The representation of a method in the Meta repository. More...

#include <OGF/gom/reflection/meta_method.h>

Inheritance diagram for OGF::MetaMethod:

Public Member Functions
	MetaMethod (const std::string &name, MetaClass *container, const std::string &return_type)
	MetaMethod constructor. More...

	MetaMethod (const std::string &name, MetaClass container, MetaType return_type)
	MetaMethod constructor. More...

	~MetaMethod () override
	MetaMethod destructor.

void	pre_delete () override
	Removes all variables that use the meta type system before deleting. More...

std::string	get_doc () const override
	Gets the documentation. More...

const std::string &	ith_arg_name (index_t i) const
	Gets the name of an argument by index. More...

const std::string &	ith_arg_type_name (index_t i) const
	Gets the type name of an argument by index. More...

MetaType *	ith_arg_type (index_t i) const
	Gets the type of an argument by index. More...

bool	ith_arg_has_default_value (index_t i) const
	Tests whether an argument has a default value. More...

std::string	ith_arg_default_value_as_string (index_t i) const
	Gets the default value of an argument. More...

const std::string &	return_type_name () const
	Gets the return type name. More...

MetaType *	return_type () const
	Gets the return type. More...

bool	ith_arg_has_custom_attribute (index_t i, const std::string &name) const
	Tests whether an argument has a custom attribute. More...

std::string	ith_arg_custom_attribute_value (index_t i, const std::string &name) const
	Gets the value of a custom attribute of an argument. More...

size_t	ith_arg_nb_custom_attributes (index_t i)
	Gets the number of custom attribute of an argument. More...

std::string	ith_arg_jth_custom_attribute_name (index_t i, index_t j)
	Gets a custom attribute name of an argument by index. More...

std::string	ith_arg_jth_custom_attribute_value (index_t i, index_t j)
	Gets a custom attribute value of an argument by index. More...

const Any &	ith_arg_default_value (index_t i) const
	Gets the default value of an argument. More...

const MetaArg *	ith_arg (index_t i) const
	Gets a const MetaArg by index. More...

MetaArg *	ith_arg (index_t i)
	Gets a MetaArg by index. More...

void	add_arg (const MetaArg &arg)
	Adds a new argument to the method. More...

bool	has_arg (const std::string &meta_arg_name)
	Tests whether the method has an argument of a given name. More...

const MetaArg *	find_arg (const std::string &meta_arg_name) const
	Finds an argument by name. More...

MetaArg *	find_arg (const std::string &meta_arg_name)
	Finds an argument by name. More...

gom_method_adapter	method_adapter () const
	Gets the method adapter. More...

void	set_method_adapter (gom_method_adapter adapter)
	Sets the method adapter. More...

virtual bool	invoke (Object *target, const ArgList &args, Any &return_value)
	Invokes this method on a target object. More...

virtual bool	invoke (const std::string &method_name, const ArgList &args, Any &ret_val)
	Implements the dynamic invocation API for the MetaMethod object. More...

virtual bool	check_args (const ArgList &args)
	Checks whether the specified ArgList contains all the required args. More...

virtual index_t	nb_used_args (const ArgList &args)
	Counts the number of arguments this method would use when invoked on the specified args. More...

virtual index_t	nb_default_args (const ArgList &args)
	Counts the number of arguments assigned with their default value when this method is invoked on the specified args. More...

virtual void	add_default_args (ArgList &args)
	Adds the arguments with default values to an ArgList. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from OGF::MetaMember
	MetaMember (const std::string &name, MetaClass *container)
	MetaMember constructor. More...

	~MetaMember () override
	MetaMember destructor.

const std::string &	name () const
	Gets the name of this MetaMember. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from OGF::MetaInformation
virtual void	search (const std::string &needle, const std::string &path="")
	Displays the names of all objects that contain a substring. More...

bool	has_custom_attribute (const std::string &name) const
	Tests whether a given custom attribute exists. More...

std::string	ith_custom_attribute_name (index_t i) const
	Gets the name of a custom attribute by index. More...

std::string	ith_custom_attribute_value (index_t i) const
	Gets the value of a custom attribute by index. More...

std::string	custom_attribute_value (const std::string &name) const
	Gets the value of a new custom attribute. More...

void	create_custom_attribute (const std::string &name, const std::string &value)
	Creates a new custom attribute. More...

void	set_custom_attribute (const std::string &name, const std::string &value)
	Sets the value of a new custom attribute. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from OGF::Object
	Object (bool transient=false)
	Object constructor. More...

