#ifndef __helper_tools_h__
#define __helper_tools_h__

#include "base_def.h"
#include "slice.h"
#include <ostream>
#include "pack_num.h"
#include <functional>

namespace MultiArrayTools
{
    
    template <typename... T>
    std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const std::tuple<T...>& tp);

    template <class RangeType>
    auto getIndex(std::shared_ptr<RangeType> range)
	-> std::shared_ptr<typename RangeType::IndexType>;

    // only if 'RangeType' is defaultable and unique (Singleton)
    template <class RangeType>
    auto getIndex() -> std::shared_ptr<typename RangeType::IndexType>;

    template <class... RangeTypes>
    auto mkMulti(std::shared_ptr<RangeTypes>... ranges)
	-> std::shared_ptr<MultiRange<RangeTypes...> >;

    template <class Func, class... RangeTypes>
    auto mkMapR(const Func& f, std::shared_ptr<RangeTypes>... ranges)
	-> std::shared_ptr<MapRange<FunctionalMultiArray<typename Func::value_type,Func,RangeTypes...>,
				    RangeTypes...> >;

    template <class Func, class... IndexTypes>
    auto mkMapI(const Func& f, std::shared_ptr<IndexTypes>... indices)
	-> decltype( getIndex( mkMapR( f, indices->range()... ) ) );

    template <class... IndexTypes>
    auto mkMIndex(std::shared_ptr<IndexTypes>... indices)
	-> decltype( getIndex( mkMulti( indices.range()... ) ) );

    template <class... RangeTypes>
    auto mkMulti(std::tuple<std::shared_ptr<RangeTypes>...> rangesTuple)
	-> MultiRange<RangeTypes...>;

    template <class RangeFactory>
    auto createExplicit(RangeFactory& rf)
	-> std::shared_ptr<typename RangeFactory::oType>;

    template <class RangeFactory>
    auto createExplicit(std::shared_ptr<RangeFactory> rfp)
	-> std::shared_ptr<typename RangeFactory::oType>;

    template <class Range>
    auto createRange(const std::vector<char>& cvec)
	-> std::shared_ptr<Range>;

    template <size_t N, class MArray>
    auto prtr(const MArray& ma)
	-> decltype(ma.template getRangePtr<N>());

    template <class IndexType>
    inline void For(const std::shared_ptr<IndexType>& ind, const std::function<void(void)>& ll)
    {
	for((*ind) = 0; ind->pos() != ind->max(); ++(*ind)){
	    ll();
	}
    }


    template <class Index>
    inline auto mkOp(const std::shared_ptr<Index>& i)
	-> decltype(std::declval<FunctionalMultiArray<typename Index::MetaType,
		    identity<typename Index::MetaType>,typename Index::RangeType> >
		    ().exec(i))
    {
	FunctionalMultiArray<typename Index::MetaType,
			     identity<typename Index::MetaType>,
			     typename Index::RangeType> fma(i->range());
	return fma.exec(i);
    }
        
}


#endif