#ifndef OPENMW_ESM_VARIANT_H
#define OPENMW_ESM_VARIANT_H

#include <iosfwd>
#include <string>
#include <tuple>
#include <variant>

namespace ESM
{
    class ESMReader;
    class ESMWriter;

    enum VarType
    {
        VT_Unknown = 0,
        VT_None,
        VT_Short, // stored as a float, kinda
        VT_Int,
        VT_Long, // stored as a float
        VT_Float,
        VT_String
    };

    class Variant
    {
        VarType mType;
        std::variant<std::monostate, int32_t, float, std::string> mData;

    public:
        enum Format
        {
            Format_Global,
            Format_Gmst,
            Format_Info,
            Format_Local // local script variables in save game files
        };

        Variant()
            : mType(VT_None)
            , mData(std::monostate{})
        {
        }

        explicit Variant(const std::string& value)
            : mType(VT_String)
            , mData(value)
        {
        }

        explicit Variant(std::string&& value)
            : mType(VT_String)
            , mData(std::move(value))
        {
        }

        explicit Variant(int32_t value)
            : mType(VT_Long)
            , mData(value)
        {
        }

        explicit Variant(float value)
            : mType(VT_Float)
            , mData(value)
        {
        }

        VarType getType() const { return mType; }

        const std::string& getString() const;
        ///< Will throw an exception, if value can not be represented as a string.

        int32_t getInteger() const;
        ///< Will throw an exception, if value can not be represented as an integer (implicit
        /// casting of float values is permitted).

        float getFloat() const;
        ///< Will throw an exception, if value can not be represented as a float value.

        void read(ESMReader& esm, Format format);

        void write(ESMWriter& esm, Format format) const;

        void write(std::ostream& stream) const;
        ///< Write in text format.

        void setType(VarType type);

        void setString(const std::string& value);
        ///< Will throw an exception, if type is not compatible with string.

        void setString(std::string&& value);
        ///< Will throw an exception, if type is not compatible with string.

        void setInteger(int32_t value);
        ///< Will throw an exception, if type is not compatible with integer.

        void setFloat(float value);
        ///< Will throw an exception, if type is not compatible with float.

        friend bool operator==(const Variant& left, const Variant& right)
        {
            return std::tie(left.mType, left.mData) == std::tie(right.mType, right.mData);
        }

        friend bool operator!=(const Variant& left, const Variant& right) { return !(left == right); }
    };

    std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& stream, const Variant& value);
}

#endif