package org.hamcrest;

import static java.lang.String.valueOf;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Iterator;

import org.hamcrest.internal.ArrayIterator;
import org.hamcrest.internal.SelfDescribingValueIterator;

A Description that is stored as a string. /**
 * A {@link Description} that is stored as a string.
 */
public abstract class BaseDescription implements Description {

    @Override
    public Description appendText(String text) {
        append(text);
        return this;
    }
    
    @Override
    public Description appendDescriptionOf(SelfDescribing value) {
        value.describeTo(this);
        return this;
    }
    
    @Override
    public Description appendValue(Object value) {
        if (value == null) {
            append("null");
        } else if (value instanceof String) {
            toJavaSyntax((String) value);
        } else if (value instanceof Character) {
            append('"');
            toJavaSyntax((Character) value);
            append('"');
        } else if (value instanceof Short) {
            append('<');
            append(descriptionOf(value));
            append("s>");
        } else if (value instanceof Long) {
            append('<');
            append(descriptionOf(value));
            append("L>");
        } else if (value instanceof Float) {
            append('<');
            append(descriptionOf(value));
            append("F>");
        } else if (value.getClass().isArray()) {
            appendValueList("[",", ","]", new ArrayIterator(value));
        } else {
            append('<');
            append(descriptionOf(value));
            append('>');
        }
        return this;
    }

    private String descriptionOf(Object value) {
        try {
            return valueOf(value);
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            return value.getClass().getName() + "@" + Integer.toHexString(value.hashCode());
        }
    }

    @Override
    public <T> Description appendValueList(String start, String separator, String end, T... values) {
        return appendValueList(start, separator, end, Arrays.asList(values));
    }
    
    @Override
    public <T> Description appendValueList(String start, String separator, String end, Iterable<T> values) {
        return appendValueList(start, separator, end, values.iterator());
    }
    
    private <T> Description appendValueList(String start, String separator, String end, Iterator<T> values) {
        return appendList(start, separator, end, new SelfDescribingValueIterator<T>(values));
    }
    
    @Override
    public Description appendList(String start, String separator, String end, Iterable<? extends SelfDescribing> values) {
        return appendList(start, separator, end, values.iterator());
    }

    private Description appendList(String start, String separator, String end, Iterator<? extends SelfDescribing> i) {
        boolean separate = false;
        
        append(start);
        while (i.hasNext()) {
            if (separate) append(separator);
            appendDescriptionOf(i.next());
            separate = true;
        }
        append(end);
        
        return this;
    }

    
Append the String str to the description. The default implementation passes every character to append(char). Override in subclasses to provide an efficient implementation. /**
     * Append the String <var>str</var> to the description.  
     * The default implementation passes every character to {@link #append(char)}.  
     * Override in subclasses to provide an efficient implementation.
     */
    protected void append(String str) {
        for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) {
            append(str.charAt(i));
        }
    }
    
    
Append the char c to the description.  
/**
     * Append the char <var>c</var> to the description.  
     */
    protected abstract void append(char c);

    private void toJavaSyntax(String unformatted) {
        append('"');
        for (int i = 0; i < unformatted.length(); i++) {
            toJavaSyntax(unformatted.charAt(i));
        }
        append('"');
    }

    private void toJavaSyntax(char ch) {
        switch (ch) {
            case '"':
                append("\\\"");
                break;
            case '\n':
                append("\\n");
                break;
            case '\r':
                append("\\r");
                break;
            case '\t':
                append("\\t");
                break;
            default:
                append(ch);
        }
    }
}