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FunctionMarshallable.h
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1 //# FunctionMarshallable.h: a class for serializing/reconstituting Function objects to/from Records
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28 
29 #ifndef SCIMATH_FUNCTIONMARSHALLABLE_H
30 #define SCIMATH_FUNCTIONMARSHALLABLE_H
31 
32 #include <casacore/casa/aips.h>
36 
37 namespace casacore { //# NAMESPACE CASACORE - BEGIN
38 
39 // <summary>
40 // a class for serializing/reconstituting Function objects to/from Records
41 // </summary>
42 
43 // <use visibility=export>
44 
45 // <reviewed reviewer="" date="yyyy/mm/dd" tests="" demos="">
46 // </reviewed>
47 
48 // <prerequisite>
49 // <li> FunctionFactory
50 // <li> Function
51 // </prerequisite>
52 //
53 // <etymology>
54 // Marshalling (a.k.a. serialization) is the process of converting the
55 // state of an object into a transmitable form so that an another object with
56 // identical state can be created in another execution context. This class
57 // defines an interface for marshalling Functions.
58 // </etymology>
59 //
60 // <synopsis>
61 //
62 //
63 //
64 //
65 // </synopsis>
66 //
67 // <example>
68 //
69 //
70 //
71 // </example>
72 //
73 // <motivation>
74 //
75 //
76 //
77 // </motivation>
78 //
79 // <thrown>
80 // </thrown>
81 //
82 // <todo asof="yyyy/mm/dd">
83 // </todo>
84 
86 public:
87 
88  // create a FunctionMarshallable. <em>functype</em> is the name that
89  // store() will load into the Record's <tt>functype</tt> field.
90  FunctionMarshallable(const String& functype) : ftype(functype) {}
92  ftype = other.ftype;
93  }
94  virtual ~FunctionMarshallable() {}
95 
96  // store the state of this Function into a Record
97  // <thrown>
98  // <li> InvalidSerializationError if an error during serialization
99  // </thrown>
100  virtual void store(Record& gr) const = 0;
101 
102  virtual FunctionMarshallable&
104  {
105  ftype = other.ftype;
106  return *this;
107  }
108 
109  // return the name representing the Function type that will be placed
110  // in the <tt>functype</tt> field of Record passed to store().
111  const String& getFuncType() const { return ftype; }
112 
113  // load functype field into the given Record
114  void loadFuncType(Record& gr) const {
115  gr.define(SerialHelper::FUNCTYPE.c_str(), ftype.c_str());
116  }
117 
118 private:
120 
122 };
123 
124 
125 } //# NAMESPACE CASACORE - END
126 
127 #endif
128 
129 
void loadFuncType(Record &gr) const
load functype field into the given Record
FunctionMarshallable(const String &functype)
create a FunctionMarshallable.
const String & getFuncType() const
return the name representing the Function type that will be placed in the functype field of Record pa...
FunctionMarshallable(const FunctionMarshallable &other)
a class for serializing/reconstituting Function objects to/from Records
virtual FunctionMarshallable & operator=(const FunctionMarshallable &other)
const Char * c_str() const
Get char array.
Definition: String.h:555
A hierarchical collection of named fields of various types.
Definition: Record.h:180
virtual void store(Record &gr) const =0
store the state of this Function into a Record
static const String FUNCTYPE
Definition: SerialHelper.h:103
String: the storage and methods of handling collections of characters.
Definition: String.h:223
void define(const RecordFieldId &, Bool value)
Define a value for the given field.
#define casacore
&lt;X11/Intrinsic.h&gt; #defines true, false, casacore::Bool, and String.
Definition: X11Intrinsic.h:42