ls-standard-library/include/ls_std/boxing/String.hpp

/*
 * Author:          Patrick-Christopher Mattulat
 * Company:         Lynar Studios
 * E-Mail:          webmaster@lynarstudios.com
 * Created:         2020-08-14
 * Changed:         2022-05-19
 *
 * */

#ifndef LS_STD_STRING_HPP
#define LS_STD_STRING_HPP

#include <ls_std/core/interface/IBoxing.hpp>
#include <ls_std/core/Class.hpp>
#include <ls_std/core/types/Types.hpp>
#include <string>
#include <memory>
#include <vector>

namespace ls
{
  namespace std
  {
    namespace boxing
    {
      class String : public ls::std::core::Class, public ls::std::core::interface_type::IBoxing
      {
        public:

          String();
          explicit String(::std::string _value);
          ~String() override = default;

          // conversion operator

          operator const char *() const; // do not make explicit!
          operator ::std::string() const; // do not make explicit!

          // assignment operators

          ls::std::boxing::String &operator=(::std::string _value);

          // arithmetic operators

          ::std::string operator+(ls::std::boxing::String _string) const;
          ::std::string operator+(const ::std::string &_string) const;
          ::std::string operator+(const char *_string) const;
          ::std::string operator-(int _number);

          // compound operators

          ls::std::boxing::String &operator+=(ls::std::boxing::String _string);
          ls::std::boxing::String &operator+=(const ::std::string &_text);

          // comparison operators

          bool operator==(ls::std::boxing::String _string);
          bool operator==(const ::std::string &_value);
          bool operator==(const char *_value);
          bool operator!=(ls::std::boxing::String _string);
          bool operator!=(const ::std::string &_value);
          bool operator!=(const char *_value);

          // implementation

          void parse(::std::string _parseText) override;
          ::std::string toString() override;

          // additional functionality

          bool contains(const ::std::string &_text);
          bool endsWith(const ::std::string &_text);
          bool equalsIgnoreCase(ls::std::boxing::String _string);
          bool equalsIgnoreCase(::std::string _text);
          ::std::vector<ls::std::core::type::byte> getByteData();
          ::std::string padLeft(size_t _width, char _fillCharacter);
          ::std::string padRight(size_t _width, char _fillCharacter);
          ::std::string reverse();
          bool startsWith(const ::std::string &_text);
          ::std::string toLowerCase();
          ::std::string toUpperCase();

        private:

          ::std::string value{};

          static ::std::string _buildCharacterChain(size_t _amount, char _fillCharacter);
          static ::std::string _createFillContent(const ::std::string &_text, size_t _width, char _fillCharacter);
      };
    }
  }
}

#endif