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Attribute Helper

All these macros can be used to generate automatically the code for subclasses of AttributeValue, AttributeAccessor, and, AttributeChecker, which can be used to give attribute powers to a normal class. More...

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Modules

 Attribute Implementation
 These are the internal implementation functions for the Attribute system.
 

Files

file  attribute-helper.h
 Declaration of Attribute helper macros.
 

Macros

#define ATTRIBUTE_ACCESSOR_DEFINE(type)
 Define the attribute accessor functions MakeTypeAccessor for class type. More...
 
#define ATTRIBUTE_CHECKER_DEFINE(type)
 Declare the AttributeChecker class <type>Checker and the MakeTypeChecker function for class type. More...
 
#define ATTRIBUTE_CHECKER_IMPLEMENT(type)
 Define the MakeTypeChecker function for class type. More...
 
#define ATTRIBUTE_CHECKER_IMPLEMENT_WITH_NAME(type, name)
 Define the MakeTypeChecker function for class type. More...
 
#define ATTRIBUTE_CONVERTER_DEFINE(type)
 Define the conversion operators class type and Attribute instances. More...
 
#define ATTRIBUTE_HELPER_CPP(type)
 Define the attribute value, accessor and checkers for class type. More...
 
#define ATTRIBUTE_HELPER_HEADER(type)
 Declare the attribute value, accessor and checkers for class type. More...
 
#define ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_DEFINE(Name)   ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_DEFINE_WITH_NAME (Name,Name)
 Declare the attribute value class <Name>Value for the class Name. More...
 
#define ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_DEFINE_WITH_NAME(type, name)
 Declare the attribute value class <name>Value for underlying class type. More...
 
#define ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_IMPLEMENT(type)   ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_IMPLEMENT_WITH_NAME (type,type)
 Define the class methods belonging to attribute value class <type>Value for class type. More...
 
#define ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_IMPLEMENT_WITH_NAME(type, name)
 Define the class methods belonging to the attribute value class <name>Value of the underlying class type. More...
 

Detailed Description

All these macros can be used to generate automatically the code for subclasses of AttributeValue, AttributeAccessor, and, AttributeChecker, which can be used to give attribute powers to a normal class.

i.e., the user class can then effectively be made an attribute.

There are two kinds of helper macros:

  1. The simple macros.
  2. The more complex macros.

The simple macros are implemented in terms of the complex macros and should generally be preferred over the complex macros.

Note
Because these macros generate class and function definitions, it's difficult to document the results directly. Instead, we use a set of functions in print-introspected-doxygen.cc to generate most of the APi documentation. When using these macros, please add the required function calls to print-introspected-doxygen.cc so your new API is documented.

Macro Definition Documentation

#define ATTRIBUTE_ACCESSOR_DEFINE (   type)
Value:
template <typename T1> \
Ptr<const AttributeAccessor> Make ## type ## Accessor (T1 a1) \
{ \
return MakeAccessorHelper<type ## Value> (a1); \
} \
template <typename T1, typename T2> \
Ptr<const AttributeAccessor> Make ## type ## Accessor (T1 a1, T2 a2) \
{ \
return MakeAccessorHelper<type ## Value> (a1, a2); \
}

Define the attribute accessor functions MakeTypeAccessor for class type.

Parameters
[in]typeThe name of the class

This macro defines and generates the code for the implementation of the MakeTypeAccessor template functions. This macro is typically invoked in a class header to allow users of this class to view and use the template functions defined here. This macro is implemented through the helper templates functions ns3::MakeAccessorHelper<>.

Definition at line 152 of file attribute-helper.h.

#define ATTRIBUTE_CHECKER_DEFINE (   type)
Value:
class type ## Checker : public AttributeChecker {}; \
Ptr<const AttributeChecker> Make ## type ## Checker (void)

Declare the AttributeChecker class <type>Checker and the MakeTypeChecker function for class type.

Parameters
[in]typeThe name of the class

This macro declares the <type>Checker class and the associated MakeTypeChecker function.

(Note that the <type>Checker class needs no implementation since it just inherits all its implementation from AttributeChecker.)

Typically invoked in the class header file.

Definition at line 252 of file attribute-helper.h.

#define ATTRIBUTE_CHECKER_IMPLEMENT (   type)
Value:
Ptr<const AttributeChecker> Make ## type ## Checker (void) { \
return MakeSimpleAttributeChecker<type ## Value,type ## Checker> \
(# type "Value", # type); \
} \

Define the MakeTypeChecker function for class type.

Parameters
[in]typeThe name of the class

This macro implements the MakeTypeChecker function.

Typically invoked in the source file..

Definition at line 332 of file attribute-helper.h.

#define ATTRIBUTE_CHECKER_IMPLEMENT_WITH_NAME (   type,
  name 
)
Value:
Ptr<const AttributeChecker> Make ## type ## Checker (void) { \
return MakeSimpleAttributeChecker<type ## Value,type ## Checker> \
(# type "Value", name); \
} \

Define the MakeTypeChecker function for class type.

Parameters
[in]typeThe name of the class.
[in]nameThe string name of the underlying type.

This macro implements the MakeTypeChecker function for class type.

Typically invoked in the source file..

Definition at line 351 of file attribute-helper.h.

#define ATTRIBUTE_CONVERTER_DEFINE (   type)

Define the conversion operators class type and Attribute instances.

