#ifndef OBJTOOLS_FORMAT___ITEM_OSTREAM_HPP
#define OBJTOOLS_FORMAT___ITEM_OSTREAM_HPP

/*  $Id: item_ostream.hpp 400413 2013-05-21 12:32:09Z kornbluh $
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* Author:  Aaron Ucko, NCBI
*          Mati Shomrat
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* File Description:
*         
*
*/
#include <corelib/ncbistd.hpp>

#include <objtools/format/items/item.hpp>
#include <objtools/format/formatter.hpp>


BEGIN_NCBI_SCOPE
BEGIN_SCOPE(objects)


class IFlatTextOStreamFactory;


class NCBI_FORMAT_EXPORT CFlatItemOStream : public CObject
{
public:
    // NB: formatter must be allocated on the heap!
    CFlatItemOStream(IFormatter* formatter = 0);

    /// If a subclass overrides this, it must call the parent
    /// class's version as its first action.
    virtual void SetFormatter(IFormatter* formatter);

    // NB: item must be allocated on the heap!
    virtual void AddItem(CConstRef<IFlatItem> item) = 0;

    virtual ~CFlatItemOStream();

protected:

    // data
    CRef<IFormatter>    m_Formatter;
};


inline
CFlatItemOStream& operator<<(CFlatItemOStream& os, CConstRef<IFlatItem>& item)
{
    if ( item != 0  &&  !item->Skip() ) {
        os.AddItem(item);
    }
    return os;
}


END_SCOPE(objects)
END_NCBI_SCOPE

#endif  /* OBJTOOLS_FORMAT___ITEM_OSTREAM_HPP */
