meta_object.h

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//Note: This header defines a simplication of Poco::MetaObject that allows us to tag MetaObjects with an associated library name.

#ifndef PLUGINS_PRIVATE_META_OBJECT_DEFINED
#define PLUGINS_PRIVATE_META_OBJECT_DEFINED

#include <console_bridge/console.h>
#include <vector>
#include <typeinfo>

namespace class_loader
{

class ClassLoader; //Forward declaration

namespace class_loader_private 
{

typedef std::vector<class_loader::ClassLoader*> ClassLoaderVector;

class AbstractMetaObjectBase
{  
  public:

    AbstractMetaObjectBase(const std::string& class_name, const std::string& base_class_name);
    ~AbstractMetaObjectBase();

    std::string className() const;

    std::string baseClassName() const;
    std::string typeidBaseClassName() const;

    std::string getAssociatedLibraryPath();

    void setAssociatedLibraryPath(std::string library_path);

    void addOwningClassLoader(ClassLoader* loader);

    void removeOwningClassLoader(const ClassLoader* loader);

    bool isOwnedBy(const ClassLoader* loader);

    bool isOwnedByAnybody();

    ClassLoaderVector getAssociatedClassLoaders();

  protected:
    virtual void dummyMethod(){}

  protected:
    ClassLoaderVector associated_class_loaders_;    
    std::string associated_library_path_;
    std::string base_class_name_;
    std::string class_name_;
    std::string typeid_base_class_name_;
};

template <class B>
class AbstractMetaObject : public AbstractMetaObjectBase
{
  public:
    AbstractMetaObject(const std::string& class_name, const std::string& base_class_name) : 
    AbstractMetaObjectBase(class_name, base_class_name)
    {
        AbstractMetaObjectBase::typeid_base_class_name_ = std::string(typeid(B).name());
    }

    virtual B* create() const = 0;

  private:
    AbstractMetaObject();
    AbstractMetaObject(const AbstractMetaObject&);
    AbstractMetaObject& operator = (const AbstractMetaObject&);
};

template <class C, class B>
class MetaObject: public AbstractMetaObject<B>
{
  public:
    MetaObject(const std::string& class_name, const std::string& base_class_name) :
    AbstractMetaObject<B>(class_name, base_class_name)
    {
    }

    B* create() const
    {
            return new C;
    }
};

} // End namespace class_loader_private
} // End namespace class_loader

#endif