argos::CFactory< TYPE > Class Template Reference

Basic factory template. More...

#include <factory.h>

Classes
struct	STypeInfo
	A struct containing the information about the registered types. More...

Public Types
typedef TYPE *	TCreator()
	Pointer to the function that creates objects of type TYPE More...
typedef std::map< std::string, STypeInfo * >	TTypeMap
	The map of registered TYPEs. More...

Static Public Member Functions
static TTypeMap &	GetTypeMap ()
	Creates and returns the TYPE map. More...
static void	Register (const std::string &str_label, const std::string &str_author, const std::string &str_version, const std::string &str_brief_desc, const std::string &str_long_desc, const std::string &str_status, TCreator *pc_creator)
	Registers a new TYPE creator in the factory. More...
static TYPE *	New (const std::string &str_label)
	Creates a new object of type TYPE More...
static bool	Exists (const std::string &str_label)
	Returns true if the given label exists in the TYPE map. More...
static void	Print (std::ostream &c_os)
	Prints the list of registered labels. More...
static void	Destroy ()
	Frees up all used memory. More...

Detailed Description

template<typename TYPE>
class argos::CFactory< TYPE >

Basic factory template.

Definition at line 59 of file factory.h.

Member Typedef Documentation

TCreator

template<typename TYPE>

typedef TYPE* argos::CFactory< TYPE >::TCreator()

Pointer to the function that creates objects of type TYPE

Definition at line 65 of file factory.h.

TTypeMap

template<typename TYPE>

typedef std::map<std::string, STypeInfo*> argos::CFactory< TYPE >::TTypeMap

The map of registered TYPEs.

Definition at line 82 of file factory.h.

Member Function Documentation

Destroy()

template<typename TYPE>

void CFactory::Destroy ( )

static

Frees up all used memory.

Definition at line 85 of file factory_impl.h.

Exists()

template<typename TYPE>

bool CFactory::Exists ( const std::string &  str_label )

static

Returns true if the given label exists in the TYPE map.

Returns

true if the given label exists in the TYPE map

Definition at line 62 of file factory_impl.h.

GetTypeMap()

template<typename TYPE>

CFactory< TYPE >::TTypeMap & CFactory::GetTypeMap ( )

static

Creates and returns the TYPE map.

Returns

The TYPE map

Author

Carlo Pinciroli - ilpin.nosp@m.cy@g.nosp@m.mail..nosp@m.com

Definition at line 18 of file factory_impl.h.

New()

template<typename TYPE>

TYPE * CFactory::New ( const std::string &  str_label )

static

Creates a new object of type TYPE

Parameters

str_label

The label of the TYPE to create

Returns

A new object of type TYPE

Definition at line 48 of file factory_impl.h.

Print()

template<typename TYPE>

void CFactory::Print ( std::ostream &  c_os )

static

Prints the list of registered labels.

Parameters

c_os	The std::ostream to write into

Definition at line 71 of file factory_impl.h.

Register()

template<typename TYPE>

void CFactory::Register ( const std::string &  str_label, const std::string &  str_author, const std::string &  str_version, const std::string &  str_brief_desc, const std::string &  str_long_desc, const std::string &  str_status, TCreator *  pc_creator  )

static

Registers a new TYPE creator in the factory.

Parameters

str_label	The label associated to the TYPE creator
str_author	The author of the plugin
str_version	The version of the plugin
str_brief_desc	The brief description of the plugin
str_long_desc	The long description of the plugin
str_status	The status of the plugin
pc_creator	The TYPE creator of the factory

Definition at line 27 of file factory_impl.h.