#include "config.h"
#include <strstream>

namespace NTPM {

template <class T>
vector<T>
Configurator::list_lookup(const string &classpath) const
{
    istrstream strm(lookup<string>(classpath).c_str());
    char obrace;

    int nitems;
    strm >> nitems;

    strm >> obrace;
    if(obrace != '{')
	throw runtime_error("List " + lookup(classpath) +
			    " does not begin with {");

    vector<T> lst(nitems);
    for(int i=0; i<nitems; ++i) {
	T item;
	strm >> item;
	lst[i] = item;
    }
    return lst;
}

}