Added an iterator class that can iterate through both sequence and map nodes.

content.h

 #pragma once
 
 #include <ios>
+#include <vector>
+#include <map>
 #include "parserstate.h"
+#include "exceptions.h"
 
 namespace YAML
 {
 	class Scanner;
 	class Parser;
+	class Node;
 
 	class Content
 	{
@@ -17,6 +21,20 @@ namespace YAML
 		virtual void Parse(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state) = 0;
 		virtual void Write(std::ostream& out, int indent) = 0;
 
+		virtual bool GetBegin(std::vector <Node *>::const_iterator& it) { return false; }
+		virtual bool GetBegin(std::map <Node *, Node *>::const_iterator& it) { return false; }
+		virtual bool GetEnd(std::vector <Node *>::const_iterator& it) { return false; }
+		virtual bool GetEnd(std::map <Node *, Node *>::const_iterator& it) { return false; }
+
+		// extraction
+		virtual void Read(std::string& s) { throw InvalidScalar(); }
+		virtual void Read(int& i) { throw InvalidScalar(); }
+		virtual void Read(unsigned& u) { throw InvalidScalar(); }
+		virtual void Read(long& l) { throw InvalidScalar(); }
+		virtual void Read(float& f) { throw InvalidScalar(); }
+		virtual void Read(double& d) { throw InvalidScalar(); }
+		virtual void Read(char& c) { throw InvalidScalar(); }
+
 	protected:
 	};
 }

document.cpp

@@ -41,8 +41,17 @@ namespace YAML
 			pScanner->EatNextToken();
 	}
 
+	const Node& Document::GetRoot() const
+	{
+		if(!m_pRoot)
+			throw;
+
+		return *m_pRoot;
+	}
+
 	std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream& out, const Document& doc)
 	{
+		out << "---\n";
 		if(!doc.m_pRoot) {
 			out << "{empty node}\n";
 			return out;

document.h

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace YAML
 
 		void Clear();
 		void Parse(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state);
+		const Node& GetRoot() const;
 
 		friend std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream& out, const Document& doc);
 

exceptions.h

@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ namespace YAML
 {
 	class Exception: public std::exception {};
 	class ScannerException: public Exception {};
+	class RepresentationException: public Exception {};
 
+	// scanner exceptions
 	class UnknownToken: public ScannerException {};
 	class IllegalBlockEntry: public ScannerException {};
 	class IllegalMapKey: public ScannerException {};
@@ -37,4 +39,8 @@ namespace YAML
 		InvalidUnicode(unsigned value_): value(value_) {}
 		unsigned value;
 	};
+
+	// representation exceptions
+	class InvalidScalar: public RepresentationException {};
+	class BadDereference: public RepresentationException {};
 }

iterator.cpp

+#include "node.h"
+#include "exceptions.h"
+
+namespace YAML
+{
+	Node::Iterator::Iterator(): type(IT_NONE)
+	{
+	}
+
+	Node::Iterator::Iterator(std::vector <Node *>::const_iterator it): seqIter(it), type(IT_SEQ)
+	{
+	}
+
+	Node::Iterator::Iterator(std::map <Node *, Node *>::const_iterator it): mapIter(it), type(IT_MAP)
+	{
+	}
+
+	Node::Iterator::~Iterator()
+	{
+	}
+
+	Node::Iterator& Node::Iterator::operator ++ ()
+	{
+		if(type == IT_SEQ)
+			++seqIter;
+		else if(type == IT_MAP)
+			++mapIter;
+
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	const Node& Node::Iterator::operator * ()
+	{
+		if(type == IT_SEQ)
+			return **seqIter;
+
+		throw BadDereference();
+	}
+
+	const Node& Node::Iterator::first()
+	{
+		if(type == IT_MAP)
+			return *mapIter->first;
+
+		throw BadDereference();
+	}
+
+	const Node& Node::Iterator::second()
+	{
+		if(type == IT_MAP)
+			return *mapIter->second;
+
+		throw BadDereference();
+	}
+
+	bool operator == (const Node::Iterator& it, const Node::Iterator& jt)
+	{
+		if(it.type != jt.type)
+			return false;
+
+		if(it.type == Node::Iterator::IT_SEQ)
+			return it.seqIter == jt.seqIter;
+		else if(it.type == Node::Iterator::IT_MAP)
+			return it.mapIter == jt.mapIter;
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	bool operator != (const Node::Iterator& it, const Node::Iterator& jt)
+	{
+		return !(it == jt);
+	}
+}

