// mx_node class' definitions


#pragma once

class mx_node{
	
	int counter;
    
    	mx_node* M_child;
	mx_node* X_child;
	mx_node* I_child;
	mx_node* D_child;

	mx_node* parent_node;

	string kmer;
	int depth;
	bool printed_status;
	bool searched_status;
	string stgRNAs;

	public:
	
	mx_node();  
	//~mx_node() {cout << "Destroyed " << endl;};
	void set_counter(int x);
	void inc_counter();
	void app_stgRNAs(const string stgRNA);
	const int get_counter();
	const string get_stgRNAs();


	mx_node* set_pointer_M(string& kmer_p, int depth_p, bool end_of_kmer, const string stgRNA);
	mx_node* get_pointer_M(bool end_of_kmer, const string stgRNA);
	bool is_pointer_M();
	mx_node* set_pointer_X(string& kmer_p, int depth_p, bool end_of_kmer, const string stgRNA);
	mx_node* get_pointer_X(bool end_of_kmer, const string stgRNA);
	bool is_pointer_X();
	mx_node* set_pointer_I(string& kmer_p, int depth_p, bool end_of_kmer, const string stgRNA);
	mx_node* get_pointer_I(bool end_of_kmer, const string stgRNA);
	bool is_pointer_I();
	mx_node* set_pointer_D(string& kmer_p, int depth_p, bool end_of_kmer, const string stgRNA);
	mx_node* get_pointer_D(bool end_of_kmer, const string stgRNA);
	bool is_pointer_D();

        void set_depth(int depth_p);
	int get_depth();
        const string& get_kmer();
	void set_kmer(const string& kmer_p, string N);
	bool is_printed();
	void set_printed();
	bool is_searched();
	void set_searched();

};