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/*
* \brief Utility for passing lambda arguments to non-template functions
* \author Norman Feske
* \date 2025-01-14
*/
/*
* Copyright (C) 2025 Genode Labs GmbH
*
* This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
* under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.
*/
#ifndef _INCLUDE__UTIL__CALLABLE_H_
#define _INCLUDE__UTIL__CALLABLE_H_
#include <util/interface.h>
namespace Genode { template <typename, typename...> struct Callable; };
/**
* Utility for passing lambda arguments to non-template functions
*
* A function or method taking a lambda as argument must always be a template
* because the captured state is known only at the caller site. For example,
* within a display driver, the following function is meant to call 'fn' for
* each 'Connector const &' that is currently known.
*
* ! void for_each_connector(auto const &fn);
*
* The type of 'fn' as template parameter stands in the way in two situations.
* First, 'for_each_connector' must be implemented in a header because it is a
* template. But its inner working might be complex and better be hidden inside
* a compilation unit. Second, 'for_each_connector' cannot be part of an
* abstract interface because template methods cannot be virtual functions.
*
* The 'Callable' utility addresses both situations by introducing an abstract
* function type 'Ft' for the plain signature (arguments, return type) of a
* lambda, and an 'Fn' type implementing the abstract function for a concrete
* lambda argument. E.g., the following 'With_connector' type defines a
* signature for a lambda that takes a 'Connector const &' argument.
*
* ! With_connector = Callable<void, Connector const &>;
*
* The 'With_connector' definition now allows for defining a pure virtual
* function by referring to the signature's function type 'Ft'. It is a good
* practice to use a '_' prefix because this method is not meant to be the API.
*
* ! virtual void _for_each_connector(With_connector::Ft const &) = 0;
*
* The user-facing API should best accept a regular 'auto const &fn' argument
* and call the virtual function with a concrete implementation of the function
* type, which is accomplished via the 'Fn' type.
*
* ! void for_each_connector(auto const &fn)
* ! {
* ! _for_each_connector( With_connector::Fn { fn } );
* ! }
*
* At the implementation site of '_for_each_connector', the 'Ft' argument
* can be called like a regular lambda argument. At the caller site,
* 'for_each_connector' accepts a regular lambda argument naturally expecting
* a 'Connector const &'.
*/
template <typename RET, typename... ARGS>
struct Genode::Callable
{
struct Ft : Interface { virtual RET operator () (ARGS &&...) const = 0; };
template <typename FN>
struct Fn : Ft
{
FN const &_fn;
Fn(FN const &fn) : _fn(fn) { };
RET operator () (ARGS &&... args) const override { return _fn(args...); }
};
};
template <typename... ARGS>
struct Genode::Callable<void, ARGS...>
{
struct Ft : Interface { virtual void operator () (ARGS &&...) const = 0; };
template <typename FN>
struct Fn : Ft
{
FN const &_fn;
Fn(FN const &fn) : _fn(fn) { };
void operator () (ARGS &&... args) const override { _fn(args...); }
};
};
#endif /* _INCLUDE__UTIL__CALLABLE_H_ */