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/*!
    @file Convert.h
    @brief Definition and Implementation of the Convert class.
*/

#ifndef _Convert_H__
#define _Convert_H__

#include <string>
#include <sstream>

#include "UtilPrereqs.h"
#include "Math.h"
#include "SubString.h"
#include "MultiTypeMath.h"


//////////
// Main //
//////////

// Enum to declare the wanted conversion preference in case of equal type-levels
enum ConversionPreference
{
    CP_PreferToType,
    CP_PreferFromType,
};

// Helper classes to determine the preferred partial template specialization
class _ToType_   {};
class _FromType_ {};
class _Explicit_ {};


// The default convert functions
template <class FromType, class ToType, class Type>
struct ConverterSpecialized
{
    enum { specialized = false };
    static bool convert(ToType* output, const FromType& input)
    { return false; }
};


// The default convert function if both types are the same
template <class BothTypes>
struct ConverterSpecialized<BothTypes, BothTypes, _Explicit_>
{
    enum { specialized = true };
    static bool convert(BothTypes* output, const BothTypes& input)
    { (*output) = input; return true; }
};


// The possible levels
#define __low__  0 // Everything that is or behaves like a primitive type (an can be converted with a typecast to every other low-level type)
#define __mid__  1 // Everything that has overloaded << and >> operators to operate on a std::stream
#define __high__ 2 // Everything that doesn't fullfill the lowerlevel-requirements and therefore needs specialized conversions

// Defines the levels of all types: Default is __high__ so you don't have to define every high-level type
template <class T> struct ConverterLevel           { enum { level = __high__ }; };
template <> struct ConverterLevel<std::string>     { enum { level = __mid__ }; };
template <> struct ConverterLevel<orxonox::Radian> { enum { level = __mid__ }; };
template <> struct ConverterLevel<orxonox::Degree> { enum { level = __mid__ }; };
template <> struct ConverterLevel<int>             { enum { level = __low__ }; };
template <> struct ConverterLevel<unsigned int>    { enum { level = __low__ }; };
template <> struct ConverterLevel<char>            { enum { level = __low__ }; };
template <> struct ConverterLevel<unsigned char>   { enum { level = __low__ }; };
template <> struct ConverterLevel<short>           { enum { level = __low__ }; };
template <> struct ConverterLevel<unsigned short>  { enum { level = __low__ }; };
template <> struct ConverterLevel<long>            { enum { level = __low__ }; };
template <> struct ConverterLevel<unsigned long>   { enum { level = __low__ }; };
template <> struct ConverterLevel<float>           { enum { level = __low__ }; };
template <> struct ConverterLevel<double>          { enum { level = __low__ }; };
template <> struct ConverterLevel<long double>     { enum { level = __low__ }; };
template <> struct ConverterLevel<bool>            { enum { level = __low__ }; };


// Calculates the preference based on the levels of FromType and ToType
template <int from, int to>
struct ConverterPreference
{
    enum
    {
        // The maximum of both levels: element of {0, 1, 2}
        // max 0: Both types are primitives or have a similar behaviour
        // max 1: At least one type is not a primitive, but both can be put on a std::stream
        // max 2: There is at least one generic type that needs specialized conversions
        max = (from > to) ? from : to,

        // The difference between both levels limited to +-1: element of {-1, 0, 1}
        // diff -1: The FromType has higher level than the ToType
        // diff  0: Both types have the same level
        // diff  1: The ToType has higher level than the FromType
        diff = ((to - from) > 1) ? 1 : (((to - from) < -1) ? -1 : to - from)
    };
};


// The default conversion: This usually does nothing
template <int max, class FromType, class ToType>
struct ConverterDefault
{
    static bool convert(ToType* output, const FromType& input)
    {
        return false;
    }
};
// The default conversion for primitives: A typecast (defined over two partial specialized templates to exclude all non-primitive types and classes)    template <int max, class FromType, class ToType>
template <class FromType, class ToType>
struct ConverterDefault<0, FromType, ToType>
{
    static bool convert(ToType* output, const FromType& input)
    {
        (*output) = (ToType)input;
        return true;
    }
};


