/**
Contains primitives related to reference resolving during construction of data
(objects, structs, basic types, etc.).

License:
	Boost Software License - Version 1.0 - August 17th, 2003

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Authors:
	aermicioi
**/
module aermicioi.aedi.factory.reference;

import aermicioi.aedi.factory.factory;
import aermicioi.aedi.exception.invalid_cast_exception;
import aermicioi.aedi.storage.wrapper;
import aermicioi.aedi.storage.locator;
import std.traits;

/**
Represents a reference that some data is dependent on it.

Represents a reference that some data is dependent on it. 
It will resolve itself to the referenced data, that is
subclass of Object, or data that is encapsulated in Wrapper object.
**/
interface RuntimeReference {
    
    /**
    Resolve the reference, to referenced data.
    
    Resolve the reference, to referenced data.
    
    Params:
    	locator = an optional source of data used to resolve reference
    
    Returns:
    	Object the actual object, or data that is wrapped in Wrapper object.
    **/
    Object get(Locator!() locator);
}

/**
Represents a reference that is located in locator.

Represents a reference that is located in locator.
It uses referenced data's identity in locator to
find it and serve.
**/
class LocatorReference : RuntimeReference {
    private {
        string identity_;
    }
    
    public {
        this(string id) {
            this.identity = id;
        }
        
        @property {
            
            /**
            Set the identity of referenced data.
            
            Set the identity of referenced data.
            Description
            
            Params:
            	identity = the identity of referenced data.
            
            Returns:
            	this
            **/
        	LocatorReference identity(string identity) @safe nothrow {
        		this.identity_ = identity;
        	
        		return this;
        	}
        	
        	/**
        	Get the identity of referenced data.
        	
        	Get the identity of referenced data.
        	
        	Returns:
        		string the identity of referenced data
        	**/
        	string identity() @safe nothrow {
        		return this.identity_;
        	}
        }
        
        Object get(Locator!() locator) {
            return locator.get(this.identity);
        }
    }
}

/**
ditto
**/
auto lref(string id) {
    return new LocatorReference(id);
}

/**
ditto
**/
auto lref(T)() {
    import std.traits;
    
    return (name!T).lref;
}

/**
ditto
**/
auto lref(string name)() {
    return name.lref;
}

/**
Represents a reference to data yet to be constructed.

Represents a reference to data yet to be constructed.
It will instantiate the referenced data using an object
factory, and will serve it to requestor.
**/
class AnonymousFactoryReference : RuntimeReference {

    private {
        ObjectFactory factory_;
    }
    
    public {
        @property {
        	AnonymousFactoryReference factory(ObjectFactory factory) @safe nothrow {
        		this.factory_ = factory;
        	
        		return this;
        	}
        	
        	ObjectFactory factory() @safe nothrow {
        		return this.factory_;
        	}
        }
        
        Object get(Locator!() locator) {
            return this.factory.factory;
        }
    }
}

/**
ditto
**/
auto anonymous(T : Factory!X, X)(T factory) {
    import aermicioi.aedi.factory.decorating_factory;
    return anonymous(new WrappingFactory!T(factory));
}

/**
ditto
**/
auto anonymous(ObjectFactory factory) {
    import aermicioi.aedi.factory.decorating_factory;
    
    auto anonymous = new AnonymousFactoryReference();
    anonymous.factory = factory;
    
    return anonymous;
}

/**
Resolve a reference, and attempt to convert to data of type T.

Resolve a reference, and attempt to convert to data of type T.

Params:
	T = the expected type of resolved data.
	locator = optional source of data for resolving reference

Throws:
	InvalidCastException when resolved data is not of expected type.

Returns:
	T referenced object
	Wrapper!T referenced data that is not of Object subclass.
**/
auto resolve(T : Object)(RuntimeReference reference, Locator!() locator)
body {
    T result = cast(T) reference.get(locator);
    
    if (result !is null) {
        return result;
    }
    
    throw new InvalidCastException("Resolved runtime reference " ~ typeid(reference.get(locator)).toString() ~ " is not of expected type: " ~ fullyQualifiedName!T);
}

/**
ditto
**/
auto resolve(T)(RuntimeReference reference, Locator!() locator)
    if (is(T == interface)) {
    
    Object obj = reference.get(locator);
    {
        T result = cast(T) obj;
        
        if (result !is null) {
            return result;
        }
    }
    
    {
        Wrapper!T result = cast(Wrapper!T) obj;
        
        if (result !is null) {
            return result;
        }
    }
    
    throw new InvalidCastException("Resolved runtime reference " ~ typeid(reference.get(locator)).toString() ~ " is not of expected type: " ~ fullyQualifiedName!T);
}

/**
ditto
**/
auto resolve(T)(RuntimeReference reference, Locator!() locator)
    if (!is(T == interface)) {
    
    Wrapper!T result = cast(Wrapper!T) reference.get(locator);
    
    if (result !is null) {
        return result;
    }
    
    throw new InvalidCastException("Resolved runtime reference " ~ typeid(reference.get(locator)).toString() ~ " is not of expected type: " ~ fullyQualifiedName!T);
}

/**
ditto
**/
auto ref Z resolve(T, Z)(auto ref Z reference, Locator!() locator)
    if (!is(Z : RuntimeReference)) {
    return reference; 
}

/**
Alias to fullyQualifiedName from std.traits, for shorter notation.
**/
template name(alias T)
    if (is(typeof(T))) {
    alias name = fullyQualifiedName!(typeof(T));
}

/**
ditto
**/
template name(T) {
    alias name = fullyQualifiedName!T;
}

/**
Convert a type into a locator reference by type's name.
**/
template toLref(Type) {
    auto toLref() {
        return name!Type.lref;
    }
}

/**
ditto
**/
template toLrefType(Type) {
    alias toLrefType = LocatorReference;
}