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// dar - disk archive - a backup/restoration program
// Copyright (C) 2002-2052 Denis Corbin
//
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// $Id: deci.hpp,v 1.9 2004/11/12 21:58:17 edrusb Rel $
//
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    /// \file deci.hpp
    /// \brief manages the decimal representation of infinint
    /// \ingroup Tools

#ifndef DECI_HPP
#define DECI_HPP

#include "/usr/local/include/dar/my_config.h"
#include <iostream>
#include "/usr/local/include/dar/storage.hpp"
#include "/usr/local/include/dar/infinint.hpp"

namespace libdar
{

	/// decimal class, convert infinint from and to decimal represention

	/// the class contains the decimal representation of an integer
	/// and can produce a readable string to display the corresponding
	/// integer it can also produce a computer value corresponding to
	/// the decimal value. In the other side, objects of this class can
	/// be built from a integer as well as from a string representing
	/// the decimals of an integer.
	/// \ingroup Tools
    class deci
    {
    public :
	    /// constructor to build a "deci" object from a string representing decimals
        deci(std::string s);

	    /// constructor to build a "deci" from an infinint
        deci(const infinint & x);

	    /// copy constructor
        deci(const deci & ref)
            { E_BEGIN; copy_from(ref); E_END("deci::deci", "deci"); };

	    /// destructor
        ~deci()
            { E_BEGIN; detruit(); E_END("deci::~deci", ""); };


	    /// copy operator
        deci & operator = (const deci & ref)
            { E_BEGIN; detruit(); copy_from(ref); return *this; E_END("deci::operator = ", ""); };

	    /// this produce a infinint from the decimal stored in the current object
        infinint computer() const;
	    /// this produce a string fromr the decimal stored in the current object
        std::string human() const;

    private :
        storage *decimales;

        void detruit();
        void copy_from(const deci & ref);
        void reduce();
    };

	/// specific << operator to use infinint in std::ostream

	/// including "deci.hpp" let this operator available so you can
	/// display infinint with the << std::ostream operator as you can
	/// do for standard types.
	/// \ingroup Tools
    extern std::ostream & operator << (std::ostream & ref, const infinint & arg);

} // end of namespace

#endif
