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>
34 * @addtogroup dali_core_object
39 class ConnectionTrackerInterface;
43 * @brief Dali::BaseHandle is a handle to an internal Dali resource.
45 * Each Dali handle consists of a single private pointer, and a set of non-virtual forwarding functions.
46 * This hides the internal implementation, so it may be modified without affecting the public interface.
48 * Dali handles have implicit smart-pointer semantics.
49 * This avoids the need to match resource allocation methods like new/delete (the RAII idiom).
51 * Dali handles can be copied by value.
52 * When a Dali handle is copied, both the copy and original will point to the same Dali resource.
54 * The internal Dali resources are reference counted. copying a Dali handle will increase the reference count.
55 * A resource will not be deleted until all its Dali::BaseHandle handles are destroyed, or reset.
59 class DALI_IMPORT_API BaseHandle
64 * @brief This constructor is used by Dali New() methods.
67 * @param [in] handle A pointer to a newly allocated Dali resource
69 BaseHandle(Dali::BaseObject* handle);
72 * @brief This constructor provides an uninitialized Dali::BaseHandle.
74 * This should be initialized with a Dali New() method before use.
75 * Methods called on an uninitialized Dali::BaseHandle will assert.
77 * BaseHandle handle; // uninitialized
78 * handle.SomeMethod(); // unsafe! This will assert
80 * handle = SomeClass::New(); // now initialized
81 * handle.SomeMethod(); // safe
88 * @brief Dali::BaseHandle is intended as a base class
90 * This is non-virtual since derived BaseHandle types must not contain data.
96 * @brief This copy constructor is required for (smart) pointer semantics.
99 * @param [in] handle A reference to the copied handle
101 BaseHandle(const BaseHandle& handle);
104 * @brief This assignment operator is required for (smart) pointer semantics.
106 * It makes this handle use the same BaseObject as the copied handle
108 * @param [in] rhs A reference to the copied handle
109 * @return A reference to this handle
111 BaseHandle& operator=(const BaseHandle& rhs);
114 * @brief Connects a void() functor to a specified signal.
117 * @param [in] connectionTracker A connection tracker which can be used to disconnect.
118 * @param [in] signalName Name of the signal to connect to.
119 * @param [in] functor The functor to copy.
120 * @return True if the signal was available.
121 * @pre The signal must be available in this object.
124 bool ConnectSignal( ConnectionTrackerInterface* connectionTracker, const std::string& signalName, const T& functor )
126 return DoConnectSignal( connectionTracker, signalName, FunctorDelegate::New( functor ) );
130 * @brief Perform action on this object with the given action name and attributes.
134 * BaseHandle handle = SomeClass::New(); // Initialized with New() method
136 * Property::Map attributes; // Type is Property Map
137 * handle.DoAction("show", attributes);
140 * @param [in] actionName The command for the action.
141 * @param [in] attributes The list of attributes for the action.
142 * @return The action is performed by the object or not.
144 bool DoAction(const std::string& actionName, const Property::Map& attributes);
147 * @brief Returns the type name for the Handle.
149 * Will return an empty string if the typename does not exist. This will happen for types that
150 * have not registered with type-registry.
153 * @return The type name. Empty string if the typename does not exist.
155 const std::string& GetTypeName() const;
158 * @brief Returns the type info for the Handle.
161 * @param[in] info The type information
162 * @return The type info
164 bool GetTypeInfo(Dali::TypeInfo& info) const;
168 // BaseHandle accessors
171 * @brief Retrieve the internal Dali resource.
173 * This is useful for checking the reference count of the internal resource.
174 * This method will not check the validity of the handle so the caller is expected to check it by using if (handle)
176 * @return The BaseObject which is referenced by the BaseHandle.
178 BaseObject& GetBaseObject();
181 * @brief Retrieve the internal Dali resource.
183 * This is useful for checking the reference count of the internal resource.
184 * This method will not check the validity of the handle so the caller is expected to check it by using if (handle)
186 * @return The BaseObject which is referenced by the BaseHandle.
188 const BaseObject& GetBaseObject() const;
191 * @brief Resets the handle.
193 * If no other handle copies exist, the internal Dali resouce will be deleted.
194 * Calling this is not required i.e. it will happen automatically when a Dali::BaseHandle is destroyed.
199 // BaseHandle comparisons - This is a variation of the safe bool idiom
202 * @brief Pointer-to-member type.
203 * Objects can be implicitly converted to this for validity checks.
205 typedef void (BaseHandle::*BooleanType)() const;
208 * @brief Converts an handle to a BooleanType.
210 * This is useful for checking whether the handle is empty.
213 operator BooleanType() const;
216 * @brief Equality operator overload.
219 * @param [in] rhs A reference to the compared handle.
220 * @return true if the handle handles point to the same Dali resource, or if both are NULL.
222 bool operator==(const BaseHandle& rhs) const;
225 * @brief Inequality operator overload.
228 * @param [in] rhs A reference to the compared handle.
229 * @return true if the handle handles point to the different Dali resources.
231 bool operator!=(const BaseHandle& rhs) const;
234 * @brief Get the reference counted object pointer.
237 * @return A pointer to the reference counted object.
239 Dali::RefObject* GetObjectPtr() const;
244 * @brief Not intended for application developers.
247 * @param [in] connectionTracker A connection tracker which can be used to disconnect.
248 * @param [in] signalName Name of the signal to connect to.
249 * @param [in] functorDelegate A newly allocatated functor delegate (takes ownership).
250 * @return True if the signal was available.
252 bool DoConnectSignal( ConnectionTrackerInterface* connectionTracker, const std::string& signalName, FunctorDelegate* functorDelegate );
257 * @brief Used by the safe bool idiom.
259 * The safe bool idiom basically provides a Boolean test for classes. It validates objects
260 * in a boolean context without the usual harmful side effects.
263 void ThisIsSaferThanReturningVoidStar() const {}
267 IntrusivePtr<Dali::RefObject> mObjectHandle; ///< Object this handle points at.
272 * @brief Template wrapper to downcast a base object handle to derived class handle.
275 * @param handle to a base object
276 * @return handle pointer to either a valid deriving handle or an uninitialized handle
277 * @pre The BaseHandle has been initialized.
280 inline T DownCast( BaseHandle handle )
282 return T::DownCast( handle );
285 // See also BaseHandle::BooleanType() conversion
288 * @brief Equality operator
290 * @param[in] lhs A reference to compare
291 * @param[in] rhs A reference to compare to
292 * @return true if the handle handles point to the same Dali resource, or if both are NULL
294 template <typename T>
295 inline bool operator==(const BaseHandle& lhs, const T& rhs)
297 // We depart from the safe bool idiom to allow Dali::BaseHandle derived classes to be compared
298 return lhs == static_cast<const BaseHandle&>(rhs);
302 * @brief Equality operator
304 * @param[in] lhs A reference to compare
305 * @param[in] rhs A reference to compare to
306 * @return true if the handle handles point to the different Dali resources
308 template <typename T>
309 inline bool operator!=(const BaseHandle& lhs, const T& rhs)
311 // We depart from the safe bool idiom to allow Dali::BaseHandle derived classes to be compared
312 return lhs != static_cast<const BaseHandle&>(rhs);
316 * @brief Less than operator
318 * @param[in] lhs A reference to compare
319 * @param[in] rhs A reference to compare to
320 * @return true if lhs less than rhs
322 inline bool operator<(const BaseHandle& lhs, const BaseHandle& rhs)
324 return lhs.GetObjectPtr() < rhs.GetObjectPtr();
332 #endif // __DALI_BASE_HANDLE_H__