VuoSerializable.hh

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#pragma once
 
#include <string>
#include <map>
#pragma clang diagnostic push
#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdocumentation"
#include "json-c/json.h"
#pragma clang diagnostic pop
 
class VuoSerializable
{
public:
    typedef VuoSerializable * (*Constructor)(json_object *);    
    static bool registerSubclass(std::string type, Constructor makeFromJson);
    static void destroy(void *t);
    static std::string type;
    static VuoSerializable *makeFromJson(json_object *js);
    virtual json_object *getJson();
    std::string getType() const;
    virtual char *getSummary() = 0; 
    virtual bool operator==(const VuoSerializable &that) = 0;   
    virtual bool operator<(const VuoSerializable &that) = 0;    
    VuoSerializable();
    virtual ~VuoSerializable();
private:
    typedef std::map<std::string, Constructor> ConstructorMap;
    static ConstructorMap *constructors;
};
 
#define VuoSerializableRegister(class) \
    std::string class::type = #class; \
    static bool class ## Registered = VuoSerializable::registerSubclass(class::type, class::makeFromJson);
 
#define VuoSerializableEquals(class) \
    const class *thatSpecialized = dynamic_cast<const class *>(&that); \
    if (!thatSpecialized) \
        return false;
 
#define VuoSerializableLessThan(class) \
    const class *thatSpecialized = dynamic_cast<const class *>(&that); \
    if (!thatSpecialized) \
        return getType() < that.getType();