attribute-iterator.h

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 * Author: Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>
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#ifndef ATTRIBUTE_ITERATOR_H
#define ATTRIBUTE_ITERATOR_H
 
#include "ns3/object-ptr-container.h"
#include "ns3/object.h"
#include "ns3/ptr.h"
 
#include <vector>
 
namespace ns3
{
 
/**
 * \ingroup configstore
 *
 * \brief Iterator to iterate on the values of attributes of an ns3::Object
 * \note This class is used internally by ConfigStore and GtkConfigStore.
 */
class AttributeIterator
{
  public:
    AttributeIterator();
    virtual ~AttributeIterator();
 
    /**
     * Start the process of iterating all objects from the root namespace object
     */
    void Iterate();
 
  protected:
    /**
     * Get the current attribute path
     * \returns the current path string
     */
    std::string GetCurrentPath() const;
 
  private:
    /**
     * This method visits and performs a config-store action (such as saving
     * to a text file) on the attribute values corresponding to the input
     * object pointer and attribute name.
     *
     * \param object the object visited
     * \param name the attribute name
     */
    virtual void DoVisitAttribute(Ptr<Object> object, std::string name) = 0;
    /**
     * This method is called to start the process of visiting the input object
     * \param object the object visited
     */
    virtual void DoStartVisitObject(Ptr<Object> object);
    /**
     * This method is called to end the process of visiting the currently
     * visited object.
     */
    virtual void DoEndVisitObject();
    /**
     * Visit the attribute of type ns3::PointerValue, with the provided name,
     * found on the object pointed to by the first argument.
     *
     * \param object the object on which the attribute of type PointerValue resides
     * \param name the attribute name provided
     * \param [in] value Ptr to the ns3::Object pointed to by the attribute
     */
    virtual void DoStartVisitPointerAttribute(Ptr<Object> object,
                                              std::string name,
                                              Ptr<Object> value);
    /**
     * End the visit to the attribute of type ns3::PointerValue.
     */
    virtual void DoEndVisitPointerAttribute();
    /**
     * Visit the attribute of type ns3::ObjectVectorValue, with the
     * provided name, found on the object pointed to by the first argument.
     *
     * \note type name ObjectVectorValue is an alias for ObjectPtrContainerValue
     *
     * \param object the object on which the attribute of type ObjectVectorValue resides
     * \param name the attribute name provided
     * \param [in] vector the ObjectPtrContainerValue corresponding to the named attribute
     */
    virtual void DoStartVisitArrayAttribute(Ptr<Object> object,
                                            std::string name,
                                            const ObjectPtrContainerValue& vector);
    /**
     * End the visit to the attribute of type ns3::ObjectVectorValue.
     */
    virtual void DoEndVisitArrayAttribute();
    /**
     * Start to visit the object found in the input array at the provided index
     * \param vector the array
     * \param index the index into the array
     * \param [in] item the array item to visit
     */
    virtual void DoStartVisitArrayItem(const ObjectPtrContainerValue& vector,
                                       uint32_t index,
                                       Ptr<Object> item);
    /**
     * End the visit to the array item
     */
    virtual void DoEndVisitArrayItem();
 
    /**
     * Perform the iteration
     * \param object the object visited
     */
    void DoIterate(Ptr<Object> object);
    /**
     * Check if this object has already been examined
     * \param object the object to check
     * \returns true if object has been examined
     */
    bool IsExamined(Ptr<const Object> object);
    /**
     * Get current attribute path
     * \param attr the current attribute string
     * \returns the current path string
     */
    std::string GetCurrentPath(std::string attr) const;
 
    /**
     * Visit attribute to perform a config store operation on it
     * \param object the current object
     * \param name the attribute name
     */
    void VisitAttribute(Ptr<Object> object, std::string name);
    /**
     * Start to visit an object to visit its attributes
     * \param object the current object
     */
    void StartVisitObject(Ptr<Object> object);
    /**
     * End the visit to the object
     */
    void EndVisitObject();
    /**
     * Visit the attribute of type ns3::PointerValue, with the provided name,
     * found on the object pointed to by the first argument.
     *
     * \param object the object on which the attribute of type PointerValue resides
     * \param name the attribute name provided
     * \param [in] value Ptr to the ns3::Object pointed to by the attribute
     */
    void StartVisitPointerAttribute(Ptr<Object> object, std::string name, Ptr<Object> value);
    /**
     * End the visit to the attribute of type ns3::PointerValue.
     */
    void EndVisitPointerAttribute();
    /**
     * Visit the attribute of type ns3::ObjectVectorValue, with the
     * provided name, found on the object pointed to by the first argument.
     *
     * \note type name ObjectVectorValue is an alias for ObjectPtrContainerValue
     *
     * \param object the object on which the attribute of type ObjectVectorValue resides
     * \param name the attribute name provided
     * \param [in] vector the ObjectPtrContainerValue corresponding to the named attribute
     */
    void StartVisitArrayAttribute(Ptr<Object> object,
                                  std::string name,
                                  const ObjectPtrContainerValue& vector);
    /**
     * End the visit to the attribute of type ns3::ObjectVectorValue.
     */
    void EndVisitArrayAttribute();
    /**
     * Start to visit the object found in the input array at the provided index
     * \param vector the array
     * \param index the index into the array
     * \param [in] item the array item to visit
     */
    void StartVisitArrayItem(const ObjectPtrContainerValue& vector,
                             uint32_t index,
                             Ptr<Object> item);
    /**
     * End the visit to the array item
     */
    void EndVisitArrayItem();
 
    std::vector<Ptr<Object>> m_examined;    ///< list of attributes examined
    std::vector<std::string> m_currentPath; ///< current attribute path
};
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* ATTRIBUTE_ITERATOR_H */