#ifndef DICTIONARY_H
#define DICTIONARY_H

namespace icinga
{

typedef map<string, Variant>::const_iterator ConstDictionaryIterator;
typedef map<string, Variant>::iterator DictionaryIterator;

struct I2_BASE_API PropertyChangedEventArgs : public EventArgs
{
	string Property;
	Variant OldValue;
	Variant NewValue;
};

class I2_BASE_API Dictionary : public Object
{
private:
	map<string, Variant> m_Data;

public:
	typedef shared_ptr<Dictionary> Ptr;
	typedef weak_ptr<Dictionary> WeakPtr;

	bool GetProperty(string key, Variant *value) const;
	void SetProperty(string key, const Variant& value);

	bool GetPropertyString(string key, string *value);
	void SetPropertyString(string key, const string& value);

	bool GetPropertyInteger(string key, long *value);
	void SetPropertyInteger(string key, long value);

	bool GetPropertyDictionary(string key, Dictionary::Ptr *value);
	void SetPropertyDictionary(string key, const Dictionary::Ptr& value);

	bool GetPropertyObject(string key, Object::Ptr *value);
	void SetPropertyObject(string key, const Object::Ptr& value);

	DictionaryIterator Begin(void);
	DictionaryIterator End(void);

	void AddUnnamedProperty(const Variant& value);
	void AddUnnamedPropertyString(const string& value);
	void AddUnnamedPropertyInteger(long value);
	void AddUnnamedPropertyDictionary(const Dictionary::Ptr& value);
	void AddUnnamedPropertyObject(const Object::Ptr& value);

	long GetLength(void) const;

	Event<PropertyChangedEventArgs> OnPropertyChanged;
};

}

#endif /* DICTIONARY_H */