#ifndef STRING_TABLE_H
#define STRING_TABLE_H

#include <irrlicht.h>

struct StringTableEntry
{
    StringTableEntry()  {}
    StringTableEntry(const irr::core::stringw &identifier_) : mIdentifier(identifier_) {}
    StringTableEntry(const irr::core::stringw &identifier_, const irr::core::stringw &string_) :  mIdentifier(identifier_), mString(string_) {}


    bool operator <(const StringTableEntry& other_) const
    {
        return mIdentifier < other_.mIdentifier;
    }

    irr::core::stringw mIdentifier;
    irr::core::stringw mString;
};

class StringTable
{
public:
    bool Load(const char* filename_);
//    bool Save(const c8* filename_);   // not implemented

    // add another string to the stringtable
    void Add(const irr::core::stringw &identifier_, const irr::core::stringw &string_);

    // Get the string for identifier_
    // If identifier_ ain't available return the identifier itself.
    irr::core::stringw Get(const irr::core::stringw &identifier_);
    irr::core::stringw Get(const char *identifier_);

private:
    irr::core::array<StringTableEntry>  mStringTable;
};


#endif // STRING_TABLE_H