// $Id$

/***********************************************************************
Moses - factored phrase-based language decoder
Copyright (C) 2006 University of Edinburgh

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***********************************************************************/

#ifndef moses_Factor_h
#define moses_Factor_h

#include <ostream>
#include <string>
#include "TypeDef.h"
#include "Util.h"

namespace Moses
{

struct FactorFriend;
class FactorCollection;

/** Represents a factor (word, POS, etc).  
 * A Factor has a contiguous identifier and string value.  
 */
class Factor
{
  friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&, const Factor&);

  // only these classes are allowed to instantiate this class
  friend class FactorCollection;
  friend struct FactorFriend;

  // FactorCollection writes here.  
  std::string m_string;
  size_t			m_id;

  //! protected constructor. only friend class, FactorCollection, is allowed to create Factor objects
  Factor() {}

  // Needed for STL containers.  They'll delegate through FactorFriend, which is never exposed publicly.  
  Factor(const Factor &factor) : m_string(factor.m_string), m_id(factor.m_id) {}

  // Not implemented.  Shouldn't be called.  
  Factor &operator=(const Factor &factor);

public:
  //! original string representation of the factor
  inline const std::string &GetString() const {
    return m_string;
  }
  //! contiguous ID
  inline size_t GetId() const {
    return m_id;
  }

  /** transitive comparison between 2 factors.
  *	-1 = less than
  *	+1 = more than
  *	0	= same
  */
  inline int Compare(const Factor &compare) const {
    if (this < &compare)
      return -1;
    if (this > &compare)
      return 1;
    return 0;
  }
  //! transitive comparison used for adding objects into FactorCollection
  inline bool operator<(const Factor &compare) const {
    return this < &compare;
  }

  // quick equality comparison. Not used
  inline bool operator==(const Factor &compare) const {
    return this == &compare;
  }

  TO_STRING();

};

size_t hash_value(const Factor &f);

}
#endif