/**

 * ===============================================================

 * SourceMod (C)2004-2007 AlliedModders LLC.  All rights reserved.

 * ===============================================================

 *

 *  This file is part of the SourceMod/SourcePawn SDK.  This file may only be 

 * used or modified under the Terms and Conditions of its License Agreement, 

 * which is found in public/licenses/LICENSE.txt.  As of this notice, derivative 

 * works must be licensed under the GNU General Public License (version 2 or 

 * greater).  A copy of the GPL is included under public/licenses/GPL.txt.

 * 

 * To view the latest information, see: http://www.sourcemod.net/license.php

 *

 * Version: $Id$

 */

#ifndef _INCLUDE_SOURCEMOD_MAIN_HELPER_INTERFACE_H_

#define _INCLUDE_SOURCEMOD_MAIN_HELPER_INTERFACE_H_

/**

 * @file ISourceMod.h

 * @brief Defines miscellanious helper functions useful to extensions.

 */

#include <IShareSys.h>

#include <sp_vm_api.h>

#include <IDataPack.h>

#define SMINTERFACE_SOURCEMOD_NAME		"ISourceMod"

#define SMINTERFACE_SOURCEMOD_VERSION	1

namespace SourceMod

{

	/**

	 * @brief Describes various ways of formatting a base path.

	 */

	enum PathType

	{

		Path_None = 0,			/**< No base path */

		Path_Game,				/**< Base path is absolute mod folder */

		Path_SM,				/**< Base path is absolute to SourceMod */

		Path_SM_Rel,			/**< Base path is relative to SourceMod */

	};

	/**

	 * @brief Contains miscellaneous helper functions.

	 */

	class ISourceMod : public SMInterface

	{

	public:

		virtual const char *GetInterfaceName()

		{

			return SMINTERFACE_SOURCEMOD_NAME;

		}

		virtual unsigned int GetInterfaceVersion()

		{

			return SMINTERFACE_SOURCEMOD_VERSION;

		}

	public:

		/**

		 * @brief Returns the full path to the mod directory.

		 *

		 * @return			A string containing the full mod path.

		 */

		virtual const char *GetModPath() const =0;

		/**

		 * @brief Returns the full path to the SourceMod directory.

		 *

		 * @return			A string containing the full SourceMod path.

		 */

		virtual const char *GetSourceModPath() const =0;

		/**

		 * @brief Builds a platform path for a specific target base path.

		 *

		 * @param type		Type of path to use as a base.

		 * @param buffer	Buffer to write to.

		 * @param maxlength	Size of buffer.

		 * @param format	Format string.

		 * @param ...		Format arguments.

		 * @return			Number of bytes written.

		 */

		virtual size_t BuildPath(PathType type, char *buffer, size_t maxlength, char *format, ...) =0;

		/**

		 * @brief Logs a message to the SourceMod logs.

		 *

		 * @param pExt		Extension calling this function.

		 * @param format	Message format.

		 * @param ...		Message format parameters.

		 */

		virtual void LogMessage(IExtension *pExt, const char *format, ...) =0;

		/**

		 * @brief Logs a message to the SourceMod error logs.

		 *

		 * @param pExt		Extension calling this function.

		 * @param format	Message format.

		 * @param ...		Message format parameters.

		 */

		virtual void LogError(IExtension *pExt, const char *format, ...) =0;

		/**

		 * @brief Formats a string from a native.

		 *

		 * @param buffer		Buffer to store message.

		 * @param maxlength		Maximum length of buffer (inculding null terminator).

		 * @param pContext		Pointer to the plugin's context.

		 * @param params		Parameter array that was passed to the native.

		 * @param param			Parameter index where format string and variable arguments begin.

		 *						Note: parameter indexes start at 1.

		 * @return				Number of bytes written, not including the null terminator.

		 */

		virtual size_t FormatString(char *buffer, 

									size_t maxlength, 

									SourcePawn::IPluginContext *pContext,

									const cell_t *params,

									unsigned int param) =0;

		/**

		 * @brief Creates a data pack object.

		 *

		 * @return			A new IDataPack object.

		 */

		virtual IDataPack *CreateDataPack() =0;

		/**

		 * @brief Releases a data pack's resources so it can be re-used.

		 *

		 * @param pack		An IDataPack object to release.

		 */

		virtual void FreeDataPack(IDataPack *pack) =0;

		/**

		 * @brief Returns the automated data pack handle type.

		 *

		 * The readonly data type is the parent of the writable type.  

		 * Note that calling CloseHandle() on either type will release the data pack.

		 * The readonly type is inheritable, but due to limitations of the Handle System,

		 * the writable type is not.

		 *

		 * @param readonly	If true, the readonly type will be returned.

		 * @return			The Handle type for storing generic data packs.

		 */

		 virtual HandleType_t GetDataPackHandleType(bool readonly=false) =0;

	};

}

#endif //_INCLUDE_SOURCEMOD_MAIN_HELPER_INTERFACE_H_