using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

using System.Text;

using System.Xml.Linq;

using JTacticalSim.API.Component;



namespace JTacticalSim.API.Data

{

	public interface IDataHandler

	{

		IResult<string> LoadSavedGameData(string fileDirectory, bool IsScenario);

		IResult<string> LoadData(string fileDirectory, bool IsScenario);

		IResult<IGameFileCopyable> SaveData(IGameFileCopyable currentGame);



		/// <summary>

		/// Creates a new game/scenario from a base context : 

		/// Accepts either a scenario or current game to create from

		/// </summary>

		/// <param name="current"></param>

		/// <param name="newGame"></param>

		/// <returns></returns>

		IResult<IGameFileCopyable> SaveDataAs(IGameFileCopyable current, IGameFileCopyable newGame);



		/// <summary>

		/// Removes the files for a saved game

		/// </summary>

		/// <param name="delGame"></param>

		/// <returns></returns>

		IResult<IGameFileCopyable> RemoveSavedGameData(IGameFileCopyable delGame);



		void Reset();

	}

}