lumiera_documentation/src/lib/meta/variadic-helper.hpp
Ichthyostega f8517b7011 clean-up: the big anti-bang -- NullType becomes Nil
Since I've convinced myself during the last years that this kind
of typelist programming is ''not a workaround'' — it is even
superior to pattern matching on variadics for certain kinds
of tasks — the empty struct defined as `NullType` got into
more widespread use as a marker type in the Lumiera code base.

It seems adequate though to give it a much more evocative name
2025-06-02 17:46:40 +02:00

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/*
VARIADIC-HELPER.hpp - metaprogramming utilities for parameter- and type sequences
Copyright (C)
2016, Hermann Vosseler <Ichthyostega@web.de>
  **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 variadic-helper.hpp
** Metaprogramming with type sequences based on variadic template parameters.
** The type rebinding- and helper templates in this header allow to perform
** simple sequence manipulations on sequences of template parameters extracted
** from variadic parameter packs. The goal is to (pre)process flexible argument
** lists _at compile time,_ driven by template instantiation, allowing to specialise
** and react specifically on some concrete pattern of argument types.
**
** @warning the metaprogramming part of Lumiera to deal with type sequences is in a
** state of transition, since C++11 now offers direct language support for
** processing of flexible template parameter sequences ("parameter packs").
** It is planned to regroup and simplify our homemade type sequence framework
** to rely on variadic templates and integrate better with std::tuple.
** It is clear that we will _retain some parts_ of our own framework,
** since programming with _Loki-style typelists_ is way more obvious
** and straight forward than handling of template parameter packs,
** since the latter can only be rebound through pattern matching.
** @todo transition lib::meta::Types to variadic parameters /////////////////////////////////TICKET #987
**
** @see control::CommandDef usage example
** @see TupleHelper_test
** @see typelist.hpp
** @see function.hpp
** @see generator.hpp
**
*/
#ifndef LIB_META_VARIADIC_HELPER_H
#define LIB_META_VARIADIC_HELPER_H
#include "lib/meta/typelist.hpp"
#include "lib/meta/typelist-util.hpp"
#include "lib/meta/typeseq-util.hpp"
#include "lib/meta/variadic-rebind.hpp"
#include "lib/meta/util.hpp"
namespace lib {
namespace meta {
/* ==== Build Variadic Sequences ==== **/
/** Hold a sequence of index numbers as template parameters */
template<size_t...idx>
struct IndexSeq
{
template<size_t i>
using AppendElm = IndexSeq<idx..., i>;
template<size_t i>
using PrependElm = IndexSeq<i, idx...>;
};
/**
* build regular sequences of index number
* e.g. `IndexSeq<0, 1, 2, ..., n-1>`
*/
template<size_t n>
struct BuildIndexSeq
{
using Ascending = typename BuildIndexSeq<n-1>::Ascending::template AppendElm<n-1>;
using Descending = typename BuildIndexSeq<n-1>::Descending::template PrependElm<n-1>;
template<size_t d>
using OffsetBy = typename BuildIndexSeq<n-1>::template OffsetBy<d>::template AppendElm<n-1+d>;
template<size_t x>
using FilledWith = typename BuildIndexSeq<n-1>::template FilledWith<x>::template AppendElm<x>;
template<size_t c>
using First = typename BuildIndexSeq<std::min(c,n)>::Ascending;
template<size_t c>
using After = typename BuildIndexSeq< (n>c)? n-c : 0>::template OffsetBy<c>;
};
template<>
struct BuildIndexSeq<0>
{
using Empty = IndexSeq<>;
using Ascending = Empty;
using Descending = Empty;
template<size_t>
using OffsetBy = Empty;
template<size_t>
using FilledWith = Empty;
template<size_t>
using First = Empty;
template<size_t>
using After = Empty;
};
/**
* build a sequence of index numbers based on a type sequence
*/
template<typename...TYPES>
struct BuildIdxIter
{
enum {SIZ = sizeof...(TYPES) };
using Builder = BuildIndexSeq<SIZ>;
using Ascending = typename Builder::Ascending;
using Descending = typename Builder::Descending;
template<size_t d>
using OffsetBy = typename Builder::template OffsetBy<d>;
template<size_t x>
using FilledWith = typename Builder::template FilledWith<x>;
template<size_t c>
using First = typename Builder::template First<c>;
template<size_t c>
using After = typename Builder::template After<c>;
};
/** build an index number sequence from a type sequence */
template<typename...TYPES>
struct BuildIdxIter<TyOLD<TYPES...>>
{
///////////////////////TICKET #987 : since Types<T...> is not variadic, need to strip Nil-Type here (instead of just using sizeof...(TYPES)
enum {SIZ = lib::meta::count<typename TyOLD<TYPES...>::List>::value };
using Builder = BuildIndexSeq<SIZ>;
using Ascending = typename Builder::Ascending;
using Descending = typename Builder::Descending;
template<size_t d>
using OffsetBy = typename Builder::template OffsetBy<d>;
template<size_t x>
using FilledWith = typename Builder::template FilledWith<x>;
template<size_t c>
using First = typename Builder::template First<c>;
template<size_t c>
using After = typename Builder::template After<c>;
};
/* ==== Build and Rebuild variadic type sequences ==== **/
/**
* Variadic type sequence builder.
