lumiera_/src/lib/sub-id.hpp
Ichthyostega c3d767b444 try out a recursive approach for the extensible ID
more of a general feasability study... to be continued later
2009-10-11 05:57:42 +02:00

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/*
SUB-ID.hpp - extensible symbolic identifier
Copyright (C) Lumiera.org
2009, Hermann Vosseler <Ichthyostega@web.de>
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*/
/** @file sub-id.hpp
** Extensible symbolic ID type.
** @todo (9/09) WIP-WIP-WIP just some vague emerging ideas here...
**
** My observation is that, during design, I did run again and again into a specific
** situation, which I then needed to circumvent due to a lacking primary solution.
** Learning from that experiences, I start building this structured ID template.
** - it shall be an \em symbolic identifier, not an artificial ID
** - the basic value set should be limited and statically type safe.
** - possibility of structured adornments and variations
** - optionally concealing these extensions from the interface level
**
** The first attempt to build such an entity is based on standard techniques,
** disregarding performance and memory footprint considerations.
**
** @see SubID_test
** @see MultiFact
**
*/
#ifndef LIB_SUB_ID_H
#define LIB_SUB_ID_H
#include "lib/format.hpp"
//#include <functional>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
namespace lib {
using std::string;
using std::ostream;
/**
*
*/
template<typename I>
class SubId;
class SubID
{
public:
virtual ~SubID() { }
virtual operator string() const =0;
};
ostream&
operator<< (ostream& os, SubID const& sID)
{
return os << string(sID);
}
template<typename I>
class SubId
: public SubID
{
I baseID_;
public:
SubId (I id)
: baseID_(id)
{ }
operator string() const
{
return util::str (baseID_);
}
};
template<typename I, class SUZ>
class ExtendedSubId
: public SubId<I>
{
typedef SubId<I> _baID;
SUZ extID_;
public:
ExtendedSubId (I i, SUZ const& chain)
: _baID(i)
, extID_(chain)
{ }
operator string() const
{
return _baID::operator string()
+ '.'
+ string (extID_);
}
};
} // namespace lib
#endif