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/***************************************************************************
* Copyright (c) 2016 Stefan Tröger <stefantroeger@gmx.net> *
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#ifndef SRC_APP_EXTENSIONCONTAINER_H_
#define SRC_APP_EXTENSIONCONTAINER_H_
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <map>
#include "PropertyContainer.h"
namespace App
{
class Extension;
/**
* @brief A container that can hold extensions.
* @ingroup ExtensionFramework
*
* This class provides a container for extensions. It is used to hold
* extensions of a document object. For a more high-level discussion of
* extensions see the topic @ref ExtensionFramework "Extension Framework".
*/
class AppExport ExtensionContainer: public App::PropertyContainer
{
TYPESYSTEM_HEADER_WITH_OVERRIDE();
public:
/// A type alias for iterating extensions.
using ExtensionIterator = std::map<Base::Type, App::Extension*>::iterator;
/// Construct an extension container.
ExtensionContainer();
/// Destruct an extension container.
~ExtensionContainer() override;
/**
* @brief Register an extension.
*
* @param[in] extension The type of the extension to register.
* @param[in] ext The extension to register.
*/
void registerExtension(Base::Type extension, App::Extension* ext);
/**
* @brief Whether this container has an extension of the given type.
*
* This version checks for derived types. It returns the first extension
* of the given type or the first extension that is derived from the type
* if @p derived is true.
*
* @param[in] type The type of the extension to check for.
* @param[in] derived (Optionally) Whether to check for derived types, true by default.
*
* @return True if the container has the (derived) extension, false otherwise.
*/
bool hasExtension(Base::Type type, bool derived = true) const;
/**
* @brief Whether this container has an extension of the given type.
*
* This version checks for derived types. It returns the first extension
* of the given type. Note that this function does not check for derived
* types.
*
* @param[in] name The name of the extension to check for.
* @return True if the container has the extension, false otherwise.
*/
bool hasExtension(const std::string& name) const;
/**
* @brief Whether this container has extensions.
*
* @return True if the container has extensions, false otherwise.
*/
bool hasExtensions() const;
/**
* @brief Get the extension of the given type.
*
* This version checks for derived types. It returns the first extension
* of the given type or the first extension that is derived from the type
* if @p derived is true. If @p no_except is true, it returns nullptr,
*otherwise it throws an exception if no extension of the given type is
* found.
*
* @param[in] type The type of the extension to get.
* @param[in] derived (Optionally) Whether to check for derived types, true by default.
* @param[in] no_except (Optionally) Whether to throw an exception if no extension is found,
* false by default.
*
* @return The extension of the given type or `nullptr` if not found.
* @throws Base::TypeError if no extension of the given type is found and
* @p no_except is false.
*/
App::Extension* getExtension(Base::Type type, bool derived = true, bool no_except = false) const;
/**
* @brief Get the extension with the given name.
*
* This version does not check for derived types.
*
* @param[in] name The name of the extension to get.
*
* @return The extension with the given name or `nullptr` if not found.
*/
App::Extension* getExtension(const std::string& name) const;
/**
* @brief Get the extension of the given type.
*
* This version checks for derived types. It returns the first extension
* of the given type or the first extension that is derived from the type.
* It doesn't throw an exception but returns `nullptr` if not found.
*
* @tparam ExtensionT The type of the extension to get.
* @return The extension of the given type or `nullptr` if not found.
*/
template<typename ExtensionT>
ExtensionT* getExtension() const
{
return static_cast<ExtensionT*>(
getExtension(ExtensionT::getExtensionClassTypeId(), true, true));
}
/**
* @brief Get the extension with the given type.
*
* This version checks for derived types if @p derived is true. It returns the first
* extension of the given type or the first extension that is derived from the type
* if @p derived is true. If not found, it returns `nullptr` if @p no_except is true,
* otherwise it throws an exception.
*
* @tparam ExtensionT The type of the extension to get.
*
* @param[in] no_except (Optionally) Whether to throw an exception if no extension is found,
* false by default.
* @param[in] derived (Optionally) Whether to check for derived types, true by default.
*
* @return The extension of the given type or `nullptr` if not found if @p no_except is true.
* @throws Base::TypeError if no extension of the given type is found and
* @p no_except is false.
*/
template<typename ExtensionT>
ExtensionT* getExtensionByType(bool no_except = false, bool derived = true) const
{
return static_cast<ExtensionT*>(
getExtension(ExtensionT::getExtensionClassTypeId(), derived, no_except));
}
/**
* @brief Get all extensions with the given type as base class.
*
* @param[in] type The type of the extension to get.
* @return A vector of extensions of the given type.
*/
std::vector<Extension*> getExtensionsDerivedFrom(Base::Type type) const;
/**
* @brief Get all extensions with the given type as base class.
*
* @tparam ExtensionT The type of the extension to get.
* @return A vector of extensions of the given type.
