using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Robust.Shared.Network;

namespace Robust.Shared.Serialization
{
    public interface IRobustSerializer
    {
        void Initialize();
        void Serialize(Stream stream, object toSerialize);

        /// <summary>
        /// Serializes an object with exact known type to skip a type ID header.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// This is more efficient than <see cref="Serialize"/> because it does not use a few bytes on type ID header.
        /// Output from this method is not compatible with <see cref="Deserialize"/> or vice versa.
        /// The type argument of the <see cref="DeserializeDirect{T}"/> call must also match, obviously.
        /// </remarks>
        /// <param name="stream">The stream to write into.</param>
        /// <param name="toSerialize">
        /// The object to serialize.
        /// The object MUST have the exact type of <typeparamref name="T"/>
        /// </param>
        /// <typeparam name="T">The type of object to serialize.</typeparam>
        void SerializeDirect<T>(Stream stream, T toSerialize);
        T Deserialize<T>(Stream stream);

        /// <summary>
        /// Deserialize side of <see cref="DeserializeDirect{T}"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="stream">Stream to read from.</param>
        /// <param name="value">Value that was deserialized.</param>
        /// <typeparam name="T">Exact type of object to deserialize.</typeparam>
        void DeserializeDirect<T>(Stream stream, out T value);
        object Deserialize(Stream stream);
        bool CanSerialize(Type type);

        /// <summary>
        /// Searches for a type with a given SerializedName that can be assigned to another type.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="assignableType">object type that it can be assigned to, like a base class or interface.</param>
        /// <param name="serializedTypeName">The serializedName inside the <see cref="NetSerializableAttribute"/>.</param>
        /// <returns>Type found, if any.</returns>
        Type? FindSerializedType(Type assignableType, string serializedTypeName);

        Task Handshake(INetChannel sender);

        event Action ClientHandshakeComplete;
    }
}