/***************************************************************************
 *
 *  swoptfilter.h -	Implenetation of SWOptionFilter
 *
 * $Id$
 *
 * Copyright 1998 CrossWire Bible Society (http://www.crosswire.org)
 *	CrossWire Bible Society
 *	P. O. Box 2528
 *	Tempe, AZ  85280-2528
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
 * Free Software Foundation version 2.
 *
 * 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
 * General Public License for more details.
 *
 */

#ifndef SWOPTFILTER_H
#define SWOPTFILTER_H

#include <swfilter.h>
#include <swbuf.h>
#include <list>

SWORD_NAMESPACE_START

/**
* The type definitoin for option types
*/
typedef std::list < SWBuf > StringList;


  /** Base class for all option filters.
  */
class SWDLLEXPORT SWOptionFilter : public virtual SWFilter {
protected:
	SWBuf optionValue;
	const char *optName;
	const char *optTip;
	const StringList *optValues;
	bool option;
	bool isBooleanVal;
public:

	SWOptionFilter();
	SWOptionFilter(const char *oName, const char *oTip, const StringList *oValues);
	virtual ~SWOptionFilter();


	/** many options are simple Off/On boolean type, and frontends may wish to show these
	 * with checkmarks or the like to the end user.  This is a convenience method
	 * to allow a frontend to check if this filter has only Off/On values
	 */
	bool isBoolean() { return isBooleanVal; }

	/** gets the name of the option of this filter
	 * @return option name
	 */
	virtual const char *getOptionName() { return optName; }

	/** gets a short explanation of the option of this filter;
	 * it could be presented to the user in frontend programs
	 * @return option tip/explanation
	 */
	virtual const char *getOptionTip() { return optTip; }

	/** returns a list of the possible option values
	 * 
	 * @return list of option values
	 */
	virtual StringList getOptionValues() { return *optValues; }

	/** @return The value of the current option.
	*/
	virtual const char *getOptionValue();

	/** sets the value of the option of this filter,
	 * e.g maybe a strong's filter might be set to "On" / "Off" -
	 * that would mean to show or not to show the strongs in the text,
	 * see also getOptionValues()
	 * @param ival the new option value
	 */
	virtual void setOptionValue(const char *ival);

};

SWORD_NAMESPACE_END
#endif