* This metaprogramming helper template provides an unified view
* to handle _»tuple-like« types and variadic _type sequences._
* - the constant #SIZ gives the number of elements
* - the nested type #Idx can be used as _index sequence_
* - #Seq is a _variadic type sequence_ with the extracted types
* - #Tup is a std::tuple over these types
* - the nested template #Apply wraps each type into another template
* - #Rebind likewise instantiates another template with the element types
* - #AndAll applies a predicate and combines the result with _logical and_
* - #OrAll similarly evaluates _logical or_ on the application results
*/
template<class X, typename =void>
struct ElmTypes
{
static constexpr size_t SIZ = 1;
using Idx = std::index_sequence<SIZ>;
using Seq = TySeq<X>;
using Tup = std::tuple<X>;
template<template<class> class META>
using Apply = TySeq<META<X>>;
template<template<typename...> class O>
using Rebind = O<X>;
template<template<class> class PRED>
using AndAll = std::__and_<PRED<X>>;
template<template<class> class PRED>
using OrAll = std::__or_<PRED<X>>;
};
/** Partial specialisation to handle type sequences */
template<typename...TYPES>
struct ElmTypes<TySeq<TYPES...>>
{
static constexpr size_t SIZ = sizeof...(TYPES);
using Idx = std::make_index_sequence<SIZ>;
using Seq = TySeq<TYPES...>;
using Tup = std::tuple<TYPES...>;
template<template<class> class META>
using Apply = TySeq<META<TYPES>...>;
template<template<typename...> class O>
using Rebind = typename lib::meta::RebindVariadic<O, Seq>::Type;
template<template<class> class PRED>
using AndAll = typename ElmTypes<Apply<PRED>>::template Rebind<std::__and_>;
template<template<class> class PRED>
using OrAll = typename ElmTypes<Apply<PRED>>::template Rebind<std::__or_>;
};
/** partial specialisation to handle types
* supporting the C++ »tuple protocol«
*/
template<class TUP>
struct ElmTypes<TUP, enable_if_TupleProtocol<TUP>>
{
template<typename>
struct Extract;
template<size_t...idx>
struct Extract<std::index_sequence<idx...>>
{
using ElmTypes = TySeq<typename std::tuple_element<idx,TUP>::type ...>;
};
static constexpr size_t SIZ = std::tuple_size<TUP>::value;
using Idx = std::make_index_sequence<SIZ>;
using Seq = typename Extract<Idx>::ElmTypes;
using Tup = typename RebindVariadic<std::tuple, Seq>::Type;
template<template<class> class META>
using Apply = typename ElmTypes<Seq>::template Apply<META>;
template<template<typename...> class O>
using Rebind = typename RebindVariadic<O, Seq>::Type;
template<template<class> class PRED>
using AndAll = typename ElmTypes<Apply<PRED>>::template Rebind<std::__and_>;
template<template<class> class PRED>
using OrAll = typename ElmTypes<Apply<PRED>>::template Rebind<std::__or_>;
};
/* ==== Invoke with index from variadic ==== **/
/** helper to invoke a functor, passing instances of std::integral_constant
* @tparam N size of the index-sequence to use for instantiation
*/
template<size_t N>
class WithIdxSeq
{
template<class FUN, size_t...idx>
static void
invoke (FUN&& fun, std::index_sequence<idx...>)
{
(fun (std::integral_constant<size_t,idx>{}), ...);
}
public:
template<class FUN>
static void
invoke (FUN&& fun)
{
invoke (std::forward<FUN>(fun), std::make_index_sequence<N>{});
}
};
/**
* Invoke a function (or λ) with index numbers derived from some variadic count.
