Type.h

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#ifndef BASE_TYPE_H
#define BASE_TYPE_H

// Std. configurations

#include <string>
#include <map>
#include <set>
#include <vector>

namespace Base
{

struct TypeData;


/** Type system class
  Many of the classes in the FreeCAD must have their type
  information registered before any instances are created (including,
  but not limited to: App::Feature, App::Property, Gui::ViewProvider
  ). The use of Type to store this information provides
  lots of various functionality for working with class hierarchies,
  comparing class types, instantiating objects from classnames, etc
  etc.

  It is for instance possible to do things like this:

  \code
  void getRightFeature(Base::Base * anode)
  {
    assert(anode->getTypeId().isDerivedFrom(App::Feature::getClassTypeId()));

    if (anode->getTypeId() == Mesh::MeshFeature::getClassTypeId()) {
      // do something..
    }
    else if (anode->getTypeId() == Part::PartFeature::getClassTypeId()) {
      // do something..
    }
    else {
      Base::Console().Warning("getRightFeature", "Unknown feature type %s!\n",
                                anode->getTypeId().getName());
    }
  }
  \endcode

  A notable feature of the Type class is that it is only 16 bits
  long and therefore should be passed around by value for efficiency
  reasons.

  One important note about the use of Type to register class
  information: super classes must be registered before any of their
  derived classes are.
*/
class BaseExport Type
{
public:
  /// Construction
  Type(const Type& type);
  Type(void);
  /// Destruction
  virtual ~Type();

  /// creates a instance of this type
  void *createInstance(void);
  /// creates a instance of the named type
  static void *createInstanceByName(const char* TypeName, bool bLoadModule=false);
  static void importModule(const char* TypeName);

  typedef void * (*instantiationMethod)(void);

  static Type fromName(const char *name);
  static Type fromKey(unsigned int key);
  const char *getName(void) const;
  const Type getParent(void) const;
  bool isDerivedFrom(const Type type) const;

  static int getAllDerivedFrom(const Type type, std::vector<Type>& List);

  static int getNumTypes(void);

  static const Type createType(const Type parent, const char *name,instantiationMethod method = 0);

  unsigned int getKey(void) const;
  bool isBad(void) const;

  void operator =  (const Type type); 
  bool operator == (const Type type) const;
  bool operator != (const Type type) const;

  bool operator <  (const Type type) const;
  bool operator <= (const Type type) const;
  bool operator >= (const Type type) const;
  bool operator >  (const Type type) const;

  static Type badType(void);
  static void init(void);
  static void destruct(void);

protected:
  static std::string getModuleName(const char* ClassName);


private:


  unsigned int index;


  static std::map<std::string,unsigned int> typemap;
  static std::vector<TypeData*>     typedata;

  static std::set<std::string>  loadModuleSet;

};


inline unsigned int
Type::getKey(void) const
{
  return this->index;
}

inline bool
Type::operator != (const Type type) const
{
  return (this->getKey() != type.getKey());
}

inline void
Type::operator = (const Type type) 
{
  this->index = type.getKey();
}

inline bool
Type::operator == (const Type type) const
{
  return (this->getKey() == type.getKey());
}

inline bool
Type::operator <  (const Type type) const
{
  return (this->getKey() < type.getKey());
}

inline bool
Type::operator <= (const Type type) const
{
  return (this->getKey() <= type.getKey());
}

inline bool
Type::operator >= (const Type type) const
{
  return (this->getKey() >= type.getKey());
}

inline bool
Type::operator >  (const Type type) const
{
  return (this->getKey() > type.getKey());
}

inline bool
Type::isBad(void) const
{
  return (this->index == 0);
}

} //namespace Base


#endif // BASE_TYPE_H