local rpc = {
    PROTOCOL_VERSION = "003"
}

function rpc.clean(record)
	assert(type(record) == "string", "cleaned record is not a string! :" .. type(record))
	return record:gsub("\31", "")
end


function rpc.print(record)
	--local cleaned, _ = record:gsub("\31","|")
	--print(cleaned)
end


function rpc.assert(...)
	assert(...)
end


function rpc.validate(record)
	rpc.print("Starting validation")
	local errorMsg = false
	local count
	record, count = record:gsub("^poppyV" .. rpc.PROTOCOL_VERSION .."\31","")
	if not count == 1 then
		errorMsg = "unsupported version or message!"
		record = nil
	end
	rpc.print("record is now ".. record)

	local clientID, count = record:match("^%d-\31")
	clientID = rpc.clean(clientID)
	if not clientID then
		errorMsg = "No clientID found!"
		record = nil
	else
		record, count = record:gsub("^%d-\31","")
		if count ~= 1 then
			error("Failed to remove clientiD?")
		end
	end
	rpc.print("record is now " .. record)
	rpc.print("match clientID: " .. clientID)
	rpc.print("ended validation")
	return {
		errorMsg = errorMsg,
		clientID = tonumber(clientID),
		version = rpc.PROTOCOL_VERSION,
		record = record }
end


function rpc.unprivligedExecute(commands, record, ip, port)
	assert(type(commands) == "table")
	assert(type(record) == "string")
	assert(ip)
	assert(port)
	rpc.print("exexute: " .. record)

	local command = record:match("^.-\31")
	if command then command = rpc.clean(command) end
	record = record:gsub("^.-\31","")
	
	if not command then
		command = record
		record = nil
	end
	
	rpc.assert(type(commands[command]) == "function", "Unknown command encountered!" .. command)
	if record then
		rpc.print("executing " .. command .. " with " .. record)
		return commands[command](record, ip, port)
	else
		rpc.print("executing no arguments:" .. command)
		return commands[command](ip, port)
	end
end
	
	
function rpc.execute(commands, clientID, record)
	assert(type(commands) == "table")
	assert(type(record) == "string")
	rpc.print("exexute: " .. record)
	local command = record:match("^.-\31")
	if command then command = rpc.clean(command) end
	record = record:gsub("^.-\31","")
	
	if not command then
		command = record
		record = nil
	end

	rpc.assert(type(commands[command]) == "function", "Unknown command encountered!" .. command)
	if record then
		rpc.print("executing " .. command .. " with " .. record)
		return commands[command](clientID, record)
	else
		rpc.print("executing no arguments:" .. command)
		return commands[command](clientID)
	end
end


return rpc