/******************************************************************************
 *
 *  file:  CmdLineInterface.h
 *
 *  Copyright (c) 2003, Michael E. Smoot .
 *  Copyright (c) 2004, Michael E. Smoot, Daniel Aarno.
 *  All rights reverved.
 *
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 *****************************************************************************/

#ifndef TCLAP_COMMANDLINE_INTERFACE_H
#define TCLAP_COMMANDLINE_INTERFACE_H

#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <list>
#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>


namespace TCLAP
{
	class Arg;
	class CmdLineOutput;
	class XorHandler;

	/**
	 * The base class that manages the command line definition and passes
	 * along the parsing to the appropriate Arg classes.
	 */
	class CmdLineInterface
	{
		public:
			/**
			 * Destructor
			 */
			virtual ~CmdLineInterface()
			{
			}

			/**
			 * Adds an argument to the list of arguments to be parsed.
			 * \param a - Argument to be added.
			 */
			virtual void add(Arg &a) = 0;

			/**
			 * An alternative add.  Functionally identical.
			 * \param a - Argument to be added.
			 */
			virtual void add(Arg *a) = 0;

			/**
			 * Add two Args that will be xor'd.
			 * If this method is used, add does
			 * not need to be called.
			 * \param a - Argument to be added and xor'd.
			 * \param b - Argument to be added and xor'd.
			 */
			virtual void xorAdd(Arg &a, Arg &b) = 0;

			/**
			 * Add a list of Args that will be xor'd.  If this method is used,
			 * add does not need to be called.
			 * \param xors - List of Args to be added and xor'd.
			 */
			virtual void xorAdd(std::vector<Arg*> &xors) = 0;

			/**
			 * Parses the command line.
			 * \param argc - Number of arguments.
			 * \param argv - Array of arguments.
			 */
			virtual void parse(int argc, const char*const *argv) = 0;

			/**
			   * Parses the command line.
			   * \param args - A vector of strings representing the args.
			   * args[0] is still the program name.
			   */
			void parse(std::vector<std::string> &args);

			/**
			 * Returns the CmdLineOutput object.
			 */
			virtual CmdLineOutput* getOutput() = 0;

			/**
			 * \param co - CmdLineOutput object that we want to use instead.
			 */
			virtual void setOutput(CmdLineOutput *co) = 0;

			/**
			 * Returns the version string.
			 */
			virtual std::string& getVersion() = 0;

			/**
			 * Returns the program name string.
			 */
			virtual std::string& getProgramName() = 0;

			/**
			 * Returns the argList.
			 */
			virtual std::list<Arg*>& getArgList() = 0;

			/**
			 * Returns the XorHandler.
			 */
			virtual XorHandler& getXorHandler() = 0;

			/**
			 * Returns the delimiter string.
			 */
			virtual char getDelimiter() = 0;

			/**
			 * Returns the message string.
			 */
			virtual std::string& getMessage() = 0;

			/**
			 * Indicates whether or not the help and version switches were created
			 * automatically.
			 */
			virtual bool hasHelpAndVersion() = 0;

			/**
			 * Resets the instance as if it had just been constructed so that the
			 * instance can be reused.
			 */
			virtual void reset() = 0;
	};
} //namespace


#endif