ostringstream.h

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#ifndef ABSL_STRINGS_INTERNAL_OSTRINGSTREAM_H_
#define ABSL_STRINGS_INTERNAL_OSTRINGSTREAM_H_

#include <cassert>
#include <ostream>
#include <streambuf>
#include <string>

#include "absl/base/port.h"

namespace absl {
namespace strings_internal {

// The same as std::ostringstream but appends to a user-specified std::string,
// and is faster. It is ~70% faster to create, ~50% faster to write to, and
// completely free to extract the result std::string.
//
//   std::string s;
//   OStringStream strm(&s);
//   strm << 42 << ' ' << 3.14;  // appends to `s`
//
// The stream object doesn't have to be named. Starting from C++11 operator<<
// works with rvalues of std::ostream.
//
//   std::string s;
//   OStringStream(&s) << 42 << ' ' << 3.14;  // appends to `s`
//
// OStringStream is faster to create than std::ostringstream but it's still
// relatively slow. Avoid creating multiple streams where a single stream will
// do.
//
// Creates unnecessary instances of OStringStream: slow.
//
//   std::string s;
//   OStringStream(&s) << 42;
//   OStringStream(&s) << ' ';
//   OStringStream(&s) << 3.14;
//
// Creates a single instance of OStringStream and reuses it: fast.
//
//   std::string s;
//   OStringStream strm(&s);
//   strm << 42;
//   strm << ' ';
//   strm << 3.14;
//
// Note: flush() has no effect. No reason to call it.
class OStringStream : private std::basic_streambuf<char>, public std::ostream {
 public:
  // The argument can be null, in which case you'll need to call str(p) with a
  // non-null argument before you can write to the stream.
  //
  // The destructor of OStringStream doesn't use the std::string. It's OK to
  // destroy the std::string before the stream.
  explicit OStringStream(std::string* s) : std::ostream(this), s_(s) {}

  std::string* str() { return s_; }
  const std::string* str() const { return s_; }
  void str(std::string* s) { s_ = s; }

 private:
  using Buf = std::basic_streambuf<char>;

  Buf::int_type overflow(int c) override;
  std::streamsize xsputn(const char* s, std::streamsize n) override;

  std::string* s_;
};

}  // namespace strings_internal
}  // namespace absl

#endif  // ABSL_STRINGS_INTERNAL_OSTRINGSTREAM_H_