Pothos::ManagedClass Class Reference

#include <Class.hpp>

Public Member Functions
	ManagedClass (void)
	Create a new empty ManagedClass. More...
template<typename ClassType >
ManagedClass &	registerClass (void)
template<typename ClassType , typename BaseClassType >
ManagedClass &	registerBaseClass (void)
ManagedClass &	registerToBaseClass (const Callable &toBase)
template<typename ClassType , typename... ArgsType>
ManagedClass &	registerConstructor (void)
template<typename ReturnType , typename... ArgsType>
ManagedClass &	registerStaticMethod (const std::string &name, ReturnType(*method)(ArgsType...))
template<typename ReturnType , typename ClassType , typename... ArgsType>
ManagedClass &	registerMethod (const std::string &name, ReturnType(ClassType::*method)(ArgsType...))
template<typename ReturnType , typename ClassType , typename... ArgsType>
ManagedClass &	registerMethod (const std::string &name, ReturnType(ClassType::*method)(ArgsType...) const)
template<typename ClassType , typename ValueType >
ManagedClass &	registerField (const std::string &name, ValueType ClassType::*member)
ManagedClass &	registerReferenceToWrapper (const Callable &toPointer)
ManagedClass &	registerPointerToWrapper (const Callable &toPointer)
ManagedClass &	registerSharedToWrapper (const Callable &toPointer)
ManagedClass &	registerConstructor (const Callable &constructor)
ManagedClass &	registerStaticMethod (const std::string &name, const Callable &method)
ManagedClass &	registerMethod (const std::string &name, const Callable &method)
ManagedClass &	registerOpaqueConstructor (const Callable &constructor)
template<typename ClassType >
ManagedClass &	registerOpaqueConstructor (void)
ManagedClass &	registerOpaqueStaticMethod (const std::string &name, const Callable &method)
ManagedClass &	registerWildcardStaticMethod (const Callable &method)
ManagedClass &	registerOpaqueMethod (const std::string &name, const Callable &method)
ManagedClass &	registerWildcardMethod (const Callable &method)
ManagedClass &	commit (const std::string &classPath)
const std::type_info &	type (void) const
const std::type_info &	pointerType (void) const
const std::type_info &	sharedType (void) const
const Callable &	getReferenceToWrapper (void) const
const Callable &	getPointerToWrapper (void) const
const Callable &	getSharedToWrapper (void) const
const std::vector< Callable > &	getBaseClassConverters (void) const
const std::vector< Callable > &	getConstructors (void) const
const std::vector< Callable > &	getStaticMethods (const std::string &name) const
const std::vector< Callable > &	getMethods (const std::string &name) const
const Callable &	getOpaqueConstructor (void) const
const Callable &	getOpaqueStaticMethod (const std::string &name) const
const Callable &	getWildcardStaticMethod (void) const
const Callable &	getOpaqueMethod (const std::string &name) const
const Callable &	getWildcardMethod (void) const

Static Public Member Functions
static ManagedClass	lookup (const std::type_info &type)
static void	unload (const std::string &classPath)

Detailed Description

ManagedClass represents registered constructors and methods of a class. A ManagedClass makes calls available to users via the Callable interface.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Pothos::ManagedClass::ManagedClass

(

void

)

Create a new empty ManagedClass.

Member Function Documentation

ManagedClass& Pothos::ManagedClass::commit

(

const std::string &

classPath

)

Commit this registration into the plugin tree. The actual registration will be stored to /managed/classPath. An example class path might be "MyNamespace/MyClass".

Exceptions

PluginPathError

if the classPath is invalid

Parameters

classPath

the namespaces and class name

const std::vector<Callable>& Pothos::ManagedClass::getBaseClassConverters

(

void

)

const

Get a list of available converters to base classes

Returns

a list of converters as callables

const std::vector<Callable>& Pothos::ManagedClass::getConstructors

(

void

)

const

Get a list of available constructors.

Returns

a list of constructors as callables

const std::vector<Callable>& Pothos::ManagedClass::getMethods

(

const std::string &

name

)

const

Get a list of available methods for the given method name.

Exceptions

ManagedClassNameError

if the name does not exist in the registry

Parameters

name	the name of the method to look for

Returns

a list of methods as callables

const Callable& Pothos::ManagedClass::getOpaqueConstructor

(

void

)

const

Get the opaque constructor. The opaque contructor takes (Object *args, size_t num).

