/*
 * Copyright 2011, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de.
 * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
 */
#ifndef ATTRIBUTE_INDEXER_H
#define ATTRIBUTE_INDEXER_H


#include <SupportDefs.h>

#include "String.h"


class AttributeIndex;
struct AttributeIndexTreeValue;
class IndexedAttributeOwner;


class AttributeIndexer {
public:
                                                                AttributeIndexer(AttributeIndex* index);
                                                                ~AttributeIndexer();

                        status_t                        CreateCookie(IndexedAttributeOwner* owner,
                                                                        void* attributeCookie, uint32 attributeType,
                                                                        size_t attributeSize, void*& _data,
                                                                        size_t& _toRead);
                        void                            DeleteCookie();

                        AttributeIndexTreeValue* Cookie() const
                                                                        { return fCookie; }

                        const String&           IndexName() const
                                                                        { return fIndexName; }

private:
                        AttributeIndex*         fIndex;
                        const String&           fIndexName;
                        uint32                          fIndexType;
                        AttributeIndexTreeValue* fCookie;
};


#endif  // ATTRIBUTE_INDEX_H