//
// VMime library (http://www.vmime.org)
// Copyright (C) 2002-2006 Vincent Richard <vincent@vincent-richard.net>
//
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//

#ifndef VMIME_ADDRESS_HPP_INCLUDED
#define VMIME_ADDRESS_HPP_INCLUDED


#include "vmime/base.hpp"
#include "vmime/headerFieldValue.hpp"


namespace vmime
{


/** Abstract class representing a mailbox or a group of mailboxes.
  *
  * This class define a common behaviour for the mailbox
  * and mailboxGroup classes.
  */

class address : public headerFieldValue
{
	friend class addressList;

protected:

	address();

public:

	/** Check whether this address is empty (no mailboxes specified
	  * if this is a mailboxGroup -or- no email specified if this is
	  * a mailbox).
	  *
	  * @return true if this address is empty
	  */
	virtual const bool isEmpty() const = 0;

	/** Test whether this is object is a mailboxGroup.
	  *
	  * @return true if this is a mailboxGroup, false otherwise
	  */
	virtual const bool isGroup() const = 0;

	virtual ref <component> clone() const = 0;

protected:

	/** Parse an address from an input buffer.
	  *
	  * @param buffer input buffer
	  * @param position position in the input buffer
	  * @param end end position in the input buffer
	  * @param newPosition will receive the new position in the input buffer
	  * @return a new address object, or null if no more address is available in the input buffer
	  */
	static ref <address> parseNext(const string& buffer, const string::size_type position, const string::size_type end, string::size_type* newPosition);
};


} // vmime


#endif // VMIME_ADDRESS_HPP_INCLUDED