Returns

a callable object for a constructor

const Callable& Pothos::ManagedClass::getOpaqueMethod

(

const std::string &

name

)

const

Get the opaque method for the given method name. The opaque method takes (Object *args, size_t num).

Exceptions

ManagedClassNameError

if the name does not exist in the registry

Parameters

name	the name of the method to look for

Returns

a callable object for a method

const Callable& Pothos::ManagedClass::getOpaqueStaticMethod

(

const std::string &

name

)

const

Get the opaque static methods for the given method name. The opaque static method takes (Object *args, size_t num).

Exceptions

ManagedClassNameError

if the name does not exist in the registry

Parameters

name	the name of the static method to look for

Returns

a callable object for a static method

const Callable& Pothos::ManagedClass::getPointerToWrapper

(

void

)

const

Get a callable that converts a pointer into a ref wrapper.

const Callable& Pothos::ManagedClass::getReferenceToWrapper

(

void

)

const

Get a callable that converts a reference into a ref wrapper.

const Callable& Pothos::ManagedClass::getSharedToWrapper

(

void

)

const

Get a callable that converts a shared pointer into a ref wrapper.

const std::vector<Callable>& Pothos::ManagedClass::getStaticMethods

(

const std::string &

name

)

const

Get a list of available static methods for the given method name.

Exceptions

ManagedClassNameError

if the name does not exist in the registry

Parameters

name	the name of the static method to look for

Returns

a list of static methods as callables

const Callable& Pothos::ManagedClass::getWildcardMethod

(

void

)

const

Get the wildcard static method. This is a catch-all for methods when there is not a name match. The opaque wildcard method takes (std::string name, Object *args, size_t num).

Returns

a callable object for a method

const Callable& Pothos::ManagedClass::getWildcardStaticMethod

(

void

)

const

Get the wildcard opaque static method. This is a catch-all for static methods when there is not a name match. The opaque wildcard static method takes (std::string name, Object *args, size_t num).

Returns

a callable object for a static method

static ManagedClass Pothos::ManagedClass::lookup ( const std::type_info &  type )

static

Lookup a managed class based on typeinfo for the class.

const std::type_info& Pothos::ManagedClass::pointerType

(

void

)

const

Get the pointer version of the class type represented.

Exceptions

ManagedClassTypeError

if no constructors registered

template<typename ClassType , typename BaseClassType >

ManagedClass & Pothos::ManagedClass::registerBaseClass

(

void

)

Register a public base class of this managed class. This adopts the inherited methods of the base class.

template<typename ClassType >

ManagedClass & Pothos::ManagedClass::registerClass

(

void

)

Register information and conversions about the ClassType. This routine is automatically called during constructor and method registration calls.

template<typename ClassType , typename... ArgsType>

ManagedClass & Pothos::ManagedClass::registerConstructor

(

void

)

Register a constructor given class type and variable argument types.

Exceptions

ManagedClassTypeError

if the class type differs from the registered type

ManagedClass& Pothos::ManagedClass::registerConstructor

(

const Callable &

constructor

)

Register a constructor via a callable. This method is called by the templated method of the same name.

Exceptions

ManagedClassTypeError

if the class type differs from the registered type

template<typename ClassType , typename ValueType >

ManagedClass & Pothos::ManagedClass::registerField	(	const std::string &	name,
		ValueType ClassType::*	member
	)

Register an accessor and mutator method for the field. The accessor and mutator are registered under the names "get:name" and "set:name". Example usage: myManagedClass.registerField(&MyClass:myField); The accessor method can be called on a class instance and takes no arguments. The mutator method can be called on a class instance and takes the new value as the first argument.

Exceptions

ManagedClassTypeError

if the class type differs from the registered type

Parameters

name	the name of the field
member	a pointer to a data member of Class

template<typename ReturnType , typename ClassType , typename... ArgsType>

ManagedClass & Pothos::ManagedClass::registerMethod	(	const std::string &	name,
		ReturnType(ClassType::*)(ArgsType...)	method
	)

Register a method given class name and function pointer of variable args. When specifying overloads using the ArgsType, the entire pack must be specified.

Exceptions

ManagedClassTypeError

if the class type differs from the registered type

template<typename ReturnType , typename ClassType , typename... ArgsType>

ManagedClass& Pothos::ManagedClass::registerMethod	(	const std::string &	name,
		ReturnType(ClassType::*)(ArgsType...) const	method
	)

Register a method given class name and function pointer of variable args. When specifying overloads using the ArgsType, the entire pack must be specified.

