#ifndef _BLASR_SIMPLE_XML_UTILS_HPP_
#define _BLASR_SIMPLE_XML_UTILS_HPP_

#include <sstream>
#include <string>

/*
 * WARNING !!! The functions here use TONS of temoprary variables and are
 * very slow. Do not use for high-throughput xml generation.
 */

/*
 * none of this is really used... just the keyword value pair items.
 */

template <typename T_String, typename T_Value>
int OutputKeywordValuePair(T_String title, T_Value value, std::ostream out)
{
    out << title << "=\"" << value << "\" ";
    return out.good();
}

template <typename T_String>
int OutputBeginElement(T_String title, std::ostream out)
{
    out << "<" << title << " ";
    return 1;
}

template <typename T_String>
int OutputEndElement(T_String title, std::ostream out)
{
    out << "/" << title;
    return 1;
}

template <typename T_String>
int OutputElement(T_String title, std::ostream out)
{
    out << "<" << title << " ";
    return 1;
}

inline void OutputEnd(std::ostream out) { out << "/>"; }

template <typename T_String, typename T_Value>
T_String CreateKeywordValuePair(T_String title, T_Value value)
{
    T_String keywordPair;
    std::stringstream sstrm;
    sstrm << title << "=\"" << value << "\"";
    keywordPair = sstrm.str();
    return keywordPair;
}

template <typename T_String>
T_String BeginDataEntry(T_String id, T_String data)
{
    T_String entry;
    entry += "<";
    entry += id;
    entry += " ";
    entry += data;
    entry += ">";
    return entry;
}

template <typename T_String>
T_String EndDataEntry(T_String id)
{
    T_String entry;
    entry = "<" + id + ">/";
    return entry;
}

template <typename T_String>
T_String CreateDataEntry(T_String id, T_String data)
{
    T_String entry;
    entry += "<";
    entry += id;
    entry += " ";
    entry += data;
    entry += " />";
    return entry;
}

template <typename T_String>
T_String CreateStartEntry(T_String id, T_String data)
{
    T_String entry;
    entry = "<" + id + " " + data + ">";
    return entry;
}

template <typename T_String>
T_String CreateEndEntry(T_String id)
{
    T_String entry;
    entry = "<" + id + "/>";
    return entry;
}

#endif