pointer.h

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 *
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 *
 * Authors: Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>
 */
#ifndef NS_POINTER_H
#define NS_POINTER_H
 
#include "attribute.h"
#include "object.h"
 
/**
 * \file
 * \ingroup attribute_Pointer
 * ns3::PointerValue attribute value declarations and template implementations.
 */
 
namespace ns3
{
 
/**
 * \ingroup attributes
 * \defgroup attribute_Pointer Pointer Attribute
 * AttributeValue implementation for Pointer.
 * Hold objects of type Ptr<T>.
 */
 
/**
 * \ingroup attribute_Pointer
 * \class  ns3::PointerValue "pointer.h"
 * AttributeValue implementation for Pointer. Hold objects of type Ptr<T>.
 * \see AttributeValue
 */
class PointerValue : public AttributeValue
{
  public:
    PointerValue();
 
    /**
     * Construct this PointerValue by referencing an explicit Object.
     *
     * \param [in] object The object to begin with.
     */
    PointerValue(const Ptr<Object>& object);
 
    /**
     * Set the value from by reference an Object.
     *
     * \param [in] object The object to reference.
     */
    void SetObject(Ptr<Object> object);
 
    /**
     * Get the Object referenced by the PointerValue.
     * \returns The Object.
     */
    Ptr<Object> GetObject() const;
 
    /**
     * Construct this PointerValue by referencing an explicit Object.
     *
     * \tparam T \deduced The type of the object.
     * \param [in] object The object to begin with.
     */
    template <typename T>
    PointerValue(const Ptr<T>& object);
 
    /**
     * Cast to an Object of type \c T.
     * \tparam T \explicit The type to cast to.
     */
    template <typename T>
    operator Ptr<T>() const;
 
    /**
     * Set the value.
     * \param [in] value The value to adopt.
     */
    template <typename T>
    void Set(const Ptr<T>& value);
 
    /**
     * \returns The Pointer value.
     * \tparam T \explicit The type to cast to.
     */
    template <typename T>
    Ptr<T> Get() const;
 
    /**
     * Access the Pointer value as type \p T.
     * \tparam T \explicit The type to cast to.
     * \param [out] value The Pointer value, as type \p T.
     * \returns true.
     */
    template <typename T>
    bool GetAccessor(Ptr<T>& value) const;
 
    Ptr<AttributeValue> Copy() const override;
    std::string SerializeToString(Ptr<const AttributeChecker> checker) const override;
    bool DeserializeFromString(std::string value, Ptr<const AttributeChecker> checker) override;
 
  private:
    Ptr<Object> m_value; //!< The stored Pointer instance.
};
 
/**
 * \ingroup attribute_Pointer
 * AttributeChecker implementation for PointerValue.
 * \see AttributeChecker
 */
class PointerChecker : public AttributeChecker
{
  public:
    /**
     * Get the TypeId of the base type.
     * \returns The base TypeId.
     */
    virtual TypeId GetPointeeTypeId() const = 0;
};
 
/**
 * \ingroup attribute_Pointer
 * Create a PointerChecker for a type.
 * \tparam T \explicit The underlying type.
 * \returns The PointerChecker.
 */
template <typename T>
Ptr<AttributeChecker> MakePointerChecker();
 
} // namespace ns3
 
/***************************************************************
 *  Implementation of the templates declared above.
 ***************************************************************/
 
namespace ns3
{
 
namespace internal
{
 
/**
 * \ingroup attribute_Pointer
 *  PointerChecker implementation.
 */
template <typename T>
class PointerChecker : public ns3::PointerChecker
{
    bool Check(const AttributeValue& val) const override
    {
        const auto value = dynamic_cast<const PointerValue*>(&val);
        if (value == nullptr)
        {
            return false;
        }
        if (!value->GetObject())
        {
            // a null pointer is a valid value
            return true;
        }
        T* ptr = dynamic_cast<T*>(PeekPointer(value->GetObject()));
        return ptr;
    }
 
    std::string GetValueTypeName() const override
    {
        return "ns3::PointerValue";
    }
 
    bool HasUnderlyingTypeInformation() const override
    {
        return true;
    }
 
    std::string GetUnderlyingTypeInformation() const override
    {
        TypeId tid = T::GetTypeId();
        return "ns3::Ptr< " + tid.GetName() + " >";
    }
 
    Ptr<AttributeValue> Create() const override
    {
        return ns3::Create<PointerValue>();
    }
 
    bool Copy(const AttributeValue& source, AttributeValue& destination) const override
    {
        const auto src = dynamic_cast<const PointerValue*>(&source);
        auto dst = dynamic_cast<PointerValue*>(&destination);
        if (src == nullptr || dst == nullptr)
        {
            return false;
        }
        *dst = *src;
        return true;
    }
 
    TypeId GetPointeeTypeId() const override
    {
        return T::GetTypeId();
    }
};
 
} // namespace internal
 
template <typename T>
PointerValue::PointerValue(const Ptr<T>& object)
{
    m_value = object;
}
 
template <typename T>
void
PointerValue::Set(const Ptr<T>& object)
{
    m_value = object;
}
 
template <typename T>
Ptr<T>
PointerValue::Get() const
{
    T* v = dynamic_cast<T*>(PeekPointer(m_value));
    return v;
}
 
template <typename T>
PointerValue::operator Ptr<T>() const
{
    return Get<T>();
}
 
template <typename T>
bool
PointerValue::GetAccessor(Ptr<T>& v) const
{
    Ptr<T> ptr = dynamic_cast<T*>(PeekPointer(m_value));
    if (!ptr)
    {
        return false;
    }
    v = ptr;
    return true;
}
 
ATTRIBUTE_ACCESSOR_DEFINE(Pointer);
 
// Documentation of the functions defined by the macro.
// not documented by print-introspected-doxygen because
// Pointer has custom functions.
 
/**
 * \ingroup attribute_Pointer
 * \fn ns3::Ptr<const ns3::AttributeAccessor> ns3::MakePointerAccessor (T1 a1)
 * \copydoc ns3::MakeAccessorHelper(T1)
 * \see AttributeAccessor
 */
/**
 * \ingroup attribute_Pointer
 * \fn ns3::Ptr<const ns3::AttributeAccessor> ns3::MakePointerAccessor (T1 a1, T2 a2)
 * \copydoc ns3::MakeAccessorHelper(T1,T2)
 * \see AttributeAccessor
 */
 
template <typename T>
Ptr<AttributeChecker>
MakePointerChecker()
{
    return Create<internal::PointerChecker<T>>();
}
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* NS_POINTER_H */