OpenSceneGraph/include/osgIntrospection/Type
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#ifndef OSGINTROSPECTION_TYPE_
#define OSGINTROSPECTION_TYPE_
#include <osgIntrospection/Export>
#include <osgIntrospection/Exceptions>
#include <osgIntrospection/Value>
#include <osgIntrospection/CustomAttributeProvider>
#include <string>
#include <typeinfo>
#include <vector>
#include <map>
namespace osgIntrospection
{
// forward declarations
class MethodInfo;
class PropertyInfo;
class ParameterInfo;
class ReaderWriter;
// typedefs for member info lists
typedef std::vector<const MethodInfo *> MethodInfoList;
typedef std::vector<const PropertyInfo *> PropertyInfoList;
typedef std::vector<const ParameterInfo *> ParameterInfoList;
// typedef for enum label map
typedef std::map<int, std::string> EnumLabelMap;
/// Base class for instance creators. An instance creator is
/// a lightweight object that creates a Value containing an
/// instance of some type. Every non-abstract Type object has
/// an instance creator that creates instances of that type.
/// This is an abstract interface, it must be derived to
/// provide the actual implementation of createInstance().
struct InstanceCreatorBase
{
virtual Value createInstance() const = 0;
};
/// This is an instance creator to be used with types that ought to
/// be created on the heap, for example all classes derived from
/// osg::Referenced.
template<typename T>
struct InstanceCreator: public InstanceCreatorBase
{
Value createInstance() const
{
return new T();
}
};
/// This is an instance creator to be used with types that can be
/// created on the stack (for example: int, std::string, or other
/// possibly small user-defined structs or classes).
template<typename T>
struct ValueInstanceCreator: public InstanceCreatorBase
{
Value createInstance() const
{
return T();
}
};
/// Objects of class Type are used to maintain information about
/// reflected types. They also provide a number of services, like
/// instance creation and dynamic calling of methods.
/// All details about the data type being described are available
/// at runtime, provided that the type was defined (and not just
/// declared) through a Reflector class.
/// It is not possible to modify a Type object once it has been
/// created, unless you are a class derived from Reflector (which
/// has firm friendship with this class).
class OSGINTROSPECTION_EXPORT Type: public CustomAttributeProvider
{
public:
/// Destructor. Note that this class is not meant to be subclassed.
~Type();
/// Returns a reference to the std::type_info instance associated
/// to this Type.
inline const std::type_info &getStdTypeInfo() const;
/// Returns true if this Type is defined, false if it's just
/// declared. See class Reflector if you want to create a new Type.
inline bool isDefined() const;
/// Returns the name of the reflected type.
inline const std::string &getName() const;
/// Returns the namespace of the reflected type.
inline const std::string &getNamespace() const;
/// Returns the qualified name of the reflected type. The qualified
/// name is formed by the namespace, if present, plus other modifiers
/// like 'const' and/or '*' (pointer) where applicable.
inline std::string getQualifiedName() const;
/// Returns the number of base types.
/// This number is zero if the type is not derived from any other
/// type.
inline int getNumBaseTypes() const;
/// Returns the i-th base type.
inline const Type &getBaseType(int i) const;
/// Returns whether the reflected type is abstract.
inline bool isAbstract() const;
/// Returns whether the reflected type is "atomic", that is
/// it can be rendered to and decoded from a stream directly.
inline bool isAtomic() const;
/// Returns whether the reflected type is an enumeration.
inline bool isEnum() const;
/// Returns whether the reflected type is the type void.
inline bool isVoid() const;
/// Returns true if the reflected type is a pointer, false otherwise.
inline bool isPointer() const;
/// Returns true if the reflected type is a pointer AND it is const,
/// false otherwise.
inline bool isConstPointer() const;
/// Returns true if the reflected type is a pointer AND it is not
/// const, false otherwise.
inline bool isNonConstPointer() const;
/// Returns the pointed type. If the reflected type is not a pointer,
/// the object returned is typeof(void).
inline const Type &getPointedType() const;
/// Returns the list of properties defined for this type. The list
/// does not include properties inherited from base types.
inline const PropertyInfoList &getProperties() const;
/// Fills a list of properties that are either defined in this Type
/// or in inherited types.
void getAllProperties(PropertyInfoList &props) const;
/// Returns the list of methods defined for this type. The list
/// does not include methods inherited from base types.
inline const MethodInfoList &getMethods() const;
/// Fills a list of methods that are either defined in this Type
/// or in inherited types.
void getAllMethods(MethodInfoList &methods) const;
/// Returns the map of enumeration labels. If the type is not an
/// enumeration, an empty map is returned.
inline const EnumLabelMap &getEnumLabels() const;
/// Searches for a method that can be called with the given list of
/// arguments without raising type conversion errors. If more than
/// one method are suitable for calling, the best match is returned.
const MethodInfo *getCompatibleMethod(const std::string &name, const ValueList &values, bool inherit) const;
/// Searches for a method whose parameters match exactly the given
/// list of parameter descriptions.
const MethodInfo *getMethod(const std::string &name, const ParameterInfoList &params, bool inherit) const;
/// Searches for a property given its name, type and list of indices.
