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package de.learnlib.api.query;

import net.automatalib.words.Word;

public abstract class AbstractQuery<I, D> extends Query<I, D> {

    protected final Word<I> prefix;
    protected final Word<I> suffix;

    public AbstractQuery(Word<I> queryWord) {
        this(Word.epsilon(), queryWord);
    }

    public AbstractQuery(Word<I> prefix, Word<I> suffix) {
        this.prefix = prefix;
        this.suffix = suffix;
    }

    public AbstractQuery(Query<I, ?> query) {
        this(query.getPrefix(), query.getSuffix());
    }

    @Override
    public Word<I> getPrefix() {
        return prefix;
    }

    @Override
    public Word<I> getSuffix() {
        return suffix;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the string representation of this query, including a possible answer. This method should be used by
     * classes extending {@link AbstractQuery} for their toString method to ensure output consistency.
     *
     * @return A string of the form {@code "Query[<prefix>|<suffix> / <answer>]"}. If the query has not been answered
     * yet, {@code <answer>} will be null.
     */
    public String toStringWithAnswer(D answer) {
        return "Query[" + prefix + '|' + suffix + " / " + answer + ']';
    }
}
