/* $Id: list.h 36659 2011-04-12 15:53:44Z vboxsync $ */
/** @file
 * MS COM / XPCOM Abstraction Layer - List classes declaration.
 */

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 */

#ifndef ___VBox_com_list_h
#define ___VBox_com_list_h

#include <VBox/com/string.h>
#include <iprt/cpp/list.h>

/**
 * Specialized list class for using with com::Utf8Str.
 *
 * The class offers methods for importing com::SafeArray's of com::Bstr's.
 */
template <>
class RTCList<Utf8Str>: public RTCListBase<Utf8Str, Utf8Str*, false>
{
    /* Traits */
    typedef Utf8Str                   T;
    typedef T                        *ITYPE;
    static const bool                 MT = false;
    typedef RTCListBase<T, ITYPE, MT> BASE;

public:
    /**
     * Creates a new list.
     *
     * This preallocates @a cCapacity elements within the list.
     *
     * @param   cCapacitiy   The initial capacity the list has.
     * @throws  std::bad_alloc
     */
    RTCList(size_t cCapacity = BASE::DefaultCapacity)
     : BASE(cCapacity) {}

    /**
     * Creates a copy of another list.
     *
     * The other list will be fully copied and the capacity will be the same as
     * the size of the other list. The com::Bstr's are silently converted to
     * com::Utf8Str's.
     *
     * @param   other          The list to copy.
     * @throws  std::bad_alloc
     */
    RTCList(ComSafeArrayIn(IN_BSTR, other))
    {
        com::SafeArray<IN_BSTR> sfaOther(ComSafeArrayInArg(other));
        realloc_grow(sfaOther.size());
        m_cSize = sfaOther.size();
        for (size_t i = 0; i < m_cSize; ++i)
            RTCListHelper<T, ITYPE>::set(m_pArray, i, T(sfaOther[i]));
    }

    /**
     * Creates a copy of another list.
     *
     * The other list will be fully copied and the capacity will be the same as
     * the size of the other list. The com::Bstr's are silently converted to
     * com::Utf8Str's.
     *
     * @param   other          The list to copy.
     * @throws  std::bad_alloc
     */
    RTCList(const com::SafeArray<IN_BSTR> &other)
    {
        realloc_grow(other.size());
        m_cSize = other.size();
        for (size_t i = 0; i < m_cSize; ++i)
            RTCListHelper<T, ITYPE>::set(m_pArray, i, T(other[i]));
    }

    /**
     * Copy the items of the other list into this list. All previous items of
     * this list are deleted.
     *
     * @param   other   The list to copy.
     * @return  a reference to this list.
     * @throws  std::bad_alloc
     */
    RTCListBase<T, ITYPE, MT> &operator=(const com::SafeArray<IN_BSTR> &other)
    {
        m_guard.enterWrite();
        /* Values cleanup */
        RTCListHelper<T, ITYPE>::eraseRange(m_pArray, 0, m_cSize);

        /* Copy */
        if (other.size() != m_cCapacity)
            realloc_grow(other.size());
        m_cSize = other.size();
        for (size_t i = 0; i < other.size(); ++i)
            RTCListHelper<T, ITYPE>::set(m_pArray, i, T(other[i]));
        m_guard.leaveWrite();

        return *this;
    }

    /**
     * Implicit conversion to a RTCString list.
     *
     * This allows the usage of the RTCString::join method with this list type.
     *
     * @return  a converted const reference to this list.
     */
    operator const RTCList<RTCString, RTCString*>&()
    {
        return *reinterpret_cast<RTCList<RTCString, RTCString*> *>(this);
    }

    /* Define our own new and delete. */
    RTMEMEF_NEW_AND_DELETE_OPERATORS();
};

#endif /* !___VBox_com_list_h */