/******************************************************************************
  This source file is part of the Avogadro project.
  This source code is released under the 3-Clause BSD License, (see "LICENSE").
******************************************************************************/

#ifndef AVOGADRO_CORE_VARIANTMAP_H
#define AVOGADRO_CORE_VARIANTMAP_H

#include "avogadrocore.h"

#include "variant.h"

#include <map>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

namespace Avogadro {
namespace Core {

/**
 * @class VariantMap variantmap.h <avogadro/core/variantmap.h>
 * @brief The VariantMap class provides a map between string keys and variant
 * values.
 */

class AVOGADROCORE_EXPORT VariantMap
{
public:
  typedef std::map<std::string, Variant>::iterator iterator;
  typedef std::map<std::string, Variant>::const_iterator const_iterator;

  /** Creates a new variant map object. */
  VariantMap();

  /** Destroys the variant map. */
  ~VariantMap();

  /** Returns the size of the variant map. */
  size_t size() const;

  /** Returns \c true if the variant map is empty (i.e. size() == \c 0). */
  bool isEmpty() const;

  /** Returns the names of the entries in the map. */
  std::vector<std::string> names() const;

  /** Sets the value of @p name to @p v. */
  void setValue(const std::string& name, const Variant& v);

  /**
   * Returns the value for @p name. If @p name is not found a null variant is
   * returned.
   */
  Variant value(const std::string& name) const;

  /**
   * Returns true if the key exists in the map.
   */
  bool hasValue(const std::string& name) const;

  /**
   * Clears the map.
   */
  void clear() { m_map.clear(); }

  /** Return an iterator pointing to the beginning of the map. */
  iterator begin();

  /** \overload */
  const_iterator begin() const;

  /** Return a const_iterator pointing to the beginning of the map. */
  const_iterator constBegin() const;

  /** Return an iterator pointing to the end of the map. */
  iterator end();

  /** \overload */
  const_iterator end() const;

  /** Return a const_iterator pointing to the end of the map. */
  const_iterator constEnd() const;

private:
  std::map<std::string, Variant> m_map;
};

} // end Core namespace
} // end Avogadro namespace

#endif // AVOGADRO_CORE_VARIANTMAP_H
