PhysicalConnectivity/src/main/kotlin/net/shadowfacts/cacao/viewcontroller/ViewController.kt

package net.shadowfacts.cacao.viewcontroller

import net.shadowfacts.cacao.Window
import net.shadowfacts.cacao.util.properties.ObservableLazyProperty
import net.shadowfacts.cacao.view.View
import net.shadowfacts.kiwidsl.dsl
import java.lang.RuntimeException
import java.util.*

/**
 * The base Cacao View Controller class. A view controller is an object that owns and manages a [View].
 *
 * The view controller receives lifecycle callbacks for its view.
 *
 * @author shadowfacts
 */
abstract class ViewController {

	/**
	 * The window that contains this view controller.
	 * This property is not set until either:
	 * a) a [Window] is initialized with this VC as it's root view controller or
	 * b) this VC is added as a child of another view controller.
	 */
	var window: Window? = null

	/**
	 * Helper function for creating layout constraints in the domain of this VC's window.
	 * This function is not usable until [window] is initialized.
	 */
	val createConstraints
		get() = window!!.solver::dsl

	/**
	 * The view that this View Controller has.
	 * This property is created by [loadView] and is not initialized before that method has been called.
	 *
	 * @see loadView
	 */
	lateinit var view: View
		protected set

	/**
	 * This VC's parent view controller. If `null`, this VC is the root view controller of its [window].
	 */
	var parent: ViewController? = null
		set(value) {
			willMoveTo(value)
			field = value
			didMoveTo(value)
		}

	// _children is the internal, mutable object since we only want it to be mutated by the embed/removeChild methods
	private var _children = LinkedList<ViewController>()
	/**
	 * The list of all the child VCs of this view controller.
	 * This list should never be mutated directly, only by the [embedChild]/[removeChild] methods.
	 */
	val children: List<ViewController> = _children

	/**
	 * This method somehow loads a [View] and sets this VC's [view] property to it.
	 *
	 * This method should only be called by the framework. After the [view] property is set, the framework is
	 * responsible for initializing its [View.window]/[View.solver] properties and calling [View.wasAdded].
	 *
	 * The default implementation simply creates a [View] and does nothing else with it.
	 */
	open fun loadView() {
		view = View()
	}

	/**
	 * This method is called after the view is loaded, it's properties are initialized, and [View.wasAdded] has been
	 * called.
	 */
	open fun viewDidLoad() {}

	/**
	 * This method is called immediately before the [Window.solver] is going to solve constraints and update variables.
	 * If overridden, the superclass method must be called.
	 */
	open fun viewWillLayoutSubviews() {
		children.forEach(ViewController::viewWillLayoutSubviews)
	}

	/**
	 * This method is called immediately after the [Window.solver] has solved constraints and variables have been updated.
	 * This method is responsible for invoking the VC's [View.didLayout] method.
	 * If overridden, the superclass method must be called.
	 */
	open fun viewDidLayoutSubviews() {
		view.didLayout()
		children.forEach(ViewController::viewDidLayoutSubviews)
	}

	/**
	 * Called when the VC's view has been added to the screen and is about to be displayed.
	 */
	open fun viewWillAppear() {
		children.forEach(ViewController::viewWillAppear)
	}

	/**
	 * Called immediately after the VC's view has first been displayed on screen.
	 */
	open fun viewDidAppear() {
		children.forEach(ViewController::viewDidAppear)
	}

	/**
	 * Called before the view will disappear from the screen, either because the VC has been removed from it's parent/screen
	 * or because the [net.shadowfacts.cacao.CacaoScreen] has been closed.
	 */
	open fun viewWillDisappear() {
		children.forEach(ViewController::viewWillDisappear)
	}

	/**
	 * Called after the view has disappeared from the screen.
	 */
	open fun viewDidDisappear() {
		children.forEach(ViewController::viewDidDisappear)
	}

	/**
	 * Called before the view controller's parent changes to the given new value.
	 *
	 * @param parent The new parent view controller.
	 */
	open fun willMoveTo(parent: ViewController?) {}

	/**
	 * Called after the view controller's parent has changed to the given new value.
	 *
	 * @param parent The new parent view controller.
	 */
	open fun didMoveTo(parent: ViewController?) {}

	/**
	 * Embeds a child view controller in this VC.
	 *
	 * @param viewController The new child VC.
	 * @param container The view that will be used as the superview for the child VC's view. Defaults to this VC's [view].
	 * @param pinEdges Whether the edges of the child VC will be pinned (constrained to be equal to) the container's edges.
	 * 					Defaults to `true`.
	 */
	fun embedChild(viewController: ViewController, container: View = this.view, pinEdges: Boolean = true) {
		viewController.parent = this
		viewController.window = window
		_children.add(viewController)
		viewController.loadView()

		container.addSubview(viewController.view)

		if (pinEdges) {
			createConstraints {
				viewController.view.leftAnchor equalTo container.leftAnchor
				viewController.view.rightAnchor equalTo container.rightAnchor
				viewController.view.topAnchor equalTo container.topAnchor
				viewController.view.bottomAnchor equalTo container.bottomAnchor
			}
		}

		viewController.viewDidLoad()
	}

	/**
	 * Removes the given view controller
	 *
	 * @param viewController The child VC to remove from this view controller.
	 * @throws RuntimeException If the given [viewController] is not a child of this VC.
	 */
	fun removeChild(viewController: ViewController) {
		if (viewController.parent != this) {
			throw RuntimeException("Cannot remove child view controller whose parent is not this view controller")
		}

		viewController.parent = null
		_children.remove(viewController)
	}

	/**
	 * Removes this view controller from its parent, if it has one.
	 */
	fun removeFromParent() {
		parent?.removeChild(this)
		view.removeFromSuperview()
		// todo: remove view from superview
	}

}