/*
 * File:	GlobSectionSelector.h
 *
 * Copyright (c) Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * See included license file for license details.
 */
#if !defined(_StringMatcher_h_)
#define _StringMatcher_h_

#include <string>

namespace elftosb
{
/*!
 * \brief Abstract interface class used to select strings by name.
 */
class StringMatcher
{
public:
    //! \brief Performs a single string match test against testValue.
    //!
    //! \retval true The \a testValue argument matches.
    //! \retval false No match was made against the argument.
    virtual bool match(const std::string &testValue) = 0;
};

/*!
 * \brief String matcher subclass that matches all test strings.
 */
class WildcardMatcher : public StringMatcher
{
public:
    //! \brief Always returns true, indicating a positive match.
    virtual bool match(const std::string &testValue) { return true; }
};

/*!
 * \brief Simple string matcher that compares against a fixed value.
 */
class FixedMatcher : public StringMatcher
{
public:
    //! \brief Constructor. Sets the string to compare against to be \a fixedValue.
    FixedMatcher(const std::string &fixedValue)
        : m_value(fixedValue)
    {
    }

    //! \brief Returns whether \a testValue is the same as the value passed to the constructor.
    //!
    //! \retval true The \a testValue argument matches the fixed compare value.
    //! \retval false The argument is not the same as the compare value.
    virtual bool match(const std::string &testValue) { return testValue == m_value; }
protected:
    const std::string &m_value; //!< The section name to look for.
};

}; // namespace elftosb

#endif // _StringMatcher_h_
