SimpleMarshaller.hpp

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  tag: Peter Soetens  Mon Jan 19 14:11:20 CET 2004  SimpleMarshaller.hpp

                        SimpleMarshaller.hpp -  description
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    begin                : Mon January 19 2004
    copyright            : (C) 2004 Peter Soetens
    email                : peter.soetens@mech.kuleuven.ac.be

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#ifndef PI_PROPERTIES_SIMPLE_MARSHALLER
#define PI_PROPERTIES_SIMPLE_MARSHALLER

#include "../Property.hpp"
#include "../PropertyIntrospection.hpp"

#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <map>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>

namespace RTT
{

    template<typename o_stream>
    class SimpleMarshaller
        : public Marshaller,
          protected PropertyIntrospection
    {
        static const char TYPECODE_BOOL = 'B';
        static const char TYPECODE_CHAR = 'C';
        static const char TYPECODE_INT  = 'I';
        static const char TYPECODE_UINT  = 'U';
        static const char TYPECODE_DOUBLE = 'D';
        static const char TYPECODE_STRING = 'S';

        template< class T >
        void writeOut(const char tc, const Property<T> &v)
        {
            std::stringstream buffer;
            buffer << v.get();
            _os << tc;
            _os.put(v.getName().size());
            _os << v.getName() << ":";
            _os.put( buffer.str().size() );
            _os << buffer.str() << ";";
        }

        virtual void introspect(PropertyBase* pb)
        {
            PropertyIntrospection::introspect( pb );
        }

        virtual void introspect(Property<bool> &v)
        {
            writeOut(TYPECODE_BOOL, v);
        }

        virtual void introspect(Property<char> &v)
        {
            writeOut(TYPECODE_CHAR, v);
        }

        virtual void introspect(Property<int> &v)
        {
            writeOut(TYPECODE_INT, v);
        }

        virtual void introspect(Property<unsigned int> &v)
        {
            writeOut(TYPECODE_UINT, v);
        }

        virtual void introspect(Property<double> &v)
        {
            writeOut(TYPECODE_DOUBLE, v);
        }

        virtual void introspect(Property<std::string> &v)
        {
            writeOut(TYPECODE_STRING, v);
        }

        virtual void introspect(Property<PropertyBag> &v)
        {
            serialize(v.get());
        }
        typedef o_stream output_stream;
        typedef o_stream OutputStream;
        output_stream &_os;
    public:

        SimpleMarshaller(output_stream &os) :
            _os(os)
        {}

        virtual void flush()
        {}

        virtual void serialize(PropertyBase* p)
        {
            p->identify(this);
        }

        virtual void serialize(const PropertyBag &v)
        {
            v.identify(this);
        }
    };
}
#endif