/// Only exact matches are returned.
const PropertyInfo *getProperty(const std::string &name, const Type &ptype, const ParameterInfoList &indices, bool inherit) const;
/// Searches for a suitable method and invokes it with the given list
/// of arguments (const instance).
Value invokeMethod(const std::string &name, const Value &instance, ValueList &args, bool inherit) const;
/// Searches for a suitable method and invokes it with the given list
/// of arguments.
Value invokeMethod(const std::string &name, Value &instance, ValueList &args, bool inherit) const;
/// Returns whether the reflected type is derived from another type.
bool isSubclassOf(const Type &type) const;
/// Returns the instance of the reader/writer object assigned to
/// this type, if any. Otherwise it returns the null pointer.
inline const ReaderWriter *getReaderWriter() const;
/// Creates an instance of the reflected type. The returned Value
/// can be casted to T*, where T is the reflected type. If the type
/// is abstract, an exception is thrown.
inline Value createInstance() const;
protected:
Type(const std::type_info &ti)
: ti_(ti),
is_const_(false),
pointed_type_(0),
is_defined_(false),
icb_(0),
rw_(0)
{
}
// throws an exception if the type is not defined.
void check_defined() const;
virtual void getInheritedProviders(CustomAttributeProviderList &providers) const;
void set_instance_creator(const InstanceCreatorBase *icb)
{
delete icb_;
icb_ = icb;
}
private:
template<typename C> friend class Reflector;
friend class Reflection;
Type(const Type &copy): CustomAttributeProvider(copy), ti_(copy.ti_) {}
const std::type_info &ti_;
std::string name_;
std::string namespace_;
typedef std::vector<const Type *> TypeList;
TypeList base_;
bool is_const_;
const Type *pointed_type_;
PropertyInfoList props_;
MethodInfoList methods_;
EnumLabelMap labels_;
bool is_defined_;
const InstanceCreatorBase *icb_;
const ReaderWriter *rw_;
};
// OPERATORS
/// Equality test operator. Returns true if the two instances of Type
/// describe the same type, false otherwise.
inline bool operator==(const Type &t1, const Type &t2)
{
return (t1.getStdTypeInfo() == t2.getStdTypeInfo()) != 0;
}
/// Inequality test operator. Returns false if the two instances of Type
/// describe the same type, true otherwise.
inline bool operator!=(const Type &t1, const Type &t2)
{
return (t1.getStdTypeInfo() != t2.getStdTypeInfo()) != 0;
}
/// Less than operator. Returns true if the first type comes before the
/// second one. The actual ordering is implementation-dependent.
inline bool operator<(const Type &t1, const Type &t2)
{
return (t1.getStdTypeInfo().before(t2.getStdTypeInfo())) != 0;
}
/// Greater than or equal to operator. Returns !operator<().
inline bool operator>=(const Type &t1, const Type &t2)
{
return !operator<(t1, t2);
}
// INLINE METHODS
inline void Type::check_defined() const
{
if (!is_defined_)
throw TypeNotDefinedException(ti_);
}
inline const std::type_info &Type::getStdTypeInfo() const
{
return ti_;
}
inline const std::string &Type::getName() const
{
check_defined();
return name_;
}
inline const std::string &Type::getNamespace() const
{
check_defined();
return namespace_;
}
inline std::string Type::getQualifiedName() const
{
check_defined();
std::string qname;
if (is_const_) qname = "const ";
if (!namespace_.empty())
{
qname.append(namespace_);
qname.append("::");
}
qname.append(name_);
if (pointed_type_)
qname.append(" *");
return qname;
}
inline int Type::getNumBaseTypes() const
{
check_defined();
return static_cast<int>(base_.size());
}
inline bool Type::isConstPointer() const
{
check_defined();
return is_const_ && pointed_type_;
}
inline bool Type::isNonConstPointer() const
{
check_defined();
return !is_const_ && pointed_type_;
}
inline bool Type::isAbstract() const
{
check_defined();
return icb_ == 0;
}
inline bool Type::isAtomic() const
{
check_defined();
return rw_ != 0;
}
inline const PropertyInfoList &Type::getProperties() const
{
check_defined();
return props_;
}
inline const MethodInfoList &Type::getMethods() const
{
check_defined();
return methods_;
}
inline bool Type::isPointer() const
{
check_defined();
return pointed_type_ != 0;
}
inline bool Type::isVoid() const
{
return (ti_ == typeid(void)) != 0;
}
inline const Type &Type::getPointedType() const
{
check_defined();
if (pointed_type_)
return *pointed_type_;
return Reflection::type_void();
}
inline bool Type::isEnum() const
{
check_defined();
return !labels_.empty();
}
inline const EnumLabelMap &Type::getEnumLabels() const
{
check_defined();
return labels_;
}
inline bool Type::isDefined() const
{
return is_defined_;
}
inline const ReaderWriter *Type::getReaderWriter() const
{
check_defined();
return rw_;
}
inline const Type &Type::getBaseType(int i) const
{
check_defined();
return *base_.at(i);
}
inline Value Type::createInstance() const
{
check_defined();
if (!icb_)
throw TypeIsAbstractException(ti_);
return icb_->createInstance();
}
}
#endif