String.h

/* 
*  Copyright 2012 Matthias Fuchs
*
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*  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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#ifndef STROMX_RUNTIME_STRING_H
#define STROMX_RUNTIME_STRING_H

#include <string>
#include "stromx/runtime/Data.h"

namespace stromx
{
    namespace runtime
    {
        class STROMX_RUNTIME_API String : public Data
        {
            friend STROMX_RUNTIME_API bool operator==(const String & lhs, const String & rhs);
            friend STROMX_RUNTIME_API bool operator!=(const String & lhs, const String & rhs);
            friend STROMX_RUNTIME_API std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const String& string);
            
        public:
            explicit String() {}
            
            explicit String(const std::string & value) : m_value(value) {}
            
            explicit String(const char * value) : m_value(value) {}
            
            virtual const std::string & type() const { return TYPE; }
            virtual const Version & version() const { return VERSION; }
            virtual const std::string & package() const { return PACKAGE; }
            
            virtual const VariantHandle & variant() const;
            
            virtual Data* clone() const { return new String(m_value); }
            
            virtual void serialize(OutputProvider & out) const;
            
            virtual void deserialize(InputProvider & in, const Version & version);
            
            const std::string & get() const {  return m_value; }
            
            operator std::string() const { return get(); }
            
        private:
            static const std::string TYPE;
            static const std::string PACKAGE;
            static const Version VERSION;
            
            std::string m_value;
        };
        
        STROMX_RUNTIME_API bool operator==(const String & lhs, const String & rhs);
        
        STROMX_RUNTIME_API bool operator!=(const String & lhs, const String & rhs);   
        
        STROMX_RUNTIME_API std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const String& string);    
        
        template <>
        class STROMX_RUNTIME_API data_traits<String>
        {
        public:
            static const VariantHandle & variant();
        };  
    }
}


    
#endif // STROMX_RUNTIME_STRING_H