/*
 * toPythonString.hpp
 *
 *  Created on: Aug 26, 2013
 *      Author: heber
 */

#ifndef TOPYTHONSTRING_HPP_
#define TOPYTHONSTRING_HPP_

// include config.h
#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
#include <config.h>
#endif

#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>

#include <string>
#include <sstream>
#include <vector>

class element;
struct KeyValuePair;
class RealSpaceMatrix;
class Vector;

template <typename T>
inline
const std::string toPythonString( const T& _value)
{
  std::stringstream output;
  output << _value;
  return output.str();
}

template <typename T>
inline
const std::string toPythonString( const T *& _value)
{
  std::stringstream output;
  output << toPythonString(*_value);
  return output.str();
}

template <typename T>
inline
const std::string toPythonString( const T * _value)
{
  std::stringstream output;
  output << toPythonString(*_value);
  return output.str();
}

template <typename T>
inline
const std::string toPythonString( const std::vector<T>& _values)
{
  std::stringstream output;
  for (typename std::vector<T>::const_iterator iter = _values.begin();
      iter != _values.end();
      ++iter) {
    const T& _value = *iter;
    if (iter != _values.begin())
      output << " ";
    output << toPythonString(_value);
  }
  return output.str();
}

template <> const std::string toPythonString( const element & _value);

template <> const std::string toPythonString( const boost::filesystem::path & _value);

template <> const std::string toPythonString( const KeyValuePair& _value);

template <> const std::string toPythonString( const RealSpaceMatrix& _value);

template <> const std::string toPythonString( const Vector& _value);


#endif /* TOPYTHONSTRING_HPP_ */