/*
 * Format.h
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2009 Matthias Schiffer <matthias@gamezock.de>
 *
 * This program 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
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * 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 this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

#ifndef MAD_CORE_FORMAT_H_
#define MAD_CORE_FORMAT_H_

#include "String.h"

#include <boost/format.hpp>

namespace Mad {
namespace Core {

class Format {
  private:
    boost::format format;

  public:
    Format(const String &formatString) : format(formatString.toLocale()) {}

    void clear() {
      format.clear();
    }

    Format& parse(const String &formatString) {
      format.parse(formatString.toLocale());
      return *this;
    }

    String str() const {
      return String::fromLocale(format.str());
    }

    template<class T>
    Format& operator%(T &x) {
      format % x;
      return *this;
    }

    template<class T>
    Format& operator%(const T &x) {
      format % x;
      return *this;
    }
};

template<typename ElemType, typename Traits>
std::basic_ostream<ElemType, Traits>& operator<<(std::basic_ostream<ElemType, Traits> &stream, const Format &format) {
  stream << format.str();
  return stream;
}

}
}

#endif /* MAD_CORE_FORMAT_H_ */