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RecursiveMemberReflectorBase< Derived > Class Template Reference

The RecursiveMemberReflectorBase is a base class for all Reflectors that are used to visit the reflect methods of the classes recursively in order to collect information on the members of these classes. More...

#include <serialization/RecursiveMemberReflector.h>

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Public Types

using VersionType = typename ReflectorInterface< Derived >::VersionType
 
using AcceptDesiredVersion = typename ReflectorInterface< Derived >::AcceptDesiredVersion
 
typedef boost::mpl::bool_< true > isReadOnly
 Specifies, if the Reflector is read-only (true) or write-only (false). More...
 
typedef boost::mpl::bool_< true > useHumanReadableIDs
 Specifies, if the Reflector supports human readable IDs. More...
 
typedef boost::mpl::bool_< false > requireReflectBarriers
 Specifies whether the Reflector uses so-called 'reflect barriers' to allow maintaining separate states for individual blocks of reflected data. More...
 

Public Member Functions

 RecursiveMemberReflectorBase ()
 The constructor. More...
 
const ReflectMemberMetagetCurrentMemberMeta () const
 Returns the meta-information of the current member that is reflected. More...
 
const std::string & getCurrentMemberFullID () const
 Returns the full human readable object id / name of the current member being reflected. More...
 
template<typename T >
void invokeMember (T &member, const ReflectMemberMeta &meta)
 Is called to invoke this Reflector on the member with the specified meta information. More...
 
template<typename T >
void invokeMemberOverwrite (T &member, const ReflectMemberMeta &meta)
 The actual invokeMember implementation that is called from invokeMember(). More...
 
template<typename T >
void invokePointerObject (T &member)
 Is called to reflect objects of pointers. More...
 
template<typename T >
void invokeMemberWithoutDefault (T &member, const ReflectMemberMeta &meta)
 Delegates to invokeMember() and rethrows any occurring XMemberNotFound exception as XIO exception. More...
 
template<typename T , typename U >
void invokeMemberWithDefault (T &member, const ReflectMemberMeta &meta, const U &defaultValue)
 Delegates to invokeMember() and handles any occurring XMemberNotFound exception by setting the member to the given default value. More...
 
template<typename T >
void invokeMemberWithDefault (T &member, const ReflectMemberMeta &meta, const serialization::IgnoreMissing &defaultValue)
 Delegates to invokeMember() and handles any occurring XMemberNotFound exception by ignoring the exception and hence the missing member, as indicated by IgnoreMissing as default value. More...
 
template<typename T >
VersionType requireVersion (VersionType version, VersionType minVersion, const T *caller=NULL)
 implements ReflectorInterface (for documentation see ReflectorInterface) More...
 
template<typename T >
void requireVersion (VersionType requiredVersion, const T *caller=NULL)
 implements ReflectorInterface (for documentation see ReflectorInterface) More...
 
template<typename T >
VersionType requireVersion (VersionType version, VersionType minVersion, AcceptDesiredVersion, const T *caller=NULL)
 implements ReflectorInterface (for documentation see ReflectorInterface) More...
 
template<typename T >
void requireVersion (VersionType requiredVersion, AcceptDesiredVersion, const T *caller=NULL)
 implements ReflectorInterface (for documentation see ReflectorInterface) More...
 
 MIRA_DEPRECATED ("Please call as requireVersion<MyType>(v, minV) or requireVersion(v, minV, this)", VersionType requireVersion(VersionType version, VersionType minVersion))
 
 MIRA_DEPRECATED ("Please call as requireVersion<MyType>(v) or requireVersion(v, this)", void requireVersion(VersionType requiredVersion))
 
template<typename Base >
void reflectBase (Base &base)
 implements ReflectorInterface (for documentation see ReflectorInterface) More...
 
ReflectState preReflect (const char *context="")
 If a reflector requires reflection barriers, preReflect() and postReflect() should be called before/after calling an external method within reflect(), to declare these barriers (such a 'barrier' is just a declaration to the reflector, in fact). More...
 
void postReflect (const ReflectState &)
 See preReflect for documentation. More...
 
Visiting methods that are called by the RecursiveMemberReflector

while reflecting the members

template<typename T >
void atomic (T &member)
 Is called if the member is an atomic type (int, float, etc). More...
 
template<typename T >
void enumeration (T &member)
 Is called by the if the member is an enumeration. More...
 
template<typename T >
void object (T &member)
 Is called for each complex object. More...
 
template<typename T >
void collection (T &member)
 Is called for each complex object or array, where the IsCollection<T> trait is true_type. More...
 
template<typename T >
void trackObject (T &member)
 
template<typename T >
void pointer (T *&pointer)
 Is called if the member is a pointer. More...
 
template<typename T >
void pointerNormal (T *&pointer, int typeId)
 Is called if a reflected pointer is a "normal" pointer. More...
 
template<typename T >
void pointerPolymorphic (T *&pointer, int typeId)
 Is called if a reflected pointer is a polymorphic pointer to an object that is derived from mira::Object. More...
 
template<typename T >
void pointerAbstract (T *&pointer, int typeId)
 Is called if a reflected pointer is a pointer to an abstract class. More...
 
Methods for reflecting members

These visiting methods are supported by the RecursiveMemberReflector.

template<typename T >
void member (const char *name, T &member, const char *comment, ReflectCtrlFlags flags=REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE)
 Specifies a class member for reflection/serialization. More...
 
template<typename T >
void member (const char *name, const std::string &id, T &member, const char *comment, ReflectCtrlFlags flags=REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE)
 Same as above, with an extra parameter for specifying the id explicitly if it differs from name. More...
 
template<typename T >
void member (const char *name, const T &member, Setter< T > setter, const char *comment, ReflectCtrlFlags flags=REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE)
 Same as above, with a special setter method for reading the member. More...
 
template<typename T >
void member (const char *name, Getter< T > getter, Setter< T > setter, const char *comment, ReflectCtrlFlags flags=REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE)
 Same as above, with a special getter and setter accessing the member. More...
 
template<typename T , typename U >
void member (const char *name, T &member, const char *comment, const U &defaultValue, ReflectCtrlFlags flags=REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE)
 Same as above, where a default value can be specified that is used, if the value is not available in the data source. More...
 
