1 #ifndef __DALI_BASE_HANDLE_H__
2 #define __DALI_BASE_HANDLE_H__
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25 #include <dali/public-api/common/dali-common.h>
26 #include <dali/public-api/object/property-types.h>
27 #include <dali/public-api/object/property-value.h>
28 #include <dali/public-api/object/ref-object.h>
29 #include <dali/public-api/signals/functor-delegate.h>
35 class ConnectionTrackerInterface;
39 * @brief Dali::BaseHandle is a handle to an internal Dali resource.
41 * Each Dali handle consists of a single private pointer, and a set of non-virtual forwarding functions.
42 * This hides the internal implementation, so it may be modified without affecting the public interface.
44 * Dali handles have implicit smart-pointer semantics.
45 * This avoids the need to match resource allocation methods like new/delete (the RAII idiom).
47 * Dali handles can be copied by value.
48 * When a Dali handle is copied, both the copy and original will point to the same Dali resource.
50 * The internal Dali resources are reference counted. copying a Dali handle will increase the reference count.
51 * A resource will not be deleted until all its Dali::BaseHandle handles are destroyed, or reset.
54 class DALI_IMPORT_API BaseHandle
59 * @brief This constructor is used by Dali New() methods.
61 * @param [in] handle A pointer to a newly allocated Dali resource
63 BaseHandle(Dali::BaseObject* handle);
66 * @brief This constructor provides an uninitialized Dali::BaseHandle.
68 * This should be initialized with a Dali New() method before use.
69 * Methods called on an uninitialized Dali::BaseHandle will assert.
71 * BaseHandle handle; // uninitialized
72 * handle.SomeMethod(); // unsafe! This will assert
74 * handle = SomeClass::New(); // now initialized
75 * handle.SomeMethod(); // safe
81 * @brief Dali::BaseHandle is intended as a base class
83 * This is non-virtual since derived BaseHandle types must not contain data.
88 * @brief This copy constructor is required for (smart) pointer semantics.
90 * @param [in] handle A reference to the copied handle
92 BaseHandle(const BaseHandle& handle);
95 * @brief This assignment operator is required for (smart) pointer semantics.
97 * It makes this handle use the same BaseObject as the copied handle
98 * @param [in] rhs A reference to the copied handle
99 * @return A reference to this handle
101 BaseHandle& operator=(const BaseHandle& rhs);
104 * @brief Connects a void() functor to a specified signal.
106 * @pre The signal must be available in this object.
107 * @param [in] connectionTracker A connection tracker which can be used to disconnect.
108 * @param [in] signalName Name of the signal to connect to.
109 * @param [in] functor The functor to copy.
110 * @return True if the signal was available.
113 bool ConnectSignal( ConnectionTrackerInterface* connectionTracker, const std::string& signalName, const T& functor )
115 return DoConnectSignal( connectionTracker, signalName, FunctorDelegate::New( functor ) );
119 * @brief Perform action on this object with the given action name and attributes.
121 * @param [in] actionName The command for the action.
122 * @param [in] attributes The list of attributes for the action.
123 * @return The action is performed by the object or not.
125 bool DoAction(const std::string& actionName, const std::vector<Property::Value>& attributes);
128 * @brief Returns the type name for the Handle.
130 * Will return an empty string if the typename does not exist. This will happen for types that
131 * have not registered with type-registry.
133 * @return The type name. Empty string if the typename does not exist.
135 const std::string& GetTypeName() const;
138 * @brief Returns the type info for the Handle.
140 * @return The type info.
142 bool GetTypeInfo(Dali::TypeInfo& info) const;
146 // BaseHandle accessors
149 * @brief Retrieve the internal Dali resource.
151 * This is useful for checking the reference count of the internal resource.
152 * This method will not check the validity of the handle so the caller is expected to check it by using if (handle)
153 * @return The BaseObject which is referenced by the BaseHandle.
155 BaseObject& GetBaseObject();
158 * @brief Retrieve the internal Dali resource.
160 * This is useful for checking the reference count of the internal resource.
161 * This method will not check the validity of the handle so the caller is expected to check it by using if (handle)
162 * @return The BaseObject which is referenced by the BaseHandle.
164 const BaseObject& GetBaseObject() const;
167 * @brief Resets the handle.
169 * If no other handle copies exist, the internal Dali resouce will be deleted.
170 * Calling this is not required i.e. it will happen automatically when a Dali::BaseHandle is destroyed.
174 // BaseHandle comparisons - This is a variation of the safe bool idiom
177 * @brief Pointer-to-member type.
178 * Objects can be implicitly converted to this for validity checks.
180 typedef void (BaseHandle::*BooleanType)() const;
183 * @brief Converts an handle to a BooleanType.
185 * This is useful for checking whether the handle is empty.
187 operator BooleanType() const;
190 * @brief Equality operator overload.
192 * @param [in] rhs A reference to the compared handle.
193 * @return true if the handle handles point to the same Dali resource, or if both are NULL.
195 bool operator==(const BaseHandle& rhs) const;
198 * @brief Inequality operator overload.
200 * @param [in] rhs A reference to the compared handle.
201 * @return true if the handle handles point to the different Dali resources.
203 bool operator!=(const BaseHandle& rhs) const;
206 * @brief Get the reference counted object pointer.
208 * @return A pointer to the reference counted object.
210 Dali::RefObject* GetObjectPtr() const;
215 * @brief Not intended for application developers.
217 * @param [in] connectionTracker A connection tracker which can be used to disconnect.
218 * @param [in] signalName Name of the signal to connect to.
219 * @param [in] functorDelegate A newly allocatated functor delegate (takes ownership).
220 * @return True if the signal was available.
222 bool DoConnectSignal( ConnectionTrackerInterface* connectionTracker, const std::string& signalName, FunctorDelegate* functorDelegate );
225 * @brief Used by the safe bool idiom.
228 void ThisIsSaferThanReturningVoidStar() const {}
232 IntrusivePtr<Dali::RefObject> mObjectHandle; ///< Object this handle points at.
237 * @brief Template wrapper to downcast an base object handle to derived class handle.
239 * @pre The BaseHandle has been initialized.
240 * @param handle to a base object
241 * @return handle pointer to either a valid deriving handle or an uninitialized handle
244 inline T DownCast( BaseHandle handle )
246 return T::DownCast( handle );
249 // See also BaseHandle::BooleanType() conversion
252 * @brief Equality operator
254 template <typename T>
255 inline bool operator==(const BaseHandle& lhs, const T& rhs)
257 // We depart from the safe bool idiom to allow Dali::BaseHandle derived classes to be compared
258 return lhs == static_cast<const BaseHandle&>(rhs);
262 * @brief Equality operator
264 template <typename T>
265 inline bool operator!=(const BaseHandle& lhs, const T& rhs)
267 // We depart from the safe bool idiom to allow Dali::BaseHandle derived classes to be compared
268 return lhs != static_cast<const BaseHandle&>(rhs);
272 * @brief Less than operator
274 inline bool operator<(const BaseHandle& lhs, const BaseHandle& rhs)
276 return lhs.GetObjectPtr() < rhs.GetObjectPtr();
281 #endif // __DALI_BASE_HANDLE_H__