#ifndef __MString_h__
#define __MString_h__

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

namespace coreutils {

   ///
   /// Use the MString object when you need a permanent backing store on the heap
   /// for a ZString style functionality. Because MString has a backing store we
   /// added functionalities to build strings as well as the parsing power of the
   /// ZString.
   ///

   class MString : public ZString {

    public:

      ///
      ///
      ///

      MString();

      ///
      ///
      ///

      MString(const char *data);

      ///
      /// Consructor providing the initial setup of the ZString object.
      ///

      MString(char *data, size_t length);

      MString(const char *data, size_t length);

      ///
      /// Consructor providing a copy of a ZString.
      ///

      MString(ZString &zstring);

      ///
      /// Consructor providing a copy of a ZString.
      ///

      MString(const MString &mstring);

      ///
      /// Consructor from a string.
      ///

      MString(std::string data);

      ~MString();

      ///
      /// Assignment operator will copy data to backing store.
      ///

      MString& operator=(coreutils::ZString& data);

      ///
      /// Assignment operator will copy data to backing store.
      ///

      MString& operator=(coreutils::MString& data);

      ///
      /// Assignment operator will copy data to backing store.
      ///

      MString& operator=(const char *data);

      ///
      /// Assignment operator will copy data to backing store.
      ///

      MString& operator=(char data);

      ///
      ///
      ///

      MString& operator<<(const char *value);     

      MString& operator<<(const int value);     

      MString& operator<<(coreutils::ZString &zstring);     

      MString& operator<<(std::string value);     

      ///
      ///
      ///

      MString& write(char ch);

      ///
      ///
      ///

      MString& write(ZString &value);

    private:
      int bufferSize = 0;
      void setSize(int size);

   };

}

#endif