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// - FileInfo.hpp                                                            -
// - standard object library - file info class definition                    -
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#ifndef  AFNIX_FILEINFO_HPP
#define  AFNIX_FILEINFO_HPP

#ifndef  AFNIX_NAMEABLE_HPP
#include "Nameable.hpp"
#endif

namespace afnix {

  /// The FileInfo class is a file information class that holds the primary
  /// information related to a file, such like its size or its modification
  /// time. The file information is set at construction but can be updated
  /// with the help of the "update" method.
  /// @author amaury darsch

  class FileInfo : public Nameable {
  private:
    /// the file name
    String d_name;
    /// the file size
    t_long d_size;
    /// the modification time
    t_long d_mtime;

  public:
    /// create a new information object by name
    /// @param name the file name
    FileInfo (const String& name);

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

    /// update the file information
    void update (void);

    /// @return the file name
    String getname (void) const;

    /// @return the file size
    t_long length (void) const;

    /// @return the file modification time
    t_long mtime (void) const;

  private:
    // make the copy constructor private
    FileInfo (const FileInfo&);
    // make the assignment operator private
    FileInfo& operator = (const FileInfo&);

  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
