CSerializable.h

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#pragma once

#include <mrpt/rtti/CObject.h>
#include <mrpt/serialization/serialization_frwds.h>
#include <cstdint>

// Make this frwd decl independent of MRPT_HAS_MATLAB in config.h:
/** Forward declaration for mxArray (avoid #including as much as possible to
 * speed up compiling) */
using mxArray = struct mxArray_tag;

namespace mrpt::serialization
{
/** The virtual base class which provides a unified interface for all persistent
 *objects in MRPT.
 *  Many important properties of this class are inherited from
 *mrpt::rtti::CObject.
 * Refer to the library tutorial: \ref mrpt_serialization_grp
 * \sa CArchive
 * \ingroup mrpt_serialization_grp
 */
class CSerializable : public mrpt::rtti::CObject
{
    friend class CArchive;

    // This must be added to any CObject derived class:
    DEFINE_VIRTUAL_MRPT_OBJECT(CSerializable)

    virtual ~CSerializable() {}
   protected:
    /** @name CSerializable virtual methods
     *  @{ */
    /** Must return the current versioning number of the object. Start in zero
     * for new classes, and increments each time there is a change in the stored
     * format.
     */
    virtual uint8_t serializeGetVersion() const = 0;
    /** Pure virtual method for writing (serializing) to an abstract archive.
     *  Users don't call this method directly. Instead, use `stream << object;`.
     *  \exception std::exception On any I/O error
     */
    virtual void serializeTo(CArchive& out) const = 0;
    /** Pure virtual method for reading (deserializing) from an abstract
     *archive. Users don't call this method directly. Instead, use `stream >>
     *object;`. \param in The input binary stream where the object data must
     *read from. \param version The version of the object stored in the stream:
     *use this version number in your code to know how to read the incoming
     *data. \exception std::exception On any I/O error
     */
    virtual void serializeFrom(CArchive& in, uint8_t serial_version) = 0;
    /** @} */

   public:
    /** Introduces a pure virtual method responsible for writing to a `mxArray`
     * Matlab object, typically a MATLAB `struct` whose contents are documented
     * in each derived class. \return A new `mxArray` (caller is responsible of
     * memory freeing) or nullptr is class does not support conversion to
     * MATLAB.
     */
    virtual mxArray* writeToMatlab() const { return nullptr; }
};  // End of class def.

/** \addtogroup noncstream_serialization Non-CStream serialization functions (in
 * #include <mrpt/serializatin/CSerializable.h>)
 * \ingroup mrpt_serialization_grp
 * @{ */

/** Converts (serializes) an MRPT object into an array of bytes.
 * \param o The object to be serialized.
 * \param out_vector The vector which at return will contain the data. Size will
 * be set automatically.
 * \sa OctetVectorToObject, ObjectToString
 */
void ObjectToOctetVector(
    const CSerializable* o, std::vector<uint8_t>& out_vector);

/** Converts back (de-serializes) a sequence of binary data into a MRPT object,
 * without prior information about the object's class.
 * \param in_data The serialized input data representing the object.
 * \param obj The newly created object will be stored in this smart pointer.
 * \exception None On any internal exception, this function returns a nullptr
 * pointer.
 * \sa ObjectToOctetVector, StringToObject
 */
void OctetVectorToObject(
    const std::vector<uint8_t>& in_data, CSerializable::Ptr& obj);

/** @} */

/** This declaration must be inserted in all CSerializable classes definition,
 * within the class declaration. */
#define DEFINE_SERIALIZABLE(class_name)                                      \
    DEFINE_MRPT_OBJECT(class_name)                                           \
   protected:                                                                \
    /*! @name CSerializable virtual methods */                               \
    /*! @{ */                                                                \
    uint8_t serializeGetVersion() const override;                            \
    void serializeTo(mrpt::serialization::CArchive& out) const override;     \
    void serializeFrom(                                                      \
        mrpt::serialization::CArchive& in, uint8_t serial_version) override; \
/*! @} */

/** This must be inserted in all CSerializable classes implementation files */
#define IMPLEMENTS_SERIALIZABLE(class_name, base, NameSpace) \
    IMPLEMENTS_MRPT_OBJECT(class_name, base, NameSpace)

/** This declaration must be inserted in virtual CSerializable classes
 * definition: */
#define DEFINE_VIRTUAL_SERIALIZABLE(class_name) \
    DEFINE_VIRTUAL_MRPT_OBJECT(class_name)

/** This must be inserted as implementation of some required members for
 *  virtual CSerializable classes:
 */
#define IMPLEMENTS_VIRTUAL_SERIALIZABLE(    \
    class_name, base_class_name, NameSpace) \
    IMPLEMENTS_VIRTUAL_MRPT_OBJECT(class_name, base_class_name, NameSpace)

/** This must be inserted if a custom conversion method for MEX API is
 * implemented in the class */
#define DECLARE_MEX_CONVERSION                           \
    /*! @name Virtual methods for MRPT-MEX conversion */ \
    /*! @{ */                                            \
   public:                                               \
    mxArray* writeToMatlab() const override;             \
/*! @} */

/** This must be inserted if a custom conversion method for MEX API is
 * implemented in the class */
#define DECLARE_MEXPLUS_FROM(complete_type)    \
    namespace mexplus                          \
    {                                          \
    template <typename T>                      \
    mxArray* from(const T& value);             \
    template <>                                \
    mxArray* from(const complete_type& value); \
    }

#define IMPLEMENTS_MEXPLUS_FROM(complete_type) \
    namespace mexplus                          \
    {                                          \
    template <>                                \
    mxArray* from(const complete_type& var)    \
    {                                          \
        return var.writeToMatlab();            \
    }                                          \
    }
}  // namespace mrpt