#ifndef __JString_h__
#define __JString_h__

#include "MString.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>

namespace coreutils {

   ///
   /// Use the JString object when you need a JSON interface to C++. JString uses
   /// an MString to store a JSON string representing the object(s) contained.
   /// The [] operator is overriden from the ZString and provides a method to
   /// access the objects elements using a named path as the index to the items.
   ///
   /// JString default constructor will create an empty JString object pointing
   /// to an empty string.
   ///
   /// Use a constructor or assignment operator to initialize a JString to an
   /// initial JSON string.
   ///
   /// Several constructors are available including a handle to a std::FILE
   /// object to initialize the JSON string. On destruction the file is saved back.
   ///
   /// The [] operator can be used to access elements within the JSON string. 
   /// Use:
   ///       jstring["key"] = "value";
   ///       std::cout << jstring["key"];
   ///

   class JString : public MString {

    public:

      JString();
//      JString(const char *data);

      void set(ZString &path, ZString &value);

      ///
      /// Use the find method to look through an object for member specified by
      /// the key in parameter 1. The cursor must be pointing to the { character
      /// that begins the object's list.
      ///

      ZString find(ZString &path);
      
    private:
      bool locate(ZString &path);
      bool notfirst;
      ZString path;
      ZString keyx;
      
    public:

      operator ZString () {
	 std::cout << "operator0" << std::endl;
	 return find(keyx);
      }      
      
      JString &operator[](coreutils::ZString key) {
	 std::cout << "operator[" << key << "]" << std::endl;
	 keyx = key;
	 return *this;
      }

      JString & operator=(coreutils:: ZString value) {	 
	 std::cout << "should set key [" << keyx << "] operator=" << value << std::endl;
	 set(keyx, value);
	 return *this;
      }
      
   };

}

#endif