* Notably this construct can be used for compile-time iteration over a structure.
* Instances of `std::integral_constant` are passed in sequence to the functor.
* The _size_ of the index sequence is derived from the following sources
* - if the type \a TTX is _tuple-like,_ then std::tuple_size<TTX> is used
* - otherwise, if the type is a loki-style type sequence or type list,
* the number of type nodes is used
* - otherwise, as fall-back the number of template parameters is used
*/
template<class TTX, class FUN>
inline void
forEachIDX (FUN&& fun)
{
auto N = []{
if constexpr (is_Structured<TTX>())
return size_t(std::tuple_size<TTX>::value);
else
if constexpr (lib::meta::is_Typelist<TTX>::value)
return lib::meta::count<typename TTX::List>::value;
else
{ // Fallback: rebind template arguments into a type sequence
using Seq = typename RebindVariadic<TySeq, TTX>::Type;
return size_t(count<typename Seq::List>::value);
}
};
WithIdxSeq<N()>::invoke (std::forward<FUN> (fun));
}
/* ==== Manipulation of variadic arguments ==== **/
namespace { // Implementation delegate template...
/**
* @internal pick a single argument from a variadic parameter pack
* @tparam i the index number (zero based) of the argument to select
* @warning i must be smaller than the number of arguments available
*/
template<size_t i>
struct SelectVararg
{
template<typename ARG, typename...ARGS>
static auto
get (ARG, ARGS&& ...args)
{
return SelectVararg<i-1>::get (std::forward<ARGS> (args)...);
}
};
template<>
struct SelectVararg<0>
{
template<typename ARG, typename...ARGS>
static auto
get (ARG&& a, ARGS...)
{
return std::forward<ARG>(a);
}
};
/**
* @internal helper to decide if SelectVararg shall be applied.
* When the boolean condition does not hold, then, instead of selecting
* from the argument list, an element of type DEFAULT is created as fallback.
*/
template<bool, typename, size_t idx>
struct SelectOrInit
: SelectVararg<idx>
{ };
template<typename DEFAULT, size_t idx>
struct SelectOrInit<false, DEFAULT, idx>
{
template<typename...ARGS>
static DEFAULT
get (ARGS&&...)
{
return DEFAULT{};
}
};
}//(End)Implementation
/**
* Helper to single out one argument from a variadic argument pack.
* @tparam idx the index number (zero based) of the argument to select
* @remark typically this function is used "driven" by an likewise variadic index sequence,
* where the index sequence itself is picked up by a pattern match; this usage pattern
* allows arbitrarily to handle some of the arguments of a variable argument list,
* as determined by the index sequence passed in.
*/
template<size_t idx, typename...ARGS>
constexpr inline auto
pickArg (ARGS&&... args)
{
static_assert (idx < sizeof...(args), "insufficient number of arguments");
return SelectVararg<idx>::get (std::forward<ARGS> (args)...);
}
/**
* Helper to pick one initialisation argument from a variadic argument pack,
* falling back to a default constructed element of type `DEFAULT` in case of
* insufficient number of variadic arguments.
* @tparam idx the index number (zero based) of the argument to select
* @tparam DEFALUT type of the default element to construct as fallback
*/
template<size_t idx, typename DEFAULT, typename...ARGS>
constexpr inline auto
pickInit (ARGS&&... args)
{
return SelectOrInit<(idx < sizeof...(args)), DEFAULT, idx>::get (std::forward<ARGS> (args)...);
}
}} // namespace lib::meta
#endif /*LIB_META_VARIADIC_HELPER_H*/