#ifndef REGEX_REGEX_HPP
#define REGEX_REGEX_HPP

#include <string>
#include <vector>

// some simple pcre wrapper code lifted out of stepmania, i think

// usage:
//
// regex::regex re("([a-zA-Z]+)-([a-zA-Z+)");
//
// if (re.compare("test-test")) { ... }
//
// std::vector<std::string> matches;
// if (re.match("abcd-efgh", matches)) { operate on matches; }

namespace regex
{
	class regex
	{
	public:
		regex();
		regex(const regex& copy);
		regex(const std::string& str);
		~regex();

		void set(const std::string& str);
		std::string get() const;

		bool compare(const std::string& comp);
		bool match(const std::string& comp, std::vector<std::string>& matches);

		regex& operator=(const regex& rhs);
		regex& operator=(const std::string& rhs);
	private:
		void compile();
		void release();

		void* m_re;
		std::string m_pattern;
		int m_backrefs;
	};
}

#endif