#ifndef _BLASR_BASE_TUPLE_HPP_
#define _BLASR_BASE_TUPLE_HPP_

#include <alignment/tuples/TupleMetrics.hpp>

class BaseTuple
{
public:
    TupleData tuple;

    TupleData HashPowerOfFour(int nBits, TupleMetrics &tm);

    bool operator<(const BaseTuple &rhs) const;

    bool operator==(const BaseTuple &rhs) const;

    bool operator!=(const BaseTuple &rhs) const;

    BaseTuple &ShiftLeft(TupleMetrics &tm, int shift = 1);

    BaseTuple &ShiftRight(int shift = 1);

    BaseTuple &Append(TupleData val, TupleMetrics &tm, int nBits);

    operator TupleData() const;
};

#endif