template<typename T , typename U >
void member (const char *name, const T &member, Setter< T > setter, const char *comment, const U &defaultValue, ReflectCtrlFlags flags=REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE)
 Same as above, where a default value can be specified that is used, if the value is not available in the data source. More...
 
template<typename T , typename U >
void member (const char *name, Getter< T > getter, Setter< T > setter, const char *comment, const U &defaultValue, ReflectCtrlFlags flags=REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE)
 Same as above, where a default value can be specified that is used, if the value is not available in the data source. More...
 
template<typename T >
void property (const char *name, T &member, const char *comment, PropertyHint &&hint=PropertyHint(), ReflectCtrlFlags flags=REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE)
 Same as the corresponding member-method, to indicate that the member is a property and can be altered at runtime. More...
 
template<typename T >
void property (const char *name, const std::string &id, T &member, const char *comment, PropertyHint &&hint=PropertyHint(), ReflectCtrlFlags flags=REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE)
 Same as above, with an extra parameter for specifying the id explicitly if it differs from name. More...
 
template<typename T >
void property (const char *name, const T &member, Setter< T > setter, const char *comment, PropertyHint &&hint=PropertyHint(), ReflectCtrlFlags flags=REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE)
 Same as the corresponding member-method, to indicate that the member is a property and can be altered at runtime. More...
 
template<typename T >
void property (const char *name, Getter< T > getter, Setter< T > setter, const char *comment, PropertyHint &&hint=PropertyHint(), ReflectCtrlFlags flags=REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE)
 Same as the corresponding member-method, to indicate that the member is a property and can be altered at runtime. More...
 
template<typename T , typename U >
void property (const char *name, T &member, const char *comment, const U &defaultValue, PropertyHint &&hint=PropertyHint(), ReflectCtrlFlags flags=REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE)
 Same as the corresponding member-method, to indicate that the member is a property and can be altered at runtime. More...
 
template<typename T , typename U >
void property (const char *name, const T &member, Setter< T > setter, const char *comment, const U &defaultValue, PropertyHint &&hint=PropertyHint(), ReflectCtrlFlags flags=REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE)
 Same as the corresponding member-method, to indicate that the member is a property and can be altered at runtime. More...
 
template<typename T , typename U >
void property (const char *name, Getter< T > getter, Setter< T > setter, const char *comment, const U &defaultValue, PropertyHint &&hint=PropertyHint(), ReflectCtrlFlags flags=REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE)
 Same as the corresponding member-method, to indicate that the member is a property and can be altered at runtime. More...
 
template<typename T >
void roproperty (const char *name, const T &member, const char *comment, PropertyHint &&hint=PropertyHint(), ReflectCtrlFlags flags=REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE)
 A property that just reflects a runtime state of the object and can be displayed but not altered. More...
 
template<typename T >
void roproperty (const char *name, const std::string &id, const T &member, const char *comment, PropertyHint &&hint=PropertyHint(), ReflectCtrlFlags flags=REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE)
 Same as above, with an extra parameter for specifying the id explicitly if it differs from name. More...
 
template<typename T >
void roproperty (const char *name, Getter< T > getter, const char *comment, PropertyHint &&hint=PropertyHint(), ReflectCtrlFlags flags=REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE)
 Same as above, with a special getter method for reading the member. More...
 
void itemName (const std::string &name)
 If the currently reflected object is an item within a collection, this allows to specify an explicit name for that item. More...
 
template<typename T >
void delegate (T &member, ReflectCtrlFlags flags=REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE)
 Delegates the serialization/reflection of a member directly to the member. More...
 
template<typename T >
void delegate (const T &member, Setter< T > setter, ReflectCtrlFlags flags=REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE)
 Delegates the serialization/reflection of a member directly to the member. More...
 
template<typename T >
void delegate (Getter< T > getter, Setter< T > setter, ReflectCtrlFlags flags=REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE)
 Delegates the serialization/reflection of a member directly to the member. More...
 
Methods for reflecting RPC (remote procedure call) methods
void interface (const char *name)
 Indicates that the class implements the specified RPC interface. More...
 
template<typename R , typename... Args, typename F , typename... Description>
InvalidRPCDescription< R(Args...), Description... > method (const char *, F &&, Description &&...)
 
template<typename F , typename... Description>
InvalidRPCDescription< F, Description... > method (const char *, F &&, Description &&...)
 
template<typename R , typename Class , typename... Args, typename... Description>
InvalidRPCDescription< R(Class::*)(Args...), Description... > method (const char *, R(Class::*)(Args...), Class *, Description &&...)
 
template<typename R , typename Class , typename... Args, typename... Description>
InvalidRPCDescription< R(Class::*)(Args...) const, Description... > method (const char *, R(Class::*)(Args...) const, Class *, Description &&...)
 
template<typename R , typename... Args, typename F , typename... Description>
ValidRPCDescription< R(Args...), Description... > method (const char *, F &&, Description &&...)
 
template<typename F , typename... Description>
ValidRPCDescription< F, Description... > method (const char *, F &&, Description &&...)
 
template<typename R , typename Class , typename... Args, typename... Description>
ValidRPCDescription< R(Class::*)(Args...), Description... > method (const char *, R(Class::*)(Args...), Class *, Description &&...)
 
template<typename R , typename Class , typename... Args, typename... Description>
ValidRPCDescription< R(Class::*)(Args...) const, Description... > method (const char *, R(Class::*)(Args...) const, Class *, Description &&...)
 
void method (const char *name, Method method, const char *comment, const char *paramName, const char *paramDescription, P paramSampleValue,...)
 Specifies that the class that is reflected provides a service through the specified static member function or free function. More...
 
void method (const char *name, Method method, Class *object, const char *comment, const char *paramName, const char *paramDescription, P paramSampleValue,...)
 Specifies that the class that is reflected provides a service through the specified non-static member function. More...
 
void method (const char *name, Method method, const char *comment, const char *paramName, const char *paramDescription, P paramSampleValue,...)
 Specifies that the class that is reflected provides a service through the specified function wrapper. More...
 
template<typename R , typename ... Args>
void invalid_method ()
 
Controlling the object tracking state.
void pushObjectTrackingStore ()
 Push the current object tracking memory to an internal stack (backup). More...
 
void popObjectTrackingStore ()
 Pop the current object tracking memory from internal stack (restore). More...
 

