/* +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
   Copyright (c) 2012-2021 The plumed team
   (see the PEOPLE file at the root of the distribution for a list of names)

   See http://www.plumed.org for more information.

   This file is part of plumed, version 2.

   plumed is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
   it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
   GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
   along with plumed.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ */
#ifndef __PLUMED_tools_FileBase_h
#define __PLUMED_tools_FileBase_h

#include <string>

namespace PLMD {

class Communicator;
class PlumedMain;
class Action;

/**
Base class for dealing with files.

This class just provides things which are common among OFile and IFile
*/

class FileBase {
/// Copy constructor is disabled
  FileBase(const FileBase&) = delete;
/// Assignment operator is disabled
  FileBase& operator=(const FileBase&) = delete;
protected:
/// Internal tool.
/// Base for IFile::Field and OFile::Field
  class FieldBase {
// everything is public to simplify usage
  public:
    std::string name;
    std::string value;
    bool constant;
    FieldBase(): constant(false) {}
  };

/// file pointer
  FILE* fp;
/// zip file pointer.
  void* gzfp;
/// communicator. NULL if not set
  Communicator* comm;
/// pointer to main plumed object. NULL if not linked
  PlumedMain* plumed;
/// pointer to corresponding action. NULL if not linked
  Action* action;
/// Control closing on destructor.
/// If true, file will not be closed in destructor
  bool cloned;
/// Private constructor.
/// In this manner one cannot instantiate a FileBase object
  FileBase();
/// Set to true when end of file is encountered
  bool eof;
/// Set to true when error is encountered
  bool err;
/// path of the opened file
  std::string path;
/// mode of the opened file
  std::string mode;
/// Set to true if you want flush to be heavy (close/reopen)
  bool heavyFlush;
public:
/// Append suffix.
/// It appends the desired suffix to the string. Notice that
/// it conserves some suffix (e.g. gz/xtc/trr).
  static std::string appendSuffix(const std::string&path,const std::string&suffix);
private:
/// Enforced suffix:
  std::string enforcedSuffix;
/// If true, use enforcedSuffix, else get it from PlumedMain
  bool enforcedSuffix_;
public:
/// Link to an already open filed
  FileBase& link(FILE*);
/// Link to a PlumedMain object
/// Automatically links also the corresponding Communicator.
  FileBase& link(PlumedMain&);
/// Link to a Communicator object
  FileBase& link(Communicator&);
/// Link to an Action object.
/// Automatically links also the corresponding PlumedMain and Communicator.
  FileBase& link(Action&);
/// Enforce suffix.
/// Overrides the one set in PlumedMain&
  FileBase& enforceSuffix(const std::string&suffix);
/// Flushes the file to disk
  virtual FileBase& flush();
/// Closes the file
/// Should be used only for explicitely opened files.
  void        close();
/// Virtual destructor (allows inheritance)
  virtual ~FileBase();
/// Check for error/eof.
  operator bool () const;
/// Set heavyFlush flag
  void setHeavyFlush() { heavyFlush=true;}
/// Opens the file
  virtual FileBase& open(const std::string&name)=0;
/// Check if the file exists
  bool FileExist(const std::string& path);
/// Check if a file is open
  bool isOpen();
/// Retrieve the path
  std::string getPath()const;
/// Retrieve the mode
  std::string getMode()const;
/// Get the file suffix
  std::string getSuffix()const;
/// Get the underlying file pointer.
/// It might be null even if the file is open, e.g. when the file
/// was open as a gzipped file.
  FILE* getFILE()const;
};

inline
std::string FileBase::getPath()const {
  return path;
}

inline
std::string FileBase::getMode()const {
  return mode;
}

inline
FILE* FileBase::getFILE()const {
  return fp;
}

}

#endif
