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/*
 *  The Mana World
 *  Copyright (C) 2004  The Mana World Development Team
 *
 *  This file is part of The Mana World.
 *
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 */

#ifndef _TMW_MESSAGEIN_
#define _TMW_MESSAGEIN_

#include <SDL_types.h>
#include <string>

/**
 * Used for parsing an incoming message.
 */
class MessageIn
{
    friend Sint8& operator<<(Sint8 &lhs, MessageIn &msg);
    friend Sint16& operator<<(Sint16 &lhs, MessageIn &msg);
    friend Sint32& operator<<(Sint32 &lhs, MessageIn &msg);

    public:
        /**
         * Constructor.
         */
        MessageIn(const char *data, unsigned int length);

        /**
         * Returns the message ID.
         */
        short getId() { return mId; }

        /**
         * Returns the message length.
         */
        unsigned int getLength() { return mLength; }

        Sint8 readInt8();               /**< Reads a byte. */
        Sint16 readInt16();             /**< Reads a short. */
        Sint32 readInt32();               /**< Reads a long. */

        /**
         * Reads a special 3 byte block used by eAthena, containing x and y
         * coordinates and direction.
         */
        void readCoordinates(Uint16 &x, Uint16 &y, Uint8 &direction);

        /**
         * Reads a special 5 byte block used by eAthena, containing a source
         * and destination coordinate pair.
         */
        void readCoordinatePair(Uint16 &srcX, Uint16 &srcY,
                                Uint16 &dstX, Uint16 &dstY);

        /**
         * Skips a given number of bytes.
         */
        void skip(unsigned int length);

        /**
         * Reads a string. If a length is not given (-1), it is assumed
         * that the length of the string is stored in a short at the
         * start of the string.
         */
        std::string readString(int length = -1);

    private:
        const char* mData;             /**< The message data. */
        unsigned int mLength;          /**< The length of the data. */
        unsigned int mPos;             /**< The position in the data. */
        short mId;                     /**< The message ID. */
};

#endif