/**
 * @fileoverview Utility for fast string concatenation.
 */

/**
 * Utility class to facilitate string concatenation.
 *
 * @param {*=} opt_a1 Optional first initial item to append.
 * @param {...*} var_args Other initial items to
 *     append, e.g., new goog.string.StringBuffer('foo', 'bar').
 * @constructor
 */
goog.string.StringBuffer = function(opt_a1, var_args) {
  if (opt_a1 != null) {
    this.append.apply(this, arguments);
  }
};

/**
 * Internal buffer for the string to be concatenated.
 * @type {string}
 * @private
 */
goog.string.StringBuffer.prototype.buffer_ = '';

/**
 * Sets the contents of the string buffer object, replacing what's currently
 * there.
 *
 * @param {*} s String to set.
 */
goog.string.StringBuffer.prototype.set = function(s) {
  this.buffer_ = '' + s;
};

/**
 * Appends one or more items to the buffer.
 *
 * Calling this with null, undefined, or empty arguments is an error.
 *
 * @param {*} a1 Required first string.
 * @param {*=} opt_a2 Optional second string.
 * @param {...?} var_args Other items to append,
 *     e.g., sb.append('foo', 'bar', 'baz').
 * @return {!goog.string.StringBuffer} This same StringBuffer object.
 * @suppress {duplicate}
 */
goog.string.StringBuffer.prototype.append = function(a1, opt_a2, var_args) {
  // Use a1 directly to avoid arguments instantiation for single-arg case.
  this.buffer_ += String(a1);
  if (opt_a2 != null) {  // second argument is undefined (null == undefined)
    for (var i = 1; i < arguments.length; i++) {
      this.buffer_ += arguments[i];
    }
  }
  return this;
};

/**
 * Clears the internal buffer.
 */
goog.string.StringBuffer.prototype.clear = function() {
  this.buffer_ = '';
};

/**
 * @return {number} the length of the current contents of the buffer.
 */
goog.string.StringBuffer.prototype.getLength = function() {
  return this.buffer_.length;
};

/**
 * @return {string} The concatenated string.
 * @override
 */
goog.string.StringBuffer.prototype.toString = function() {
  return this.buffer_;
};
