TemplateTypeInfo.hpp

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  tag: Peter Soetens  Mon Jan 19 14:11:26 CET 2004  Types.hpp

                        Types.hpp -  description
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    begin                : Mon January 19 2004
    copyright            : (C) 2004 Peter Soetens
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#ifndef ORO_TEMPLATE_TYPEINFO_HPP
#define ORO_TEMPLATE_TYPEINFO_HPP

#include "Types.hpp"
#include "../Property.hpp"
#include "../Attribute.hpp"
#include "../Logger.hpp"
#include "../InputPort.hpp"
#include "../OutputPort.hpp"
#include "PrimitiveTypeInfo.hpp"
#include "TemplateConnFactory.hpp"
#include "TemplateCompositionFactory.hpp"

#include "../rtt-config.h"

namespace RTT
{
    namespace types {

    template<typename T, bool use_ostream = false>
    class TemplateTypeInfo
        : public PrimitiveTypeInfo<T, use_ostream>,
          public TemplateConnFactory<T>,
          public TemplateCompositionFactory<T>
    {
    public:
        typedef T UserType;

        TemplateTypeInfo(std::string name)
            : PrimitiveTypeInfo<T,use_ostream>(name)
        {
        }

        virtual ~TemplateTypeInfo()
        {
        }


        virtual base::ChannelElementBase::shared_ptr buildRemoteChannelOutput(
                base::OutputPortInterface& output_port,
                types::TypeInfo const* type_info,
                base::InputPortInterface& input, const ConnPolicy& policy) {
            return base::ChannelElementBase::shared_ptr();
        }

        bool installTypeInfoObject(TypeInfo* ti) {
            // aquire a shared reference to the this object
            boost::shared_ptr< TemplateTypeInfo<T,use_ostream> > mthis = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<TemplateTypeInfo<T,use_ostream> >( this->getSharedPtr() );
            assert(mthis);
            // Allow base to install first
            PrimitiveTypeInfo<T,use_ostream>::installTypeInfoObject(ti);
            // Install the factories for primitive types
            ti->setPortFactory( mthis );
            ti->setCompositionFactory( mthis );

            // Don't delete us, we're memory-managed.
            return false;
        }
    };
}}

#endif