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//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// pfLocalizationMgr - singleton class for managing localization of
//                     strings (so python doesn't have to do it)
//
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#ifndef _pfLocalizationMgr_h
#define _pfLocalizationMgr_h

#include "hsTypes.h"
#include "hsStlUtils.h"

class pfLocalizationMgr
{
private:
	static pfLocalizationMgr	*fInstance;
protected:
	pfLocalizationMgr();
public:
	virtual ~pfLocalizationMgr();

	static void Initialize(const std::string & dataPath);
	static void Shutdown();
	static pfLocalizationMgr &Instance(void) {return *fInstance;}
	static bool InstanceValid(void) {return fInstance != nil;}

	// Returns the final localized string, designated by path, and with the arguments properly substituted
	// if you want to use the default argument order, just use %s like you would with printf, BUT, if you
	// want the arguments in a different order (like you had to switch things around for a specific language)
	// then you use %1s, %2s, %3s and so on to specify arguments, these two cannot be mixed and you won't get
	// the results you expect if you do mix them. Path is specified by Age.Set.Name
	std::wstring GetString(const std::wstring & path, const std::vector<std::wstring> & args);
	std::wstring GetString(const std::wstring & path);
};

#endif