#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, const char *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);

      void operator=(ZString &value);
      JString& operator=(const char *value);

      JString& operator[](const char *path);
      // operator const ZString () const {
      //    return *this;
      // }

      // MString & operator[](ZString &key);

      // MString & operator[](std::string key);

    private:
      bool locate(ZString path);
      bool notfirst;
      MString path;

   };

}

#endif