Parameters
[in]typeThe name of the class

This macro defines the conversion operators for class type to and from instances of type Attribute. Typically invoked in the class header file.

Internal:
This appears to be unused.

Definition at line 234 of file attribute-helper.h.

#define ATTRIBUTE_HELPER_CPP (   type)
Value:
#define ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_IMPLEMENT(type)
Define the class methods belonging to attribute value class Value for class type...
#define ATTRIBUTE_CHECKER_IMPLEMENT(type)
Define the MakeTypeChecker function for class type.

Define the attribute value, accessor and checkers for class type.

Parameters
[in]typeThe name of the class

This macro implements

  • The <type>Value class methods,
  • The MakeTypeChecker function,

for class type.

This macro should be invoked from the class implementation file.

Definition at line 400 of file attribute-helper.h.

#define ATTRIBUTE_HELPER_HEADER (   type)
Value:
#define ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_DEFINE(Name)
Declare the attribute value class Value for the class Name.
#define ATTRIBUTE_CHECKER_DEFINE(type)
Declare the AttributeChecker class Checker and the MakeTypeChecker function for class type...
#define ATTRIBUTE_ACCESSOR_DEFINE(type)
Define the attribute accessor functions MakeTypeAccessor for class type.

Declare the attribute value, accessor and checkers for class type.

Parameters
[in]typeThe name of the class

This macro declares:

  • The attribute value class <type>Value,
  • The attribute accessor functions MakeTypeAccessor,
  • The AttributeChecker class <type>Checker and the MakeTypeChecker function,

for class type.

This macro should be invoked outside of the class declaration in its public header.

Definition at line 378 of file attribute-helper.h.

#define ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_DEFINE (   Name)    ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_DEFINE_WITH_NAME (Name,Name)

Declare the attribute value class <Name>Value for the class Name.

Parameters
[in]NameThe name of the class.

This macro declares the class NameValue associated to class Name. This macro is typically invoked in the class header file.

Definition at line 215 of file attribute-helper.h.

#define ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_DEFINE_WITH_NAME (   type,
  name 
)
Value:
class name ## Value : public AttributeValue \
{ \
public: \
name ## Value (); \
name ## Value (const type &value); \
void Set (const type &value); \
type Get (void) const; \
template <typename T> \
bool GetAccessor (T &value) const { \
value = T (m_value); \
return true; \
} \
virtual Ptr<AttributeValue> Copy (void) const; \
virtual std::string \
SerializeToString (Ptr<const AttributeChecker> checker) const; \
virtual bool \
DeserializeFromString (std::string value, \
Ptr<const AttributeChecker> checker); \
type m_value; \
};
#define private
void Set(std::string path, const AttributeValue &value)
Definition: config.cc:769
Ptr< T > Copy(Ptr< T > object)
Return a deep copy of a Ptr.
Definition: ptr.h:686

Declare the attribute value class <name>Value for underlying class type.

Parameters
[in]typeThe underlying type name
[in]nameThe token to use in defining the accessor name.

This macro declares the class TypeValue associated with class type. This macro is typically invoked in the class header file.

This can be used directly for things like plain old data, such as std::string, to create the attribute value class StringValue.

Definition at line 180 of file attribute-helper.h.

#define ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_IMPLEMENT (   type)    ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_IMPLEMENT_WITH_NAME (type,type)

Define the class methods belonging to attribute value class <type>Value for class type.

Parameters
[in]typeThe name of the class.

This macro implements the <type>Value class methods (including the <type>Value::SerializeToString and <type>Value::DeserializeFromString methods).

Typically invoked in the source file.

Definition at line 317 of file attribute-helper.h.

#define ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_IMPLEMENT_WITH_NAME (   type,
  name 
)
Value:
name ## Value::name ## Value () \
: m_value () {} \
name ## Value::name ## Value (const type &value) \
: m_value (value) {} \
void name ## Value::Set (const type &v) { \
m_value = v; \
} \
type name ## Value::Get (void) const { \
return m_value; \
} \
Ptr<AttributeValue> \
name ## Value::Copy (void) const { \
return ns3::Create<name ## Value> (*this); \
} \
std::string name ## Value::SerializeToString \
(Ptr<const AttributeChecker> checker) const { \
std::ostringstream oss; \
oss << m_value; \
return oss.str (); \
} \
bool name ## Value::DeserializeFromString \
(std::string value, Ptr<const AttributeChecker> checker) { \
std::istringstream iss; \
iss.str (value); \
iss >> m_value; \
NS_ABORT_MSG_UNLESS (iss.eof (), "Attribute value " << "\"" << value << "\"" << " is not properly formatted"); \
return !iss.bad () && !iss.fail (); \
}
void Set(std::string path, const AttributeValue &value)
Definition: config.cc:769
#define NS_ABORT_MSG_UNLESS(cond, msg)
Abnormal program termination if a condition is false, with a message.
Definition: abort.h:144
Ptr< T > Copy(Ptr< T > object)
Return a deep copy of a Ptr.
Definition: ptr.h:686

Define the class methods belonging to the attribute value class <name>Value of the underlying class type.

Parameters
[in]typeThe underlying type name
[in]nameThe token to use in defining the accessor name.

This macro implements the <type>Value class methods (including the <type>Value::SerializeToString and <type>Value::DeserializeFromString methods).

Typically invoked in the source file.

Definition at line 273 of file attribute-helper.h.