//ProjectEuler/ProjectEulerCPP/headers/Problem.hpp
//Matthew Ellison
// Created: 07-04-19
//Modified: 08-28-20
//This is an abstract base class to allow polymorphism for the individual problems
/*
	Copyright (C) 2020  Matthew Ellison

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*/


#ifndef PROBLEM_HPP
#define PROBLEM_HPP

#include <sstream>
#include <string>
#include "Stopwatch.hpp"
#include "Unsolved.hpp"


class Problem{
protected:
	const std::string description;	//Holds the description of the problem
	mee::Stopwatch timer;	//Used to determine your algorithm's run time
	bool solved;	//Holds true after the problem has been solved
public:
	//Constructors
	Problem() : solved(false){
	}
	Problem(std::string description) : description(description), solved(false){
	}
	//Destructor
	virtual ~Problem(){
	}
	//Gets
	virtual std::string getDescription() const{
		return description;
	}
	//Get the time it took to run the algorithm as a string
	virtual std::string getTime(){
		//If the problem hasn't been solved throw an exception
		if(!solved){
			throw Unsolved();
		}
		return timer.getStr();
	}
	//Get a copy of the timer that was used to time the algorithm
	virtual mee::Stopwatch getTimer(){
		//If the problem hasn't been solved throw an exception
		if(!solved){
			throw Unsolved();
		}
		return timer;
	}
	//Reset the problem so it can be run again
	virtual void reset(){
		timer.reset();
		solved = false;
	}
	//Pure virtual functions
	//Solve the problem
	virtual void solve() = 0;
	//Return a string with the solution to the problem
	virtual std::string getResult() = 0;
};

#endif //PROBLEM_HPP