#ifndef CLO_H
#define CLO_H

//#include <string.h>
//#include <vector.h>
 
#define MAXOPTIONS 256

class CLO;

class CLO 
{
public:
  char optionchar;
  char optionname[255];
  char optiondescript[255];
  char optiondefaultval[255];
  int optionarg; // boolean - does this take an argument

  static CLO* clolist[MAXOPTIONS]; // list of current options
  static int clolistlen;
  static char optionString[1024]; // the option string for getopt()
  
  CLO(char *option, char *descript);

  static int parseArgs(int argc, char **argv);
  static char *getOptionString();
  virtual void setOption(char *optarg)=0;
  static void showusage(char *execname);
  void verifyUniqueOptionChar();
};

//

class CLOfloat : public CLO
{ 
public:
  float val;
  
  CLOfloat(float nval, char *option, char *descript);

  float operator=(float foo);
  float operator=(CLOfloat &foo);
  operator float() ;
  virtual void setOption(char *optarg);

};

class CLOint : public CLO
{ 
public:
  float val;
  
  CLOint(int nval, char *option, char *descript);

  int operator=(int foo);
  int operator=(CLOint &foo);
  operator int();
  virtual void setOption(char *optarg);

};

class CLOchar255 : public CLO
{ 
public:
  char val[255];
  
  CLOchar255(char * nval, char *option, char *descript);

  //CLOchar255t& operator=(char *foo) {val=foo; return *this;}
  operator char*();
  virtual void setOption(char *optarg);

};

class CLOflag : public CLO
{ 
public:
  int val;
  
  CLOflag(char *option, char *descript);

  int operator=(int foo);
  int operator=(CLOflag &foo);
  operator int();
  virtual void setOption(char *optarg);

};
//

#endif