#ifndef _INCLUDE_SOURCEMOD_ADT_FACTORY_H_

#define _INCLUDE_SOURCEMOD_ADT_FACTORY_H_

#include <IShareSys.h>

#define SMINTERFACE_ADTFACTORY_NAME		"IADTFactory"

#define SMINTERFACE_ADTFACTORY_VERSION	2

/**

* @file IADTFactory.h

* @brief Creates abstract data types.

*/

namespace SourceMod

{

	/**

	 * @brief A "Trie" data type.

	 */

	class IBasicTrie

	{

	public:

		/**

		 * @brief Inserts a key/value pair.

		 *

		 * @param key		Key string (null terminated).

		 * @param value		Value pointer (may be anything).

		 * @return			True on success, false if key already exists.

		 */

		virtual bool Insert(const char *key, void *value) =0;

		/**

		 * @brief Retrieves the value of a key.

		 *

		 * @param key		Key string (null terminated).

		 * @param value		Optional pointer to store value pointer.

		 * @return			True on success, false if key was not found.

		 */

		virtual bool Retrieve(const char *key, void **value) =0;

		/**

		 * @brief Deletes a key.

		 *

		 * @param key		Key string (null terminated).

		 * @return			True on success, false if key was not found.

		 */

		virtual bool Delete(const char *key) =0;

		/**

		 * @brief Flushes the entire trie of all keys.

		 */

		virtual void Clear() =0;

		/**

		 * @brief Destroys the IBasicTrie object and frees all associated 

		 * memory.

		 */

		virtual void Destroy() =0;

		/**

		 * @brief Inserts a key/value pair, replacing an old inserted

		 * value if it already exists.

		 *

		 * @param key		Key string (null terminated).

		 * @param value		Value pointer (may be anything).

		 * @return			True on success, false on failure.

		 */

		virtual bool Replace(const char *key, void *value) =0;

	};

	class IADTFactory : public SMInterface

	{

	public:

		/**

		 * @brief Creates a basic Trie object.

		 *

		 * @return			A new IBasicTrie object which must be destroyed

		 *					via IBasicTrie::Destroy().

		 */

		virtual IBasicTrie *CreateBasicTrie() =0;

	};

}

#endif //_INCLUDE_SOURCEMOD_ADT_FACTORY_H_