#ifndef HASHED_OBJECT_H
#define HASHED_OBJECT_H

#include <string>

struct My_string {
    char * chars;
    size_t size;

    My_string(char *, size_t);
    ~My_string();

    bool operator==(const My_string& other);
};

struct Hashed_string {
    Hashed_string * next = NULL;
    Hashed_string * previous = NULL;
    bool last_element = true;
    bool initializer = false; // signal the object to act as the "link" between the its reference and the linked list of hashed elemenets. This instance DOES NOT represent a hashed value.

    My_string string;
    unsigned int appearances = 1;

    Hashed_string();
    Hashed_string(My_string * s);
    Hashed_string(Hashed_string * hs);
    ~Hashed_string();

    int append(Hashed_string * new_string); // returns 1 if the word was new and 0 otherwise.
    void remove(Hashed_string * removed_string);
};

#endif