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#ifndef ALLOCATED_STRING_HXX
#define ALLOCATED_STRING_HXX

#include "StringPointer.hxx"

#include <utility>
#include <algorithm>

/**
 * A string pointer whose memory is managed by this class.
 *
 * Unlike std::string, this object can hold a "nullptr" special value.
 */
template<typename T=char>
class AllocatedString {
public:
	typedef typename StringPointer<T>::value_type value_type;
	typedef typename StringPointer<T>::pointer pointer;
	typedef typename StringPointer<T>::const_pointer const_pointer;

	static constexpr value_type SENTINEL = '\0';

private:
	pointer value;

	explicit AllocatedString(pointer _value)
		:value(_value) {}

public:
	AllocatedString(std::nullptr_t n):value(n) {}

	AllocatedString(AllocatedString &&src)
		:value(src.Steal()) {}

	~AllocatedString() {
		delete[] value;
	}

	static AllocatedString Donate(pointer value) {
		return AllocatedString(value);
	}

	static AllocatedString Null() {
		return nullptr;
	}

	static AllocatedString Empty() {
		auto p = new value_type[1];
		p[0] = SENTINEL;
		return Donate(p);
	}

	static AllocatedString Duplicate(const_pointer src);

	static AllocatedString Duplicate(const_pointer begin,
					 const_pointer end) {
		auto p = new value_type[end - begin + 1];
		*std::copy(begin, end, p) = SENTINEL;
		return Donate(p);
	}

	static AllocatedString Duplicate(const_pointer begin,
					 size_t length) {
		auto p = new value_type[length + 1];
		*std::copy_n(begin, length, p) = SENTINEL;
		return Donate(p);
	}

	AllocatedString &operator=(AllocatedString &&src) {
		std::swap(value, src.value);
		return *this;
	}

	constexpr bool IsNull() const {
		return value == nullptr;
	}

	constexpr const_pointer c_str() const {
		return value;
	}

	bool empty() const {
		return *value == SENTINEL;
	}

	pointer Steal() {
		pointer result = value;
		value = nullptr;
		return result;
	}

	AllocatedString Clone() const {
		return Duplicate(c_str());
	}
};

#endif