serializer.h

#pragma once
#include <algorithm>
#include <map>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <vex.h>
 
const char serialization_separator = '$';
const std::size_t MAX_FILE_SIZE = 4096;
 
class Serializer {
private:
  bool flush_always;
  std::string filename;
  std::map<std::string, int> ints;
  std::map<std::string, bool> bools;
  std::map<std::string, double> doubles;
  std::map<std::string, std::string> strings;
 
  bool read_from_disk();
 
public:
  ~Serializer() {
    save_to_disk();
    printf("Saving %s\n", filename.c_str());
    fflush(stdout);
  }
 
  explicit Serializer(const std::string &filename, bool flush_always = true)
      : flush_always(flush_always), filename(filename), ints({}), bools({}), doubles({}), strings({})
 
  {
    read_from_disk();
  }
 
  void save_to_disk() const;
 
 
  void set_int(const std::string &name, int i);
 
  void set_bool(const std::string &name, bool b);
 
  void set_double(const std::string &name, double d);
 
  void set_string(const std::string &name, std::string str);
 
 
  int int_or(const std::string &name, int otherwise);
 
  bool bool_or(const std::string &name, bool otherwise);
 
  double double_or(const std::string &name, double otherwise);
 
  std::string string_or(const std::string &name, std::string otherwise);
};