///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// serialize.cpp - serialze list to file                             //
// Exam4:Q6                                                          //
// Jim Fawcett, CSE687 - Object Oriented Design, Spring 2005         //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#include <fstream>
#include <list>
#include <iostream>
#include <stdexcept>

typedef std::list<std::string> stringList;

void serialize(const stringList& list, char delim, std::ostream& os)
{
  stringList::const_iterator it;
  for(it=list.begin(); it!=list.end(); ++it)
    os << it->c_str() << delim;
  os << delim;
}

void deserialize(stringList& list, char delim, std::istream& is)
{
  stringList::value_type temp;
  char ch;
  while(is.good())
  {
    is.get(ch);
    if(ch!=delim)
      temp.push_back(ch);
    else
    {
      list.push_back(temp);
      temp.clear();
    }
  }
}

void main()
{
  typedef std::list<std::string> stringList;
  stringList aList, bList;
  aList.push_back("ardvarrk");
  aList.push_back("platypus");
  aList.push_back("mule");

  std::ofstream os("temp.dat");
  serialize(aList,'\n',os);
  os.close();

  std::ifstream is("temp.dat");
  std::cout << "\nserialized list is:\n";
  std::cout << is.rdbuf();
  is.seekg(std::ios::beg);

  std::cout << "\ndeserialized list is:\n";
  deserialize(bList,'\n',is);
  stringList::iterator it;
  for(it=bList.begin(); it!=bList.end(); ++it)
    std::cout << it->c_str() << '\n';
  std::cout << "\n\n";
}