typed_formula.hpp

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#pragma once

#include "color.hpp"
#include "formula/callable.hpp"
#include "formula/formula.hpp"
#include "formula/function.hpp"
#include "gui/core/log.hpp"
#include "gui/widgets/helper.hpp"
#include "lexical_cast.hpp"
#include "serialization/string_utils.hpp"
#include "tstring.hpp"

#include <cassert>

namespace gui2
{

/**
 * Template class can hold a value or a formula to calculate the value.
 *
 * A string is a formula when it starts with a right paren, no other validation
 * is done by this function, leading whitespace is significant.
 *
 * Upon getting the value of the formula a variable map is send. The variables
 * in the map can be used in the formula. The 'owners' of the class need to
 * document the variables available.
 *
 * @tparam T                      The type of the formula. This type needs to
 *                                be constructable form a string, either by a
 *                                lexical_cast or a template specialization in
 *                                this header.
 */
template<typename T>
class typed_formula
{
public:
    /**
     * Constructor.
     *
     * @param str                 The string used to initialize the class, this
     *                            can either be a formula or a string which can
     *                            be converted to the type T.
     * @param value               The default value for the object.
     */
    explicit typed_formula<T>(const std::string& str, const T value = T());

    /**
     * Returns the value, can only be used if the data is no formula.
     *
     * Another option would be to cache the output of the formula in value_
     * and always allow this function. But for now decided that the caller
     * needs to do the caching. It might be changed later.
     */
    T operator()() const
    {
        assert(!has_formula());
        return value_;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the value, can always be used.
     *
     * @param variables           The state variables which might be used in
     *                            the formula. For example, screen_width can
     *                            be set so the formula can return the half
     *                            width of the screen.
     *
     * @param functions           The variables, which can be called during the
     *                            evaluation of the formula. (Note it is also
     *                            possible to add extra functions to the table,
     *                            when the variable is not @c nullptr.
     *
     * @returns                   The stored result or the result of the
     *                            evaluation of the formula.
     */
    T operator()(const wfl::map_formula_callable& variables,
                 wfl::function_symbol_table* functions = nullptr) const;

    /** Determine whether the class contains a formula. */
    bool has_formula() const
    {
        return !formula_.empty();
    }

private:
    /**
     * Converts the string to the template type.
     *
     * This function is used by the constructor to convert the string to the
     * wanted value, if not a formula.
     *
     * @param str                 The str send to the constructor.
     */
    void convert(const std::string& str);

    /**
     * Executes the formula.
     *
     * This function does the calculation and can only be called if the object
     * contains a formula.
     *
     * @param v                   A variant object containing the evaluated value
     *                            of the formula.
     *
     * @returns                   The calculated value.
     */
    T execute(wfl::variant& v) const;

    /**
     * Contains the formula for the variable.
     *
     * If the string is empty, there's no formula.
     */
    std::string formula_;

    /** If there's no formula it contains the value. */
    T value_;
};

template<typename T>
typed_formula<T>::typed_formula(const std::string& str, const T value)
    : formula_(), value_(value)
{
    if(str.empty()) {
        return;
    }

    if(str[0] == '(') {
        formula_ = str;
    } else {
        convert(str);
    }
}

template<typename T>
inline T typed_formula<T>::
operator()(const wfl::map_formula_callable& variables, wfl::function_symbol_table* functions) const
{
    if(!has_formula()) {
        return value_;
    }

    wfl::variant v = wfl::formula(formula_, functions).evaluate(variables);
    const T& result = execute(v);

    LOG_GUI_D << "Formula: execute '" << formula_ << "' result '" << result << "'.\n";

    return result;
}

/**
 * Template specializations.
 *
 * Each type must have an @ref execute specialization, and optionally one for @ref convert.
 */

template<>
inline bool typed_formula<bool>::execute(wfl::variant& v) const
{
    return v.as_bool();
}

template<>
inline void typed_formula<bool>::convert(const std::string& str)
{
    value_ = utils::string_bool(str);
}


template<>
inline int typed_formula<int>::execute(wfl::variant& v) const
{
    return v.as_int();
}


template<>
inline unsigned typed_formula<unsigned>::execute(wfl::variant& v) const
{
    // FIXME: Validate this? As is, the formula could return a negative number which is blindly converted to unsigned.
    // Unfortunately, some places rely on this happening for diagnostic messages...
    return v.as_int();
}


template<>
inline std::string typed_formula<std::string>::execute(wfl::variant& v) const
{
    return v.as_string();
}

template<>
inline void typed_formula<std::string>::convert(const std::string& str)
{
    value_ = str;
}


template<>
inline t_string typed_formula<t_string>::execute(wfl::variant& v) const
{
    return v.as_string();
}

template<>
inline void typed_formula<t_string>::convert(const std::string& str)
{
    value_ = str;
}


template<>
inline PangoAlignment typed_formula<PangoAlignment>::execute(wfl::variant& v) const
{
    return decode_text_alignment(v.as_string());
}

template<>
inline void typed_formula<PangoAlignment>::convert(const std::string& str)
{
    value_ = decode_text_alignment(str);
}


template<>
inline color_t typed_formula<color_t>::execute(wfl::variant& v) const
{
    const auto& result = v.as_list();
    const int alpha = result.size() == 4 ? result[3].as_int() : ALPHA_OPAQUE;

    return color_t(
        result.at(0).as_int(),
        result.at(1).as_int(),
        result.at(2).as_int(),
        alpha
    );
}

template<>
inline void typed_formula<color_t>::convert(const std::string& str)
{
    value_ = color_t::from_rgba_string(str);
}


template<typename T>
inline T typed_formula<T>::execute(wfl::variant& /*v*/) const
{
    // Every type needs its own execute function avoid instantiation of the
    // default execute.
    static_assert(sizeof(T) == 0, "typed_formula: Missing execute specialization");
    return T();
}

template<class T>
inline void typed_formula<T>::convert(const std::string& str)
{
    value_ = lexical_cast_default<T>(str);
}

} // namespace gui2