// Converter: Converts input of FromType into output of ToType
template <int diff, int max, class FromType, class ToType, ConversionPreference pref>
struct Converter
{
    static bool convert(ToType* output, const FromType& input)
    {
        return false;
    }
};
// Converter: level{FromType} > level{ToType}
template <int max, class FromType, class ToType, ConversionPreference pref>
struct Converter<-1, max, FromType, ToType, pref>
{   static bool convert(ToType* output, const FromType& input)
    { return (ConverterSpecialized<FromType, ToType, _Explicit_>::specialized) ? (ConverterSpecialized<FromType, ToType, _Explicit_>::convert(output, input)) : (ConverterSpecialized<FromType, ToType, _FromType_>::specialized) ? (ConverterSpecialized<FromType, ToType, _FromType_>::convert(output, input)) : (ConverterDefault<max, FromType, ToType>::convert(output, input)); } };
// Converter: level{FromType} < level{ToType}
template <int max, class FromType, class ToType, ConversionPreference pref>
struct Converter<1, max, FromType, ToType, pref>
{   static bool convert(ToType* output, const FromType& input)
    { return (ConverterSpecialized<FromType, ToType, _Explicit_>::specialized) ? (ConverterSpecialized<FromType, ToType, _Explicit_>::convert(output, input)) : (ConverterSpecialized<FromType, ToType, _ToType_>::specialized) ? (ConverterSpecialized<FromType, ToType, _ToType_>::convert(output, input)) : (ConverterDefault<max, FromType, ToType>::convert(output, input)); } };
// Converter: level{FromType} = level{ToType}
// CP_PreferToType
template <int max, class FromType, class ToType>
struct Converter<0, max, FromType, ToType, CP_PreferToType>
{   static bool convert(ToType* output, const FromType& input)
    { return (ConverterSpecialized<FromType, ToType, _Explicit_>::specialized) ? (ConverterSpecialized<FromType, ToType, _Explicit_>::convert(output, input)) : (ConverterSpecialized<FromType, ToType, _ToType_>::specialized) ? (ConverterSpecialized<FromType, ToType, _ToType_>::convert(output, input)) : (ConverterSpecialized<FromType, ToType, _FromType_>::specialized) ? (ConverterSpecialized<FromType, ToType, _FromType_>::convert(output, input)) : (ConverterDefault<max, FromType, ToType>::convert(output, input)); } };
// CP_PreferFromType
template <int max, class FromType, class ToType>
struct Converter<0, max, FromType, ToType, CP_PreferFromType>
{   static bool convert(ToType* output, const FromType& input)
    { return (ConverterSpecialized<FromType, ToType, _Explicit_>::specialized) ? (ConverterSpecialized<FromType, ToType, _Explicit_>::convert(output, input)) : (ConverterSpecialized<FromType, ToType, _FromType_>::specialized) ? (ConverterSpecialized<FromType, ToType, _FromType_>::convert(output, input)) : (ConverterSpecialized<FromType, ToType, _ToType_>::specialized) ? (ConverterSpecialized<FromType, ToType, _ToType_>::convert(output, input)) : (ConverterDefault<max, FromType, ToType>::convert(output, input)); } };


// Calls the Converter::convertValue function with the correct template type parameters calculated by ConverterPreference
template <class FromType, class ToType>
static bool convertValue(ToType* output, const FromType& input, ConversionPreference preference = CP_PreferToType)
{
    return (preference == CP_PreferToType) ?
           Converter<ConverterPreference<ConverterLevel<FromType>::level, ConverterLevel<ToType>::level>::diff,
                     ConverterPreference<ConverterLevel<FromType>::level, ConverterLevel<ToType>::level>::max,
                     FromType,
                     ToType,
                     CP_PreferToType>::convert(output, input)
         : Converter<ConverterPreference<ConverterLevel<FromType>::level, ConverterLevel<ToType>::level>::diff,
                     ConverterPreference<ConverterLevel<FromType>::level, ConverterLevel<ToType>::level>::max,
                     FromType,
                     ToType,
                     CP_PreferFromType>::convert(output, input);
}


