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Description

Metaprogramming tools for transforming functor types.

Sometimes it is necessary to build and remould a function signature, e.g. for creating a functor or a closure based on an existing function of function pointer. This is a core task of functional programming, but sadly C++ in its current shape is still lacking in this area. (C++11 significantly improved this situation). As an pragmatic fix, we define here a collection of templates, specialising them in a very repetitive way for up to 9 function arguments. Doing so enables us to capture a function, access the return type and argument types as a typelist, eventually to manipulate them and re-build a different signature, or to create specifically tailored bindings.

If the following code makes you feel like vomiting, please look away, and rest assured: you aren't alone.

Todo:
get rid of the repetitive specialisations and use variadic templates to represent the arguments /////////////////////////////////TICKET #994
See also
control::CommandDef usage example
function-closure.hpp generic function application
typelist.hpp
tuple.hpp

Definition in file function.hpp.

#include "lib/meta/typelist.hpp"
#include "lib/meta/util.hpp"
#include <functional>

Classes

struct  _Fun< FUN, SEL >
 Helper for uniform access to function signature types. More...
 
struct  _Fun< FUN(C::*)>
 allow also to probe plain member fields, which may hold a functor More...
 
struct  _Fun< FUN, enable_if< has_FunctionOperator< FUN > > >
 Specialisation for function objects and lambdas. More...
 
struct  _Fun< RET(ARGS...) noexcept >
 Specialisation to strip noexcept from the signature. More...
 
struct  _Fun< RET(ARGS...)>
 Specialisation for a bare function signature. More...
 
struct  _Fun< RET(C::*)(ARGS...) const >
 Specialisation to handle member pointer to const function; indirectly this specialisation also handles lambdas, as redirected by the main template (via decltype) More...
 
struct  _Fun< RET(C::*)(ARGS...) noexcept >
 Specialisation to deal with member pointer to noexcept function. More...
 
struct  _Fun< RET(C::*)(ARGS...)>
 Specialisation to deal with member pointer to function. More...
 
struct  _Fun< SIG & >
 Specialisation when using a function reference. More...
 
struct  _Fun< SIG && >
 Specialisation for passing a rvalue reference. More...
 
struct  _Fun< SIG * >
 Specialisation for using a function pointer. More...
 
struct  FunctionTypedef< RET, ARGS >
 Build function types from given Argument types. More...
 
struct  FunctionTypedef< RET, Types< A1 > >
 
struct  FunctionTypedef< RET, Types< A1, A2 > >
 
struct  FunctionTypedef< RET, Types< A1, A2, A3 > >
 
struct  FunctionTypedef< RET, Types< A1, A2, A3, A4 > >
 
struct  FunctionTypedef< RET, Types< A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 > >
 
struct  FunctionTypedef< RET, Types< A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 > >
 
struct  FunctionTypedef< RET, Types< A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7 > >
 
struct  FunctionTypedef< RET, Types< A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8 > >
 
struct  FunctionTypedef< RET, Types< A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9 > >
 
struct  FunctionTypedef< RET, Types<> >
 
struct  has_Sig< FUN, SIG, bool >
 Meta-function to check that some function like entity offers the expected signature. More...
 
struct  has_Sig< FUN, X, false >
 catch-all to prevent compilation failure for anything not function-like. More...
 
struct  InstancePlaceholder< TAR >
 Placeholder marker for a special argument position to be supplied later. More...
 

Macros

#define ASSERT_MEMBER_FUNCTOR(_EXPR_, _SIG_)
 Macro for a compile-time check to verify some member is present and comprises something invokable with a specific signature. More...
 
#define ASSERT_VALID_SIGNATURE(_FUN_, _SIG_)
 Macro for a compile-time check to verify the given generic functors or lambdas expose some expected signature. More...
 

Functions

template<typename SIG , typename FUN >
constexpr auto isFunMember (FUN)
 Helper to pick up a member field for verification. More...
 
template<class W , class TUP >
constexpr auto lateBindInstance (W &instance, TUP &&invocation)
 Fix-up the arguments for a member-function invocation, allowing to inject the actual this instance into an existing argument sequence. More...
 
template<class W , class TAR >
constexpr TAR * maybeInject (W &instance, InstancePlaceholder< TAR >)
 
template<class W , typename X >
constexpr X maybeInject (W &, X &&x)
 (default case: fall-through)
 

Namespaces

 lib
 Implementation namespace for support and library code.
 

Macro Definition Documentation

◆ ASSERT_VALID_SIGNATURE

#define ASSERT_VALID_SIGNATURE (   _FUN_,
  _SIG_ 
)
Value:
"Function " STRINGIFY(_FUN_) " unsuitable, expected signature: " STRINGIFY(_SIG_));
Meta-function to check that some function like entity offers the expected signature.
Definition: function.hpp:197
#define STRINGIFY(TOKEN)
this macro wraps its parameter into a cstring literal
Definition: util.hpp:441

Macro for a compile-time check to verify the given generic functors or lambdas expose some expected signature.

Remarks
typically used when configuring a template with custom adapters.

Definition at line 212 of file function.hpp.

Referenced by Worker< vault::gear::Scheduler::Setup >::isDead(), and Detector4StructuralChanges< PAR, LIS, assign >::~Detector4StructuralChanges().

◆ ASSERT_MEMBER_FUNCTOR

#define ASSERT_MEMBER_FUNCTOR (   _EXPR_,
  _SIG_ 
)
Value:
static_assert (lib::meta::isFunMember<_SIG_>(_EXPR_), \
"Member " STRINGIFY(_EXPR_) " unsuitable, expect function signature: " STRINGIFY(_SIG_));
#define STRINGIFY(TOKEN)
this macro wraps its parameter into a cstring literal
Definition: util.hpp:441

Macro for a compile-time check to verify some member is present and comprises something invokable with a specific signature.

Remarks
typically used with generic types or bindings

Definition at line 238 of file function.hpp.

Referenced by vault::gear::activity::_verify_usable_as_ExecutionContext().

Function Documentation

◆ isFunMember()

constexpr auto lib::meta::isFunMember ( FUN  )
inline

Helper to pick up a member field for verification.

Template Parameters
SIGsignature of the function like entity expected
FUNaddress- or member-pointer, e.g. &Class::member
Returns
suitably parametrised has_Sig instance (which is bool convertible)
Remarks
intended for use with generic types, when expecting a somehow invokable member, irrespective if a static function, member function or functor object

Definition at line 228 of file function.hpp.

References lib::meta::isFunMember().

Referenced by lib::meta::isFunMember().

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◆ lateBindInstance()

constexpr auto lib::meta::lateBindInstance ( W &  instance,
TUP &&  invocation 
)
inline

Fix-up the arguments for a member-function invocation, allowing to inject the actual this instance into an existing argument sequence.

Remarks
invocation of a member function requires to supply the object instance as first element in the argument list; sometimes this poses a design challenge, since the actual instance may not be known at the point where the other arguments are prepared. As a remedy, the position of the instance pointer can be marked with the InstancePlaceholder, allowing to splice in the actual pointer when known.

Definition at line 283 of file function.hpp.

References lib::meta::lateBindInstance().

Referenced by lib::meta::lateBindInstance(), LateBindInstance_test::verify_cornerCases(), and LateBindInstance_test::verify_forwarding().

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