Static Public Member Functions

template<typename T >
static void registerClass ()
 Registers a new polymorphic class at the PolymorphPointerReflector. More...
 
template<typename T >
static void unregisterClass ()
 Unregisters the class. More...
 
template<typename T >
static bool isReflectedAsPointer ()
 For internal use only: Returns true, if the type T is ever reflected as pointer within the current translation unit (C file). More...
 
static bool usesHumanReadableIDs ()
 Returns true, if the concrete derived Reflector supports human readable IDs. More...
 

Protected Member Functions

template<typename T >
void invokeTrackObject (T &member)
 tracks the given object (if pointer tracking is enabled for type T) More...
 
template<typename T >
void reflectUnknown (T &member)
 
template<typename T >
void reflectAtomic (T &member)
 Type A1: for atomic members (float,int,etc.) More...
 
template<typename T >
void reflectEnumeration (T &member)
 Type A2: for enums. More...
 
template<typename T >
void reflectArray (T &member)
 Type A3: for arrays. More...
 
template<typename T >
void reflectComplex (T &member)
 Type B1/B2: for complex types. More...
 
template<typename T >
void reflectCollection (T &member)
 Type B?c: for collection types. More...
 
template<typename T >
void reflectPointer (T &member)
 Type C: for members that are pointers. More...
 
template<typename T >
void reflectPointerNormal (T *&member)
 Type C1: for members that are pointers to normal classes. More...
 
template<typename T >
void reflectPointerPolymorphic (T *&member)
 Type C2: for members that are pointers to polymorphic classes derived from mira::Object. More...
 
template<typename T >
void reflectPointerAbstract (T *&member)
 Type C3: for members that are pointers to abstract classes not derived from mira::Object. More...
 
template<typename T >
void chooseReflect (T &member)
 Detect the members type (A1,A2,A3,B1,B2,C) and choose the appropriate function. More...
 
Derived * This ()
 "Curiously recurring template pattern" (CRTP). More...
 
template<typename T >
void invoke (T &object)
 Invokes this reflector on the specified object. More...
 
template<typename T >
void invokeOverwrite (T &object)
 The actual invoke implementation, that may also be overwritten in derived classes to add additional functionality. More...
 
template<typename T >
void reflectComplexIntrusive (T &object)
 For classes with reflect method call their reflect method directly. More...
 
template<typename T >
void reflectComplexNonintrusive (T &object)
 For classes without reflect method, where we need to look somewhere else to get the information for visiting it. More...
 
template<typename T >
void reflectMissing (T &object)
 

Static Protected Member Functions

static int checkForcedVersion (const std::string &variable)
 

Static Protected Attributes

static constexpr auto MIRA_REFLECTOR_TOPLEVEL_NAME = "@value"
 Use this when a reflector needs to choose a name for serializing an object. More...
 

Optional Class Versioning.

These visiting methods may be supported by different reflectors like the RecursiveMemberReflector and the RPCMethodReflector, etc.

Note
Specifying versions for serialized classes is optional.
requireVersion() and version() currently are supported by serialization reflectors only.
template<typename T >
VersionType requireVersion (VersionType version, VersionType minVersion, const T *caller=NULL)
 Same as above, but allows to specify a minimum supported version, and throws XIO if the minimum version requirement is not met. More...
 
template<typename T >
void requireVersion (VersionType version, const T *caller=NULL)
 Specifies the current class version, which is also the minimum (and therefore only) version accepted (therefore, no need to return a version number). More...
 
template<typename T >
VersionType requireVersion (VersionType version, VersionType minVersion, AcceptDesiredVersion, const T *caller=NULL)
 Extension of requireVersion() (see above), that additionally signals the reflector that the caller will properly handle a different version than the one it specifies itself. More...
 
template<typename T >
void requireVersion (VersionType version, AcceptDesiredVersion, const T *caller=NULL)
 Extension of requireVersion() (see above), that additionally signals the reflector that the caller will properly handle a different version than it one it specifies itself. More...
 
 MIRA_DEPRECATED ("Please call as version<MyType>(v) or version(v, this)", VersionType version(VersionType version))
 Deprecated 'anonymous' (no type) version(). More...
 
 MIRA_DEPRECATED ("Please call as requireVersion<MyType>(v, minV) or requireVersion(v, minV, this)", VersionType requireVersion(VersionType version, VersionType minVersion))
 Deprecated 'anonymous' (no type) requireVersion(). More...
 
 MIRA_DEPRECATED ("Please call as requireVersion<MyType>(v) or requireVersion(v, this)", VersionType requireVersion(VersionType version))
 Deprecated 'anonymous' (no type) requireVersion(). More...
 
template<typename T >
VersionType version (VersionType version, const T *caller=NULL)
 Specifies the current class version and returns the version found in the data stream. More...
 
template<typename T >
VersionType version (VersionType version, AcceptDesiredVersion, const T *caller=NULL)
 Extension of version() (see above), that additionally signals the reflector that the caller will properly handle a different version than the one it specifies itself. More...
 
void desireClassVersions (const ClassVersionMap &versions)
 Historically, classes have just been defining their current version themselves during serialization (the case where an object exists and its state is read out and serialized), by calling Reflector::version() with the respective version number parameter. More...
 
typedef serialization::ClassVersionMap ClassVersionMap
 

Detailed Description

template<typename Derived>
class mira::RecursiveMemberReflectorBase< Derived >

The RecursiveMemberReflectorBase is a base class for all Reflectors that are used to visit the reflect methods of the classes recursively in order to collect information on the members of these classes.

It therefore is the base class of most Serializer and Deserializer classes of the Serialization Framework.

If you implement your own derived Reflector, you can overwrite the following visiting methods:

These visit-methods are called for each reflected member based on the member type. (See documentation of each method for details!) The type of the member is inferred automatically at compile time.

Implementation Detail:

The following types are differentiated:

Depending on the type, the calling sequences are as follows:

For type A1:

For type A2:

For type A3:

For type B1 and B2:

For type C1-3:

Methods that should be implemented: atomic(), pointerNormal(), pointerPolymorphic(), pointerAbstract()

Methods that can be overwritten: invokeOverwrite(), object(). enumeration(), pointer()

Implementation Detail:

Some methods in this class and derived class are called by explicitly typing this->... . This is necessary to avoid compiler errors like: "... does not depend on template parameters".

