/* CharQueue.h
   Copyright (C) 1998, 1999  Helge Hess and Manuel Guesdon
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   Authors:	Helge Hess  	<helge@mdlink.de>
   			Manuel Guesdon	<mguesdon@sbuilders.com>

   This file is part of the ANTLR Objective-C Library.

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*/

#ifndef _ANTLRCharQueue_h_
	#define _ANTLRCharQueue_h_

@interface ANTLRCharQueue : NSObject // final
{
  unichar *buffer; // Physical circular buffer of characters
  int     bufLen;

  int sizeLessOne;  // bufLen-1 for quick modulous
  int offset;       // physical index of front token

@public // performance critical, used in ANTLRCharBuffer*
  unsigned int count;        // number of characters in the queue
}

+(id)charQueueWithCapacity:(unsigned)_capacity;
-(id)initWithCapacity:(unsigned)_capacity;

-(void)append:(unichar)_token; // Add token to end of the queue
-(void)removeFirst;            // Remove token from front of queue

// Fetch a token from the queue by index
// @param idx The index of the token to fetch, where zero is the token at
//            the front of the queue
-(unichar)elementAt:(int)_idx;

-(unsigned int)count;

@end

#endif //_ANTLRCharQueue_h_
