bsnes/snesfilter/nall/property.hpp

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#ifndef NALL_PROPERTY_HPP
#define NALL_PROPERTY_HPP
//nall::property implements ownership semantics into container classes
//example: property<owner>::readonly<type> implies that only owner has full
//access to type; and all other code has readonly access.
//
//this code relies on extended friend semantics from C++0x to work, as it
//declares a friend class via a template paramter. it also exploits a bug in
//G++ 4.x to work even in C++98 mode.
//
//if compiling elsewhere, simply remove the friend class and private semantics
//property can be used either of two ways:
//struct foo {
// property<foo>::readonly<bool> x;
// property<foo>::readwrite<int> y;
//};
//-or-
//struct foo : property<foo> {
// readonly<bool> x;
// readwrite<int> y;
//};
//return types are const T& (byref) instead of T (byval) to avoid major speed
//penalties for objects with expensive copy constructors
//operator-> provides access to underlying object type:
//readonly<Object> foo;
//foo->bar();
//... will call Object::bar();
//operator='s reference is constant so as to avoid leaking a reference handle
//that could bypass access restrictions
//both constant and non-constant operators are provided, though it may be
//necessary to cast first, for instance:
//struct foo : property<foo> { readonly<int> bar; } object;
//int main() { int value = const_cast<const foo&>(object); }
//writeonly is useful for objects that have non-const reads, but const writes.
//however, to avoid leaking handles, the interface is very restricted. the only
//way to write is via operator=, which requires conversion via eg copy
//constructor. example:
//struct foo {
// foo(bool value) { ... }
//};
//writeonly<foo> bar;
//bar = true;
namespace nall {
template<typename C> struct property {
template<typename T> struct traits { typedef T type; };
template<typename T> struct readonly {
const T* operator->() const { return &value; }
const T& operator()() const { return value; }
operator const T&() const { return value; }
private:
T* operator->() { return &value; }
operator T&() { return value; }
const T& operator=(const T& value_) { return value = value_; }
T value;
friend class traits<C>::type;
};
template<typename T> struct writeonly {
void operator=(const T& value_) { value = value_; }
private:
const T* operator->() const { return &value; }
const T& operator()() const { return value; }
operator const T&() const { return value; }
T* operator->() { return &value; }
operator T&() { return value; }
T value;
friend class traits<C>::type;
};
template<typename T> struct readwrite {
const T* operator->() const { return &value; }
const T& operator()() const { return value; }
operator const T&() const { return value; }
T* operator->() { return &value; }
operator T&() { return value; }
const T& operator=(const T& value_) { return value = value_; }
T value;
};
};
}
#endif