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ VersionType

using VersionType = typename ReflectorInterface<Derived>::VersionType
inherited

◆ AcceptDesiredVersion

using AcceptDesiredVersion = typename ReflectorInterface<Derived>::AcceptDesiredVersion
inherited

◆ isReadOnly

typedef boost::mpl::bool_<true> isReadOnly
inherited

Specifies, if the Reflector is read-only (true) or write-only (false).

This type must be set to the proper boost::mpl::bool type by the derived Reflector class. (Default is true)

◆ useHumanReadableIDs

typedef boost::mpl::bool_<true> useHumanReadableIDs
inherited

Specifies, if the Reflector supports human readable IDs.

This type must be set to the proper boost::mpl::bool type by the derived Reflector class. (Default is true)

◆ requireReflectBarriers

typedef boost::mpl::bool_<false> requireReflectBarriers
inherited

Specifies whether the Reflector uses so-called 'reflect barriers' to allow maintaining separate states for individual blocks of reflected data.

A reflect barrier is just a virtual separation line declared by a reflected object. It tells the reflector that certain parts of the reflected data should be considered as independent and can have separate states (if the reflector maintains any states for data). As an example, the BinarySerializer reserves space for a version number for each reflected object. If there is more than one individual block, it reserves space for a version for each of the blocks. If the reflector needs reflect barriers, it defines requireReflectBarriers::type to true in its class scope, and defines methods preReflect() and postReflect() that should be called by reflected objects for separation of independent reflection blocks (where the separation is not already implied by visitors like reflector.member()!) (The default is false). Also see ReflectState and MIRA_REFLECT_CALL.

◆ ClassVersionMap

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ RecursiveMemberReflectorBase()

The constructor.

Member Function Documentation

◆ atomic()

void atomic ( T &  member)
inline

Is called if the member is an atomic type (int, float, etc).

(Type A1)

As for all the other visit-methods the parameter is a reference to the actual visited/reflected member.

This method usually will be implemented in concrete derived classes.

◆ enumeration()

void enumeration ( T &  member)
inline

Is called by the if the member is an enumeration.

(Type A2)

As for all the other visit-methods the parameter is a reference to the actual visited/reflected member.

The default implementation casts the enum to an uint32 and calls atomic().

◆ object()

void object ( T &  member)
inline

Is called for each complex object.

See documentation of RecursiveMemberReflectorBase class for detailed calling sequences. If you overwrite this method in a derived class you should call the method of the Base class to allow recursive reflection of the complex object's members.

◆ collection()

void collection ( T &  member)
inline

Is called for each complex object or array, where the IsCollection<T> trait is true_type.

The default implementation calls object().

◆ trackObject()

void trackObject ( T &  member)
inline

◆ pointer()

void pointer ( T *&  pointer)
inline

Is called if the member is a pointer.

(Type C) The default implementation detects the specific pointer type and calls pointerNormal(), pointerPolymorphic() or pointerAbstract().

◆ pointerNormal()

void pointerNormal ( T *&  pointer,
int  typeId 
)
inline

Is called if a reflected pointer is a "normal" pointer.

As second parameter the typeId of the concrete objects class is passed. The default implementation recursively reflects the object, the pointer points to (if the pointer is not NULL).

◆ pointerPolymorphic()

void pointerPolymorphic ( T *&  pointer,
int  typeId 
)
inline

Is called if a reflected pointer is a polymorphic pointer to an object that is derived from mira::Object.

As second parameter the typeId of the concrete object's class is passed (may be -1, if pointer is a NULL pointer) The default implementation recursively reflects the object that the pointer points to (if the pointer is not NULL).

◆ pointerAbstract()

void pointerAbstract ( T *&  pointer,
int  typeId 
)
inline

Is called if a reflected pointer is a pointer to an abstract class.

As second parameter the typeId of the objects class is passed. The default implementation recursively reflects the object, the pointer points to (if the pointer is not NULL).

◆ registerClass()

static void registerClass ( )
inlinestatic

Registers a new polymorphic class at the PolymorphPointerReflector.

Each RecursiveMemberReflector only is able to process pointers to polymorphic classes that are registered using this method.

The MIRA_CLASS_SERIALIZATION macro provides a simple mechanism to register a class in all known MemberReflectors and calls their registerClass() method. If you implement a new MemberReflector you should modify the MIRA_CLASS_SERIALIZATION macro and add your reflector there.

See also
MIRA_CLASS_SERIALIZATION

◆ unregisterClass()

static void unregisterClass ( )
inlinestatic

Unregisters the class.

The MIRA_CLASS_SERIALIZATION macro provides a simple mechanism to register a class in all known MemberReflectors and calls their registerClass() method. If you implement a new MemberReflector you should modify the MIRA_CLASS_SERIALIZATION macro and add your reflector there.

See also
MIRA_CLASS_SERIALIZATION

◆ getCurrentMemberMeta()

const ReflectMemberMeta& getCurrentMemberMeta ( ) const
inline

Returns the meta-information of the current member that is reflected.

◆ getCurrentMemberFullID()

const std::string& getCurrentMemberFullID ( ) const
inline

Returns the full human readable object id / name of the current member being reflected.

This method must not be called if the Reflector has set useHumanReadableIDs to false. If it is called anyway we will assert here.

◆ isReflectedAsPointer()

static bool isReflectedAsPointer ( )
inlinestatic

For internal use only: Returns true, if the type T is ever reflected as pointer within the current translation unit (C file).

◆ invokeTrackObject()

void invokeTrackObject ( T &  member)
inlineprotected

tracks the given object (if pointer tracking is enabled for type T)

◆ reflectUnknown()

void reflectUnknown ( T &  member)
inlineprotected

◆ reflectAtomic()

void reflectAtomic ( T &  member)
inlineprotected

Type A1: for atomic members (float,int,etc.)

◆ reflectEnumeration()

void reflectEnumeration ( T &  member)
inlineprotected

Type A2: for enums.

◆ reflectArray()

void reflectArray ( T &  member)
inlineprotected

Type A3: for arrays.

◆ reflectComplex()

void reflectComplex ( T &  member)
inlineprotected

Type B1/B2: for complex types.

◆ reflectCollection()

void reflectCollection ( T &  member)
inlineprotected

Type B?c: for collection types.

