Serializable.h

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#ifndef SHOGUN_SERIALIZABLE_H__
#define SHOGUN_SERIALIZABLE_H__

#include <shogun/base/SGObject.h>

namespace shogun
{

#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
template<typename T>
struct extract_value_type
{
	typedef T value_type;
};

template<template<typename, typename ...> class X, typename T, typename ...Args>
struct extract_value_type<X<T, Args...>>
{
	typedef T value_type;
};
#endif

/** @brief A trait that makes a none SGObject SG-serializable
 * This only works with classes derived of SGReferencedData (SGVector, SGMatrix etc)
 * and fundamental types (std::is_arithmetic)
 */
template<class T> class CSerializable: public CSGObject
{
public:
	/** Default constructor. Do not use. */
	CSerializable() : CSGObject()
	{
		init();
	}

	/** Constructor.
	 * @param value Value to serialize as CSGObject.
	 * @param value_name Name under which value is registered.
	*/
	CSerializable(T value, const char* value_name="")
	{
		init();
		m_value = value;
		m_value_name = value_name;
	}

	/** @return name of the CSGObject, without C prefix */
	virtual const char* get_name() const { return "Serializable"; }

private:
	void init()
	{
		set_generic<typename extract_value_type<T>::value_type>();
		m_value = 0;
		m_value_name = "Unnamed";

		SG_ADD(&m_value, "value", "Serialized value", MS_NOT_AVAILABLE);
	}

protected:
	/** Serialized value. */
	T m_value;

	/** Name of serialized value */
	const char* m_value_name;
};

};
#endif // SHOGUN_SERIALIZABLE_H_