*/
template<typename ExtensionT>
std::vector<ExtensionT*> getExtensionsDerivedFromType() const
{
std::vector<ExtensionT*> typevec;
for (const auto& entry : _extensions) {
if (entry.first.isDerivedFrom(ExtensionT::getExtensionClassTypeId())) {
typevec.push_back(static_cast<ExtensionT*>(entry.second));
}
}
return typevec;
}
/**
* @brief Get the begin iterator for the extensions.
*
* @return The begin iterator for the extensions.
*/
ExtensionIterator extensionBegin()
{
return _extensions.begin();
}
/**
* @brief Get the end iterator for the extensions.
*
* @return The end iterator for the extensions.
*/
ExtensionIterator extensionEnd()
{
return _extensions.end();
}
/** @name Access properties
*
* @{
*/
Property* getPropertyByName(const char* name) const override;
/**
* @brief Find a property by its name and cast it to the specified type.
*
* This method finds a property by its name and casts it to the specified
* type with a `freecad_cast`.
*
* @tparam T The property type to which the property is cast.
* @param[in] name The name of the property to find.
* @return The property if found cast to the specified type, or `nullptr` if not found.
*/
template<typename T>
T* getPropertyByName(const char* name) const {
return freecad_cast<T*>(this->getPropertyByName(name));
}
const char* getPropertyName(const Property* prop) const override;
void getPropertyMap(std::map<std::string, Property*>& Map) const override;
void visitProperties(const std::function<void(Property*)>& visitor) const override;
void getPropertyList(std::vector<Property*>& List) const override;
short getPropertyType(const Property* prop) const override;
short getPropertyType(const char* name) const override;
const char* getPropertyGroup(const Property* prop) const override;
const char* getPropertyGroup(const char* name) const override;
const char* getPropertyDocumentation(const Property* prop) const override;
const char* getPropertyDocumentation(const char* name) const override;
///@}
void onChanged(const Property*) override;
void Save(Base::Writer& writer) const override;
void Restore(Base::XMLReader& reader) override;
// those methods save/restore the dynamic extensions without handling properties, which is
// something done by the default Save/Restore methods.
/**
* @brief Save the extensions to the given writer.
*
* This method saves the dynamic extensions to the given writer without
* handling properties, which is something done by the default Save/Restore
* methods.
*
* @param[in,out] writer The writer to save the extensions to.
*/
void saveExtensions(Base::Writer& writer) const;
/**
* @brief Restore the extensions from the given reader.
*
* This method restores the dynamic extensions from the given reader
* without handling properties, which is something done by the default
* Save/Restore methods.
*
* @param[in,out] reader The reader to restore the extensions from.
*/
void restoreExtensions(Base::XMLReader& reader);
/**
* @brief Handle a changed property name during restore.
*
* This method extends the rules for handling property name changed, so
* that extensions are given an opportunity to handle it. If an extension
* handles a change, neither the rest of the extensions, nor the container
* itself get to handle it.
*
* Extensions get their Extension::extensionHandleChangedPropertyName()
* called.
*
* If no extension handles the request, then
* PropertyContainer::handleChangedPropertyName() is called.
*
* @param[in,out] reader The reader to restore the extensions from.
* @param[in] TypeName The name of the type of the property to handle.
* @param[in] PropName The name of the property to handle.
*/
void handleChangedPropertyName(Base::XMLReader& reader,
const char* TypeName,
const char* PropName) override;
/**
* @brief Handle a changed property type during restore.
*
* This method extends the rules for handling property type changed, so
* that extensions are given an opportunity to handle it. If an extension
* handles a change, neither the rest of the extensions, nor the container
* itself get to handle it.
*
* Extensions get their Extension::extensionHandleChangedPropertyType() called.
*
* If no extension handles the request, then
* PropertyContainer::handleChangedPropertyType() is called.
*
* @param[in,out] reader The reader to restore the extensions from.
* @param[in] TypeName The name of the type of the property to handle.
* @param[in] prop The property that needs to be restored. Its type differs from `TypeName`.
*/
void handleChangedPropertyType(Base::XMLReader& reader,
const char* TypeName,
Property* prop) override;
private:
// stored extensions
std::map<Base::Type, App::Extension*> _extensions;
};
#define PROPERTY_HEADER_WITH_EXTENSIONS(_class_) PROPERTY_HEADER_WITH_OVERRIDE(_class_)
/// We make sure that the PropertyData of the container is not connected to the one of the extension
#define PROPERTY_SOURCE_WITH_EXTENSIONS(_class_, _parentclass_) \
PROPERTY_SOURCE(_class_, _parentclass_)
#define PROPERTY_SOURCE_ABSTRACT_WITH_EXTENSIONS(_class_, _parentclass_) \
PROPERTY_SOURCE_ABSTRACT(_class_, _parentclass_)
} // namespace App
#endif // SRC_APP_EXTENSIONCONTAINER_H_