// Copyright (C) 2009  Davis E. King (davis@dlib.net)
// License: Boost Software License   See LICENSE.txt for the full license.
#undef DLIB_DIR_NAV_EXTENSIONs_ABSTRACT_
#ifdef DLIB_DIR_NAV_EXTENSIONs_ABSTRACT_

#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include "dir_nav_kernel_abstract.h"

namespace dlib
{

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    bool file_exists (
        const std::string& filename
    );
    /*!
        ensures
            - if (a file with the given filename exists) then
                - returns true
            - else
                - returns false
    !*/

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    template <typename T>
    const std::vector<file> get_files_in_directory_tree (
        const directory& top_of_tree,
        const T& add_file,
        unsigned long max_depth = 30
    );
    /*!
        requires
            - add_file must be a function object with the following prototype:
                bool add_file (file f);
        ensures
            - performs a recursive search through the directory top_of_tree and all
              its sub-directories (up to the given max depth).  All files in these
              directories are examined by passing them to add_file() and if it 
              returns true then they will be included in the returned std::vector<file>
              object.
            - Note that a max_depth of 0 means that only the files in the directory
              top_of_tree will be considered.  A depth of 1 means that only files in 
              top_of_tree and its immediate sub-directories will be considered.  And
              so on...
    !*/

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    class match_ending
    {
        /*!
            WHAT THIS OBJECT REPRESENTS
                This is a simple function object that can be used with the
                above get_files_in_directory_tree() function.  This object
                just looks for files with a certain ending.
        !*/

    public:
        match_ending ( 
            const std::string& ending
        );
        /*!
            ensures
                - this object will be a function that checks if a file has a 
                  name that ends with the given ending string.
        !*/

        bool operator() (
            const file& f
        ) const;
        /*!
            ensures
                - if (the file f has a name that ends with the ending string given
                  to this object's constructor) then
                    - returns true
                - else
                    - returns false
        !*/
    };

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    class match_endings
    {
        /*!
            WHAT THIS OBJECT REPRESENTS
                This is a simple function object that can be used with the
                above get_files_in_directory_tree() function.  This object
                allows you to look for files with a number of different 
                endings.
        !*/

    public:
        match_endings ( 
            const std::string& ending_list
        );
        /*!
            ensures
                - ending_list is interpreted as a whitespace separated list
                  of file endings. 
                - this object will be a function that checks if a file has a 
                  name that ends with one of the strings in ending_list.
        !*/

        bool operator() (
            const file& f
        ) const;
        /*!
            ensures
                - if (the file f has a name that ends with one of the ending strings 
                  given to this object's constructor) then
                    - returns true
                - else
                    - returns false
        !*/
    };

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    class match_all
    {
        /*!
            WHAT THIS OBJECT REPRESENTS
                This is a simple function object that can be used with the
                above get_files_in_directory_tree() function.  This object
                matches all files. 
        !*/

    public:
        bool operator() (
            const file& f
        ) const;
        /*!
            ensures
                - returns true
                  (i.e. this function doesn't do anything.  It just says it
                  matches all files no matter what)
        !*/
    };

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    directory get_parent_directory (
        const directory& dir
    );
    /*!
        ensures
            - returns the parent directory of dir.  In particular, this
              function returns the value of dir.get_parent()
    !*/

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    directory get_parent_directory (
        const file& f
    );
    /*!
        ensures
            - if (f.full_name() != "") then
                - returns the directory which contains the given file
            - else
                - returns a default initialized directory (i.e. directory())
    !*/

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    std::string select_oldest_file (
        const std::string& filename1,
        const std::string& filename2
    );
    /*!
        ensures
            - Checks the last modification times of the two given files and returns the
              filename of the oldest file, i.e., the file that has gone longest since being
              modified.  Ties are broken arbitrarily. 
            - For the purpose of comparison, a file that doesn't exist is presumed to have
              a last modification time of -infinity (i.e. very far in the past).
    !*/

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    std::string select_newest_file (
        const std::string& filename1,
        const std::string& filename2
    );
    /*!
        ensures
            - Checks the last modification times of the two given files and returns the
              filename that was most recently modified.  Ties are broken arbitrarily. 
            - For the purpose of comparison, a file that doesn't exist is presumed to have
              a last modification time of -infinity (i.e. very far in the past).
    !*/

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

}

#endif // DLIB_DIR_NAV_EXTENSIONs_ABSTRACT_


