lexical_cast.hpp

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   Part of the Battle for Wesnoth Project https://www.wesnoth.org/

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/**
 * @file
 * New lexcical_cast header.
 *
 * For debugging you can include this header _in_ a namespace (to honor ODR)
 * and have a set of functions that throws exceptions instead of doing the
 * real job. This is done for the unit tests but should normally not be done.
 */

#ifdef LEXICAL_CAST_DEBUG
#undef LEXICAL_CAST_HPP_INCLUDED
#endif

#ifndef LEXICAL_CAST_HPP_INCLUDED
#define LEXICAL_CAST_HPP_INCLUDED

#ifdef LEXICAL_CAST_DEBUG

#undef DEBUG_THROW
/**
 * Throws an exception for debugging.
 *
 * @param id                      The unique name to identify the function.
 *                                @note this name is a user defined string and
 *                                should not be modified once used!
 */
#define DEBUG_THROW(id) throw id;
#else

#ifdef __FreeBSD__
#define __LONG_LONG_SUPPORTED
#endif

#include "global.hpp"
#include <optional>

#include <cstdlib>
#include <limits>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>
#include <type_traits>

#define DEBUG_THROW(id)
#endif

/**
 * @namespace implementation
 * Contains the implementation details for lexical_cast and shouldn't be used
 * directly.
 */
namespace implementation {

    template<
          typename To
        , typename From
        , typename ToEnable = void
        , typename FromEnable = void
    >
    struct lexical_caster;

} // namespace implementation

/**
 * Lexical cast converts one type to another.
 *
 * @tparam To                     The type to convert to.
 * @tparam From                   The type to convert from.
 *
 * @param value                   The value to convert.
 *
 * @returns                       The converted value.
 *
 * @throw                         bad_lexical_cast if the cast was unsuccessful.
 */
template<typename To, typename From>
inline To lexical_cast(From value)
{
    return implementation::lexical_caster<To, From>().operator()(value, std::nullopt);
}

/**
 * Lexical cast converts one type to another with a fallback.
 *
 * @tparam To                     The type to convert to.
 * @tparam From                   The type to convert from.
 *
 * @param value                   The value to convert.
 * @param fallback                The fallback value to return if the cast fails.
 *
 * @returns                       The converted value.
 */
template<typename To, typename From>
inline To lexical_cast_default(From value, To fallback = To())
{
    return implementation::lexical_caster<To, From>().operator()(value, fallback);
}

/** Thrown when a lexical_cast fails. */
struct bad_lexical_cast : std::exception
{
    const char* what() const noexcept
    {
        return "bad_lexical_cast";
    }
};

namespace implementation {

/**
 * Base class for the conversion.
 *
 * Since functions can't be partially specialized we use a class, which can be
 * partially specialized for the conversion.
 *
 * @tparam To                     The type to convert to.
 * @tparam From                   The type to convert from.
 * @tparam ToEnable               Filter to enable the To type.
 * @tparam FromEnable             Filter to enable the From type.
 */
template<
      typename To
    , typename From
    , typename ToEnable
    , typename FromEnable
>
struct lexical_caster
{
    To operator()(From value, std::optional<To> fallback) const
    {
        DEBUG_THROW("generic");

        To result = To();
        std::stringstream sstr;

        if(!(sstr << value && sstr >> result)) {
            if(fallback) { return *fallback; }

            throw bad_lexical_cast();
        } else {
            return result;
        }
    }
};

/**
 * Specialized conversion class.
 *
 * Specialized for returning strings from an integral type or a pointer to an
 * integral type.
 */
template <typename From>
struct lexical_caster<
      std::string
    , From
    , void
    , std::enable_if_t<std::is_integral_v<std::remove_pointer_t<From>>>
>
{
    std::string operator()(From value, std::optional<std::string>) const
    {
        DEBUG_THROW("specialized - To std::string - From integral (pointer)");

        std::stringstream sstr;
        sstr << value;
        return sstr.str();
    }
};

/**
 * Specialized conversion class.
 *
 * Specialized for returning a long long from a (const) char*.
 * @note is separate from the other signed types since a long long has a
 * performance penalty at 32 bit systems.
 */
template <class From>
struct lexical_caster<
      long long
    , From
    , void
    , std::enable_if_t<std::is_same_v<From, const char*> || std::is_same_v<From, char*>>
    >
{
    long long operator()(From value, std::optional<long long> fallback) const
    {
        DEBUG_THROW("specialized - To long long - From (const) char*");

        if(fallback) {
            return lexical_cast_default<long long>(std::string(value), *fallback);
        } else {
            return lexical_cast<long long>(std::string(value));
        }
    }
};