// Helper function: Calls convertValue with and without default value and returns true if the conversion was successful
template<class FromType, class ToType>
static bool ConvertValue(ToType* output, const FromType& input, ConversionPreference preference = CP_PreferToType)
{
    return convertValue(output, input, preference);
}
template<class FromType, class ToType>
static bool ConvertValue(ToType* output, const FromType& input, const ToType& fallback, ConversionPreference preference = CP_PreferToType)
{
    if (convertValue(output, input, preference))
        return true;

    (*output) = fallback;
    return false;
}

// Helper function: Calls convertValue with and without default value and returns the converted value
template<class FromType, class ToType>
static ToType getConvertedValue(const FromType& input, ConversionPreference preference = CP_PreferToType)
{
    ToType output = ToType();
    ConvertValue(&output, input, preference);
    return output;
}
template<class FromType, class ToType>
static ToType getConvertedValue(const FromType& input, const ToType& fallback, ConversionPreference preference = CP_PreferToType)
{
    ToType output = fallback;
    ConvertValue(&output, input, fallback, preference);
    return output;
}

/////////////////////
// SPECIALISATIONS //
/////////////////////

/////////////
// Samples //
/////////////
/*
// convert everything to xyz
template <class FromType>
struct ConverterSpecialized<FromType, xyz, _ToType_>
{
    enum { specialized = true };
    static bool convert(xyz* output, const FromType& input)
    { return ...; }
};

// convert xyz to everything
template <class ToType>
struct ConverterSpecialized<xyz, ToType, _FromType_>
{
    enum { specialized = true };
    static bool convert(ToType* output, const xyz& input)
    { return ...; }
};

// convert abc to xyz
template <>
struct ConverterSpecialized<abc, xyz, _Explicit_>
{
    enum { specialized = true };
    static bool convert(xyz* output, const abc& input)
    { return ...; }
};
*/

////////////
// String //
////////////

// convert to string
template <class FromType>
struct ConverterSpecialized<FromType, std::string, _ToType_>
{
    enum { specialized = true };
    static bool convert(std::string* output, const FromType& input)
    {
        std::ostringstream oss;
        if (oss << input)
        {
            (*output) = oss.str();
            return true;
        }
        else
            return false;
    }
};

// convert from string
template <class ToType>
struct ConverterSpecialized<std::string, ToType, _FromType_>
{
    enum { specialized = true };
    static bool convert(ToType* output, const std::string& input)
    {
        std::istringstream iss(input);
        if (iss >> (*output))
            return true;
        else
            return false;
    }
};


////////////////
// MULTITYPES //
////////////////

// convert from MultiTypePrimitive
template <class ToType>
struct ConverterSpecialized<MultiTypePrimitive, ToType, _FromType_>
{
    enum { specialized = true };
    static bool convert(ToType* output, const MultiTypePrimitive& input)
    {
        if (input.getType() == MT_void)
            return ConvertValue(output, input.getVoid());
        else if (input.getType() == MT_int)
            return ConvertValue(output, input.getInt());
        else if (input.getType() == MT_uint)
            return ConvertValue(output, input.getUnsignedInt());
        else if (input.getType() == MT_char)
            return ConvertValue(output, input.getChar());
        else if (input.getType() == MT_uchar)
            return ConvertValue(output, input.getUnsignedChar());
        else if (input.getType() == MT_short)
            return ConvertValue(output, input.getShort());
        else if (input.getType() == MT_ushort)
            return ConvertValue(output, input.getUnsignedShort());
        else if (input.getType() == MT_long)
            return ConvertValue(output, input.getLong());
        else if (input.getType() == MT_ulong)
            return ConvertValue(output, input.getUnsignedLong());
        else if (input.getType() == MT_float)
            return ConvertValue(output, input.getFloat());
        else if (input.getType() == MT_double)
            return ConvertValue(output, input.getDouble());
        else if (input.getType() == MT_longdouble)
            return ConvertValue(output, input.getLongDouble());
        else if (input.getType() == MT_bool)
            return ConvertValue(output, input.getBool());
        else
            return false;
    }
};

