namespace PkmnLib.Static.Utils;

/// <summary>
/// A case-insensitive string key. We use this class for things like looking up data from dictionaries, etc.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// This is a struct, as it's effectively just a wrapper around a single reference object. Heap allocation would be silly.  
/// </remarks>
public readonly record struct StringKey
{
    private readonly string _key;

    /// <inheritdoc cref="StringKey"/>
    public StringKey(string key)
    {
        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(key))
            throw new ArgumentException("Key cannot be null or whitespace.", nameof(key));
        _key = key;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Converts a <see cref="StringKey"/> to a <see cref="string"/>.
    /// </summary>
    public static implicit operator string(StringKey key) => key._key;

    /// <summary>
    /// Converts a <see cref="string"/> to a <see cref="StringKey"/>.
    /// </summary>
    public static implicit operator StringKey(string key) =>
        string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(key) ? default : new StringKey(key);

    /// <inheritdoc cref="string.ToString()"/>
    public override string ToString() => _key.ToLowerInvariant();

    /// <inheritdoc />
    public bool Equals(StringKey other) => string.Equals(_key, other._key, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);

    /// <inheritdoc cref="Equals(StringKey)"/>
    public bool Equals(string other) => string.Equals(_key, other, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);

    /// <inheritdoc />
    public override int GetHashCode() => StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase.GetHashCode(_key);

    /// <inheritdoc cref="Equals(StringKey)"/>
    public static bool operator ==(StringKey left, string right) => left.Equals(right);

    /// <inheritdoc cref="Equals(StringKey)"/>
    public static bool operator !=(StringKey left, string right) => !(left == right);
}