with

    Candidates.Containers;

private with

    Ada.Containers;


generic
    Above_Ballot : Candidates.Containers.Above_Line_Ballot;
    Below_Ballot : Candidates.Containers.Below_Line_Ballot;
package Preferences is


    subtype Preference_Range is Positive range 1 .. Integer (Below_Ballot.Length);


    type Preference_Array is array (Preference_Range)
        of Candidates.Extended_CandidateID;
    pragma Pack (Preference_Array);


    Empty_Array : constant Preference_Array :=
        (others => Candidates.No_Candidate);


    function Parse_Preferences
           (Input : in String)
        return Preference_Array;


private


    Min_Above_Line : constant Positive := 1;
    Min_Below_Line : constant Positive := 6;


    subtype Above_Range is Ada.Containers.Count_Type range 1 .. Above_Ballot.Length;
    type Above_Pref_Array is array (Above_Range) of Natural;


    subtype Below_Range is Ada.Containers.Count_Type range 1 .. Below_Ballot.Length;
    type Below_Pref_Array is array (Below_Range) of Natural;


end Preferences;