// Copyright (C) 2010, Guy Barrand. All rights reserved.
// See the file tools.license for terms.

#ifndef tools_HEADER
#define tools_HEADER

#include "S_STRING"
#include "scast"

#define TOOLS_HEADER(a__class,a__sclass,a__parent)\
private:\
  typedef a__parent parent;\
public:\
  TOOLS_SCLASS(a__sclass)\
public:\
  virtual void* cast(const std::string& a_class) const {\
    if(void* p = tools::cmp_cast<a__class>(this,a_class)) return p;\
    return parent::cast(a_class);\
  }\
  virtual const std::string& s_cls() const {return s_class();}

#define TOOLS_HEADER_COPY(a__class,a__sclass,a__parent,a__to)\
  TOOLS_HEADER(a__class,a__sclass,a__parent)\
  virtual a__to* copy() const {return new a__class(*this);}

#define TOOLS_T_HEADER(a__T,a__class,a__sclass,a__parent)\
private:\
  typedef a__parent parent;\
public:\
  TOOLS_T_SCLASS(a__T,a__sclass)\
public:\
  virtual void* cast(const std::string& a_class) const {\
    if(void* p = tools::cmp_cast<a__class>(this,a_class)) return p;\
    return parent::cast(a_class);\
  }\
  virtual const std::string& s_cls() const {return s_class();}

#endif