Chain/Chain.h

#include <iostream>
#include "Node.h"


class Chain
{

    public:
    void* start;
    void* end;

    Chain()
    {
        start = nullptr;
        end = nullptr;
    }

    bool isNull() const
    {
        return start == nullptr;
    }

    template <typename T>
    void add(T value)
    {
        if(start==nullptr) {
            Node<T> tstart(value);
            start = &tstart;
            end = &tstart;
            return;
        }
        Node<T> node(value, static_cast<Node<T>*>(end));
        static_cast<Node<T>*>(end)->next = &node;
        end = &node;
    }

    template <typename T>
    Node<T> pop()
    {
        T value = static_cast<Node<T>*>(end)->value;
        if(static_cast<Node<T>*>(end)->prev == nullptr)
        {
            start = nullptr;
            end = nullptr;
            return value;
        }
        end = static_cast<Node<T>*>(end)->prev;
        static_cast<Node<T>*>(end)->next = nullptr;
        return value;
    }

    template <typename T>
    friend std::ostream &operator <<(std::ostream &os, Chain &c)
    {
        os << "( ";
        void* currentNode = c.start;
        while (static_cast<Node<T>*>(currentNode)->next!=nullptr)
        {
            os << *(static_cast<Node<T>*>(currentNode)) << " = ";
            currentNode = static_cast<Node<T>*>(currentNode)->next;
        }
        os << *(static_cast<Node<T>*>(currentNode)) << " )";
        return os;
    }
};