//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// textboost.h


#ifndef INCL_TextBoost
#define INCL_TextBoost

#include <strstream>

extern unsigned int strl(const char*); // custom strlen

class TextBoost {

	public:
		TextBoost(unsigned int = 1024,const char * = 0);
		~TextBoost()
		{
			delete mae;
			delete []tbuff;
		}

		TextBoost& reset()
		{ return mae->seekp(0),*this; }

		std::strstream& operator()()
		{ return *mae; }

		// enable you to reset TextBoost before use
		std::strstream& operator()(bool x)
		{
			if(x) reset();
			return *mae;
		}

	private:
		char *buff,*tbuff;
		unsigned int len;
		std::strstream *mae;
};

#endif




//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// textboost.cpp

#include "textboost.h"
using namespace std;

TextBoost::TextBoost(unsigned int l,const char * p)
{
	tbuff = new char[len = l];
	*tbuff = 0;
	
	// Argument p is a pointer to a string that should be placed
	// on start of string all time. When you reseet TextBoost, its
	// cursor shall be placed just after that text.
	//
	// Main buffer is tbuff, buffer that you shall realy use most
	// of time is part of tbuff which start with buff.
	//
	// When you convert this object as char*, you'll get pointer
	// to tbuff.
	
	if(p)
	{		
		buff = tbuff;
		
		while(*p)
		{
			*(buff++) = *(p++);
		}
		
		len -= strl(p);

		*buff = 0;
	}
	else buff = tbuff;

	buff[len-1]=0;
	mae = new strstream(buff, len-1);
}