main.cpp

 #include "parser.h"
+#include "node.h"
+#include "exceptions.h"
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
 
 int main()
 {
 	std::ifstream fin("test.yaml");
+
+	try {
 		YAML::Parser parser(fin);
+		if(!parser)
+			return 0;
 
 		YAML::Document doc;
-	while(parser) {
-		std::cout << "---\n";
 		parser.GetNextDocument(doc);
-		std::cout << doc;
+
+		const YAML::Node& root = doc.GetRoot();
+		for(YAML::Node::Iterator it=root.begin();it!=root.end();++it) {
+			std::string name;
+			(*it)["name"] >> name;
+			std::cout << "Name: " << name << std::endl;
+
+			int age;
+			(*it)["age"] >> age;
+			std::cout << "Age: " << age << std::endl;
+
+			std::string school;
+			(*it)["school"] >> school;
+			std::cout << "School: " << school << std::endl;
+		}
+	} catch(YAML::Exception& e) {
+		std::cout << "Error parsing the yaml!\n";
 	}
+
 	getchar();
 
 	return 0;

map.cpp

@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@ namespace YAML
 		m_data.clear();
 	}
 
+	bool Map::GetBegin(std::map <Node *, Node *>::const_iterator& it)
+	{
+		it = m_data.begin();
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	bool Map::GetEnd(std::map <Node *, Node *>::const_iterator& it)
+	{
+		it = m_data.end();
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	void Map::Parse(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state)
 	{
 		Clear();

map.h

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ namespace YAML
 		virtual ~Map();
 
 		void Clear();
+		virtual bool GetBegin(std::map <Node *, Node *>::const_iterator& it);
+		virtual bool GetEnd(std::map <Node *, Node *>::const_iterator& it);
 		virtual void Parse(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state);
 		virtual void Write(std::ostream& out, int indent);
 

node.cpp

@@ -136,4 +136,99 @@ namespace YAML
 			m_pContent->Write(out, indent);
 		}
 	}
+
+	// begin
+	// Returns an iterator to the beginning of this (sequence or map).
+	Node::Iterator Node::begin() const
+	{
+		if(!m_pContent)
+			return Iterator();
+
+		std::vector <Node *>::const_iterator seqIter;
+		if(m_pContent->GetBegin(seqIter))
+			return Iterator(seqIter);
+
+		std::map <Node *, Node *>::const_iterator mapIter;
+		if(m_pContent->GetBegin(mapIter))
+			return Iterator(mapIter);
+
+		return Iterator();
+	}
+
+	// end
+	// . Returns an iterator to the end of this (sequence or map).
+	Node::Iterator Node::end() const
+	{
+		if(!m_pContent)
+			return Iterator();
+
+		std::vector <Node *>::const_iterator seqIter;
+		if(m_pContent->GetEnd(seqIter))
+			return Iterator(seqIter);
+
+		std::map <Node *, Node *>::const_iterator mapIter;
+		if(m_pContent->GetEnd(mapIter))
+			return Iterator(mapIter);
+
+		return Iterator();
+	}
+
+	///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+	// Extraction
+
+	void operator >> (const Node& node, std::string& s)
+	{
+		if(!node.m_pContent)
+			throw;
+
+		node.m_pContent->Read(s);
+	}
+
+	void operator >> (const Node& node, int& i)
+	{
+		if(!node.m_pContent)
+			throw;
+
+		node.m_pContent->Read(i);
+	}
+
+	void operator >> (const Node& node, unsigned& u)
+	{
+		if(!node.m_pContent)
+			throw;
+
+		node.m_pContent->Read(u);
+	}
+
+	void operator >> (const Node& node, long& l)
+	{
+		if(!node.m_pContent)
+			throw;
+
+		node.m_pContent->Read(l);
+	}
+
+	void operator >> (const Node& node, float& f)
+	{
+		if(!node.m_pContent)
+			throw;
+
+		node.m_pContent->Read(f);
+	}
+
+	void operator >> (const Node& node, double& d)
+	{
+		if(!node.m_pContent)
+			throw;
+
+		node.m_pContent->Read(d);
+	}
+
+	void operator >> (const Node& node, char& c)
+	{
+		if(!node.m_pContent)
+			throw;
+
+		node.m_pContent->Read(c);
+	}
 }

