namespace EMU7800.Core
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Frames are composed of <see cref="BufferElement"/>s,
    /// that group bytes into machine words for efficient array processing.
    /// Bytes are packed in logical little endian order.
    /// </summary>
    public struct BufferElement
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// The number of bytes contained within a <see cref="BufferElement"/>.
        /// </summary>
        public const int SIZE  = 4;       // 2^SHIFT

        /// <summary>
        /// The mask value applied against a byte array index to access the individual bytes within a <see cref="BufferElement"/>.
        /// </summary>
        public const int MASK  = 3;       // SIZE - 1

        /// <summary>
        /// The left shift value to convert a byte array index to a <see cref="BufferElement"/> array index.
        /// </summary>
        public const int SHIFT = 2;

        uint _data;

        /// <summary>
        /// A convenience accessor for reading/writing individual bytes within this <see cref="BufferElement"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="offset"></param>
        public byte this[int offset]
        {
            get
            {
                var i = (offset & MASK) << 3;
                return (byte)(_data >> i);
            }
            set
            {
                var i  = (offset & MASK) << 3;
                var d  = (uint)value << i;
                var di = (uint)0xff  << i;
                _data = _data & ~di | d;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Zeros out all bytes of this <see cref="BufferElement"/>.
        /// </summary>
        public void ClearAll()
        {
            _data = 0;
        }
    }
}