FileIdentifier.h

/*
 * Directory.h
 *
 *  Created on: Feb 16, 2010
 *      Author: tdillig
 */

#ifndef FILE_IDENTIFIER_H_
#define FILE_IDENTIFIER_H_

#include <string>
#include <vector>

#include <boost/serialization/vector.hpp>
#include <boost/serialization/map.hpp>
#include <boost/serialization/list.hpp>
#include <boost/serialization/string.hpp>
#include <boost/serialization/version.hpp>
#include <boost/serialization/split_member.hpp>
#include <boost/serialization/shared_ptr.hpp>
#include <boost/serialization/base_object.hpp>
#include <boost/serialization/export.hpp>
#include <boost/serialization/set.hpp>

using namespace std;

class FileIdentifier
{
        friend class boost::serialization::access;
        template<class Archive>
        void serialize(Archive & ar, const unsigned int version)
        {
                ar & dirs;
                ar & file;
        }

private:
        vector<string> dirs;
        string file;


public:
        FileIdentifier(){};
        FileIdentifier(string path);
        FileIdentifier(const FileIdentifier& other);
        string to_string(char separator = '/') const;
        const string& get_filename() const;
        int num_dirs();
        const string & get_ith_dir(int i);
        bool operator==(const FileIdentifier& other) const;
        bool operator!=(const FileIdentifier& other) const;
        bool operator<(const FileIdentifier& other) const;
        bool operator>(const FileIdentifier& other) const;
        void add_dir(const string& dir);
        void pop_dir();

        virtual ~FileIdentifier();


        /*
         * Static methods
         */
        static string construct_absolute_path(const string& path,
                        vector<string>& path_vec);

        static void chop_into_directories(const string& path, vector<string>& dirs);

        friend ostream& operator <<(ostream &os, const FileIdentifier &obj);

};

ostream& operator <<(ostream &os, const FileIdentifier &obj);

#endif /* FILE_IDENTIFIER_H_ */

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