OpenSceneGraph/include/osgIntrospection/MethodInfo

/* -*-c++-*- OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2006 Robert Osfield 
 *
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 * included with this distribution, and on the openscenegraph.org website.
 * 
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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//osgIntrospection - Copyright (C) 2005 Marco Jez

#ifndef OSGINTROSPECTION_METHODINFO_
#define OSGINTROSPECTION_METHODINFO_

#include <osgIntrospection/Export>
#include <osgIntrospection/CustomAttributeProvider>
#include <osgIntrospection/Value>
#include <osgIntrospection/Exceptions>
#include <osgIntrospection/ParameterInfo>

#include <cstdarg>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

namespace osgIntrospection
{

    class Type;

    /// Class MethodInfo stores information about a class method. It is an
    /// abstract class, so it must be derived to provide the actual 
    /// implementation of isConst() and invoke(). Instances of this class
    /// can't be modified after their creation.
    class OSGINTROSPECTION_EXPORT MethodInfo: public CustomAttributeProvider
    {
    public:
        /// Direct initialization constructor.
        inline MethodInfo(const std::string& qname, const Type& decltype, const Type& rtype, const ParameterInfoList& plist);
        
        /// Destructor
        inline ~MethodInfo();

        /// Returns the Type object associated to the type that
        /// declares the reflected method.
        inline virtual const Type& getDeclaringType() const;        

        /// Returns the name of the reflected method.
        inline virtual const std::string& getName() const;

        /// Returns the return type of the reflected method.
        inline const Type& getReturnType() const;

        /// Returns a list of objects that describe the reflected
        /// method's parameters.
        inline const ParameterInfoList& getParameters() const;

        /// Returns whether the reflected method is const or not.
        virtual bool isConst() const = 0;
        
        /// Returns whether the reflected method is static or not.
        virtual bool isStatic() const = 0;
        
        /// Returns whether this method would override the given
        /// method.
        bool overrides(const MethodInfo* other) const;

        /// Invokes the reflected method dynamically on the given const
        /// instance, passing it the arguments as a list of Value objects.
        inline virtual Value invoke(const Value& instance, ValueList& args) const;

        /// Invokes the reflected method dynamically on the given instance,
        /// passing it the arguments as a list of Value objects.
        inline virtual Value invoke(Value& instance, ValueList& args) const;

        /// Invokes the reflected static method dynamically passing it the 
        /// arguments as a list of Value objects.
        inline virtual Value invoke(ValueList& args) const;

        /// Invokes the reflected method dynamically on the given const
        /// instance, without arguments.
        inline Value invoke(const Value& instance) const;

        /// Invokes the reflected method dynamically on the given
        /// instance, without arguments.
        inline Value invoke(Value& instance) const;
        
        /// Invokes the reflected static method without arguments.
        inline Value invoke() const;

    private:
        inline std::string strip_namespace(const std::string& s) const;

        virtual void getInheritedProviders(CustomAttributeProviderList& providers) const;

        std::string _name;
        const Type& _decltype;
        const Type& _rtype;        
        ParameterInfoList _params;
    };

    // INLINE METHODS
    
    inline MethodInfo::MethodInfo(const std::string& qname, const Type& decltype, const Type& rtype, const ParameterInfoList& plist)
    :   CustomAttributeProvider(),
        _decltype(decltype), 
        _rtype(rtype),
        _params(plist)
    {
        _name = strip_namespace(qname);
    }

    inline std::string MethodInfo::strip_namespace(const std::string& s) const
    {
        std::string::size_type p = s.rfind("::");
        if (p != std::string::npos)
            return s.substr(p+2);
        return s;
    }

    inline const std::string& MethodInfo::getName() const
    {
        return _name;
    }

    inline const Type& MethodInfo::getDeclaringType() const
    {
        return _decltype;
    }

    inline const Type& MethodInfo::getReturnType() const
    {
        return _rtype;
    }

    inline const ParameterInfoList& MethodInfo::getParameters() const
    {
        return _params;
    }

    inline Value MethodInfo::invoke(const Value& , ValueList& ) const
    {
        throw InvokeNotImplementedException();
    }

    inline Value MethodInfo::invoke(Value& , ValueList& ) const
    {
        throw InvokeNotImplementedException();
    }

    inline Value MethodInfo::invoke(ValueList& ) const
    {
        throw InvokeNotImplementedException();
    }

    inline Value MethodInfo::invoke(const Value& instance) const
    {
        ValueList args;
        return invoke(instance, args);
    }

    inline Value MethodInfo::invoke(Value& instance) const
    {
        ValueList args;
        return invoke(instance, args);
    }
    
    inline Value MethodInfo::invoke() const
    {
        ValueList args;
        return invoke(args);
    }
    
    inline MethodInfo::~MethodInfo()
    {
        for (ParameterInfoList::iterator i=_params.begin(); i!=_params.end(); ++i)
            delete *i;
    }

}

#endif