/*
 * Copyright 2003-2010, Haiku, Inc.
 * Distributed under the terms of the MIT Licence.
*/
#ifndef _B_FORMAT_H_
#define _B_FORMAT_H_

#include <FormattingConventions.h>
#include <Locker.h>
#include <Language.h>
#include <SupportDefs.h>


// types of fields contained in formatted strings
enum {
        // number format fields
        B_CURRENCY_FIELD,
        B_DECIMAL_SEPARATOR_FIELD,
        B_EXPONENT_FIELD,
        B_EXPONENT_SIGN_FIELD,
        B_EXPONENT_SYMBOL_FIELD,
        B_FRACTION_FIELD,
        B_GROUPING_SEPARATOR_FIELD,
        B_INTEGER_FIELD,
        B_PERCENT_FIELD,
        B_PERMILLE_FIELD,
        B_SIGN_FIELD,

        // date format fields
        // TODO: ...
};

// structure filled in while formatting
struct format_field_position {
        uint32  field_type;
        int32   start;
        int32   length;
};


class BLocale;

class BFormat {
public:
                        status_t                        InitCheck() const;
protected:
                                                                BFormat(const BLocale* locale = NULL);
                                                                BFormat(const BLanguage& language,
                                                                        const BFormattingConventions& conventions);

                                                                BFormat(const BFormat& other);
        virtual                                         ~BFormat();

private:
                        BFormat&                        operator=(const BFormat& other);

                        status_t                        _Initialize(const BLocale& locale);
                        status_t                        _Initialize(const BLanguage& language,
                                                                        const BFormattingConventions& conventions);

protected:
                        BFormattingConventions  fConventions;
                        BLanguage                       fLanguage;
                        status_t                        fInitStatus;
};


#endif  // _B_FORMAT_H_