#ifndef PRD_NODE_HXX
#define PRD_NODE_HXX

#include <cstdio>
#ifndef   PRD_GLOBALS_HXX
#include "PRD_Globals.hxx"
#endif

class Node : virtual Noncopyable {
    void init(Node* parent_, char base_, PRD_Sequence_Pos last_index_, PRD_Sequence_Pos offset_);

public:
    Node            *parent;
    Node            *child[4];                          // 0=C 1=G 2=A 3=T/U
    unsigned char    base;
    unsigned int     child_bits : 4;                            // see BitField in PRD_Globals.hxx
    PRD_Sequence_Pos offset;                            // index of base in sequence : left = index of first base of primer, right = index of last base of primer
    PRD_Sequence_Pos last_base_index;                   // abs(last_base_index) = pos    (last_base_index > 0) ? valid : invalid

    Node (Node* parent_, char base_, PRD_Sequence_Pos last_index_, PRD_Sequence_Pos offset_);
    Node (Node* parent_, char base_, PRD_Sequence_Pos last_index_);
    Node (Node* parent_, char base_);
    Node ();
    ~Node ();

    Node             *childByBase (unsigned char base_) { return child[CHAR2CHILD.INDEX[base_]]; };
    bool              isValidPrimer ()           { return last_base_index > 0; };
    bool              isPrimer ()                { return last_base_index != 0; }
    bool              isLeaf ()                  { return child_bits == 0; };
    void              print (); // print subtree started here

};

#else
#error PRD_Node.hxx included twice
#endif // PRD_NODE_HXX