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#include "error.hh"
#include "nixexpr.hh"

#include <iostream>
#include <optional>

int main()
{
    using namespace nix;

    // In each program where errors occur, this has to be set.
    ErrorInfo::programName = std::optional("error-demo");

    // There are currently four error types:
    //
    // 			ProgramError, ProgramWarning, NixLangError, NixLangWarning.
    //
    // Each error type is created with a specific sequence of builder functions.
    // Unlike with a constructor, each parameter is clearly named.
    // If the sequence of function calls isn't followed, then there's a type
    // error. This should make for a consistent look in the code when errors are
    // created.

    // ProgramError takes name, description, and an optional hint.
    printErrorInfo(
        ErrorInfo::ProgramError("name",
                                "error description",
                                std::nullopt));

    // ProgramWarning takes name, description, and an optional hint.
    // The hint is in the form of a hintfmt class, which wraps boost::format(),
    // and makes all the substituted text yellow.
    printErrorInfo(
        ErrorInfo::ProgramWarning("name",
                                  "warning description",
                                  std::optional(hintfmt("there was a %1%", "warning"))));

    // printErrorInfo( ProgramWarning()
    //                 .name("warning name")
    //                 .description("warning description")
    //                 // the templated value, 'warning', is automatically colored yellow.
    //                 .hint(hintfmt("there was a %1%", "warning"))
    //               );

    /*
      // some invalid errors:

      // type error: no hint function.
      ProgramError()
        .name("name")
        .description("error description");

      // type error:  description before name.
      ProgramError()
        .description("error description")
        .name("name")
        .nohint();

      // type error: hint function with regular boost format, not special
      hintfmt. ProgramError() .description("error description") .name("name")
        .hint(format("there was a %1%") % "warning");
    */

    // NixLangWarning adds nix file, line number, column range, and the lines of
    // code where a warning occurred.

    SymbolTable testTable;
    auto problem_symbol = testTable.create("problem");

    printErrorInfo(ErrorInfo::NixLangWarning(
                       "warning name",
                       "warning description",
                       Pos(problem_symbol, 40, 13),
                       std::nullopt,
                       "this is the problem line of code",
                       std::nullopt,
                       hintfmt("this hint has %1% templated %2%!!", "yellow", "values")));

    // // NixLangError is just the same as NixLangWarning, except for the Error
    // // flag.
    // printErrorInfo(NixLangError()
    //                .name("error name")
    //                .description("error description")
    //                .pos(Pos(problem_symbol, 40, 13))
    //                .linesOfCode(std::optional("previous line of code"),
    //                             "this is the problem line of code",
    //                             std::optional("next line of code"))
    //                .hint(hintfmt("this hint has %1% templated %2%!!", "yellow", "values")));
    printErrorInfo(ErrorInfo::NixLangError(
                       "error name",
                       "error description",
                       Pos(problem_symbol, 40, 13),
                       std::optional("previous line of code"),
                       "this is the problem line of code",
                       std::optional("next line of code"),
                       hintfmt("this hint has %1% templated %2%!!", "yellow", "values")));


    return 0;
}