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#ifndef __CCSORTING_H__
#define __CCSORTING_H__

#include "cocoa/CCArray.h"
#include "ExtensionMacros.h"

NS_CC_EXT_BEGIN

class CCSortableObject
{
public:
    virtual ~CCSortableObject() {}
    virtual void setObjectID(unsigned int objectID) = 0;
    virtual unsigned int getObjectID() = 0;
};

class CCArrayForObjectSorting : public CCArray
{
public:
    CCArrayForObjectSorting() : CCArray() {}
    /*!
     * Inserts a given object into array.
     * 
     * Inserts a given object into array with key and value that are used in
     * sorting. "value" must respond to message, compare:, which returns 
     * (NSComparisonResult). If it does not respond to the message, it is appended.
     * If the compare message does not result NSComparisonResult, sorting behavior
     * is not defined. It ignores duplicate entries and inserts next to it.
     *
     * @param object to insert
     */
    void insertSortedObject(CCSortableObject* object);

    /*!
     * Removes an object in array.
     *
     * Removes an object with given key and value. If no object is found in array
     * with the key and value, no action is taken.
     *
     * @param value to remove
     */
    void removeSortedObject(CCSortableObject* object);
    /*!
     * Sets a new value of the key for the given object.
     * 
     * In case where sorting value must be changed, this message must be sent to
     * keep consistency of being sorted. If it is changed externally, it must be
     * sorted completely again.
     *
     * @param value to set
     * @param object the object which has the value
     */
    void setObjectID_ofSortedObject(unsigned int tag, CCSortableObject* object);

    CCSortableObject* objectWithObjectID(unsigned int tag);
    /*!
     * Returns an object with given key and value.
     * 
     * Returns an object with given key and value. If no object is found,
     * it returns nil.
     *
     * @param value to locate object
     * @return object found or nil.
     */
    CCSortableObject* getObjectWithObjectID(unsigned int tag);

    /*!
     * Returns an index of the object with given key and value.
     *
     * Returns the index of an object with given key and value. 
     * If no object is found, it returns an index at which the given object value
     * would have been located. If object must be located at the end of array,
     * it returns the length of the array, which is out of bound.
     * 
     * @param value to locate object
     * @return index of an object found
     */
    unsigned int indexOfSortedObject(CCSortableObject* obj);

};

NS_CC_EXT_END

#endif /* __CCSORTING_H__ */