#ifndef FRAMEWORK_DATAPOOL_POOLENTRY_H_
#define FRAMEWORK_DATAPOOL_POOLENTRY_H_

#include "PoolEntryIF.h"

#include <initializer_list>
#include <type_traits>
#include <cstddef>

/**
 * @brief	This is a small helper class that defines a single data pool entry.
 * @details
 * The helper is used to store all information together with the data as a
 * single data pool entry. The content's type is defined by the template
 * argument.
 *
 * It is prepared for use with plain old data types, but may be
 * extended to complex types if necessary. It can be initialized with a
 * certain value, size and validity flag.
 *
 * It holds a pointer to the real data and offers methods to access this data
 * and to acquire additional information (such as validity and array/byte size).
 * It is NOT intended to be used outside DataPool implementations as it performs
 * dynamic memory allocation.
 *
 * @ingroup data_pool
 */
template <typename T>
class PoolEntry : public PoolEntryIF {
public:
	static_assert(not std::is_same<T, bool>::value,
				"Do not use boolean for the PoolEntry type, use uint8_t "
				"instead! The ECSS standard defines a boolean as a one bit "
				"field. Therefore it is preferred to store a boolean as an "
				"uint8_t");
	/**
	 * @brief	In the classe's constructor, space is allocated on the heap and
	 * 			potential init values are copied to that space.
	 * @details
	 * Not passing any arguments will initialize an non-array pool entry
	 * (setLength = 1) with an initial invalid state.
	 * Please note that if an initializer list is passed, the correct
	 * corresponding length should be passed too, otherwise a zero
	 * initialization will be performed with the given setLength.
	 * @param initValue
	 * Initializer list with values to initialize with, for example {0,0} to
	 * initialize the two entries to zero.
	 * @param setLength
	 * Defines the array length of this entry. Should be equal to the
	 * intializer list length.
	 * @param setValid
	 * Sets the initialization flag. It is invalid by default.
	 */
	PoolEntry(std::initializer_list<T> initValue = {}, uint8_t setLength = 1,
			bool setValid = false);
	/**
	 * @brief	In the classe's constructor, space is allocated on the heap and
	 * 			potential init values are copied to that space.
	 * @param initValue
	 * A pointer to the single value or array that holds the init value.
	 * With the default value (nullptr), the entry is initalized with all 0.
	 * @param setLength
	 * Defines the array length of this entry.
	 * @param setValid
	 * Sets the initialization flag. It is invalid by default.
	 */
	PoolEntry(T* initValue, uint8_t setLength = 1, bool setValid = false);

	//! Explicitely deleted copy ctor, copying is not allowed!
	PoolEntry(const PoolEntry&) = delete;
	//! Explicitely deleted copy assignment, copying is not allowed!
	PoolEntry& operator=(const PoolEntry&) = delete;

	/**
	 * @brief	The allocated memory for the variable is freed
	 * 			in the destructor.
	 * @details
	 * As the data pool is global, this dtor is only called on program exit.
	 * PoolEntries shall never be copied, as a copy might delete the variable
	 * on the heap.
	 */
	~PoolEntry();

	/**
	 * @brief	This is the address pointing to the allocated memory.
	 */
	T* address;
	/**
	 * @brief	This attribute stores the length information.
	 */
	uint8_t length;
	/**
	 * @brief	Here, the validity information for a variable is stored.
	 * 			Every entry (single variable or vector) has one valid flag.
	 */
	uint8_t valid;
	/**
	 * @brief	getSize returns the array size of the entry.
	 * @details	A single parameter has size 1.
	 */
	uint8_t getSize();
	/**
	 * @brief	This operation returns the size in bytes.
	 * @details	The size is calculated by sizeof(type) * array_size.
	 */
	uint16_t getByteSize();
	/**
	 * @brief	This operation returns a the address pointer casted to void*.
	 */
	void* getRawData();
	/**
	 * @brief	This method allows to set the valid information
	 * 			of the pool entry.
	 */
	void setValid( bool isValid );
	/**
	 * @brief	This method allows to get the valid information
	 * 			of the pool entry.
	 */
	bool getValid();
	/**
	 * @brief	This is a debug method that prints all values and the valid
	 * 			information to the screen. It prints all array entries in a row.
	 */
	void print();

	Type getType();
};

#endif /* POOLENTRY_H_ */