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#ifndef __tofile_hpp__
#define __tofile_hpp__

#include <string>
#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>

namespace util
{
    // Base case: Writes a single value to the file.
    template <typename T>
    void writeToFile(std::ofstream &file, const T &value)
    {
        file << value;
    }

    // Recursive case: Writes the first value followed by the remaining values, separated by tabs.
    template <typename T, typename... Args>
    void writeToFile(std::ofstream &file, const T &value, const Args &...args)
    {
        file << value << '\t';
        writeToFile(file, args...);
    }

    // Open a file with the given filename and write the provided arguments to it.
    template <typename... Args>
    void saveToFile(const std::string &filename, const Args &...args)
    {
        std::ofstream file(filename);

        if (!file)
        {
            std::cerr << "Error: Cannot open file for writing: " << filename << std::endl;
            return;
        }

        writeToFile(file, args...);
        file << std::endl;
        file.close();
    }

} // namespace util

#endif // __tofile_hpp__