◆ reflectPointer()

void reflectPointer ( T &  member)
inlineprotected

Type C: for members that are pointers.

◆ reflectPointerNormal()

void reflectPointerNormal ( T *&  member)
inlineprotected

Type C1: for members that are pointers to normal classes.

◆ reflectPointerPolymorphic()

void reflectPointerPolymorphic ( T *&  member)
inlineprotected

Type C2: for members that are pointers to polymorphic classes derived from mira::Object.

◆ reflectPointerAbstract()

void reflectPointerAbstract ( T *&  member)
inlineprotected

Type C3: for members that are pointers to abstract classes not derived from mira::Object.

◆ chooseReflect()

void chooseReflect ( T &  member)
inlineprotected

Detect the members type (A1,A2,A3,B1,B2,C) and choose the appropriate function.

◆ invokeMember()

void invokeMember ( T &  member,
const ReflectMemberMeta meta 
)
inline

Is called to invoke this Reflector on the member with the specified meta information.

This method delegates the call to the most derived invokeMemberOverwrite() method that may be overwritten in subclasses.

Note
Usually, the RecursiveMemberReflector should be invoked using this invokeMember() method instead of the invoke() method of the ReflectorInterface base class. The invoke() method is called internally by the RecursiveMemberReflector.

◆ invokeMemberOverwrite()

void invokeMemberOverwrite ( T &  member,
const ReflectMemberMeta meta 
)
inline

The actual invokeMember implementation that is called from invokeMember().

This method may be overwritten in derived classes to add additional functionality, however, you should always call this implementation of the base class.

◆ invokePointerObject()

void invokePointerObject ( T &  member)
inline

Is called to reflect objects of pointers.

They will use the same meta as the pointer

◆ invokeMemberWithoutDefault()

void invokeMemberWithoutDefault ( T &  member,
const ReflectMemberMeta meta 
)
inline

Delegates to invokeMember() and rethrows any occurring XMemberNotFound exception as XIO exception.

◆ invokeMemberWithDefault() [1/2]

void invokeMemberWithDefault ( T &  member,
const ReflectMemberMeta meta,
const U &  defaultValue 
)
inline

Delegates to invokeMember() and handles any occurring XMemberNotFound exception by setting the member to the given default value.

◆ invokeMemberWithDefault() [2/2]

void invokeMemberWithDefault ( T &  member,
const ReflectMemberMeta meta,
const serialization::IgnoreMissing defaultValue 
)
inline

Delegates to invokeMember() and handles any occurring XMemberNotFound exception by ignoring the exception and hence the missing member, as indicated by IgnoreMissing as default value.

The value of the member remains unchanged.

◆ requireVersion() [1/8]

VersionType requireVersion ( VersionType  version,
VersionType  minVersion,
const T *  caller = NULL 
)
inlineinherited

implements ReflectorInterface (for documentation see ReflectorInterface)

◆ requireVersion() [2/8]

void requireVersion ( VersionType  requiredVersion,
const T *  caller = NULL 
)
inlineinherited

implements ReflectorInterface (for documentation see ReflectorInterface)

◆ requireVersion() [3/8]

VersionType requireVersion ( VersionType  version,
VersionType  minVersion,
AcceptDesiredVersion  ,
const T *  caller = NULL 
)
inlineinherited

implements ReflectorInterface (for documentation see ReflectorInterface)

◆ requireVersion() [4/8]

void requireVersion ( VersionType  requiredVersion,
AcceptDesiredVersion  ,
const T *  caller = NULL 
)
inlineinherited

implements ReflectorInterface (for documentation see ReflectorInterface)

◆ requireVersion() [5/8]

VersionType requireVersion ( VersionType  version,
VersionType  minVersion,
const T *  caller = NULL 
)
inlineinherited

Same as above, but allows to specify a minimum supported version, and throws XIO if the minimum version requirement is not met.

Calls version() internally.

Usage:

template<typename Reflector>
void reflect(Reflector& r)
{
VersionType v = r.requireVersion(4, 2, this); // specifies version 4,
// requires version 2 or higher
if(v==3) { // handle reading version 3
...
} else // only versions 2 or 4 remain
...
}
Note
Specifying versions for serialized classes is optional.
requireVersion() and version() currently are supported by serialization reflectors only

◆ requireVersion() [6/8]

void requireVersion ( VersionType  version,
const T *  caller = NULL 
)
inlineinherited

Specifies the current class version, which is also the minimum (and therefore only) version accepted (therefore, no need to return a version number).

See above.

◆ requireVersion() [7/8]

VersionType requireVersion ( VersionType  version,
VersionType  minVersion,
AcceptDesiredVersion  ,
const T *  caller = NULL 
)
inlineinherited

Extension of requireVersion() (see above), that additionally signals the reflector that the caller will properly handle a different version than the one it specifies itself.

◆ requireVersion() [8/8]

void requireVersion ( VersionType  version,
AcceptDesiredVersion  ,
const T *  caller = NULL 
)
inlineinherited

Extension of requireVersion() (see above), that additionally signals the reflector that the caller will properly handle a different version than it one it specifies itself.

◆ MIRA_DEPRECATED() [1/5]

MIRA_DEPRECATED ( "Please call as requireVersion<MyType>(v, minV) or requireVersion(v, minV, this)"  ,
VersionType   requireVersionVersionType version, VersionType minVersion 
)
inlineinherited

◆ MIRA_DEPRECATED() [2/5]

MIRA_DEPRECATED ( "Please call as requireVersion<MyType>(v) or requireVersion(v, this)"  ,
void   requireVersionVersionType requiredVersion 
)
inlineinherited

◆ MIRA_DEPRECATED() [3/5]

MIRA_DEPRECATED ( "Please call as version<MyType>(v) or version(v, this)"  ,
VersionType   versionVersionType version 
)
inlineinherited

Deprecated 'anonymous' (no type) version().

◆ MIRA_DEPRECATED() [4/5]

MIRA_DEPRECATED ( "Please call as requireVersion<MyType>(v, minV) or requireVersion(v, minV, this)"  ,
VersionType   requireVersionVersionType version, VersionType minVersion 
)
inlineinherited

Deprecated 'anonymous' (no type) requireVersion().

