/** * @file classic_callback.h * @author Nat Goodspeed * @date 2016-06-21 * @brief ClassicCallback and HeapClassicCallback * * This header file addresses the problem of passing a method on a C++ object * to an API that requires a classic-C function pointer. Typically such a * callback API accepts a void* pointer along with the function pointer, and * the function pointer signature accepts a void* parameter. The API passes * the caller's pointer value into the callback function so it can find its * data. In C++, there are a few ways to deal with this case: * * - Use a static method with correct signature. If you don't need access to a * specific instance, that works fine. * - Store the object statically (or store a static pointer to a non-static * instance). As long as you only care about one instance, that works, but * starts to get a little icky. As soon as there's more than one pertinent * instance, fight valiantly against the temptation to stuff the instance * pointer into a static pointer variable "just for a moment." * - Code a static trampoline callback function that accepts the void* user * data pointer, casts it to the appropriate class type and calls the actual * method on that class. * * ClassicCallback encapsulates the last. You need only construct a * ClassicCallback instance somewhere that will survive until the callback is * called, binding the target C++ callable. You then call its get_callback() * and get_userdata() methods to pass an appropriate classic-C function * pointer and void* user data pointer, respectively, to the old-style * callback API. get_callback() synthesizes a static trampoline function * that casts the user data pointer and calls the bound C++ callable. * * $LicenseInfo:firstyear=2016&license=viewerlgpl$ * Copyright (c) 2016, Linden Research, Inc. * $/LicenseInfo$ */ #if ! defined(LL_CLASSIC_CALLBACK_H) #define LL_CLASSIC_CALLBACK_H #include #include // std::is_same /***************************************************************************** * Helpers *****************************************************************************/ // find a type in a parameter pack: http://stackoverflow.com/q/17844867/5533635 // usage: index_of<0, sought_t, PackName...>::value template struct index_of { static constexpr int const value = std::is_same::value ? idx : index_of::value; }; // recursion tail template struct index_of { static constexpr int const value = std::is_same::value ? idx : -1; }; /***************************************************************************** * ClassicCallback *****************************************************************************/ /** * Instantiate ClassicCallback in whatever storage will persist long enough * for the callback to be called. It holds a modern C++ callable, providing a * static function pointer and a USERDATA (default void*) capable of being * passed through a classic-C callback API. When the static function is called * with that USERDATA pointer, ClassicCallback forwards the call to the bound * C++ callable. * * Usage: * @code * // callback signature required by the API of interest * typedef void (*callback_t)(int, const char*, void*, double); * // old-style API that accepts a classic-C callback function pointer * void oldAPI(callback_t callback, void* userdata); * // but I want to pass a lambda that references data local to my function! * // (We don't need to name the void* parameter in the C++ callable; * // ClassicCallback already used it to locate the lambda instance.) * auto ccb{ * makeClassicCallback( * [=](int n, const char* s, void*, double f){ ... }) }; * oldAPI(ccb.get_callback(), ccb.get_userdata()); * // If the passed callback is called before oldAPI() returns, we can now * // safely destroy ccb. If the callback might be called later, consider * // HeapClassicCallback instead. * @endcode * * If you have a callable object in hand, and you want to pass that to * ClassicCallback, you may either consume it by passing std::move(object), or * explicitly specify a reference to that object type as the CALLABLE template * parameter: * @code * CallableObject obj; * ClassicCallback ccb{obj}; * @endcode */ // CALLABLE should either be deduced, e.g. by makeClassicCallback(), or // specified explicitly. Its default type is meaningless, coded only so we can // provide a useful default for USERDATA. template class ClassicCallback { typedef ClassicCallback self_t; public: /// ClassicCallback binds any modern C++ callable. ClassicCallback(CALLABLE&& callable): mCallable(std::forward(callable)) {} /** * ClassicCallback must not itself be copied or moved! Once you've passed * get_userdata() to some API, this object MUST remain at that address. */ // However, makeClassicCallback() is useful for deducing the CALLABLE // type, which means we MUST be able to return one to construct into // caller's instance (move ctor). Possible defense: bool 'referenced' data // member set by get_userdata(), with an llassert_always(! referenced) // check in the move constructor. ClassicCallback(ClassicCallback const&) = delete; ClassicCallback(ClassicCallback&&) = default; // delete; ClassicCallback& operator=(ClassicCallback