/*
 * Nomad Instrument Control Software
 *
 * Copyright 2011 Institut Laue-Langevin
 *
 * Licensed under the EUPL, Version 1.1 only (the "License");
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 */

#ifndef PYTHONOBJECT_H
#define PYTHONOBJECT_H

#include <common/base/BaseTypes.h>
#include <boost/python.hpp>
#include "MplLock.h"
#include <utility>

namespace view {
namespace mpl {

/*!
 * \brief Lock system for managing thread safe operation on Python interpreter
 */
class PythonObject {

public:

	/*!
	 * \brief constructor, lock the GIL
	 */
	PythonObject() {

	}

	PythonObject(const boost::python::object& obj) : m_Object(std::move(obj)) {

	}

	PythonObject(const PythonObject& obj) {
		m_Object = obj();
	}

	/*!
	 * \brief destructor, release the GIL
	 */
	~PythonObject() {
		reset();
	}

//	const boost::python::object& get() const {
//		return m_Object;
//	}

	void reset() {
		m_Object = boost::python::object();
	}

	const boost::python::object& operator() () const {
		return m_Object;
	}

	PythonObject& operator= (const PythonObject& obj) {
		m_Object = boost::python::object();
		m_Object = obj();
		return *this;
	}

	PythonObject& operator= (const boost::python::object& obj) {
		m_Object = boost::python::object();
		m_Object = obj;
		return *this;
	}

	boost::python::object operator[](int32 index) const {
		return m_Object[index];
	}

	boost::python::object operator[](const char* attr) const {
		return m_Object[attr];
	}

	boost::python::object attr(const char* attrstr) const {
		return m_Object.attr(attrstr);
	}

	template<typename Type> void setattr(const char* attrstr, Type set) {
		m_Object.attr(attrstr) = set;
	}

private:

	boost::python::object m_Object; //! State of interpreter to get back
};

}
}

#endif // PYTHONOBJECT_H