◆ MIRA_DEPRECATED() [5/5]

MIRA_DEPRECATED ( "Please call as requireVersion<MyType>(v) or requireVersion(v, this)"  ,
VersionType   requireVersionVersionType version 
)
inlineinherited

Deprecated 'anonymous' (no type) requireVersion().

◆ reflectBase()

void reflectBase ( Base &  base)
inlineinherited

implements ReflectorInterface (for documentation see ReflectorInterface)

◆ This()

Derived* This ( )
inlineprotectedinherited

"Curiously recurring template pattern" (CRTP).

Safely casts this into Derived. This is safe since when implementing derived class their type is passed as template parameter.

See Wikipedia for more details on CRTP if necessary!

◆ invoke()

void invoke ( T &  object)
inlineprotectedinherited

Invokes this reflector on the specified object.

This is like calling object.reflect(*this). However, this automatically examines if the class T contains a reflect method. In this case it calls the intrusive reflect method, otherwise it uses the non-intrusive reflect method.

◆ invokeOverwrite()

void invokeOverwrite ( T &  object)
inlineprotectedinherited

The actual invoke implementation, that may also be overwritten in derived classes to add additional functionality.

Note
If you overwrite this method you should call the implementation of the base class unless you perform your own invocation process.

◆ reflectComplexIntrusive()

void reflectComplexIntrusive ( T &  object)
inlineprotectedinherited

For classes with reflect method call their reflect method directly.

◆ reflectComplexNonintrusive()

void reflectComplexNonintrusive ( T &  object)
inlineprotectedinherited

For classes without reflect method, where we need to look somewhere else to get the information for visiting it.

To do so we call a global non-intrusive reflect-function which must be specialized for the visitor and the member type. This allows non-intrusive reflection. If the non-intrusive reflect method does not exist we will get a compiler error here!

◆ reflectMissing()

void reflectMissing ( T &  object)
inlineprotectedinherited

◆ version() [1/2]

VersionType version ( VersionType  version,
const T *  caller = NULL 
)
inlineinherited

Specifies the current class version and returns the version found in the data stream.

During serialization (read-only reflector), the specified version usually is stored as class version in the data stream. However, the serialized version can be overridden by setting a specific version for a certain class identifier, using desireClassVersions(). In that case, version() may return a different value than specified, and the class' reflect() method must implement reflection according to that version number. During deserialization (write-only reflector), the reflector reads the version found in the data stream and returns it. Providing the type of the caller enables defining separate version numbers for all base classes of an inherited type. Each class in the inheritance hierarchy can store and retrieve a version number independently of all its bases or sub-classes (assuming reflect() calls the reflect() method of the base class using reflectBase()). The type of the caller is also required to look up whether a specific version is desired (see desireClassVersions()). The sole purpose of the 'caller' parameter is to enable automatic deduction of the template parameter T. It can be omitted when T is given explicitly.

Usage:

template<typename Reflector>
void reflect(Reflector& r)
{
VersionType v = r.version(3, this); // specifies current version 3
// in serialization case, normally returns v=3, unless
// configured differently using desireClassVersions()
// in deserialization case, returns the version read from serialized data
// (or throws XIO if that is higher than 3, i.e. incompatible)
r.member("X", x, "");
if (version >= 2)
r.member("X2", x2, "");
if (version == 3)
...
}
Note
Specifying versions for serialized classes is optional.
requireVersion() and version() currently are supported by serialization reflectors only

◆ version() [2/2]

VersionType version ( VersionType  version,
AcceptDesiredVersion  ,
const T *  caller = NULL 
)
inlineinherited

Extension of version() (see above), that additionally signals the reflector that the caller will properly handle a different version than the one it specifies itself.

◆ desireClassVersions()

void desireClassVersions ( const ClassVersionMap versions)
inlineinherited

Historically, classes have just been defining their current version themselves during serialization (the case where an object exists and its state is read out and serialized), by calling Reflector::version() with the respective version number parameter.

Different versions of a class were only considered during deserialization (i.e. restoring an object state from serialized data). In some cases it may be desirable, however, to serialize a different version (naturally, this can not be a higher version than the class implementation knows, only lower). This is useful e.g. to ensure serializing data that is compatible with a certain other (older) implementation, thus it can be deserialized by another instance.

For such cases, a mechanism is provided to generally enable requesting a specific version for any class from the reflector. This involves providing a map of class types (type names) to version numbers to the reflector. When a class contained in the map calls version() in its reflect() method, the call shall return the version number from the version map instead of the version number indicated by the class implementation itself. The class serialization must then follow that returned version.

A call to this method will always overwrite any previous setting of desired versions, i.e. the map is not cumulative.

Note
Since this is an addition to the ReflectorInterface in MIRABase 1.9.0, it cannot be ensured that all existing classes supported by the MIRA serialization framework (i.e., all classes for which exists an intrusive or non-intrusive reflect() method) properly support this mechanism of external version selection for serialization. In order to allow the reflector to be sure the class understands and observes a different version returned to it (or otherwise make the reflector refrain from changing the version indicated by the class and issue a warning instead), variants of the above version()/requireVersion() methods are introduced which implicitly provide that confirmation when called. See below.

◆ member() [1/7]

void member ( const char *  name,
T &  member,
const char *  comment,
ReflectCtrlFlags  flags = REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE 
)
inlineinherited

Specifies a class member for reflection/serialization.

For each member its name (as used in XML files, etc) and a comment that describes the member must be specified.

Parameters
nameThe name of the member (as used in XML files)
memberThe member that should be reflected/serialized
commentA comment that describes the member
flagsFlags for controlling the reflection

◆ member() [2/7]

void member ( const char *  name,
const std::string &  id,
T &  member,
const char *  comment,
ReflectCtrlFlags  flags = REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE 
)
inlineinherited

Same as above, with an extra parameter for specifying the id explicitly if it differs from name.

(Used by several adapters to STL-containers, etc.)

◆ member() [3/7]

void member ( const char *  name,
const T &  member,
Setter< T >  setter,
const char *  comment,
ReflectCtrlFlags  flags = REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE 
)
inlineinherited

Same as above, with a special setter method for reading the member.

See also
Getters and Setters

◆ member() [4/7]

void member ( const char *  name,
Getter< T >  getter,
Setter< T >  setter,
const char *  comment,
ReflectCtrlFlags  flags = REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE 
)
inlineinherited

Same as above, with a special getter and setter accessing the member.

