LUMIERA.clone/src/lib/factory.hpp

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/*
FACTORY.hpp - template for object/smart-pointer factories
Copyright (C) Lumiera.org
2008, Hermann Vosseler <Ichthyostega@web.de>
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*/
#ifndef LIB_FACTORY_H
#define LIB_FACTORY_H
#include <tr1/memory>
namespace lib {
namespace factory {
/**
* Wrapping any object created by the Factory into some smart ptr class.
* The Factory class inherits this functionality, so it can be exchanged
* independently from the actual object creation behaviour. For example,
* an Factory implementing some elaborate subclass creation scheme could
* be instantiated to either produce auto-ptrs or shared-ptrs.
*/
template
< class T, // the product to be created
class SMP =std::auto_ptr<T> // smart-pointer actually returned
>
class Wrapper
{
protected:
SMP wrap (T* product) { return SMP (product); }
public:
typedef SMP PType;
};
/**
* Basic Factory Template, for defining flexible Factory classes.
* These encapsulate the logic for creating of new objects, maybe
* delegating the memory allocation to the backend layer. Usually,
* the clients get just a smart-pointer or similar handle to the
* created object, which will manage the ownership.
*
* The provided default implementation uses just std::auto_ptr.
*/
template
< class T, // the product to be created
class WR = Wrapper<T> // used for fabricating the wrapper
>
class Factory : public WR
{
public:
/** Object creating facility.
* Intended to be over/written/ with a variant taking
* the appropriate number of parameters and maybe
* using some special custom allocator.
* Note: non-virtual.
*/
typename WR::PType operator() () { return wrap (new T ); }
};
/* -- some example and default instantiations -- */
using std::tr1::shared_ptr;
/**
* a frequently used instantiation of the Wrapper,
* Utilising the refcounting tr1::shared_ptr.
*/
template<class T>
class Wrapper<T, shared_ptr<T> >
{
protected:
shared_ptr<T> wrap (T* product) { return shared_ptr<T> (product); }
public:
typedef shared_ptr<T> PType;
};
/**
* Shortcut: commonly used (partial) instantiation of the Factory,
* generating refcounting shared_ptr wrapped Objects. Built upon
* the corresponding special instantiation of the Wrapper template.
*/
template<class T>
class RefcountFac : public Factory<T, Wrapper<T,shared_ptr<T> > >
{
public:
typedef shared_ptr<T> PType;
};
/**
* another convenience instantiation: auto_ptr-to-Impl-Factory.
* Creating an implementation subclass and wraps into auto_ptr.
* @warning the TImpl object will typically be destroyed by the
* smart ptr using an T*, so ~T() needs to be virtual.
*/
template
< class T, // Interface class
class TImpl // Implementation class to be created
>
class PImplFac : public Factory<T, Wrapper<T> >
{
public:
typedef std::auto_ptr<T> PType;
PType operator() (){ return wrap (static_cast<T*> (new TImpl)); };
};
} // namespace factory
/// @note Factory can be usable as-is (wraps into std::auto_ptr)
using factory::Factory;
} // namespace lib
#endif