source: orxonox.OLD/trunk/src/lib/lang/new_object_list.h @ 9676

/*!
 * @file new_object_list.h
 * @brief Definition of a dynamically allocating ClassID
 *
 */

#ifndef _NEW_OBJECT_LIST_H
#define _NEW_OBJECT_LIST_H

#include "type_info.h"
#include <map>
#include <list>
#include <string>


#define NewObjectListDeclaration(ClassName) \
   static NewObjectList<ClassName> objectList

#define NewObjectListDefinition(ClassName) \
   NewObjectList<ClassName> ClassName::objectList(#ClassName)


//! The superclass that all NewObjectLists follow.
/**
 * @see template<class T> NewObjectList<T>
 */
class NewObjectListBase
{
public:
  //! An iterator Base-Class, for iterator-casting and storing.
  class IteratorBase { };

public:
  inline int id() const { return _id; };
  inline const std::string& name() const { return _name; };
  bool operator==(int id) const { return _id == id; };
  bool operator==(const std::string& name) const { return _name == name; };

  virtual void debug() const = 0;

  static unsigned int                   classCount();
  static const std::string&             IDToString(int classID);
  static int                            StringToID(const std::string& className);

  static const std::list<std::string>&  getClassNames();

  virtual void unregisterObject(IteratorBase* _iterators) = 0;

protected:
  NewObjectListBase(const std::string& className, int id = -1);
  virtual ~NewObjectListBase();

private:
  NewObjectListBase(const NewObjectListBase&);

  static bool classIDExists(int id);
  static bool classNameExists(const std::string& className);

protected:
  typedef std::map<int, NewObjectListBase*> classIDMap;    //!< The Generic Map.
  typedef std::map<std::string, NewObjectListBase*> classNameMap;//!< The Generic Map.

  int                           _id;                //!< The ID of the class.
  std::string                   _name;              //!< The Name of the Class.

private:
  static classIDMap*            _classesByID;       //!< A Map of all the classes in existance.
  static classNameMap*          _classesByName;     //!< A Map of all the classes in existance.
  static std::list<std::string> _classNames;        //!< A list of all the registered ClassNames.
};


/////////////////////////
//// TEMPLATISATION /////
/////////////////////////
//! Defines a ObjectsList handler for objects of type T.
/**
 * To define a Class with a ObjectList, you have to:
 *  1. Include 'NewObjectListDeclaration(T);' in its Declaration (at the beginning)
 *  2. Include 'NewObjectListDefinition(T);' in some Definition file (cc-file)
 *  3. In the constructor add 'registerObject(this, objectList);'
 *
 * @note The Class must define the compare with const std::string& operator for this to work.
 */
template<class T>
class NewObjectList : public NewObjectListBase
{
public:
  typedef std::list<T*>                  list;
  typedef typename list::iterator        iterator;
  typedef typename list::const_iterator  const_iterator;

class Iterator : public NewObjectListBase::IteratorBase
  {
  public:
    Iterator(iterator it) { _it = it; }
    inline iterator& it() { return _it; }
    typename NewObjectList::iterator _it;
  };

public:
  NewObjectList(const std::string& name, int id = -1);
  ~NewObjectList();

  T*                      getObject(const std::string& name) const;
  inline const list&      objects() const { return _objects; };

  NewObjectListBase::IteratorBase* registerObject(T* object);
  void unregisterObject(IteratorBase* iterator);

  virtual void debug() const;

private:
  //! the copy constructor will be hidden.
  NewObjectList(const NewObjectList& definer) {};

private:
  list                _objects;
};





/////////////////////////
//// IMPLEMENTATION /////
/////////////////////////
template <class T>
NewObjectList<T>::NewObjectList(const std::string& name, int id)
    : NewObjectListBase(name, id)
{}

template <class T>
NewObjectList<T>::~NewObjectList()
{
  // assert(_objects.empty());
}

template <class T>
T* NewObjectList<T>::getObject(const std::string& name) const
{
  iterator it = std::find(this->_objects.begin(), this->_objects.end(), name);
  if (it != this->_objects.end())
    return *it;
  else
    return NULL;
}

template <class T>
    NewObjectListBase::IteratorBase* NewObjectList<T>::registerObject(T* object)
{
  this->_objects.push_front(object);
  return new Iterator(this->_objects.begin());
}

template <class T>
void NewObjectList<T>::unregisterObject(IteratorBase* iterator)
{
  this->_objects.erase(static_cast<Iterator*>(iterator)->it());
  //_objects.erase(std::find(_objects.begin(), _objects.end(), object));
}

#include <iostream>

template <class T>
void NewObjectList<T>::debug() const
{
  const_iterator it;
  for (it = this->_objects.begin(); it != this->_objects.end(); ++it)
  {
    std::cout << (*it)->getName() << std::endl;
  }
}

#endif /* _NEW_OBJECT_LIST_H */