package main

type NodeType int

// This is a list of the possible node types
const (
	CHARACTER NodeType = iota

	PIPE
	CONCATENATE
	KLEENE
	QUESTION
	PLUS
)

// This represents a node in the postfix representation of the expression
type postfixNode struct {
	nodetype NodeType
	contents []rune // Contents of the node - the length of this would only be >1 if the node represents a character class
}

// Creates and returns a postfixNode based on the given contents
func newPostfixNode(contents ...rune) postfixNode {
	if len(contents) < 1 {
		panic("Empty node.")
	}
	to_return := postfixNode{}
	if len(contents) > 1 { // If the node has more than element, it must be a character class - the type must be CHARACTER
		to_return.nodetype = CHARACTER
		to_return.contents = contents
	} else { // Node has one element, could be anything
		switch contents[0] {
		case '+':
			to_return.nodetype = PLUS
		case '?':
			to_return.nodetype = QUESTION
		case '*':
			to_return.nodetype = KLEENE
		case '|':
			to_return.nodetype = PIPE
		case CONCAT:
			to_return.nodetype = CONCATENATE
		default:
			to_return.nodetype = CHARACTER
		}
		to_return.contents = append(to_return.contents, contents...)
	}
	return to_return
}

// Creates a character node, regardless of the contents
func newPostfixCharNode(contents ...rune) postfixNode {
	toReturn := postfixNode{}
	toReturn.nodetype = CHARACTER
	toReturn.contents = append(toReturn.contents, contents...)
	return toReturn
}