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#ifndef COMMON_PATH_H
#define COMMON_PATH_H

#include "common/scummsys.h"
#include "common/str.h"

namespace Common {

/**
 * @defgroup common_path Path
 * @ingroup common
 *
 * @brief API for working with paths.
 *
 * @{
 */

const char DIR_SEPARATOR = '\x1f'; // unit separator

/**
 * Simple path class. Allows simple conversion to/from path strings with
 * arbitrary directory separators, providing a common representation.
 * 
 * Internally, this is just a simple wrapper around a String, using
 * '\x1f' (unit separator) as a directory separator. As this is not
 * a printable character, it should not appear in file names, unlike
 * '/', '\', or ':', which are allowed on certain platforms.
 */
class Path {
private:
	String _str;

public:
	/** Construct a new empty path. */
	Path() {}

	/** Construct a copy of the given path. */
	Path(const Path &path);

	/**
	 * Construct a new path from the given NULL-terminated C string.
	 * 
	 * @param str       A NULL-terminated C string representing a path,
	 *                  e.g. "foo/bar/baz"
	 * @param separator The directory separator used in the path string.
	 *                  Defaults to '/'.
	 */
	Path(const char *str, char separator = '/');

	/**
	 * Construct a new path from the given String.
	 * 
	 * @param str       A String representing a path, e.g. "foo/bar/baz"
	 * @param separator The directory separator used in the path string.
	 *                  Defaults to '/'.
	 */
	Path(const String &str, char separator = '/');

	/**
	 * Returns the unmodified, internal representation of the path,
	 * using '\x1f' as a directory separator.
	 */
	const String &rawString() const { return _str; }

	/**
	 * Converts a path to a string using the given directory separator.
	 * 
	 * @param separator The character used to separate directory names.
	 *                  Defaults to '/'.
	 */
	String toString(char separator = '/') const;

	/** Check whether this path is identical to path @p x. */
	bool operator==(const Path &x) const;

	/** Check whether this path is different than path @p x. */
	bool operator!=(const Path &x) const;

	/** Return if this path is empty */
	bool empty() const;

	/** Assign a given path to this path. */
	Path &operator=(const Path &str);

	/** @overload */
	Path &operator=(const char *str);

	/** @overload */
	Path &operator=(const String &str);

	void set(const char *str, char separator = '/');

	/**
	 * Appends the given path to this path (in-place).
	 * Does not automatically add a directory separator.
	 */
	Path &appendInPlace(const Path &x);

	/** @overload */
	Path &appendInPlace(const String &str, char separator = '/');

	/** @overload */
	Path &appendInPlace(const char *str, char separator = '/');

	/**
	 * Returns this path with the given path appended (out-of-place).
	 * Does not automatically add a directory separator.
	 */
	Path append(const Path &x) const;

	/** @overload */
	Path append(const String &str, char separator = '/') const;

	/** @overload */
	Path append(const char *str, char separator = '/') const;


	/**
	 * Joins the given path to this path (in-place).
	 * Automatically adds a directory separator.
	 */
	Path &joinInPlace(const Path &x);

	/** @overload */
	Path &joinInPlace(const String &str, char separator = '/');

	/** @overload */
	Path &joinInPlace(const char *str, char separator = '/');

	/**
	 * Returns this path joined with the given path (out-of-place).
	 * Automatically adds a directory separator.
	 */
	Path join(const Path &x) const;

	/** @overload */
	Path join(const String &str, char separator = '/') const;

	/** @overload */
	Path join(const char *str, char separator = '/') const;
};

/** @} */

} // End of namespace Common

#endif