///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Serial.cpp - demonstrate serialization of STL Containers  //
//                                                           //
// Jim Fawcett, CSE687 - Object Oriented Design, Spring 2008 //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#include <list>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>
#include <iostream>

template <typename C>
typename std::string& operator<<(std::string& temp, const C& c)
{
  std::ostringstream strm;
  strm << temp;
  strm << typeid(C).name() << std::endl;
  strm << typeid(C::value_type).name() << std::endl;
  C::const_iterator iter;
  for(iter=c.begin(); iter!=c.end(); ++iter)
    strm << *iter << std::endl;
  strm << std::endl;
  temp = strm.str();
  return temp;
}

void main()
{
  std::cout << "\n  Demonstrate Serialization of STL Types - SerialKiller ";
  std::cout << "\n =======================================================\n\n";

  std::string arr[5] = { "aardvark", "chameleon", "platypus", "viper", "zebra" };
  std::list<std::string> ls(arr,arr+5);
  std::string temp;
  temp << ls;

  std::vector<int> vi;
  vi.push_back(0);
  vi.push_back(1);
  vi.push_back(2);
  temp << vi;

  std::vector<int> vi2;
  vi2.push_back(0);
  vi2.push_back(-1);
  vi2.push_back(-2);

  std::list< std::vector<int> > lv;
  lv.push_back(vi);
  lv.push_back(vi2);

  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // This does not work.  Why not?  What will you do about this?
  //  temp << lv;

  std::cout << temp.c_str() << "\n\n";
}