// convert from MultiTypeString
template <class ToType>
struct ConverterSpecialized<MultiTypeString, ToType, _FromType_>
{
    enum { specialized = true };
    static bool convert(ToType* output, const MultiTypeString& input)
    {
        if (input.getType() == MT_constchar)
            return ConvertValue(output, input.getConstChar());
        else if (input.getType() == MT_string)
            return ConvertValue(output, input.getString());
        else
            return ConvertValue(output, (MultiTypePrimitive)input);
    }
};

// convert from MultiTypeMath
template <class ToType>
struct ConverterSpecialized<MultiTypeMath, ToType, _FromType_>
{
    enum { specialized = true };
    static bool convert(ToType* output, const MultiTypeMath& input)
    {
        if (input.getType() == MT_vector2)
            return ConvertValue(output, input.getVector2());
        else if (input.getType() == MT_vector3)
            return ConvertValue(output, input.getVector3());
        else if (input.getType() == MT_quaternion)
            return ConvertValue(output, input.getQuaternion());
        else if (input.getType() == MT_colourvalue)
            return ConvertValue(output, input.getColourValue());
        else if (input.getType() == MT_radian)
            return ConvertValue(output, input.getRadian());
        else if (input.getType() == MT_degree)
            return ConvertValue(output, input.getDegree());
        else
            return ConvertValue(output, (MultiTypeString)input);
    }
};


////////////////////
// MATH TO STRING //
////////////////////

// Vector2 to std::string
template <>
struct ConverterSpecialized<orxonox::Vector2, std::string, _Explicit_>
{
    enum { specialized = true };
    static bool convert(std::string* output, const orxonox::Vector2& input)
    {
        std::ostringstream ostream;
        if (ostream << input.x << "," << input.y)
        {
            (*output) = ostream.str();
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
};

// Vector3 to std::string
template <>
struct ConverterSpecialized<orxonox::Vector3, std::string, _Explicit_>
{
    enum { specialized = true };
    static bool convert(std::string* output, const orxonox::Vector3& input)
    {
        std::ostringstream ostream;
        if (ostream << input.x << "," << input.y << "," << input.z)
        {
            (*output) = ostream.str();
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
};

// Vector4 to std::string
template <>
struct ConverterSpecialized<orxonox::Vector4, std::string, _Explicit_>
{
    enum { specialized = true };
    static bool convert(std::string* output, const orxonox::Vector4& input)
    {
        std::ostringstream ostream;
        if (ostream << input.x << "," << input.y << "," << input.z << "," << input.w)
        {
            (*output) = ostream.str();
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
};

// Quaternion to std::string
template <>
struct ConverterSpecialized<orxonox::Quaternion, std::string, _Explicit_>
{
    enum { specialized = true };
    static bool convert(std::string* output, const orxonox::Quaternion& input)
    {
        std::ostringstream ostream;
        if (ostream << input.w << "," << input.x << "," << input.y << "," << input.z)
        {
            (*output) = ostream.str();
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
};

// ColourValue to std::string
template <>
struct ConverterSpecialized<orxonox::ColourValue, std::string, _Explicit_>
{
    enum { specialized = true };
    static bool convert(std::string* output, const orxonox::ColourValue& input)
    {
        std::ostringstream ostream;
        if (ostream << input.r << "," << input.g << "," << input.b << "," << input.a)
        {
            (*output) = ostream.str();
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
};


////////////////////
// STRING TO MATH //
////////////////////

// std::string to Vector2
template <>
struct ConverterSpecialized<std::string, orxonox::Vector2, _Explicit_>
{
    enum { specialized = true };
    static bool convert(orxonox::Vector2* output, const std::string& input)
    {
        unsigned int opening_parenthesis, closing_parenthesis = input.find(')');
        if ((opening_parenthesis = input.find('(')) == std::string::npos) { opening_parenthesis = 0; } else { opening_parenthesis++; }

        SubString tokens(input.substr(opening_parenthesis, closing_parenthesis - opening_parenthesis), ",", SubString::WhiteSpaces, false, '\\', true, '"', true, '\0', '\0', true, '\0');
        if (tokens.size() >= 2)
        {
            if (!ConvertValue(&(output->x), tokens[0]))
                return false;
            if (!ConvertValue(&(output->y), tokens[1]))
                return false;