node.h

@@ -2,19 +2,42 @@
 
 #include <string>
 #include <ios>
+#include <vector>
+#include <map>
 #include "parserstate.h"
+#include "exceptions.h"
 
 namespace YAML
 {
-	const std::string StrTag = "!!str";
-	const std::string SeqTag = "!!seq";
-	const std::string MapTag = "!!map";
-
 	class Content;
 	class Scanner;
 
 	class Node
 	{
+	public:
+		class Iterator
+		{
+		public:
+			Iterator();
+			Iterator(std::vector <Node *>::const_iterator it);
+			Iterator(std::map <Node *, Node *>::const_iterator it);
+			~Iterator();
+
+			friend bool operator == (const Iterator& it, const Iterator& jt);
+			friend bool operator != (const Iterator& it, const Iterator& jt);
+			Iterator& operator ++ ();
+			const Node& operator * ();
+			const Node& first();
+			const Node& second();
+
+		private:
+			enum ITER_TYPE { IT_NONE, IT_SEQ, IT_MAP };
+			ITER_TYPE type;
+
+			std::vector <Node *>::const_iterator seqIter;
+			std::map <Node *, Node *>::const_iterator mapIter;
+		};
+
 	public:
 		Node();
 		~Node();
@@ -23,6 +46,40 @@ namespace YAML
 		void Parse(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state);
 		void Write(std::ostream& out, int indent);
 
+		Iterator begin() const;
+		Iterator end() const;
+
+		template <typename T>
+		const Node& operator [] (const T& key) const {
+			if(!m_pContent)
+				throw BadDereference();
+
+			for(Iterator it=begin();it!=end();++it) {
+				T t;
+				try {
+					it.first() >> t;
+					if(key == t)
+						return it.second();
+				} catch(InvalidScalar&) {
+				}
+			}
+
+			throw BadDereference();
+		}
+
+		const Node& operator [] (const char *key) const {
+			return operator [] (std::string(key));
+		}
+
+		// extraction
+		friend void operator >> (const Node& node, std::string& s);
+		friend void operator >> (const Node& node, int& i);
+		friend void operator >> (const Node& node, unsigned& u);
+		friend void operator >> (const Node& node, long& l);
+		friend void operator >> (const Node& node, float& f);
+		friend void operator >> (const Node& node, double& d);
+		friend void operator >> (const Node& node, char& c);
+
 	private:
 		void ParseHeader(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state);
 		void ParseTag(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state);

scalar.cpp

 #include "scalar.h"
 #include "scanner.h"
 #include "token.h"
+#include "exceptions.h"
+#include <sstream>
 
