polyPackBase.h

/*
  @copyright Russell Standish 2000-2013
  @author Russell Standish
  This file is part of Classdesc
 
  Open source licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE for details.
*/
 
#ifndef CLASSDESC_POLYPACKBASE_H
#define CLASSDESC_POLYPACKBASE_H

#include "pack_base.h"
 
namespace classdesc
{
  struct PolyPackBase
  {
    virtual void pack(pack_t&, const string&) const=0;
    virtual void unpack(unpack_t&, const string&)=0;
    virtual ~PolyPackBase() {}
  };


 
  template <class T>
  struct PolyPack: virtual public PolyPackBase
  {
    void pack(pack_t& x, const string& d) const
    {::pack(x,d,static_cast<const T&>(*this));}
      
    void unpack(unpack_t& x, const string& d)
    {::unpack(x,d,static_cast<T&>(*this));}
 
  };
 
  template <> struct tn<PolyPackBase>
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return "classdesc::PolyPackBase";}
  };
  template <class T> struct tn<PolyPack<T> >
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return "classdesc::PolyPack<"+typeName<T>()+">";}
  };
}
#endif