/*!
 * @file resource.h
 * @brief Definition of a Resource.
*/

#ifndef _RESOURCE_H
#define _RESOURCE_H

#include "base_object.h"
#include "multi_type.h"
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <set>

//! A Resource is an Object, that can be loaded from Disk
/**
 *
 */
class Resource : virtual public BaseObject
{
  ObjectListDeclaration(Resource);
public:
  class KeepLevel
  {
  public:
    void setKeepLevelName(unsigned int level, const std::string& name);
  private:
    std::vector<std::string>     _keepLevelName;
  };

protected:
  class Type
  {
  public:
    Type(const ClassID& classID) : _id(-1), _classID(classID) { };

    void addExtension(const std::string& extension);

    void addResourcePath(const std::string& path);
    void addResourceSubPath(const std::string& subPath);

    /// Retrieve Functions
    const ClassID& storedClassID() const { return _classID; };
    int id() const { return _id; };
    const std::vector<std::string>& resourcePaths() const { return _resourcePaths; };
    const std::vector<std::string>& resourceSubPaths() const { return _resourceSubPaths; };
    const std::vector<Resource*>& storedResources() const { return _storedResources; };

    void setID(int id);

  private:
    int                           _id;
    const ClassID&                _classID;
    std::vector<std::string>      _resourcePaths;
    std::vector<std::string>      _resourceSubPaths;
    std::vector<std::string>      _fileExtensions;

    std::vector<Resource*>        _storedResources;
  };

  class Pointer
  {
  public:
    Pointer(const std::string& loadString, const Resource::KeepLevel& keeplevel);
    const std::string& loadString() const { return _loadString; };
    const Resource::KeepLevel& keepLevel() const { return _keepLevel; };

  private:
    std::string              _loadString;             //!< An identifier, to match when loading a File.
    Resource::KeepLevel      _keepLevel;              //!< The Priority of this resource. (can only be increased, so none else will delete this)
  };


public:
  Resource();
  virtual ~Resource();

  virtual bool reload();
  virtual bool unload();

protected:
  Resource::Pointer* acquireResource(Resource::Type& resourceType, const std::string& loadString);

private:
  Resource::Pointer*       _pointer;                //!< Virtual Pointer to the ResourceData.


  static std::vector<Resource::Type*>    _resourceTypes;

  //! GLOBALS
  static std::string                     _mainGlobalPath;
  static std::vector<std::string>        _globalPaths;
};

#endif /* _RESOURCE_H */