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 * $Id: URLScheme.h,v 1.2 2006/05/10 23:40:38 wessels Exp $
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#ifndef SQUID_URLSCHEME_H
#define SQUID_URLSCHEME_H

/* For the definition of NULL and protocol_t */
#include "squid.h"

#include <iosfwd>

extern const char *ProtocolStr[];

/* This class represents a URL Scheme such as HTTPS, HTTP, WAIS etc.
 * It does not represent the PROTOCOL that such schemes refer to.
 */

class URLScheme
{

public:
    URLScheme() : theScheme(PROTO_NONE) {}

    URLScheme(protocol_t const aScheme) : theScheme(aScheme) {}

    operator protocol_t() const { return theScheme; }

    bool operator != (protocol_t const & aProtocol) const { return theScheme != aProtocol;}

    /* Get a char string representation of the scheme. */
    char const *const_str() const { return ProtocolStr[theScheme]; }

private:
    /* This is a typecode for now - TODO make the varying methods virtual
     * Doing that without doubling the storage size will require having
     * something like a flyweight. perhaps the strategy pattern is appropiate:
     * one strategy per scheme, and an object that is nothing but a pointer
     * into the registry of schemes.
     */
    protocol_t theScheme;
};

inline std::ostream &
operator << (std::ostream &os, URLScheme const &scheme)
{
    os << scheme.const_str();
    return os;
}

#endif /* SQUID_URLSCHEME_H */