extends RefCounted

const Types = preload("res://addons/godot_colyseus/lib/types.gd")

class Ref:
	var value
	var type_info
	
	func _init(value,type_info):
		self.value = value
		self.type_info = type_info

var id
var parent
var parent_index: int
var parent_key

func clear(decoding: bool = false):
	assert(false)

func meta_get(index):
	assert(false)
	
func meta_get_key(index) -> String:
	assert(false)
	return ""

func meta_get_subtype(index):
	assert(false)

func meta_set(index, key, value):
	assert(false)
	return null

func meta_remove(index):
	assert(false)

func set_parent(np, pindex):
	if parent == np and parent_index == pindex:
		return
	if parent != null:
		parent.meta_remove(parent_index)
	parent = np
	parent_index = pindex
	parent_key = parent.meta_get_key(parent_index)

func trigger(event: String, argv: Array = [], path: PackedStringArray = PackedStringArray(), target: Object = self):
	if parent == null:
		return
	path.append(parent_key)
	parent.trigger(event, argv, path, target)

func to_object():
	return "<null>"