const&) = delete; ClassicCallback& operator=(ClassicCallback&&) = delete; /// Call get_callback() to get the necessary function pointer. SIGNATURE get_callback() const { // This declaration is where the compiler instantiates the correct // signature for the call() function template. SIGNATURE callback = call; return callback; } /// Call get_userdata() to get the opaque USERDATA pointer to pass /// through the classic-C callback API. USERDATA get_userdata() const { // The USERDATA userdata is of course a pointer to this object. return static_cast(const_cast(this)); } protected: /** * This call() method accepts one or more callback arguments. It assumes * the first USERDATA parameter is the userdata. */ // Note that we're not literally using C++ perfect forwarding here -- it // doesn't work to specify (Args&&... args). But that's okay because we're // dealing with a classic-C callback! It's not going to pass any move-only // types. template static auto call(Args... args) { auto userdata = extract_userdata(std::forward(args)...); // cast the userdata param to 'this' and call mCallable return static_cast(userdata)-> mCallable(std::forward(args)...); } template static USERDATA extract_userdata(Args... args) { // Search for the first USERDATA parameter type, then extract that pointer. // extract value from parameter pack: http://stackoverflow.com/a/24710433/5533635 return std::get::value>(std::forward_as_tuple(args...)); } CALLABLE mCallable; }; /** * Usage: * @code * auto ccb{ makeClassicCallback(actual_callback) }; * @endcode */ template auto makeClassicCallback(CALLABLE&& callable) { return ClassicCallback (std::forward(callable)); } /***************************************************************************** * HeapClassicCallback *****************************************************************************/ /** * HeapClassicCallback is like ClassicCallback, with this exception: it MUST * be allocated on the heap because, once the callback has been called, it * deletes itself. This addresses the problem of a callback whose lifespan * must persist beyond the scope in which the callback API is engaged -- but * naturally this callback must be called exactly ONCE. * * Usage: * @code * // callback signature required by the API of interest * typedef void (*callback_t)(int, const char*, void*, double); * // here's the old-style API * void oldAPI(callback_t callback, void* userdata); * // want to call someObjPtr->method() when oldAPI() fires the callback, * // sometime in the future after the enclosing function has returned * auto ccb{ * makeHeapClassicCallback( * [someObjPtr](int n, const char* s, void*, double f) * { someObjPtr->method(); }) }; * oldAPI(ccb.get_callback(), ccb.get_userdata()); * // We don't need a smart pointer for ccb, because it will be deleted once * // oldAPI() calls the bound lambda. HeapClassicCallback is for when the * // callback will be called exactly once. If the classic API might call the * // passed callback more than once -- or might never call it at all -- * // manually construct a ClassicCallback on the heap and manage its lifespan * // explicitly. * @endcode */ template class HeapClassicCallback: public ClassicCallback { typedef ClassicCallback super; typedef HeapClassicCallback self_t; // This destructor is intentionally private to prevent allocation anywhere // but the heap. (The Design and Evolution of C++, section 11.4.2: Control // of Allocation) ~HeapClassicCallback() {} public: HeapClassicCallback(CALLABLE&& callable): super(std::forward(callable)) {} // makeHeapClassicCallback() only needs to return a pointer -- not an // instance -- so we can lock down our move constructor too. HeapClassicCallback(HeapClassicCallback&&) = delete; /// Replicate get_callback() from the base class because we must /// instantiate OUR call() function template. SIGNATURE get_callback() const { // This declaration is where the compiler instantiates the correct // signature for the call() function template. SIGNATURE callback = call; return callback; } /// Replicate get_userdata() from the base class because our call() /// method must be able to reconstitute a pointer to this subclass. USERDATA get_userdata() const { // The USERDATA userdata is of course a pointer to this object. return static_cast(const_cast(this)); } private: // call() uses a helper class to delete the HeapClassicCallback when done, // for two reasons. Most importantly, this deletes even if the callback // throws an exception. But also, call() must directly return the callback // result for return-type deduction. struct Destroyer { Destroyer(self_t* p): mPtr(p) {} ~Destroyer() { delete mPtr; } self_t* mPtr; }; template static auto call(Args... args) { // extract userdata at this level too USERDATA userdata = super::extract_userdata(std::forward(args)...); // arrange to delete it when we leave by whatever means Destroyer destroy(static_cast(userdata)); return super::call(std::forward(args)...); } }; template auto makeHeapClassicCallback(CALLABLE&& callable) { return new HeapClassicCallback (std::forward(callable)); } #endif /* ! defined(LL_CLASSIC_CALLBACK_H) */