template_utils.h

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#ifndef TEMPLATE_UTILS_INCLUDED
#define TEMPLATE_UTILS_INCLUDED
 
#include <assert.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <algorithm>
#include <iterator>
#include <optional>
#include <type_traits>
 
/**
  @file include/template_utils.h
*/
 
/**
  Clears a container, but deletes all objects that the elements point to first.
  @tparam Container_type Container of pointers.
 */
template <typename Container_type>
void delete_container_pointers(Container_type &container) {
  typename Container_type::iterator it1 = container.begin();
  typename Container_type::iterator it2 = container.end();
  for (; it1 != it2; ++it1) {
    delete (*it1);
  }
  container.clear();
}
 
/**
  Clears a container, but frees all objects that the elements point to first.
  @tparam Container_type Container of pointers.
 */
template <typename Container_type>
void my_free_container_pointers(Container_type &container) {
  typename Container_type::iterator it1 = container.begin();
  typename Container_type::iterator it2 = container.end();
  for (; it1 != it2; ++it1) {
    my_free(*it1);
  }
  container.clear();
}
 
/**
  Casts from one pointer type, to another, without using
  reinterpret_cast or C-style cast:
    foo *f; bar *b= pointer_cast<bar*>(f);
  This avoids having to do:
    foo *f; bar *b= static_cast<bar*>(static_cast<void*>(f));
 */
template <typename T>
constexpr T pointer_cast(void *p) {
  return static_cast<T>(p);
}
 
template <typename T>
constexpr T pointer_cast(const void *p) {
  return static_cast<T>(p);
}
 
/**
  Casts from one pointer type to another in a type hierarchy.
  In debug mode, we verify the cast is indeed legal.
 
  @tparam Target The descendent type, must be a pointer type.
  @tparam Source The parent type.
 
  @param arg The pointer to be down-cast.
 
  @return A pointer of type Target.
*/
template <typename Target, typename Source>
inline Target down_cast(Source *arg) {
  static_assert(
      !std::is_base_of<typename std::remove_pointer<Target>::type,
                       Source>::value,
      "Do not use down_cast for upcasts; use implicit_cast or nothing");
  assert(nullptr != dynamic_cast<Target>(arg));
  return static_cast<Target>(arg);
}
 
/**
  Casts from one reference type to another in a type hierarchy.
  In debug mode, we verify the cast is indeed legal.
 
  @tparam Target The descendent type, must be a reference type.
  @tparam Source The parent type.
 
  @param arg The reference to be down-cast.
 
  @return A reference of type Target.
*/
template <typename Target, typename Source>
inline Target down_cast(Source &arg) {
  // We still use the pointer version of dynamic_cast, as the
  // reference-accepting version throws exceptions, and we don't want to deal
  // with that.
  static_assert(
      !std::is_base_of<typename std::remove_reference<Target>::type,
                       Source>::value,
      "Do not use down_cast for upcasts; use implicit_cast or nothing");
  assert(dynamic_cast<typename std::remove_reference<Target>::type *>(&arg) !=
         nullptr);
  return static_cast<Target>(arg);
}
 
/**
   Sometimes the compiler insists that types be the same and does not do any
   implicit conversion. For example:
   Derived1 *a;
   Derived2 *b; // Derived1 and 2 are children classes of Base
   Base *x= cond ? a : b; // Error, need to force a cast.
 
   Use:
   Base *x= cond ? implicit_cast<Base*>(a) : implicit_cast<Base*>(b);
   static_cast would work too, but would be less safe (allows any
   pointer-to-pointer conversion, not only up-casts).
*/
template <typename To>
inline To implicit_cast(To x) {
  return x;
}
 
/**
   Utility to allow returning values from functions which can fail
   (until we have std::optional).
 */
template <class VALUE_TYPE>
struct ReturnValueOrError {
  /** Value returned from function in the normal case. */
  VALUE_TYPE value;
 
  /** True if an error occurred. */
  bool error;
};
 
/**
   Number of elements in a constant C array.
 */
template <class T, size_t N>
constexpr size_t array_elements(T (&)[N]) noexcept {
  return N;
}
 
namespace myu {
/**
  Split a range into sub ranges delimited by elements satisfying a predicate.
  Examines the elements from first to last, exclusive. Each time an element
  which satisfies the splitting predicate is encountered, the action argument's
  operator() is invoked with the starting and past-the-end iterators for the
  current sub-range, even if this is empty. When iteration is complete, action()
  is called on the range between the start of the last subrange and last.
 
  It must be possible to pass a single element with type const
  InputIt::value_type to is_split_element. It must be possible to pass two
  InputIt arguments to action.
 
  @param first    Beginning of the range to split.
  @param last     End of the range to split.
  @param pred     Callable which will be invoked on each element in
                  turn to determine if it is a splitting element.
  @param action   Callable which will be invoked with the beginning
                  and one-past-the-end iterators for each subrange.
 */
template <class InputIt, class Pred, class Action>
inline void Split(InputIt first, InputIt last, Pred &&pred, Action &&action) {
  while (first != last) {
    InputIt split = std::find_if(first, last, std::forward<Pred>(pred));
    action(first, split);  // Called even for empty subranges, action must
                           // discard if not wanted
    if (split == last) return;
    first = split + 1;
  }
}
 
/**
  Search backwards for the first occurrence of an element which does not satisfy
  the trimming predicate, and return an InputIt to the element after it.
 
  @param first Beginning of the range to search.
  @param last  End of the range to search.
  @param pred  Callable which can be applied to a dereferenced InputIt and which
               returns true if the element should be trimmed.
 
  @returns InputIt referencing the first element of sub range satisfying the
           trimming predicate at the end of the range. last if no elements
           satisfy the trimming predicate.
 */
template <class InputIt, class Pred>
inline InputIt FindTrimmedEnd(InputIt first, InputIt last, Pred &&pred) {
  return std::find_if_not(std::make_reverse_iterator(last),
                          std::make_reverse_iterator(first),
                          std::forward<Pred>(pred))
      .base();
}
 
/**
  Searches for a sub range such that no elements before or after fail to
  satisfy the trimming predicate.
 
  @param first Beginning of the range to search.
  @param last  End of the range to search.
  @param pred  Callable which can be applied to a dereferenced InputIt and which
               returns true if the element should be trimmed.
 
  @returns Pair of iterators denoting the sub range which does not include the
           leading and trailing sub ranges matching the trimming predicate.
           {last, last} if all elements match the trimming predicate.
 */
template <class InputIt, class Pred>
inline std::pair<InputIt, InputIt> FindTrimmedRange(InputIt first, InputIt last,
                                                    Pred &&pred) {
  InputIt f = std::find_if_not(first, last, std::forward<Pred>(pred));
  return {f, FindTrimmedEnd(f, last, std::forward<Pred>(pred))};
}
 
/** Convenience lambdas for common predicates. */
const auto IsSpace = [](char c) { return isspace(c); };
const auto IsComma = [](char c) { return c == ','; };
 
}  // namespace myu
#endif  // TEMPLATE_UTILS_INCLUDED