#pragma once

#include "Piece.h"

#include <vector>
#include <string>


/**
 * Manages creating pieces files and importing the data back from them
 */
class PiecesFiles {
    public:
        /**
         * Default constructor
         */
        PiecesFiles();

        /**
         * Generate a file containing all the pieces of the specified size
         * @return If the pieces are saved correctly
         */
        [[nodiscard]] bool savePieces(int polyominoSize) const;

        /**
         * Generate a file containing all the pieces of the specified size, assuming they have been correctly generated
         * @return If the piece are saved correctly
         */
        [[nodiscard]] bool savePieces(int polyominoSize, std::vector<Polyomino>& polyominoes) const;

        /**
         * Replace the content of the vectors by the pieces of the specified size, if the pieces can't be loaded correctly the vectors stays untouched
         * @return If the pieces could be loaded correctly
         */
        [[nodiscard]] bool loadPieces(int polyominoSize, std::vector<Piece>& pieces, std::vector<int>& convexPieces, std::vector<int>& holelessPieces, std::vector<int>& otherPieces) const;
    
        /**
         * Puts the path to the piece file of the specified size in order, if the data folder wasn't found the string stays untouched
         * @return If the data folder was found
         */
        bool getFilePath(int polyominoSize, std::string& filePath) const;
};