Since both, getter and setter are specified, the member does not need to be specified itself. The full access is done using the accessor methods.

See also
Getters and Setters

◆ member() [5/7]

void member ( const char *  name,
T &  member,
const char *  comment,
const U &  defaultValue,
ReflectCtrlFlags  flags = REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE 
)
inlineinherited

Same as above, where a default value can be specified that is used, if the value is not available in the data source.

See also
Default Values

◆ member() [6/7]

void member ( const char *  name,
const T &  member,
Setter< T >  setter,
const char *  comment,
const U &  defaultValue,
ReflectCtrlFlags  flags = REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE 
)
inlineinherited

Same as above, where a default value can be specified that is used, if the value is not available in the data source.

See also
Default Values

◆ member() [7/7]

void member ( const char *  name,
Getter< T >  getter,
Setter< T >  setter,
const char *  comment,
const U &  defaultValue,
ReflectCtrlFlags  flags = REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE 
)
inlineinherited

Same as above, where a default value can be specified that is used, if the value is not available in the data source.

See also
Default Values

◆ property() [1/7]

void property ( const char *  name,
T &  member,
const char *  comment,
PropertyHint &&  hint = PropertyHint(),
ReflectCtrlFlags  flags = REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE 
)
inlineinherited

Same as the corresponding member-method, to indicate that the member is a property and can be altered at runtime.

Using the last optional parameter certain "property hints" can be specified

◆ property() [2/7]

void property ( const char *  name,
const std::string &  id,
T &  member,
const char *  comment,
PropertyHint &&  hint = PropertyHint(),
ReflectCtrlFlags  flags = REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE 
)
inlineinherited

Same as above, with an extra parameter for specifying the id explicitly if it differs from name.

(Used by several adapters to STL-containers, etc.)

◆ property() [3/7]

void property ( const char *  name,
const T &  member,
Setter< T >  setter,
const char *  comment,
PropertyHint &&  hint = PropertyHint(),
ReflectCtrlFlags  flags = REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE 
)
inlineinherited

Same as the corresponding member-method, to indicate that the member is a property and can be altered at runtime.

◆ property() [4/7]

void property ( const char *  name,
Getter< T >  getter,
Setter< T >  setter,
const char *  comment,
PropertyHint &&  hint = PropertyHint(),
ReflectCtrlFlags  flags = REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE 
)
inlineinherited

Same as the corresponding member-method, to indicate that the member is a property and can be altered at runtime.

◆ property() [5/7]

void property ( const char *  name,
T &  member,
const char *  comment,
const U &  defaultValue,
PropertyHint &&  hint = PropertyHint(),
ReflectCtrlFlags  flags = REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE 
)
inlineinherited

Same as the corresponding member-method, to indicate that the member is a property and can be altered at runtime.

◆ property() [6/7]

void property ( const char *  name,
const T &  member,
Setter< T >  setter,
const char *  comment,
const U &  defaultValue,
PropertyHint &&  hint = PropertyHint(),
ReflectCtrlFlags  flags = REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE 
)
inlineinherited

Same as the corresponding member-method, to indicate that the member is a property and can be altered at runtime.

◆ property() [7/7]

void property ( const char *  name,
Getter< T >  getter,
Setter< T >  setter,
const char *  comment,
const U &  defaultValue,
PropertyHint &&  hint = PropertyHint(),
ReflectCtrlFlags  flags = REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE 
)
inlineinherited

Same as the corresponding member-method, to indicate that the member is a property and can be altered at runtime.

◆ roproperty() [1/3]

void roproperty ( const char *  name,
const T &  member,
const char *  comment,
PropertyHint &&  hint = PropertyHint(),
ReflectCtrlFlags  flags = REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE 
)
inlineinherited

A property that just reflects a runtime state of the object and can be displayed but not altered.

◆ roproperty() [2/3]

void roproperty ( const char *  name,
const std::string &  id,
const T &  member,
const char *  comment,
PropertyHint &&  hint = PropertyHint(),
ReflectCtrlFlags  flags = REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE 
)
inlineinherited

Same as above, with an extra parameter for specifying the id explicitly if it differs from name.

◆ roproperty() [3/3]

void roproperty ( const char *  name,
Getter< T >  getter,
const char *  comment,
PropertyHint &&  hint = PropertyHint(),
ReflectCtrlFlags  flags = REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE 
)
inlineinherited

Same as above, with a special getter method for reading the member.

See also
Getters and Setters

◆ itemName()

void itemName ( const std::string &  name)
inlineinherited

If the currently reflected object is an item within a collection, this allows to specify an explicit name for that item.

This currently is interpreted by the PropertySerializer only.

◆ delegate() [1/3]

void delegate ( T &  member,
ReflectCtrlFlags  flags = REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE 
)
inlineinherited

Delegates the serialization/reflection of a member directly to the member.

Must be used with IsTransparentSerializable and is for most advanced users only.

◆ delegate() [2/3]

void delegate ( const T &  member,
Setter< T >  setter,
ReflectCtrlFlags  flags = REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE 
)
inlineinherited

Delegates the serialization/reflection of a member directly to the member.

Must be used with IsTransparentSerializable and is for most advanced users only.

◆ delegate() [3/3]

void delegate ( Getter< T >  getter,
Setter< T >  setter,
ReflectCtrlFlags  flags = REFLECT_CTRLFLAG_NONE 
)
inlineinherited

Delegates the serialization/reflection of a member directly to the member.

Must be used with IsTransparentSerializable and is for most advanced users only.

◆ interface()

void interface ( const char *  name)
inlineinherited

Indicates that the class implements the specified RPC interface.

If you indicate that your class implements the specified interface by calling this method in your reflect method, there is an implicit contract that your class provides all methods that are defined by that interface.

