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// - AsnSequence.hpp                                                         -
// - afnix:itu module - asn sequence node class definition                   -
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#ifndef  AFNIX_ASNSEQUENCE_HPP
#define  AFNIX_ASNSEQUENCE_HPP

#ifndef  AFNIX_VECTOR_HPP
#include "Vector.hpp"
#endif

#ifndef  AFNIX_ASNNODE_HPP
#include "AsnNode.hpp"
#endif

namespace afnix {

  /// The AsnSequence class is the asn object class that encodes the sequence
  /// constructed type. The order of elements is preserved in the encoding
  /// of the sequence.
  /// @author amaury darsch

  class AsnSequence : public AsnNode {
  private:
    /// the sequence vector
    Vector d_vseq;

  protected:
    /// write the node body into a buffer
    /// @param encr the encoding rule
    /// @param buf  the buffer to write
    void wbody (const t_encr encr, Buffer& buf) const;

    /// write a node body into an output stream
    /// @param encr the encoding rule
    /// @param os   the output stream to write
    void wbody (const t_encr encr, OutputStream& os) const;

  public:
    /// create a default asn sequence
    AsnSequence (void);

    /// create an asn sequence by node and buffer
    /// @param node the base asn node
    /// @param cbuf the content buffer
    AsnSequence (const AsnNode& node, const Buffer& cbuf);

    /// create an asn sequence by node and node vector
    /// @param node the base asn node
    /// @param vnod the content vector
    AsnSequence (const AsnNode& node, const Vector& vnod);

    /// copy construct this asn sequence
    /// @param that the asn sequence to copy
    AsnSequence (const AsnSequence& that);

    /// @return the class name
    String repr (void) const;

    /// @return a clone of this object
    Object* clone (void) const;

    /// assign an asn integer node to this one
    /// param that the asn boolean node to assign
    AsnSequence& operator = (const AsnSequence& that);

    /// reset this asn sequence
    void reset (void);

    /// get the node content length
    /// @param encr the encoding rule
    t_long getclen (const t_encr encr) const;

    /// @return the number of nodes
    long getnlen (void) const;

    /// @return a node by index
    AsnNode* getnode (const long index) const;

    /// add an asn node to the sequence
    /// @param node the asn node to add
    void add (AsnNode* node);

  public:
    /// create a new object in a generic way
    /// @param argv the argument vector
    static Object* mknew (Vector* argv);

    /// @return true if the given quark is defined
    bool isquark (const long quark, const bool hflg) const;
    
    /// apply this object with a set of arguments and a quark
    /// @param robj  the current runnable
    /// @param nset  the current nameset    
    /// @param quark the quark to apply these arguments
    /// @param argv  the arguments to apply
    Object* apply (Runnable* robj, Nameset* nset, const long quark,
		   Vector* argv);
  };
}

#endif