virtual	~Object ()
	Object destructor.

virtual MetaClass *	meta_class () const
	Gets the meta class. More...

virtual void	set_meta_class (MetaClass *mclass)
	Sets the meta class. More...

unsigned int	id () const
	Gets the identifier of this object. More...

std::string	string_id () const
	Gets the unique string identifier. More...

bool	has_method (const std::string &method_name) const
	Tests whether a method is defined. More...

virtual bool	invoke_method (const std::string &method_name, const ArgList &args, Any &ret_val)
	Invokes a method by method name and argument list, and gets the return value. More...

bool	invoke_method (const std::string &method_name, const ArgList &args)
	Invokes a method by method name and argument list. More...

bool	invoke_method (const std::string &method_name)
	Invokes a method by method name. More...

bool	has_property (const std::string &prop_name) const
	Tests whether a property is defined. More...

virtual bool	get_property (const std::string &prop_name, std::string &prop_value) const
	Gets a property. More...

virtual Connection *	connect_signal_to_slot (const std::string &signal_name, Object *to, const std::string &slot_name)
	Connects a signal with a slot of another object. More...

virtual void	add_connection (Connection *connection)
	Adds a connection to this object. More...

virtual void	remove_connection (Connection *connection)
	Removes a connection to this object. More...

virtual void	get_element (index_t i, Any &value) const
	Gets an element by index. More...

virtual void	set_element (index_t i, const Any &value)
	Sets an element by index. More...

bool	get_signals_enabled () const
	Tests wheter signals are enabled. More...

void	set_signals_enabled (bool value)
	Enables or disables signals. More...

bool	get_slots_enabled () const
	Tests wheter slots are enabled. More...

void	set_slots_enabled (bool value)
	Enables or disables slots. More...

MetaClass *	get_meta_class () const
	Gets the meta class. More...

std::string	get_string_id () const
	Gets the unique string identifier. More...

virtual Sign	compare (const Object *other) const
	Compares this object with another one. More...

virtual bool	is_a (const MetaType *type) const
	Tests whether this object inherits a given type. More...

void	disconnect ()
	Removes all connections from signals of this objects. More...

void	enable_signals ()
	Enables signals.

void	disable_signals ()
	Disables signals.

void	enable_slots ()
	Enables slots.

void	disable_slots ()
	Disables slots.

void	set_properties (const ArgList &args)
	Sets several properties in a single call. More...

virtual bool	set_property (const std::string &name, const std::string &value)
	Sets an individual property. More...

void	help () const
	Displays some help about this object. More...

virtual bool	set_property (const std::string &name, const Any &value)
	Sets an individual property. More...

virtual bool	get_property (const std::string &prop_name, Any &prop_value) const
	Gets a property. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from GEO::Counted
void	ref () const
	Increments the reference count. More...

void	unref () const
	Decrements the reference count. More...

bool	is_shared () const
	Check if the object is shared. More...

int	nb_refs () const
	Gets the number of references that point to this object. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from OGF::CustomAttributes
size_t	nb_custom_attributes () const
	Gets the number of custom attributes. More...

std::string	ith_custom_attribute_name (index_t i) const
	Gets the name of a custom attribute by index. More...

std::string	ith_custom_attribute_value (index_t i) const
	Gets the value of a custom attribute by index. More...

bool	has_custom_attribute (const std::string &name) const
	Tests whether a given custom attribute exists. More...

void	create_custom_attribute (const std::string &name, const std::string &value)
	Creates a new custom attribute. More...

void	set_custom_attribute (const std::string &name, const std::string &value)
	Sets the value of a new custom attribute. More...

std::string	custom_attribute_value (const std::string &name) const
	Gets the value of a new custom attribute. More...

void	clear_custom_attributes ()
	Clears the custom attributes.

Public Attributes
	__pad0__: size_t nb_args() const { return meta_args_.size()

Public Attributes inherited from OGF::MetaMember
	__pad0__: MetaClass* container_meta_class() const { return container_

	__pad1__: const std::string& get_name() const { return name_

Public Attributes inherited from OGF::MetaInformation
	__pad0__: size_t nb_custom_attributes() const

Public Attributes inherited from OGF::Object
	__pad0__: virtual index_t get_nb_elements() const

	__pad1__: bool equals(const Object* other) const

Protected Member Functions
bool	emit_signal (const std::string &signal_name, const ArgList &args, bool called_from_slot=true) override
	Emits a signal from this MetaMethod. More...

