/* ScummVM - Graphic Adventure Engine * * ScummVM is the legal property of its developers, whose names * are too numerous to list here. Please refer to the COPYRIGHT * file distributed with this source distribution. * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. * */ #ifndef COMMON_CALLBACK_H #define COMMON_CALLBACK_H namespace Common { /** * BaseCallback is a simple base class for object-oriented callbacks. * * Object-oriented callbacks are such callbacks that know exact instance * which method must be called. * * For backwards compatibility purposes, there is a GlobalFunctionCallback, * which is BaseCallback, so it can be used with global C-like * functions too. * * is the type, which is passed to operator() of this callback. * This allows you to specify that you accept a callback, which wants * to receive an object. */ template class BaseCallback { public: BaseCallback() {} virtual ~BaseCallback() {} virtual void operator()(S data) = 0; }; /** * GlobalFunctionCallback is a simple wrapper for global C functions. * * If there is a method, which accepts BaseCallback, you can * easily pass your C function by passing * new GlobalFunctionCallback(yourFunction) */ template class GlobalFunctionCallback: public BaseCallback { typedef void(*GlobalFunction)(T result); GlobalFunction _callback; public: GlobalFunctionCallback(GlobalFunction cb): _callback(cb) {} virtual ~GlobalFunctionCallback() {} virtual void operator()(T data) { if (_callback) _callback(data); } }; /** * Callback implements an object-oriented callback. * * stands for a class which method you want to call. * , again, is the type of an object passed to operator(). * * So, if you have void MyClass::myMethod(AnotherClass) method, * the corresponding callback is Callback. * You create it similarly to this: * new Callback( * pointerToMyClassObject, * &MyClass::myMethod * ) */ template class Callback: public BaseCallback { protected: typedef void(T::*TMethod)(S); T *_object; TMethod _method; public: Callback(T *object, TMethod method): _object(object), _method(method) {} virtual ~Callback() {} void operator()(S data) { (_object->*_method)(data); } }; /** * CallbackBridge helps you to chain callbacks. * * CallbackBridge keeps a pointer to BaseCallback. * When its operator() is called, it passes this pointer * along with the actual data (of type ) to the method * of class. * * This is needed when you have to call a callback only * when your own callback is called. So, your callback * is "inner" and the other one is "outer". * * CallbackBridge implements the "inner" one and calls * the method you wanted. It passes the "outer", so you * can call it from your method. You can ignore it, but * probably there is no point in using CallbackBridge then. * * So, if you receive a BaseCallback callback * and you want to call it from your MyClass::myMethod method, * you should create CallbackBridge, * where is data type you want to receive in MyClass::myMethod. * * You create it similarly to this: * new Callback( * pointerToMyClassObject, * &MyClass::myMethod, * outerCallback * ) * where `outerCallback` is BaseCallback and `myMethod` is: * void MyClass::myMethod(BaseCallback *, AnotherClass) */ template class CallbackBridge: public BaseCallback { typedef void(T::*TCallbackMethod)(BaseCallback *, S); T *_object; TCallbackMethod _method; BaseCallback *_outerCallback; public: CallbackBridge(T *object, TCallbackMethod method, BaseCallback *outerCallback): _object(object), _method(method), _outerCallback(outerCallback) {} virtual ~CallbackBridge() {} void operator()(S data) { (_object->*_method)(_outerCallback, data); } }; } // End of namespace Common #endif