#include <iostream>
#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>

using namespace std;
using namespace boost::filesystem;

static string gvGetFileType(const file_type avFileType)
{
	switch (avFileType)
	{
	case status_unknown:
		return "status unknown";
	case file_not_found:
		return "file not found";
	case regular_file:
		return "regular file";
	case directory_file:
		return "directory file";
	case symlink_file:
		return "symbolic link file";
	case block_file:
		return "block special file";
	case character_file:
		return "character special file";
	case fifo_file:
		return "fifo file";
	case socket_file:
		return "socket file";
	case type_unknown:
	default:
		return "type unknown";
	}
}

static void gvDisplayDirEntry(const char* apDescription, const char* apPath)
{
	path vPath(apPath);
	directory_entry vDirEntry(vPath.make_preferred());

	cout
		<< apDescription << ":" << endl
		<< endl
		<< "  " << vDirEntry.path().native()
				<< " status is " << gvGetFileType(vDirEntry.status().type()) << endl
		<< endl;
}

int main(int /*argc*/, char* argv[])
{
	gvDisplayDirEntry("An unknown path", "dummy");
	gvDisplayDirEntry("A file path", argv[0]);
	gvDisplayDirEntry("A directory path", current_path().string().c_str());

	return 0;
}