#ifndef UTIL_H
#define UTIL_H

#include "constants.h"
#include "actor.h"
#include "pacman.pb.h"

class QTcpSocket;

namespace Util
{
  Transmission::map_t createUninitialisedMap();
  Transmission::map_t createDemoMap();
  Transmission::map_t createEmptyMap();

  // default is to assert false with -1
  Transmission::field_t actorMovementToTransmission(Actor::Movement mov,
     Transmission::field_t def = Transmission::none);
  Actor::Movement transmissionMovementToActor(Transmission::field_t field,
     Actor::Movement def = Actor::None);

  void QByteArrayToStdString(const QByteArray& arr, std::string& str);

  // send packet with error check and flush
  void sendPacket(const ::google::protobuf::Message& packet, QTcpSocket *socket);
  void sendPacket(const char *data, int length, QTcpSocket *socket);
}
#endif // UTIL_H