(function (tree) {

tree.Element = function Element(combinator, value) {
    this.combinator = combinator instanceof tree.Combinator ?
                      combinator : new(tree.Combinator)(combinator);
    this.value = value.trim();
};
tree.Element.prototype.toCSS = function (env) {
    return this.combinator.toCSS(env || {}) + this.value;
};

tree.Combinator = function Combinator(value) {
    if (value === ' ') {
        this.value = ' ';
    } else {
        this.value = value ? value.trim() : "";
    }
};
tree.Combinator.prototype.toCSS = function (env) {
    return {
        ''  : '',
        ' ' : ' ',
        '&' : '',
        ':' : ' :',
        '::': '::',
        '+' : env.compress ? '+' : ' + ',
        '~' : env.compress ? '~' : ' ~ ',
        '>' : env.compress ? '>' : ' > '
    }[this.value];
};

})(require('less/tree'));