 namespace YAML
 {
@@ -28,4 +30,57 @@ namespace YAML
 			out << "  ";
 		out << m_data << std::endl;
 	}
+
+	void Scalar::Read(std::string& s)
+	{
+		s = m_data;
+	}
+
+	void Scalar::Read(int& i)
+	{
+		std::stringstream data(m_data);
+		data >> i;
+		if(!data)
+			throw InvalidScalar();
+	}
+
+	void Scalar::Read(unsigned& u)
+	{
+		std::stringstream data(m_data);
+		data >> u;
+		if(!data)
+			throw InvalidScalar();
+	}
+
+	void Scalar::Read(long& l)
+	{
+		std::stringstream data(m_data);
+		data >> l;
+		if(!data)
+			throw InvalidScalar();
+	}
+	
+	void Scalar::Read(float& f)
+	{
+		std::stringstream data(m_data);
+		data >> f;
+		if(!data)
+			throw InvalidScalar();
+	}
+	
+	void Scalar::Read(double& d)
+	{
+		std::stringstream data(m_data);
+		data >> d;
+		if(!data)
+			throw InvalidScalar();
+	}
+
+	void Scalar::Read(char& c)
+	{
+		std::stringstream data(m_data);
+		data >> c;
+		if(!data)
+			throw InvalidScalar();
+	}
 }

scalar.h

@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ namespace YAML
 		virtual void Parse(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state);
 		virtual void Write(std::ostream& out, int indent);
 
+		// extraction
+		virtual void Read(std::string& s);
+		virtual void Read(int& i);
+		virtual void Read(unsigned& u);
+		virtual void Read(long& l);
+		virtual void Read(float& f);
+		virtual void Read(double& d);
+		virtual void Read(char& c);
+
 	protected:
 		std::string m_data;
 	};

sequence.cpp

@@ -22,6 +22,18 @@ namespace YAML
 		m_data.clear();
 	}
 
+	bool Sequence::GetBegin(std::vector <Node *>::const_iterator& it)
+	{
+		it = m_data.begin();
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	bool Sequence::GetEnd(std::vector <Node *>::const_iterator& it)
+	{
+		it = m_data.end();
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	void Sequence::Parse(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state)
 	{
 		Clear();

sequence.h

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ namespace YAML
 		virtual ~Sequence();
 
 		void Clear();
+		virtual bool GetBegin(std::vector <Node *>::const_iterator& it);
+		virtual bool GetEnd(std::vector <Node *>::const_iterator& it);
+
 		virtual void Parse(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state);
 		virtual void Write(std::ostream& out, int indent);
 

test.yaml

 ---
-model:
-    file: data/models/compound.model
-    textures: data/materials/compound
-rooms:
-    - name: "Room #1"
-      pos: [0, 0, 0]
-      size: [1000, 1000, 500]
-      height: 500
-      stairtype: none
-      display: []
-      pathfinding:
-          tilesize: 50
-          size: [24, 24]
-          map: |
-              -----------------------
-              -+++++++++++++++++++++-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+---------------------
-              -+---------------------
-              -+---------------------
-              -+---------------------
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+++++++++++++++++++++-
-              -----------------------
-    - name: Doorway
-      pos: [1000, 400, 0]
-      size: [50, 200, 500]
-      height: 500
-      stairtype: none
-      display: []
-      pathfinding:
-          tilesize: 50
-          size: [5, 9]
-          map: |
-              -----
-              -+++-
-              -----
-              -----
-              -----
-              -----
-              -----
-              -+++-
-              -----
-    - name: "Room #2"
-      pos: [1050, 0, 0]
-      size: [1000, 1000, 500]
-      height: 500
-      stairtype: none
-      display: []
-      pathfinding:
-          tilesize: 50
-          size: [24, 24]
-          map: |
-              -----------------------
-              -+++++++++++++++++++++-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              ---------------------+-
-              ---------------------+-
-              ---------------------+-
-              ---------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+++++++++++++++++++++-
-              -----------------------
-exits:
-    - room1: "Room #1"
-      room2: "Room #2"
-      dir: e
-      pos: [400, 600]
+- name: Jesse
+  age: 23
+  school: University of Illinois
+- name: Naftali
+  age: 21
+  school: Rhode Island School of Design
+...
\ No newline at end of file

yaml-reader.vcproj

@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@
 					RelativePath=".\document.cpp"
 					>
 				</File>
+				<File
+					RelativePath=".\iterator.cpp"
+					>
+				</File>
 				<File
 					RelativePath=".\map.cpp"
 					>