visitor-dispatcher.hpp

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/*
  VISITOR-DISPATCHER.hpp  -  visitor implementation details

  Copyright (C)         Lumiera.org
    2008,               Hermann Vosseler <Ichthyostega@web.de>

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*/


#ifndef LUMIERA_VISITOR_DISPATCHER_H
#define LUMIERA_VISITOR_DISPATCHER_H

#include "lib/error.hpp"
#include "lib/util.hpp"
#include "lib/sync-classlock.hpp"
#include "lib/depend.hpp"
#include "lib/util.hpp"

#include <vector>


namespace lib {
namespace visitor {
  
  using lib::ClassLock;
  using lib::Depend;
  
  
  template<class TOOL> class Tag;
  
  
  template<class TOOL, class TOOLImpl>
  struct TagTypeRegistry 
    {
      static Tag<TOOL> tag;
    };
    
  template<class TOOL>
  class Tag
  {
    size_t tagID; 
    static size_t lastRegisteredID;
    
    static void
    generateID (size_t& id)
      {
        ClassLock<Tag> guard;
        if (!id)
          id = ++lastRegisteredID;
      }
    
  public:
    Tag() : tagID(0) { }
    operator size_t()  const { return tagID; }
    
    
    template<class TOOLImpl>
    static Tag&
    get (TOOLImpl* const =0)
      {
        Tag& t = TagTypeRegistry<TOOL,TOOLImpl>::tag;
        if (!t) generateID (t.tagID);
        return t;
      }
  
  };
  
  
  
  template<class TOOL, class TOOLImpl>
  Tag<TOOL> TagTypeRegistry<TOOL,TOOLImpl>::tag; 
  
  template<class TOOL>
  size_t Tag<TOOL>::lastRegisteredID (0);
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  template<class TAR, class TOOL>
  class Dispatcher
    {
      typedef typename TOOL::ReturnType ReturnType;
      
      template<class TOOLImpl>
      static ReturnType 
      callTrampoline (TAR& obj, TOOL& tool)
        {
          // cast down to real implementation type
          REQUIRE (INSTANCEOF (TOOLImpl, &tool));  
          TOOLImpl& toolObj = static_cast<TOOLImpl&> (tool);
          
          // trigger (compile time) overload resolution
          // based on concrete type, then dispatch the call.
          // Note this may cause obj to be upcasted.
          return toolObj.treat (obj);
        }
      
      typedef ReturnType (*Trampoline) (TAR&, TOOL& );
      
      
      std::vector<Trampoline> table_;
      
      
      void
      accomodate (size_t index)
        {
          ClassLock<Dispatcher> guard;    // note: this lock is also used for the singleton!
          if (index > table_.size())
            table_.resize (index);      // performance bottleneck?? TODO: measure the real impact!
        }
      
      inline bool
      is_known (size_t id)
        { 
          return id<=table_.size() && table_[id-1]; 
        }
      
      inline void 
      storePtr (size_t id, Trampoline func)
        {
          REQUIRE (func);
          REQUIRE (0 < id);
          if (id>table_.size())
            accomodate (id);
          table_[id-1] = func;
        }
      
      inline Trampoline 
      storedTrampoline (size_t id)
        {
          if (id<=table_.size() && table_[id-1])
            return table_[id-1];
          else
            return &errorHandler;
        }
      
      static ReturnType
      errorHandler (TAR& target, TOOL& tool)
        {
          return tool.onUnknown (target);
        }
      
      
    public:
      static Depend<Dispatcher<TAR,TOOL>> instance;
      
      inline ReturnType 
      forwardCall (TAR& target, TOOL& tool)
        {
          // get concrete type via tool's VTable 
          Tag<TOOL> index = tool.getTag();
          return (*storedTrampoline(index)) (target, tool);
        }
      
      template<class TOOLImpl>
      inline void 
      enrol(TOOLImpl* typeref)
        {
          Tag<TOOL>& index = Tag<TOOL>::get (typeref);
          if (is_known (index))
            return;
          else
            {
              Trampoline func = &callTrampoline<TOOLImpl>;
              storePtr (index, func);
            }
            
        }
    };
  
  template<class TAR, class TOOL>
  Depend<Dispatcher<TAR,TOOL>> Dispatcher<TAR,TOOL>::instance;
  
  
  
  
}} // namespace lib::visitor
#endif