#pragma once

#include "Base.h"

// Need to sort out how formatted strings and string builders are allocated
// Maybe just use context.allocator?
// What about temp strings? use context.temp?

struct string {
  s64 count;
  u8* data;
  // Construct from a string literal or C-string
  string () { // default constructor
    count = 0;
    data = nullptr;
  }
  
  string (char* cstr) {
    count = strlen(cstr);
    data = (u8*)cstr;
  }
  
  string (s64 _count, char* str) { count = _count; data = (u8*)str; }
  string (s64 _count, u8* str) { count = _count; data = str; }
};

// ~ API ~ #TODO
string copy_string (string str);
bool strings_match(string first_string, string second_string);

// Unicode stuff
string wide_to_utf8 (u16* source, s32 length);

// string string_view(string n_string, int start_index, int view_count);
// string copy_string(char* c_string);
// void free(string& n_string);

bool is_valid(string n_string);
bool is_c_string(string n_string);

char* to_c_string(string n_string);

string format_string(char* format, ...);
string string_from_literal(char* literal);