/* \file toString.hpp
 *
 * contains template functions that allow for casting various types to strings.
 *
 *  Created on: Nov 14, 2010
 *      Author: heber
 */

#ifndef TOSTRING_HPP_
#define TOSTRING_HPP_

// include config.h
#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
#include <config.h>
#endif

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>

#include <deque>
#include <list>
#include <map>
#include <queue>
#include <set>
#include <vector>


/** Operator for output to std::ostream operator of an std::deque of arbitrary
 * type.
 * @param ost output stream
 * @param _deque deque of types to output
 * @return ost output stream
 */
template <class T, class alloc> std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream &ost, const std::deque< T, alloc > &_deque)
{
  ost << "( ";
  for (typename std::deque< T, alloc >::const_iterator iter = _deque.begin();
      iter != _deque.end();
      ++iter)
    ost << *iter << "; ";
  ost << ")";
  return ost;
}


/** Operator for output to std::ostream operator of an std::list of arbitrary
 * type.
 * @param ost output stream
 * @param _list list of types to output
 * @return ost output stream
 */
template <class T, class alloc> std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream &ost, const std::list< T, alloc > &_list)
{
  ost << "( ";
  for (typename std::list< T, alloc >::const_iterator iter = _list.begin();
      iter != _list.end();
      ++iter)
    ost << *iter << "; ";
  ost << ")";
  return ost;
}


/** Operator for output to std::ostream operator of an std::map of arbitrary
 * type.
 * @param ost output stream
 * @param vector map of types to output
 * @return ost output stream
 */
template <class T, class S, class comp, class alloc> std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream &ost, const std::map< T, S, comp, alloc > &_map)
{
  ost << "{ ";
  for (typename std::map< T, S, comp, alloc >::const_iterator iter = _map.begin();
      iter != _map.end();
      ++iter)
    ost << "(" << iter->first << ")=>(" << iter->second << "); ";
  ost << "}";
  return ost;
}

/** Operator for output to std::ostream operator of an std::multimap of arbitrary
 * type.
 * @param ost output stream
 * @param multimap map of types to output
 * @return ost output stream
 */
template <class T, class S, class comp, class alloc> std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream &ost, const std::multimap< T, S, comp, alloc > &_multimap)
{
  ost << "{ ";
  for (typename std::multimap< T, S, comp, alloc >::const_iterator iter = _multimap.begin();
      iter != _multimap.end();
      ++iter)
    ost << "(" << iter->first << ")=>(" << iter->second << "); ";
  ost << "}";
  return ost;
}

/** Operator for output to std::ostream operator of an std::multiset of arbitrary
 * type.
 * @param ost output stream
 * @param multiset list of types to output
 * @return ost output stream
 */
template <class T, class comp, class alloc> std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream &ost, const std::multiset< T, comp, alloc > &_multiset)
{
  ost << "( ";
  for (typename std::multiset< T, comp, alloc >::const_iterator iter = _multiset.begin();
      iter != _multiset.end();
      ++iter)
    ost << *iter << "; ";
  ost << ")";
  return ost;
}

/** Operator for output to std::ostream operator of an std::pair of arbitrary
 * type.
 * @param ost output stream
 * @param _pair pair of types to output
 * @return ost output stream
 */
template <class T, class S> std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream &ost, const std::pair< T, S > &_pair)
{
  ost << "[" << _pair.first << "," << _pair.second << "]";
  return ost;
}

/** Operator for output to std::ostream operator of an std::priority_queue of arbitrary
 * type.
 * @param ost output stream
 * @param _priority_queue queue of types to output
 * @return ost output stream
 */
template <class T, class alloc> std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream &ost, const std::priority_queue< T, alloc > &_priority_queue)
{
  ost << "( ";
  for (typename std::priority_queue< T, alloc >::const_iterator iter = _priority_queue.begin();
      iter != _priority_queue.end();
      ++iter)
    ost << *iter << "; ";
  ost << ")";
  return ost;
}

/** Operator for output to std::ostream operator of an std::queue of arbitrary
 * type.
 * @param ost output stream
 * @param _queue queue of types to output
 * @return ost output stream
 */
template <class T, class alloc> std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream &ost, const std::queue< T, alloc > &_queue)
{
  ost << "( ";
  for (typename std::queue< T, alloc >::const_iterator iter = _queue.begin();
      iter != _queue.end();
      ++iter)
    ost << *iter << "; ";
  ost << ")";
  return ost;
}


/** Operator for output to std::ostream operator of an std::set of arbitrary
 * type.
 * @param ost output stream
 * @param set list of types to output
 * @return ost output stream
 */
template <class T, class comp, class alloc> std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream &ost, const std::set< T, comp, alloc > &_set)
{
  ost << "( ";
  for (typename std::set< T, comp, alloc >::const_iterator iter = _set.begin();
      iter != _set.end();
      ++iter)
    ost << *iter << "; ";
  ost << ")";
  return ost;
}

/** Operator for output to std::ostream operator of an std::vector of arbitrary
 * type.
 * @param ost output stream
 * @param vector vector of types to output
 * @return ost output stream
 */
template <class T, class alloc> std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream &ost, const std::vector< T, alloc > &_vector)
{
  ost << "( ";
  for (typename std::vector< T, alloc >::const_iterator iter = _vector.begin();
      iter != _vector.end();
      ++iter)
    ost << *iter << "; ";
  ost << ")";
  return ost;
}

/** Converter for any class to string.
 * We use default conversion via stringstream as suggested by [Stroustrup].
 * \param _&_object reference to object to convert to string.
 * \return string converted \a _object
 */
template <class T> std::string toString(T const &_object)
{
  std::stringstream s;
  s << _object;
  return s.str();
}

/** Converter for a string to any class
 * We use default conversion via stringstream as suggested by [Stroustrup].
 * \param _&_object reference to object to convert.
 * \return converted \a _object of templated type
 */
template <class T> struct ConvertTo {
  T operator()(const std::string &_object) {
    std::stringstream s;
    T object;
    s << _object;
    s >> object;
    return object;
  }
};

#endif /* TOSTRING_HPP_ */