// `Area` is a copyable type that opaquely represents either `Cow` or `Cow::Fake`.
#pragma once

#include <memory>
#include <utility>

#include <cow.hpp>

struct Area {
	Area(size_t sz);
	Area(const Area& area);
	Area(Area&& area);

	inline const Cow* operator->() const { return _area.get(); }
	inline Cow* operator->() { return _area.get(); }

	inline const Cow* operator*() const { return _area.get(); }
	inline Cow* operator*() { return _area.get(); }

	inline operator const Cow&() const { return *_area.get(); }
	inline operator Cow&() { return *_area.get(); }

	inline bool is_clone() const { return dynamic_cast<Cow::Fake*>(_area.get()) != nullptr; }

	~Area();
	private:
	const std::unique_ptr<Cow> _area;
};