letter.hh

// letter.hh: this file is part of the Vaucanson project.
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#ifndef VCSN_ALGEBRA_CONCEPT_LETTER_HH
# define VCSN_ALGEBRA_CONCEPT_LETTER_HH

# include <string>
# include <vector>

# include <vaucanson/misc/static.hh>

namespace vcsn {

  namespace algebra {

    template <class L>
    struct letter_traits
    {
      // When we do not know the type we assume false.
      typedef misc::false_t is_char_letter;

      // Default value
      enum
        {
          cardinal = misc::static_pow<2, sizeof(L) * 8>::value
        };


      // FIXME: we must add traits to monoids to handle this better
      static std::string kind();
      static int dim();

      static L literal_to_letter(const std::string&);

      static std::string letter_to_literal(const L&);

# define DECLARE_DEFAULT(name) \
      static const std::string default_##name ();

      DECLARE_DEFAULT(open_par)

      
      DECLARE_DEFAULT(close_par)

      DECLARE_DEFAULT(plus)

      DECLARE_DEFAULT(times)

      DECLARE_DEFAULT(star)

      DECLARE_DEFAULT(epsilon)

      DECLARE_DEFAULT(zero)

      DECLARE_DEFAULT(open_weight)

      DECLARE_DEFAULT(close_weight)

      DECLARE_DEFAULT(space)

# undef DECLARE_DEFAULT

    };

    template <typename L>
    struct token_representation
    {
      std::string               open_par;
      std::string               close_par;
      std::string               plus;
      std::string               times;
      std::string               star;
      std::string               one;
      std::string               zero;
      std::string               open_weight;
      std::string               close_weight;
      std::vector<std::string>  spaces;

      // Default CTOR.
      token_representation();

      // Convertion CTOR.
      template <typename U>
      token_representation(const token_representation<U>& arg);

    };

    // generic interface to overwrite static defaults
    typedef token_representation<misc::true_t> token_representation_t;

# define LETTER_DEFAULT(name, value) \
    static const std::string default_##name () { return value; }

  } // ! algebra

} // ! vcsn

# if !defined VCSN_USE_INTERFACE_ONLY || defined VCSN_USE_LIB
#  include <vaucanson/algebra/concept/letter.hxx>
# endif // ! VCSN_USE_INTERFACE_ONLY

#endif // ! VCSN_ALGEBRA_CONCEPT_LETTER_HH

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