Protected Member Functions inherited from GEO::Counted
	Counted ()
	Creates a reference counted object. More...

virtual	~Counted ()
	Destroys a reference counted object. More...

Static Protected Member Functions
static bool	emit_signal (Object *target, const std::string &sig_name, const ArgList &args, bool called_from_slot=true)
	Emits a signal in a target object. More...

Additional Inherited Members
Static Public Member Functions inherited from OGF::Object
static Object *	id_to_object (unsigned int id)
	Gets an object from a unique object id. More...

Static Public Member Functions inherited from GEO::Counted
static void	ref (const Counted *counted)
	Increments the reference count. More...

static void	unref (const Counted *counted)
	Decrements the reference count. More...

Detailed Description

The representation of a method in the Meta repository.

Definition at line 72 of file meta_method.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ MetaMethod() [1/2]

OGF::MetaMethod::MetaMethod	(	const std::string &	name,
		MetaClass *	container,
		const std::string &	return_type
	)

MetaMethod constructor.

Parameters

[in]	name	name of the method
[in]	container	the MetaClass this method belongs to
[in]	return_type	C++ name of the return type

◆ MetaMethod() [2/2]

OGF::MetaMethod::MetaMethod	(	const std::string &	name,
		MetaClass *	container,
		MetaType *	return_type
	)

MetaMethod constructor.

Parameters

[in]	name	name of the method
[in]	container	the MetaClass this method belongs to
[in]	return_type	pointer to the MetaType that corresponds to the return type

Member Function Documentation

◆ add_arg()

void OGF::MetaMethod::add_arg ( const MetaArg & arg )

inline

Adds a new argument to the method.

Parameters

arg	a const reference to the MetaArg, it is copied and stored in the MetaMethod

Definition at line 282 of file meta_method.h.

◆ add_default_args()

virtual void OGF::MetaMethod::add_default_args ( ArgList & args )

virtual

Adds the arguments with default values to an ArgList.

Each time an argument does not exist in ArgList args and has a default value, it is created in args with the default value.

Parameters

[in,out] args the ArgList

◆ check_args()

virtual bool OGF::MetaMethod::check_args ( const ArgList & args )

virtual

Checks whether the specified ArgList contains all the required args.

The ArgList is compatible with this MetaMethod if it has a named argument for each named parameter that does not have a default value.

Parameters

[in] args a const reference to the arguments list

Return values

true	if the argument list `args` is compatible with this MetaMethod
false	otherwise

◆ emit_signal() [1/2]

bool OGF::MetaMethod::emit_signal	(	const std::string &	signal_name,
		const ArgList &	args,
		bool	called_from_slot = `true`
	)

inlineoverrideprotectedvirtual

Emits a signal from this MetaMethod.

Implements the Dynamic Invocation API for MetaMethod, this will be used in future versions, that expose the entire Meta system to Graphite Embedded Language.

Reimplemented from OGF::Object.

Definition at line 423 of file meta_method.h.

◆ emit_signal() [2/2]

static bool OGF::MetaMethod::emit_signal	(	Object *	target,
		const std::string &	sig_name,
		const ArgList &	args,
		bool	called_from_slot = `true`
	)

staticprotected

Emits a signal in a target object.

Parameters

[in]	target	a pointer to the target object
[in]	sig_name	name of the signal
[in]	args	a const reference to the argument list
[in]	called_from_slot	distingished between signals generated from the GUI and signals called programatically.

◆ find_arg() [1/2]

MetaArg* OGF::MetaMethod::find_arg ( const std::string & meta_arg_name )

Finds an argument by name.

Parameters

[in] meta_arg_name name of the argument

Returns: a pointer to the MetaArg or nullptr if there is no such arg.

◆ find_arg() [2/2]

const MetaArg* OGF::MetaMethod::find_arg ( const std::string & meta_arg_name ) const

Finds an argument by name.

Parameters

[in] meta_arg_name name of the argument

Returns: a const pointer to the MetaArg or nullptr if there is no such arg.

◆ get_doc()

std::string OGF::MetaMethod::get_doc ( ) const

overridevirtual

Gets the documentation.

Returns: A string with a human-readable documentation about this object.

Reimplemented from OGF::Object.

◆ has_arg()

bool OGF::MetaMethod::has_arg ( const std::string & meta_arg_name )

Tests whether the method has an argument of a given name.