            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
};

// std::string to Vector3
template <>
struct ConverterSpecialized<std::string, orxonox::Vector3, _Explicit_>
{
    enum { specialized = true };
    static bool convert(orxonox::Vector3* output, const std::string& input)
    {
        unsigned int opening_parenthesis, closing_parenthesis = input.find(')');
        if ((opening_parenthesis = input.find('(')) == std::string::npos) { opening_parenthesis = 0; } else { opening_parenthesis++; }

        SubString tokens(input.substr(opening_parenthesis, closing_parenthesis - opening_parenthesis), ",", SubString::WhiteSpaces, false, '\\', true, '"', true, '\0', '\0', true, '\0');
        if (tokens.size() >= 3)
        {
            if (!ConvertValue(&(output->x), tokens[0]))
                return false;
            if (!ConvertValue(&(output->y), tokens[1]))
                return false;
            if (!ConvertValue(&(output->z), tokens[2]))
                return false;

            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
};

// std::string to Vector4
template <>
struct ConverterSpecialized<std::string, orxonox::Vector4, _Explicit_>
{
    enum { specialized = true };
    static bool convert(orxonox::Vector4* output, const std::string& input)
    {
        unsigned int opening_parenthesis, closing_parenthesis = input.find(')');
        if ((opening_parenthesis = input.find('(')) == std::string::npos) { opening_parenthesis = 0; } else { opening_parenthesis++; }

        SubString tokens(input.substr(opening_parenthesis, closing_parenthesis - opening_parenthesis), ",", SubString::WhiteSpaces, false, '\\', true, '"', true, '\0', '\0', true, '\0');
        if (tokens.size() >= 4)
        {
            if (!ConvertValue(&(output->x), tokens[0]))
                return false;
            if (!ConvertValue(&(output->y), tokens[1]))
                return false;
            if (!ConvertValue(&(output->z), tokens[2]))
                return false;
            if (!ConvertValue(&(output->w), tokens[3]))
                return false;

            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
};

// std::string to Quaternion
template <>
struct ConverterSpecialized<std::string, orxonox::Quaternion, _Explicit_>
{
    enum { specialized = true };
    static bool convert(orxonox::Quaternion* output, const std::string& input)
    {
        unsigned int opening_parenthesis, closing_parenthesis = input.find(')');
        if ((opening_parenthesis = input.find('(')) == std::string::npos) { opening_parenthesis = 0; } else { opening_parenthesis++; }

        SubString tokens(input.substr(opening_parenthesis, closing_parenthesis - opening_parenthesis), ",", SubString::WhiteSpaces, false, '\\', true, '"', true, '\0', '\0', true, '\0');
        if (tokens.size() >= 4)
        {
            if (!ConvertValue(&(output->w), tokens[0]))
                return false;
            if (!ConvertValue(&(output->x), tokens[1]))
                return false;
            if (!ConvertValue(&(output->y), tokens[2]))
                return false;
            if (!ConvertValue(&(output->z), tokens[3]))
                return false;

            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
};

// std::string to ColourValue
template <>
struct ConverterSpecialized<std::string, orxonox::ColourValue, _Explicit_>
{
    enum { specialized = true };
    static bool convert(orxonox::ColourValue* output, const std::string& input)
    {
        unsigned int opening_parenthesis, closing_parenthesis = input.find(')');
        if ((opening_parenthesis = input.find('(')) == std::string::npos) { opening_parenthesis = 0; } else { opening_parenthesis++; }

        SubString tokens(input.substr(opening_parenthesis, closing_parenthesis - opening_parenthesis), ",", SubString::WhiteSpaces, false, '\\', true, '"', true, '\0', '\0', true, '\0');
        if (tokens.size() >= 4)
        {
            if (!ConvertValue(&(output->r), tokens[0]))
                return false;
            if (!ConvertValue(&(output->g), tokens[1]))
                return false;
            if (!ConvertValue(&(output->b), tokens[2]))
                return false;
            if (!ConvertValue(&(output->a), tokens[3]))
                return false;

            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
};

#endif /* _Convert_H__ */