configuration/include/factory.h

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#ifndef FACTORY_H
#define FACTORY_H

#include "configurationconfig.h"
#include "parametersettable.h"
#include <QString>
#include <QStringList>
#include <QMap>
#include <QList>
#include <QVector>
#include <typeinfo>
#include <memory>

namespace farsa {

class RealFactory;
class ParameterSettableCreator;

class FARSA_CONF_API Factory {
public:
    static Factory& getInstance();

    static ConfigurationParameters& getTypeDescriptions();

    ~Factory();

    template <class NewClass>
    void registerClass(QString className, QString parentClassName);

    QStringList getAllSubclasses(QString className, int levelToStop = -1, bool noAbstractClasses = false);

    bool isAbstract(QString className);

private:
    void cleanupMapsForReRegistration(QString className);

    template <class T, class U>
    class Conversion
    {
        // Type1 and Type2 have surely two different sizes
        typedef char Type1;
        class Type2
        {
            char dummy[2];
        };
        static Type1 Test(U);
        static Type2 Test(...);
        static T MakeT();
    public:
        enum { exists = sizeof(Test(MakeT())) == sizeof(Type1) };
    };

    template<bool canBeCreated, class H>
    class RegisterClassHelper {
    public:
        RegisterClassHelper(Factory* factory, QString className, QString parentClassName);
    };

    Factory();

    Factory(const Factory &other);

    Factory& operator=(const Factory &other);

    QMap<QString, ParameterSettableCreator*> m_classMap;

    QMap<QString, QString> m_parentsMap;
    
    QMap<QString, QStringList> m_childrenMap;

    friend class RealFactory;
};

} // end namespace farsa

// Implementation of template functions
#include "configurationparameters.h"
#include "realfactory.h"

namespace farsa {

// This namespace contains helper code. We put it in an inner namespace to avoid polluting the farsa namespace
namespace __Factory_internal {
    // this local template check if a class is Abstract
    // it's is needed because for register a complete hierarchy it's necessary
    // also to check if a class is abstract so it can be possible to register also
    // abstract class
    template<class T>
    struct checkClass {
        // Inspired by boost/type_traits/is_abstract.hpp
        // Deduction fails if T is void, function type,
        // reference type (14.8.2/2)or an abstract class type
        // according to review status issue #337
        template<class U>
        static char check_sig(U (*)[1]);
        template<class U>
        static short check_sig(...);
        static const bool isAbstract = (sizeof(check_sig<T>(0))!=sizeof(char));
        // correspond to !isAbstract
        static const bool canBeCreated = (sizeof(check_sig<T>(0))==sizeof(char));
    };
}

template <class H>
class Factory::RegisterClassHelper<true, H> {
public:
    RegisterClassHelper(Factory* factory, QString className, QString parentClassName) {
        factory->cleanupMapsForReRegistration(className);
        factory->m_classMap[className] = new ParameterSettableCreatorT<H, Conversion<H *, ParameterSettableInConstructor *>::exists>();
        factory->m_parentsMap[className] = parentClassName;
        factory->m_childrenMap[parentClassName].append( className );
        H::describe( className );
    };
};

template <class H>
class Factory::RegisterClassHelper<false, H> {
public:
    RegisterClassHelper(Factory* factory, QString className, QString parentClassName) {
        factory->cleanupMapsForReRegistration(className);
        factory->m_parentsMap[className] = parentClassName;
        factory->m_childrenMap[parentClassName].append( className );
    };
};

template <class NewClass>
void Factory::registerClass(QString className, QString parentClassName)
{
    RegisterClassHelper<__Factory_internal::checkClass<NewClass>::canBeCreated, NewClass> registerHelper(this, className, parentClassName );
}

} // end namespace farsa

#endif