Parameters

[in] meta_arg_name name to be tested

Return values

true	if the method has an argument named `meta_arg_name`
false	otherwise

◆ invoke() [1/2]

virtual bool OGF::MetaMethod::invoke	(	const std::string &	method_name,
		const ArgList &	args,
		Any &	ret_val
	)

inlinevirtual

Implements the dynamic invocation API for the MetaMethod object.

Will be used in future versions, where the Meta system is completely visible from Graphite Embedded Language.

Parameters

[in]	method_name	name of the method
[in]	args	a const reference to the arguments list
[out]	ret_val	the return value, represented as an Any

Definition at line 352 of file meta_method.h.

◆ invoke() [2/2]

virtual bool OGF::MetaMethod::invoke	(	Object *	target,
		const ArgList &	args,
		Any &	return_value
	)

virtual

Invokes this method on a target object.

The default invokation mechanism uses the method adapter (i.e. a function pointer).

Parameters

[in]	target	a pointer to the target object. It needs to be of the same class this method belongs to
[in]	args	a const reference to the arguments list
[out]	return_value	the return value, as a string

Precondition: target->meta_class() == meta_class()

Reimplemented in OGF::MetaMethodGetProperty, and OGF::MetaMethodSetProperty.

◆ ith_arg() [1/2]

MetaArg* OGF::MetaMethod::ith_arg ( index_t i )

inline

Gets a MetaArg by index.

Parameters

i	index of the argument

Returns: a pointer to the MetaArg

Precondition: i < nb_args()

Definition at line 272 of file meta_method.h.

◆ ith_arg() [2/2]

const MetaArg* OGF::MetaMethod::ith_arg ( index_t i ) const

inline

Gets a const MetaArg by index.

Parameters

i	index of the argument

Returns: a const pointer to the MetaArg

Precondition: i < nb_args()

Definition at line 261 of file meta_method.h.

◆ ith_arg_custom_attribute_value()

std::string OGF::MetaMethod::ith_arg_custom_attribute_value	(	index_t	i,
		const std::string &	name
	)		const

Gets the value of a custom attribute of an argument.

Parameters

[in]	i	the index of the argument, in 0..nb_args()-1.
[in]	name	the name of the custom attribute.

Returns: the value of the custom attribute.

Return values

false otherwise.

Precondition: i < nb_args() && has_custom_attribute(i,name)

◆ ith_arg_default_value()

const Any& OGF::MetaMethod::ith_arg_default_value ( index_t i ) const

inline

Gets the default value of an argument.

Parameters

[in] i index of the argument

Returns: the default value of argument i

Definition at line 249 of file meta_method.h.

◆ ith_arg_default_value_as_string()

std::string OGF::MetaMethod::ith_arg_default_value_as_string ( index_t i ) const

inline

Gets the default value of an argument.

Parameters

[in] i index of the argument

Returns: the default value of argument i

Definition at line 172 of file meta_method.h.

◆ ith_arg_has_custom_attribute()

bool OGF::MetaMethod::ith_arg_has_custom_attribute	(	index_t	i,
		const std::string &	name
	)		const

Tests whether an argument has a custom attribute.

Parameters

[in]	i	the index of the argument, in 0..nb_args()-1.
[in]	name	the name of the custom attribute.

Return values

true	if the ith arg has the custom attribute.
false	otherwise.

Precondition: i < nb_args()

◆ ith_arg_has_default_value()

bool OGF::MetaMethod::ith_arg_has_default_value ( index_t i ) const

inline

Tests whether an argument has a default value.

Parameters

[in] i index of the argument

Return values

true	if argument `i` has a default value
false	otherwise

Definition at line 162 of file meta_method.h.

◆ ith_arg_jth_custom_attribute_name()

std::string OGF::MetaMethod::ith_arg_jth_custom_attribute_name	(	index_t	i,
		index_t	j
	)

Gets a custom attribute name of an argument by index.

Parameters

[in]	i	the index of the argument, in 0..nb_args()-1.
[in]	j	the index of the custom attribute, in 0..ith_arg_nb_custom_attributes(i)-1

Returns: the custom attribute

Precondition: i < nb_args() && j < nb_custom_attributes(i)

◆ ith_arg_jth_custom_attribute_value()

std::string OGF::MetaMethod::ith_arg_jth_custom_attribute_value	(	index_t	i,
		index_t	j
	)

Gets a custom attribute value of an argument by index.

