//
//	aegis - project change supervisor
//	Copyright (C) 1997, 2002, 2004-2008 Peter Miller
//
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#ifndef AEFIND_TREE_H
#define AEFIND_TREE_H

#include <common/ac/shared_ptr.h>
#include <libaegis/aer/value.h>

struct string_ty; // existence
struct stat; // existence

/**
  * The tree abstract base class is used to represent a generic node in
  * an expression syntax tree.
  */
class tree
{
public:
    typedef aegis_shared_ptr<tree> pointer;

    virtual ~tree();

protected:
    /**
      * The default constructor.
      */
    tree();

public:
    virtual const char *name() const = 0;
    virtual void print() const = 0;
    virtual rpt_value::pointer evaluate(string_ty *, string_ty *, string_ty *,
        struct stat *) const = 0;
    virtual bool useful() const = 0;
    virtual bool constant() const = 0;
    virtual tree::pointer optimize() const = 0;

    rpt_value::pointer evaluate_constant() const;
    tree::pointer optimize_constant() const;

private:
    /**
      * The copy constructor.  Do not use.
      */
    tree(const tree &);

    /**
      * The copy constructor.  Do not use.
      */
    tree &operator=(const tree &);
};


#endif // AEFIND_TREE_H