Exceptions

ManagedClassTypeError

if the class type differs from the registered type

ManagedClass& Pothos::ManagedClass::registerMethod	(	const std::string &	name,
		const Callable &	method
	)

Register a method via a callable. This method is called by the templated method of the same name.

Exceptions

ManagedClassTypeError

if the class type differs from the registered type

ManagedClass& Pothos::ManagedClass::registerOpaqueConstructor

(

const Callable &

constructor

)

Register a callable that takes generic arguments (Object *args, size_t num).

Exceptions

ManagedClassTypeError

if the class type differs from the registered type

template<typename ClassType >

ManagedClass & Pothos::ManagedClass::registerOpaqueConstructor

(

void

)

Template version of registerOpaqueConstructor for user's convenience.

ManagedClass& Pothos::ManagedClass::registerOpaqueMethod	(	const std::string &	name,
		const Callable &	method
	)

Register a static method with the following signature: Object method(instance, Object *args, size_t num).

Exceptions

ManagedClassTypeError

if the class type differs from the registered type

ManagedClass& Pothos::ManagedClass::registerOpaqueStaticMethod	(	const std::string &	name,
		const Callable &	method
	)

Register a static method with the following signature: Object staticMethod(Object *args, size_t num).

ManagedClass& Pothos::ManagedClass::registerPointerToWrapper

(

const Callable &

toPointer

)

Register a conversion function from pointer to a ref wrapper. Called automatically when a constructor is registered via the templated interface.

Exceptions

ManagedClassTypeError

if the class type differs from the registered type

ManagedClass& Pothos::ManagedClass::registerReferenceToWrapper

(

const Callable &

toPointer

)

Register a conversion function from reference to a ref wrapper. Called automatically when a constructor is registered via the templated interface.

Exceptions

ManagedClassTypeError

if the class type differs from the registered type

ManagedClass& Pothos::ManagedClass::registerSharedToWrapper

(

const Callable &

toPointer

)

Register a conversion function from shared pointer to ref wrapper. Called automatically when a constructor is registered via the templated interface.

Exceptions

ManagedClassTypeError

if the class type differs from the registered type

template<typename ReturnType , typename... ArgsType>

ManagedClass & Pothos::ManagedClass::registerStaticMethod	(	const std::string &	name,
		ReturnType(*)(ArgsType...)	method
	)

Register a static method given class name and function pointer of variable args. When specifying overloads using the ArgsType, the entire pack must be specified.

ManagedClass& Pothos::ManagedClass::registerStaticMethod	(	const std::string &	name,
		const Callable &	method
	)

Register a static method via a callable. This method is called by the templated method of the same name.

ManagedClass& Pothos::ManagedClass::registerToBaseClass

(

const Callable &

toBase

)

Register a conversion function from this class to a base class.

Exceptions

ManagedClassTypeError

if the class type differs from the registered type

Parameters

toBase

a callable that converts between class types

ManagedClass& Pothos::ManagedClass::registerWildcardMethod

(

const Callable &

method

)

Register a static method with the following signature: Object method(instance, std::string name, Object *args, size_t num).

Exceptions

ManagedClassTypeError

if the class type differs from the registered type

ManagedClass& Pothos::ManagedClass::registerWildcardStaticMethod

(

const Callable &

method

)

Register a static method with the following signature: Object staticMethod(std::string name, Object *args, size_t num).

const std::type_info& Pothos::ManagedClass::sharedType

(

void

)

const

Get the shared pointer version of the class type represented.

Exceptions

ManagedClassTypeError

if no constructors registered

const std::type_info& Pothos::ManagedClass::type

(

void

)

const

Get the type of the class represented. This is the type created by the constructors, and the type taken as the class by the bound methods.

Exceptions

ManagedClassTypeError

if no constructors registered

static void Pothos::ManagedClass::unload ( const std::string &  classPath )

static

Unload a managed class from the plugin tree. This reverses the effect of ManagedClass::commit(). This call is mainly used for testing purposes.

Exceptions

PluginPathError

if the classPath is invalid

Parameters

classPath

the namespaces and class name

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

• include/Pothos/Managed/Class.hpp
• include/Pothos/Managed/ClassImpl.hpp