both data and the current position with @p tape.
+ * This is done using reference counts.
+ *
+ * @param tape the ByteTape to copy
+ */
+ ByteTape (const ByteTape &tape);
+
+ /**
+ * Increments the current position by @p i. It is the responsibility
+ * of the function caller to ensure that the new position is in bounds.
+ * The position will be capped to remain in bounds regardless.
+ *
+ * @param i the amount to increment the current position by
+ * @return t reference to the object incremented
+ */
+ ByteTape & operator += (const unsigned int i);
+
+ /**
+ * Decrements the current position by @p i. It is the responsibility
+ * of the function caller to ensure that the new position is in bounds.
+ * Unlike a real Turing machine, attempting to decrement past the
+ * start will be capped to the beginning instead of crashing the
+ * computer.
+ *
+ * @param i the amount to decrement the current position by
+ * @return a reference to the object decremented
+ */
+ ByteTape & operator -= (const unsigned int i);
+
+ /**
+ * Increments the current position by 1. This is a postfix
+ * operator (i++). The current position will be capped to the end
+ * of the buffer.
+ *
+ * @return the object before the increment operation
+ */
+ ByteTape operator ++ (int);
+
+ /**
+ * Increments the current position by 1. This is a prefix
+ * operator (++i). The current position will be capped to the end
+ * of the buffer.
+ *
+ * @return a reference to the object incremented
+ */
+ ByteTape & operator ++ ();
+
+ /**
+ * Decrements the current position by 1. This is a postfix
+ * operator (i--). The current position will be capped to the start
+ * of the buffer.
+ *
+ * @return the object before the decrement operation
+ */
+ ByteTape operator -- (int);
+
+ /**
+ * Decrements the current position by 1. This is a prefix
+ * operator (--i). The current position will be capped to the start
+ * of the buffer.
+ *
+ * @return a reference to the object decremented
+ */
+ ByteTape & operator -- ();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the byte within the array indexed by @p i. It is
+ * the responsibility of the caller to ensure that @p i is in bounds.
+ * Although out-of-range errors will be detected, no exceptions will
+ * be thrown. Since a reference is not returned, you won't be able
+ * to assign to the result. Example: tape[i] = 'a' will not work.
+ *
+ * The reason a reference isn't returned is because no exceptions are
+ * thrown by this class, and we can't return a reference to an out-of-
+ * bounds character.
+ *
+ * @param i the index of the byte to return
+ * @return the byte at the given index. 0 may be returned on error,
+ * but does not necessarily indicate an error.
+ */
+ char operator [] (const unsigned int i);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the byte at the tape's current position. You can assign
+ * to the reference returned.
+ *
+ * @return a reference to the byte at the tape head's current position
+ */
+ char &operator * ();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the position in memory of data at the given index, @p i.
+ * Unlike operator [], this function returns a pointer, so it can be
+ * used to access memory.
+ *
+ * @param i index of the byte to lookup.
+ * @return 0 if @p i is out of range, else the address of memory
+ * at that index
+ */
+ char *at(const unsigned int i);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the current position of the tape head.
+ *
+ * @return the tape head's current position
+ */
+ unsigned int pos() const { return m_shared->pos; }
+
+ /**
+ * Sets the current position of the tape head to @p pos. If the
+ * position given is out-of-bounds, it will be capped to be within
+ * the array.
+ *
+ * @param pos the new position of the tape head
+ * @return whether the set operation was successful
+ */
+ bool setPos(unsigned int pos);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a reference to the QByteArray used to hold all the data.
+ *
+ * @return the QByteArray used to hold the data
+ * @see QByteArray
+ */
+ QByteArray &data() { return m_array; }
+
+ private:
+ QByteArray &m_array;
+ KSharedPtr<ByteTapeShared> m_shared;
+};
+
+#endif /* _BYTETAPE_H */
+
+// vim: set et ts=4 sw=4: