//  SuperTuxKart - a fun racing game with go-kart
//  Copyright (C) 2009-2013 Marianne Gagnon
//
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//
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//  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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//
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#ifndef __LAYOUT_MANAGER_HPP__
#define __LAYOUT_MANAGER_HPP__

#include <cstring> // for NULL
#include <string>

#include "utils/ptr_vector.hpp"

namespace GUIEngine
{
    class Widget;
    class AbstractTopLevelContainer;

    class LayoutManager
    {

        /**
         * \brief Receives as string the raw property value retrieved from XML file.
         * Will try to make sense of it, as an absolute value or a percentage.
         *
         * Return values :
         *     Will write to either absolute or percentage, depending on the case.
         *     Returns false if couldn't convert to either
         */
        static bool convertToCoord(std::string& x, int* absolute /* out */, int* percentage /* out */);

        static void recursivelyReadCoords(PtrVector<Widget>& widgets);

        /**
         * \brief Recursive call that lays out children widget within parent (or screen if none).
         *
         * Manages 'horizontal-row' and 'vertical-row' layouts, along with the proportions
         * of the remaining children, as well as absolute sizes and locations.
         */
        static void doCalculateLayout(PtrVector<Widget>& widgets, AbstractTopLevelContainer* topLevelContainer,
                                      Widget* parent);


    public:

        /**
         * \brief Recursive call that lays out children widget within parent (or screen if none).
         *
         * Manages 'horizontal-row' and 'vertical-row' layouts, along with the proportions
         * of the remaining children, as well as absolute sizes and locations.
         */
        static void calculateLayout(PtrVector<Widget>& widgets, AbstractTopLevelContainer* topLevelContainer);

        /**
         * \brief Find a widget's x, y, w and h coords from what is specified in the XML properties.
         * Most notably, expands coords relative to parent and percentages.
         */
        static void applyCoords(Widget* self, AbstractTopLevelContainer* topLevelContainer, Widget* parent);

        /**
         * \brief Find a widget's x, y, w and h coords from what is specified in the XML properties.
         * (First step; 'applyCoords' is the second step)
         */
        static void readCoords(Widget* self);
    };
}

#endif