#ifndef OSGINTROSPECTION_METHODINFO_
#define OSGINTROSPECTION_METHODINFO_

#include <osgIntrospection/Export>
#include <osgIntrospection/CustomAttributeProvider>
#include <osgIntrospection/Value>
#include <osgIntrospection/Exceptions>
#include <osgIntrospection/ParameterInfo>

#include <cstdarg>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

namespace osgIntrospection
{

    class Type;

    /// Class MethodInfo stores information about a class method. It is an
    /// abstract class, so it must be derived to provide the actual 
    /// implementation of isConst() and invoke(). Instances of this class
    /// can't be modified after their creation.
    class OSGINTROSPECTION_EXPORT MethodInfo: public CustomAttributeProvider
    {
    public:
        /// Direct initialization constructor.
        inline MethodInfo(const std::string &qname, const Type &decltype, const Type &rtype, const ParameterInfoList &plist);
        
        /// Destructor
        inline ~MethodInfo();

        /// Returns the Type object associated to the type that
        /// declares the reflected method.
        inline virtual const Type &getDeclaringType() const;        

        /// Returns the name of the reflected method.
        inline virtual const std::string &getName() const;

        /// Returns the return type of the reflected method.
        inline const Type &getReturnType() const;

        /// Returns a list of objects that describe the reflected
        /// method's parameters.
        inline const ParameterInfoList &getParameters() const;

        /// Returns whether the reflected method is const or not.
        virtual bool isConst() const = 0;
        
        /// Returns whether the reflected method is static or not.
        virtual bool isStatic() const = 0;
        
        /// Returns whether this method would override the given
        /// method.
        bool overrides(const MethodInfo *other) const;

        /// Invokes the reflected method dynamically on the given const
        /// instance, passing it the arguments as a list of Value objects.
        inline virtual Value invoke(const Value &instance, ValueList &args) const;

        /// Invokes the reflected method dynamically on the given instance,
        /// passing it the arguments as a list of Value objects.
        inline virtual Value invoke(Value &instance, ValueList &args) const;

        /// Invokes the reflected static method dynamically passing it the 
        /// arguments as a list of Value objects.
        inline virtual Value invoke(ValueList &args) const;

        /// Invokes the reflected method dynamically on the given const
        /// instance, without arguments.
        inline Value invoke(const Value &instance) const;

        /// Invokes the reflected method dynamically on the given
        /// instance, without arguments.
        inline Value invoke(Value &instance) const;
        
        /// Invokes the reflected static method without arguments.
        inline Value invoke() const;

    private:
        inline std::string strip_namespace(const std::string &s) const;

        virtual void getInheritedProviders(CustomAttributeProviderList &providers) const;

        std::string name_;
        const Type &decltype_;
        const Type &rtype_;        
        ParameterInfoList params_;
    };

    // INLINE METHODS
    
    inline MethodInfo::MethodInfo(const std::string &qname, const Type &decltype, const Type &rtype, const ParameterInfoList &plist)
    :   CustomAttributeProvider(),
        decltype_(decltype), 
        rtype_(rtype),
        params_(plist)
    {
        name_ = strip_namespace(qname);
    }

    inline std::string MethodInfo::strip_namespace(const std::string &s) const
    {
        std::string::size_type p = s.rfind("::");
        if (p != std::string::npos)
            return s.substr(p+2);
        return s;
    }

    inline const std::string &MethodInfo::getName() const
    {
        return name_;
    }

    inline const Type &MethodInfo::getDeclaringType() const
    {
        return decltype_;
    }

    inline const Type &MethodInfo::getReturnType() const
    {
        return rtype_;
    }

    inline const ParameterInfoList &MethodInfo::getParameters() const
    {
        return params_;
    }

	inline Value MethodInfo::invoke(const Value &, ValueList &) const
	{
		throw InvokeNotImplementedException();
	}

	inline Value MethodInfo::invoke(Value &, ValueList &) const
	{
		throw InvokeNotImplementedException();
	}

	inline Value MethodInfo::invoke(ValueList &) const
	{
		throw InvokeNotImplementedException();
	}

    inline Value MethodInfo::invoke(const Value &instance) const
    {
        ValueList args;
        return invoke(instance, args);
    }

    inline Value MethodInfo::invoke(Value &instance) const
    {
        ValueList args;
        return invoke(instance, args);
    }
    
	inline Value MethodInfo::invoke() const
	{
        ValueList args;
		return invoke(args);
	}
	
	inline MethodInfo::~MethodInfo()
	{
		for (ParameterInfoList::iterator i=params_.begin(); i!=params_.end(); ++i)
			delete *i;
	}

}

#endif