◆ method() [1/11]

InvalidRPCDescription<R(Args...), Description...> method ( const char *  ,
F &&  ,
Description &&  ... 
)
inlineinherited

◆ method() [2/11]

InvalidRPCDescription<F, Description...> method ( const char *  ,
F &&  ,
Description &&  ... 
)
inlineinherited

◆ method() [3/11]

InvalidRPCDescription<R (Class::*)(Args...), Description...> method ( const char *  ,
R(Class::*)(Args...)  ,
Class ,
Description &&  ... 
)
inlineinherited

◆ method() [4/11]

InvalidRPCDescription<R (Class::*)(Args...) const, Description...> method ( const char *  ,
R(Class::*)(Args...)  const,
Class ,
Description &&  ... 
)
inlineinherited

◆ method() [5/11]

ValidRPCDescription<R(Args...), Description...> method ( const char *  ,
F &&  ,
Description &&  ... 
)
inlineinherited

◆ method() [6/11]

ValidRPCDescription<F, Description...> method ( const char *  ,
F &&  ,
Description &&  ... 
)
inlineinherited

◆ method() [7/11]

ValidRPCDescription<R (Class::*)(Args...), Description...> method ( const char *  ,
R(Class::*)(Args...)  ,
Class ,
Description &&  ... 
)
inlineinherited

◆ method() [8/11]

ValidRPCDescription<R (Class::*)(Args...) const, Description...> method ( const char *  ,
R(Class::*)(Args...)  const,
Class ,
Description &&  ... 
)
inlineinherited

◆ method() [9/11]

void method ( const char *  name,
Method  method,
const char *  comment,
const char *  paramName,
const char *  paramDescription,
paramSampleValue,
  ... 
)
inherited

Specifies that the class that is reflected provides a service through the specified static member function or free function.

The method will then be available for RPC calls. For each method its name (used to identify the method in RPC calls) and a comment that describes the method must be specified.

Parameters
nameThe name of the method (used for calling it)
methodThe static member function (or free function) that implements the method
commentA comment that describes the method
paramNameOptional additional argument(s) for the names of the method's parameters
paramDescriptionOptional additional argument(s) for the descriptions of the method's parameters.
paramSampleValueOptional additional argument(s) providing a sample value for each parameter. These are not default values, they are only used for documentation purpose, and should mainly serve to illustrate notation.

The optional parameter documentation arguments must be either a sequence of pairs of const char* values or a sequence of triplets, where each third value is a value of the respective method parameter's type. (name and description must both be provided, for all parameters or for none, and if sample values are to be added, they also need to be added for all parameters).

Examples:

r.method("myMethod1", myStaticMethod1, "static method that does something");
r.method("myMethod2", myStaticMethod2, "static method that does something else",
"x", "1st parameter", "y", "2nd parameter");
r.method("myMethod3", myStaticMethod3, "yet another static method"
"a", "parameter 1", ParamType1(...), "b", "parameter b", ParamType2(...));

◆ method() [10/11]

void method ( const char *  name,
Method  method,
Class object,
const char *  comment,
const char *  paramName,
const char *  paramDescription,
paramSampleValue,
  ... 
)
inherited

Specifies that the class that is reflected provides a service through the specified non-static member function.

The method will then be available for RPC calls. For each method its name (used to identify the method in RPC calls) and a comment that describes the method must be specified.

Parameters
nameThe name of the method (used for calling it)
methodThe non-static member function (const or non-const) that implements the method
objectA pointer to the object on which the function is called (usually "this")
commentA comment that describes the method
paramNameOptional additional argument(s) for the names of the method's parameters
paramDescriptionOptional additional argument(s) for the descriptions of the method's parameters.
paramSampleValueOptional additional argument(s) providing a sample value for each parameter.

See above for documentation of optional parameter documentation arguments.

Example:

r.method("myMethod2", &MyClass::myMethod, this, "a non-static method");

◆ method() [11/11]

void method ( const char *  name,
Method  method,
const char *  comment,
const char *  paramName,
const char *  paramDescription,
paramSampleValue,
  ... 
)
inherited

Specifies that the class that is reflected provides a service through the specified function wrapper.

The method will then be available for RPC calls. For each method its name (used to identify the method in RPC calls) and a comment that describes the method must be specified.

Parameters
nameThe name of the method (used for calling it)
methodThe function wrapper object that implements the method, e.g. created using boost::bind
commentA comment that describes the method
paramNameOptional additional argument(s) for the names of the method's parameters
paramDescriptionOptional additional argument(s) for the descriptions of the method's parameters.
paramSampleValueOptional additional argument(s) providing a sample value for each parameter.

See above for documentation of optional parameter documentation arguments.

Example:

r.method("myMethod3", boost::bind(&MyClass::myMethod, this, 1.23, 4, _1), "a function wrapper");

◆ invalid_method()

void invalid_method ( )
inlineinherited

◆ pushObjectTrackingStore()

void pushObjectTrackingStore ( )
inlineinherited

Push the current object tracking memory to an internal stack (backup).

◆ popObjectTrackingStore()

void popObjectTrackingStore ( )
inlineinherited

Pop the current object tracking memory from internal stack (restore).

◆ usesHumanReadableIDs()

static bool usesHumanReadableIDs ( )
inlinestaticinherited

Returns true, if the concrete derived Reflector supports human readable IDs.

The return value of this method is known at compile time and hence the compiler is able to optimize the code depending on that value.

◆ preReflect()

ReflectState preReflect ( const char *  context = "")
inlineinherited

If a reflector requires reflection barriers, preReflect() and postReflect() should be called before/after calling an external method within reflect(), to declare these barriers (such a 'barrier' is just a declaration to the reflector, in fact).

The base implementation is empty and should not actually be called (if a reflector needs these methods, it must provide own definitions).

Parameters
contextCan be used to provide context, e.g. name of the reflected class or function that is called. How this is used depends on the reflector implementation, e.g. MetaSerializer uses it to generate comments on data elements implicitly defined by preReflect.

The complete process of calling these methods is wrapped by MIRA_REFLECT_CALL. That macro should be used to simplify handling.

See requireReflectBarriers and ReflectState.

◆ postReflect()

void postReflect ( const ReflectState )
inlineinherited

See preReflect for documentation.

◆ checkForcedVersion()

static int checkForcedVersion ( const std::string &  variable)
inlinestaticprotectedinherited

Member Data Documentation

◆ MIRA_REFLECTOR_TOPLEVEL_NAME

constexpr auto MIRA_REFLECTOR_TOPLEVEL_NAME = "@value"
staticprotected

Use this when a reflector needs to choose a name for serializing an object.

Internally this is used to recognize it is not a name defined by the reflected object, but by the reflector.


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