Parameters

[in]	i	the index of the argument, in 0..nb_args()-1.
[in]	j	the index of the custom attribute, in 0..ith_arg_nb_custom_attributes(i)-1

Returns: the custom attribute

Precondition: i < nb_args() && j < nb_custom_attributes(i)

◆ ith_arg_name()

const std::string& OGF::MetaMethod::ith_arg_name ( index_t i ) const

inline

Gets the name of an argument by index.

Parameters

[in] i index of the argument

Returns: the name of the i th argument

Definition at line 131 of file meta_method.h.

◆ ith_arg_nb_custom_attributes()

size_t OGF::MetaMethod::ith_arg_nb_custom_attributes ( index_t i )

Gets the number of custom attribute of an argument.

Parameters

[in] i the index of the argument, in 0..nb_args()-1.

Returns: the number of custom attributes of the argument.

◆ ith_arg_type()

MetaType* OGF::MetaMethod::ith_arg_type ( index_t i ) const

inline

Gets the type of an argument by index.

Parameters

[in] i index of the argument

Returns: the type name of the i th argument

Definition at line 151 of file meta_method.h.

◆ ith_arg_type_name()

const std::string& OGF::MetaMethod::ith_arg_type_name ( index_t i ) const

inline

Gets the type name of an argument by index.

Parameters

[in] i index of the argument

Returns: the type name of the i th argument

Definition at line 141 of file meta_method.h.

◆ method_adapter()

gom_method_adapter OGF::MetaMethod::method_adapter ( ) const

inline

Gets the method adapter.

Returns: the method adapter if available, else nil

See also: gom_method_adapter

Definition at line 316 of file meta_method.h.

◆ nb_default_args()

virtual index_t OGF::MetaMethod::nb_default_args ( const ArgList & args )

virtual

Counts the number of arguments assigned with their default value when this method is invoked on the specified args.

The result is unspecified if check_args returns false.

Parameters

[in] args a const reference to the arguments list

Returns: the number of arguments assigned with their default value when this method is invoked with args

◆ nb_used_args()

virtual index_t OGF::MetaMethod::nb_used_args ( const ArgList & args )

virtual

Counts the number of arguments this method would use when invoked on the specified args.

The result is unspecified if check_args returns false.

Parameters

[in] args a const reference to the arguments list

Returns: the number of arguments that correspond to arguments of this MetaMethod

◆ pre_delete()

void OGF::MetaMethod::pre_delete ( )

overridevirtual

Removes all variables that use the meta type system before deleting.

If we do not do that, when deleting the meta type system, we can delete the meta information in the wrong order, and delete first meta classes that we needed to delete other ones.

Reimplemented from OGF::MetaMember.

◆ return_type()

MetaType* OGF::MetaMethod::return_type ( ) const

Gets the return type.

Returns: a pointer to the MetaType that corresponds to the return type

◆ return_type_name()

const std::string& OGF::MetaMethod::return_type_name ( ) const

inline

Gets the return type name.

Returns: the C++ name of the return type

Definition at line 180 of file meta_method.h.

◆ set_method_adapter()

void OGF::MetaMethod::set_method_adapter ( gom_method_adapter adapter )

inline

Sets the method adapter.

Parameters

[in] adapter the method adapter

See also: gom_method_adapter

Definition at line 325 of file meta_method.h.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

OGF/gom/reflection/meta_method.h

Public Member Functions

Public Attributes

Protected Member Functions

Static Protected Member Functions

Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ MetaMethod() [1/2]

◆ MetaMethod() [2/2]

Member Function Documentation

◆ add_arg()

◆ add_default_args()

◆ check_args()

◆ emit_signal() [1/2]

◆ emit_signal() [2/2]

◆ find_arg() [1/2]

◆ find_arg() [2/2]

◆ get_doc()

◆ has_arg()

◆ invoke() [1/2]

◆ invoke() [2/2]

◆ ith_arg() [1/2]

◆ ith_arg() [2/2]

◆ ith_arg_custom_attribute_value()

◆ ith_arg_default_value()

◆ ith_arg_default_value_as_string()

◆ ith_arg_has_custom_attribute()

◆ ith_arg_has_default_value()

◆ ith_arg_jth_custom_attribute_name()

◆ ith_arg_jth_custom_attribute_value()

◆ ith_arg_name()

◆ ith_arg_nb_custom_attributes()

◆ ith_arg_type()

◆ ith_arg_type_name()

◆ method_adapter()

◆ nb_default_args()

◆ nb_used_args()

◆ pre_delete()

◆ return_type()

◆ return_type_name()

◆ set_method_adapter()