using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Server;

namespace Server.Engines.Quests
{
	public class QuestWriter
	{		
		public static void Quests( GenericWriter writer, List<BaseQuest> quests )
		{
			if ( quests == null )
			{
				writer.Write( (int) 0 );
				return;
			}
			
			writer.Write( (int) quests.Count );
			
			for ( int i = 0; i < quests.Count; i ++ )
			{
				BaseQuest quest = quests[ i ];
				
				Type( writer, quest.GetType() );
				
				quest.Serialize( writer );
			}
		}
		
		public static void Chains( GenericWriter writer, Dictionary<QuestChain,BaseChain> chains )
		{
			if ( chains == null )
			{
				writer.Write( (int) 0 );
				return;
			}
			
			writer.Write( (int) chains.Count );
			
			foreach ( KeyValuePair<QuestChain,BaseChain> pair in chains )
			{				
				writer.Write( (int) pair.Key );
				
				Type( writer, pair.Value.CurrentQuest );
				Type( writer, pair.Value.Quester );
			}
		}
	
		public static void Object( GenericWriter writer, object obj )
		{
			if ( writer == null )
				return;
				
			if ( obj is int )
			{
				writer.Write( (byte) 0x1 );
				writer.Write( (int) obj );
			}
			else if ( obj is String )
			{
				writer.Write( (byte) 0x2 );
				writer.Write( (String) obj );
			}
			else if ( obj is Item )
			{
				writer.Write( (byte) 0x3 );				
				writer.Write( (Item) obj );
			}
			else if ( obj is Mobile )
			{
				writer.Write( (byte) 0x4 );				
				writer.Write( (Mobile) obj );
			}
			else
			{
				writer.Write( (byte) 0x0 ); // invalid
			}
		}
		
		public static void Type( GenericWriter writer, Type type )
		{
			if ( writer == null )
				return;
				
			writer.Write( type == null ? null : type.FullName );
		}
	}
}