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+#ifndef __LOUT_OBJECT_HH__
+#define __LOUT_OBJECT_HH__
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "misc.hh"
+
+namespace lout {
+
+/**
+ * \brief Here, some common classes (or interfaces) are defined, to standardize
+ *    the access to other classes.
+ */
+namespace object {
+
+/**
+ * \brief This is the base class for many other classes, which defines very
+ *    common virtual methods.
+ *
+ * For convenience, none of them are abstract, but they
+ * must be defined, when they are needed, especially for containers.
+ */
+class Object
+{
+public:
+   virtual ~Object();
+   virtual bool equals(Object *other);
+   virtual int hashValue();
+   virtual Object *clone();
+   virtual void intoStringBuffer(misc::StringBuffer *sb);
+   const char *toString();
+   virtual size_t sizeOf();
+};
+
+/**
+ * \brief Instances of a sub class of may be compared (less, greater).
+ *
+ * Used for sorting etc.
+ */
+class Comparable: public Object
+{
+public:
+   /**
+    * \brief Compare two objects, this and other.
+    *
+    * Return a value < 0, when this is less than other, a value > 0,
+    * when this is greater than other, or 0, when this and other are
+    * equal.
+    *
+    * If c1.equals(c2) (as defined in Object), c1.compareTo(c2) must
+    * be 0, but, unlike you may expect, the reversed is not
+    * necessarily true. This method returns 0, if, according to the
+    * rules for sorting, there is no difference, but there may still
+    * be differences (not relevant for sorting), which "equals" will
+    * care about.
+    */
+   virtual int compareTo(Comparable *other) = 0;
+};
+
+/**
+ * \brief Used for other orders as the one defined by Comparable.
+ *
+ * Compared objects must not neccessary be instances of Comparable.
+ */
+class Comparator: public Object
+{
+public:
+   /**
+    * \brief Compare two objects o1 and o2.
+    *
+    * Return a value < 0, when o1 is less than o2, a value > 0, when o1
+    * is greater than o2, or 0, when o1 and o2 are equal.
+    *
+    * If o1.equals(o2) (as defined in Object), compare(o1, o2) must be
+    * 0, but, unlike you may expect, the reversed is not necessarily
+    * true. This method returns 0, if, according to the rules for
+    * sorting, there is no difference, but there may still be
+    * differences (not relevant for sorting), which "equals" will care
+    * about.
+    */
+   virtual int compare(Object *o1, Object *o2) = 0;
+
+   static Comparator *compareFunComparator;
+   static int compareFun(const void *p1, const void *p2);
+};
+
+class StandardComparator: public Comparator
+{
+public:
+   int compare(Object *o1, Object *o2);
+};
+
+extern StandardComparator standardComparator;
+
+/**
+ * \brief An object::Object wrapper for void pointers.
+ */
+class Pointer: public Object
+{
+private:
+   void *value;
+
+public:
+   Pointer(void *value) { this->value = value; }
+   bool equals(Object *other);
+   int hashValue();
+   void intoStringBuffer(misc::StringBuffer *sb);
+   inline void *getValue() { return value; }
+};
+
+/**
+ * \brief A typed version of object::Pointer.
+ */
+template <class T> class TypedPointer: public Pointer
+{
+public:
+   inline TypedPointer(T *value) : Pointer ((void*)value) { }
+   inline T *getTypedValue() { return (T*)getValue(); }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * \brief An object::Object wrapper for int's.
+ */
+class Integer: public Comparable
+{
+   int value;
+
+public:
+   Integer(int value) { this->value = value; }
+   bool equals(Object *other);
+   int hashValue();
+   void intoStringBuffer(misc::StringBuffer *sb);
+   int compareTo(Comparable *other);
+   inline int getValue() { return value; }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * \brief An object::Object wrapper for bool's.
+ */
+class Boolean: public Comparable
+{
+   bool value;
+
+public:
+   Boolean(bool value) { this->value = value; }
+   bool equals(Object *other);
+   int hashValue();
+   void intoStringBuffer(misc::StringBuffer *sb);
+   int compareTo(Comparable *other);
+   inline bool getValue() { return value; }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * \brief An object::Object wrapper for constant strings (char*).
+ *
+ * As opposed to object::String, the char array is not copied.
+ */
+class ConstString: public Comparable
+{
+protected:
+   const char *str;
+
+public:
+   ConstString(const char *str) { this->str = str; }
+   bool equals(Object *other);
+   int hashValue();
+   int compareTo(Comparable *other);
+   void intoStringBuffer(misc::StringBuffer *sb);
+
+   inline const char *chars() { return str; }
+
+   static int hashValue(const char *str);
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * \brief An object::Object wrapper for strings (char*).
+ *
+ * As opposed to object::ConstantString, the char array is copied.
+ */
+class String: public ConstString
+{
+public:
+   String(const char *str);
+   ~String();
+};
+
+/**
+ * \todo Comment
+ */
+class PairBase: public Object
+{
+protected:
+   Object *first, *second;
+
+public:
+   PairBase(Object *first, Object *second);
+   ~PairBase();
+
+   bool equals(Object *other);
+   int hashValue();
+   void intoStringBuffer(misc::StringBuffer *sb);
+   size_t sizeOf();
+};
+
+/**
+ * \todo Comment
+ */
+class Pair: public PairBase
+{
+public:
+   Pair(Object *first, Object *second): PairBase (first, second) { }
+
+   inline Object *getFirst () { return first; }
+   inline Object *getSecond () { return second; }
+};
+
+/**
+ * \todo Comment
+ */
+template <class F, class S> class TypedPair: public PairBase
+{
+public:
+   TypedPair(F *first, S *second): PairBase (first, second) { }
+
+   inline F *getFirst () { return first; }
+   inline S *getSecond () { return second; }
+};
+
+} // namespace object
+
+} // namespace lout
+
+#endif // __LOUT_OBJECT_HH__