/* TRAIT.hpp - type handling and type detection helpers Copyright (C) 2009, Hermann Vosseler   **Lumiera** is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it   under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the   Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your   option) any later version. See the file COPYING for further details. */ /** @file trait.hpp ** Helpers for type detection, type rewriting and metaprogramming. ** This header is a collection of frequently used templates for working with types. ** It incurs only modest header inclusion overhead ** @warning be sure not to jeopardise that! ** ** \par unwrapping ** Strip away all kinds of type adornments, like const, reference, pointer, smart-ptr. ** The accompanying \ref lib::meta::unwrap() function can be used to accept "stuff ** packaged in various forms". The \ref Strip template packages this ability in various ** degrees for metaprogramming ** @warning these helpers can be quite dangerous, as they silently break ** any protective barriers (including lifecycle managing smart-ptrs) ** ** \par string conversion ** a set of trait templates to categorise arbitrary types with respect to ** the ability for string conversions ** ** \par ability to iterate ** these traits [can be used](\ref util-foreach.hpp) to build the notion of a ** generic container -- basically anything that can be enumerated. ** Within Lumiera, we frequently use our own concept of "iterability", ** known as ["Lumiera Forward Iterator"](\ref iter-adapter.hpp). These ** helpers here allow to unify this concept with the "Range" ** concept from the standard library (`begin()` and `end()`) ** ** @see MetaUtils_test ** @see format-obj.hpp string representation for _anything_ ** @see meta/util.hpp very basic metaprogramming helpers ** @see typelist.hpp ** */ #ifndef LIB_META_TRAIT_H #define LIB_META_TRAIT_H #include "lib/meta/util.hpp" #include "lib/meta/duck-detector.hpp" #include //Forward declarations for the Unwrap helper.... namespace boost{ template class reference_wrapper; } namespace std { template class reference_wrapper; template class shared_ptr; template class unique_ptr; template class basic_filebuf; template class char_traits; } namespace lib{ template class P; namespace hash { class LuidH; } namespace time { class TimeValue; class Duration; }} namespace steam { namespace mobject{ template class Placement; }} namespace lib { namespace meta { using std::remove_cv_t; using std::remove_pointer_t; using std::remove_reference_t; using std::conditional_t; using std::is_reference_v; using std::is_lvalue_reference_v; using std::is_rvalue_reference_v; using std::is_pointer; using std::is_base_of; using std::is_convertible; using std::is_constructible; using std::is_floating_point; using std::is_arithmetic; using std::is_unsigned; using std::is_signed; using std::is_class; using std::is_same; using std::__not_; using std::__and_; using std::__or_; template static constexpr bool isConst_v = std::is_const_v>; template static constexpr bool isLRef_v = std::is_lvalue_reference_v; template static constexpr bool isRRef_v = std::is_rvalue_reference_v; template static constexpr bool isRef_v = std::is_reference_v; /** * Helper for type analysis and convenience accessors: * attempts to extract a base type from various wrappers. * Additionally allows to extract/deref the wrapped element. * @note can also be used as a meta function to detect "anything wrapped" * @warning strips away any const * @warning also strips away smart-ptrs and lifecycle managers! */ template struct Unwrap : std::false_type { using Type = X; static X& extract (X const& x) { return const_cast (x); } }; template<> struct Unwrap ///< @note we can't unwrap void! : std::false_type { using Type = void; }; template struct Unwrap : std::true_type { using Type = remove_cv_t; static Type& extract (const X* ptr) { ASSERT (ptr); return const_cast (*ptr); } }; template struct Unwrap> : std::true_type { using Type = X; static X& extract (boost::reference_wrapper wrapped) { return wrapped; } }; template struct Unwrap> : std::true_type { using Type = X; static X& extract (std::reference_wrapper wrapped) { return wrapped; } }; template struct Unwrap> : std::true_type { using Type = X; static X& extract (std::unique_ptr const& ptr) { ASSERT (ptr); return *ptr; } }; template struct Unwrap> : std::true_type { using Type = X; static X& extract (std::shared_ptr const& ptr) { ASSERT (ptr); return *ptr; } }; template struct Unwrap> : std::true_type { using Type = X; static X& extract (P ptr) { ASSERT (ptr); return *ptr; } }; /** convenience shortcut: unwrapping free function. * @return reference to the bare element. * @warning this function is dangerous: it strips away * any managing smart-ptr and any const! * You might even access and return a * reference to an anonymous temporary. */ template Unwrap::Type& unwrap (X const& wrapped) { return Unwrap::extract(wrapped); } /** Helper for type analysis: tries to strip all kinds of type adornments */ template struct Strip { using TypeUnconst = conditional_t , conditional_t , remove_cv_t> && , remove_cv_t> & > , remove_cv_t>; using TypeReferred = remove_reference_t; using TypePointee = remove_pointer_t; using TypePlain = remove_cv_t; using Type = Unwrap::Type; }; /** Type definition helper for pointer and reference types. * Allows to create a member field and to get the basic type * irrespective if the given type is plain, pointer or reference * @note we _do treat pointers specific_ though; a pointer is itself * a value and the pointer-indirection is _not_ stripped. * (use meta::Strip to radically strip all adornments) */ template struct RefTraits { typedef TY Value; typedef TY* Pointer; typedef TY& Reference; }; template struct RefTraits { typedef TY* Value; typedef TY** Pointer; typedef TY*& Reference; }; template struct RefTraits { typedef TY Value; typedef TY* Pointer; typedef TY& Reference; }; template struct RefTraits { typedef TY Value; typedef TY* Pointer; typedef TY& Reference; }; /* ==== Traits ==== */ /** compare unadorned types, disregarding const and references */ template struct is_basicallySame : is_same ::TypeReferred ,typename Strip::TypeReferred> { }; /** verify compliance to an interface by subtype check */ template struct is_Subclass : __or_< __and_< is_class , is_class , is_base_of > , is_same > { }; /** compare for unadorned base type, disregarding const and references */ template struct is_basically : is_Subclass ::TypeReferred ,typename Strip::TypeReferred> { }; /** verify the first (special) type can stand-in for the second */ template struct can_StandIn : std::is_convertible::Reference ,typename RefTraits::Reference > { }; /** detect various flavours of string / text data */ template struct is_StringLike : __or_< is_basically , is_basically , is_convertible > { }; /** types able to be lexically converted to string representation * @note this compile-time trait can't predict if such an conversion * to string will be successful at runtime; indeed it may throw, * so you should additionally guard the invocation with try-catch! * @remarks this template is relevant for guarding `lexical_cast<..>` expressions. * Such an expression won't even compile for some types, because of missing or * ambiguous output operator(s). Ideally, there would be some automatic detection * (relying on the existence of an `operator<<` for the given type. But at my * first attempt in 2009 (commit 1533e5bd0) I couldn't make this work, so I * fell back on just declaring all classes of types which are known to work * with lexical_cast to string. * @remarks Meanwhile (2016) I think this is an adequate and robust solution * and here to stay. Based on this, I'll add a generic overload for the * output stream inserter `operator<<` to use custom string conversions; * this trait is essential to exclude types which can be printed as-is. */ template struct can_lexical2string : __or_< is_arithmetic , is_StringLike > { }; template struct use_LexicalConversion : __and_ ,__not_> > { }; // need to exclude files and input streams from automatic string conversion template struct is_StreamSource : is_same > > { }; /** when to use custom string conversions for output streams */ template struct use_StringConversion4Stream : __and_::TypePlain> ,__not_> ,__not_> ,__not_> > { }; /** detect smart pointers */ template struct is_smart_ptr : std::false_type { }; template struct is_smart_ptr> : std::true_type { }; template struct is_smart_ptr> : std::true_type { }; template struct is_nonFloat : __and_ ,__not_> > { }; /** temporary workaround for GCC [Bug-63723], necessary until CGG-5 * @remarks The problem is that GCC emits a warning on narrowing conversion, * instead of letting the SFINAE substitution fail. This can be considered * questionable behaviour, since the usual implementation of a `is_convertible` * trait uses initialisation from a brace enclosed list, where C++11 prohibits * narrowing conversions. Now the problem is, that we'll use such traits checks * to remove such _impossble_ cases from generated trampoline tables or visitor * double dispatch implementations. Thus, for one we get lots of warnings at that * point when generating those trampoline tables (at initialisation), while it * is not clear we'll trigger those cases, and, when we do, we'll get narrowing * conversions in a context where we're unable to cope with them or protect * ourselves against spurious conversions. * What follows is a quick-n-dirty hack to remove such unwanted conversions. * * [Bug-63723]: https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63723 */ template struct is_narrowingInit : __or_<__and_, is_signed> ,__and_, is_unsigned> ,__and_, is_floating_point> ,__and_, is_nonFloat> ,__not_> > { }; template struct is_narrowingInit : __or_ ,is_floating_point > { }; #define TRAIT_IS_NARROWING(_SRC_, _TAR_) \ template<> \ struct is_narrowingInit<_SRC_, _TAR_> \ : std::true_type \ { }; TRAIT_IS_NARROWING (int64_t, int32_t) TRAIT_IS_NARROWING (int64_t, int16_t) TRAIT_IS_NARROWING (int64_t, int8_t) TRAIT_IS_NARROWING (int64_t, char) TRAIT_IS_NARROWING (int32_t, int16_t) TRAIT_IS_NARROWING (int32_t, int8_t) TRAIT_IS_NARROWING (int32_t, char) TRAIT_IS_NARROWING (int16_t, int8_t) TRAIT_IS_NARROWING (int16_t, short) TRAIT_IS_NARROWING (int16_t, char) TRAIT_IS_NARROWING (uint64_t, uint32_t) TRAIT_IS_NARROWING (uint64_t, uint16_t) TRAIT_IS_NARROWING (uint64_t, uint8_t) TRAIT_IS_NARROWING (uint32_t, uint16_t) TRAIT_IS_NARROWING (uint32_t, uint8_t) TRAIT_IS_NARROWING (uint16_t, uint8_t) TRAIT_IS_NARROWING (uint16_t, ushort) TRAIT_IS_NARROWING (double, float) TRAIT_IS_NARROWING (double, lib::time::TimeValue) TRAIT_IS_NARROWING (double, lib::time::Duration) #undef TRAIT_IS_NARROWING /* ====== generic iteration support ====== */ /** Trait template to detect a type usable immediately as * "Lumiera Forward Iterator" in a specialised for-each loop * This is just a heuristic, based on some common properties * of such iterators; it is enough to distinguish it from an * STL container, but can certainly be refined. */ template class can_IterForEach { using Type = Strip::Type; META_DETECT_NESTED(value_type); META_DETECT_OPERATOR_DEREF(); META_DETECT_OPERATOR_INC(); public: enum{ value = std::is_constructible::value and HasNested_value_type::value and HasOperator_deref::value and HasOperator_inc::value }; }; /** Trait template to detect a type exposing a »state core« API. * Such a type can be dressed up as "Lumiera Forward Iterator" * with the help of lib::IterStateWrapper or lib::IterableDecorator. * This check is heuristic, based on the presence of function names. */ template class is_StateCore { using Type = Strip::Type; META_DETECT_FUNCTION_ARGLESS(checkPoint); META_DETECT_FUNCTION_ARGLESS(iterNext); META_DETECT_FUNCTION_ARGLESS(yield); public: enum{ value = HasArglessFun_checkPoint::value and HasArglessFun_iterNext::value and HasArglessFun_yield::value }; }; /** Trait template to detect a type usable with the STL for-each loop. * Basically we're looking for the functions to get the begin/end iterator */ template class can_STL_ForEach { using Type = Strip::Type; struct is_iterable { META_DETECT_NESTED(iterator); META_DETECT_FUNCTION(typename X::iterator, begin,(void)); META_DETECT_FUNCTION(typename X::iterator, end ,(void)); enum { value = HasNested_iterator::value and HasFunSig_begin::value and HasFunSig_end::value }; }; struct is_noexcept_iterable { META_DETECT_NESTED(iterator); META_DETECT_FUNCTION(typename X::iterator, begin,(void) noexcept); META_DETECT_FUNCTION(typename X::iterator, end ,(void) noexcept); enum { value = HasNested_iterator::value and HasFunSig_begin::value and HasFunSig_end::value }; }; struct is_const_iterable { META_DETECT_NESTED(const_iterator); META_DETECT_FUNCTION(typename X::const_iterator, begin,(void) const); META_DETECT_FUNCTION(typename X::const_iterator, end ,(void) const); enum { value = HasNested_const_iterator::value and HasFunSig_begin::value and HasFunSig_end::value }; }; struct is_const_noexcept_iterable { META_DETECT_NESTED(const_iterator); META_DETECT_FUNCTION(typename X::const_iterator, begin,(void) const noexcept); META_DETECT_FUNCTION(typename X::const_iterator, end ,(void) const noexcept); enum { value = HasNested_const_iterator::value and HasFunSig_begin::value and HasFunSig_end::value }; }; public: enum { value = is_iterable::value or is_const_iterable::value or is_noexcept_iterable::value or is_const_noexcept_iterable::value }; }; /** Trait template to detect a type also supporting STL-style backwards iteration */ template class can_STL_backIteration { using Type = Strip::Type; struct is_backIterable { META_DETECT_NESTED(reverse_iterator); META_DETECT_FUNCTION(typename X::reverse_iterator, rbegin,(void)); META_DETECT_FUNCTION(typename X::reverse_iterator, rend ,(void)); enum { value = HasNested_reverse_iterator::value and HasFunSig_rbegin::value and HasFunSig_rend::value }; }; struct is_noexcept_backIterable { META_DETECT_NESTED(reverse_iterator); META_DETECT_FUNCTION(typename X::reverse_iterator, rbegin,(void) noexcept); META_DETECT_FUNCTION(typename X::reverse_iterator, rend ,(void) noexcept); enum { value = HasNested_reverse_iterator::value and HasFunSig_rbegin::value and HasFunSig_rend::value }; }; struct is_const_backIterable { META_DETECT_NESTED(const_reverse_iterator); META_DETECT_FUNCTION(typename X::const_reverse_iterator, rbegin,(void) const); META_DETECT_FUNCTION(typename X::const_reverse_iterator, rend ,(void) const); enum { value = HasNested_const_reverse_iterator::value and HasFunSig_rbegin::value and HasFunSig_rend::value }; }; struct is_const_noexcept_backIterable { META_DETECT_NESTED(const_reverse_iterator); META_DETECT_FUNCTION(typename X::const_reverse_iterator, rbegin,(void) const noexcept); META_DETECT_FUNCTION(typename X::const_reverse_iterator, rend ,(void) const noexcept); enum { value = HasNested_const_reverse_iterator::value and HasFunSig_rbegin::value and HasFunSig_rend::value }; }; public: enum { value = is_backIterable::value or is_const_backIterable::value or is_noexcept_backIterable::value or is_const_noexcept_backIterable::value }; }; }} // namespace lib::meta #endif