/**
 * Specialized conversion class.
 *
 * Specialized for returning a long long from a std::string.
 * @note is separate from the other signed types since a long long has a
 * performance penalty at 32 bit systems.
 */
template <>
struct lexical_caster<
      long long
    , std::string
    >
{
    long long operator()(const std::string& value, std::optional<long long> fallback) const
    {
        DEBUG_THROW("specialized - To long long - From std::string");

        try {
            return std::stoll(value);
        } catch(const std::invalid_argument&) {
        } catch(const std::out_of_range&) {
        }

        if(fallback) {
            return *fallback;
        } else {
            throw bad_lexical_cast();
        }
    }
};

/**
 * Specialized conversion class.
 *
 * Specialized for returning a signed type from a (const) char*.
 */
template <class To, class From>
struct lexical_caster<
      To
    , From
    , std::enable_if_t<std::is_integral_v<To> && std::is_signed_v<To> && !std::is_same_v<To, long long>>
    , std::enable_if_t<std::is_same_v<From, const char*> || std::is_same_v<From, char*>>
    >
{
    To operator()(From value, std::optional<To> fallback) const
    {
        DEBUG_THROW("specialized - To signed - From (const) char*");

        if(fallback) {
            return lexical_cast_default<To>(std::string(value), *fallback);
        } else {
            return lexical_cast<To>(std::string(value));
        }
    }
};

/**
 * Specialized conversion class.
 *
 * Specialized for returning a signed type from a std::string.
 */
template <class To>
struct lexical_caster<
      To
    , std::string
    , std::enable_if_t<std::is_integral_v<To> && std::is_signed_v<To> && !std::is_same_v<To, long long>>
    >
{
    To operator()(const std::string& value, std::optional<To> fallback) const
    {
        DEBUG_THROW("specialized - To signed - From std::string");

        try {
            long res = std::stol(value);
            if(std::numeric_limits<To>::lowest() <= res && std::numeric_limits<To>::max() >= res) {
                return static_cast<To>(res);
            }
        } catch(const std::invalid_argument&) {
        } catch(const std::out_of_range&) {
        }

        if(fallback) {
            return *fallback;
        } else {
            throw bad_lexical_cast();
        }
    }
};

/**
 * Specialized conversion class.
 *
 * Specialized for returning a floating point type from a (const) char*.
 */
template <class To, class From>
struct lexical_caster<
      To
    , From
    , std::enable_if_t<std::is_floating_point_v<To>>
    , std::enable_if_t<std::is_same_v<From, const char*> || std::is_same_v<From, char*>>
    >
{
    To operator()(From value, std::optional<To> fallback) const
    {
        DEBUG_THROW("specialized - To floating point - From (const) char*");

        if(fallback) {
            return lexical_cast_default<To>(std::string(value), *fallback);
        } else {
            return lexical_cast<To>(std::string(value));
        }
    }
};

/**
 * Specialized conversion class.
 *
 * Specialized for returning a floating point type from a std::string.
 */
template <class To>
struct lexical_caster<
      To
    , std::string
    , std::enable_if_t<std::is_floating_point_v<To>>
    >
{
    To operator()(const std::string& value, std::optional<To> fallback) const
    {
        DEBUG_THROW("specialized - To floating point - From std::string");

        // Explicitly reject hexadecimal values. Unit tests of the config class require that.
        if(value.find_first_of("Xx") != std::string::npos) {
            if(fallback) {
                return *fallback;
            } else {
                throw bad_lexical_cast();
            }
        }

        try {
            long double res = std::stold(value);
            if((static_cast<long double>(std::numeric_limits<To>::lowest()) <= res) && (static_cast<long double>(std::numeric_limits<To>::max()) >= res)) {
                return static_cast<To>(res);
            }
        } catch(const std::invalid_argument&) {
        } catch(const std::out_of_range&) {
        }

        if(fallback) {
            return *fallback;
        } else {
            throw bad_lexical_cast();
        }
    }
};

/**
 * Specialized conversion class.
 *
 * Specialized for returning a unsigned long long from a (const) char*.
 * @note is separate from the other unsigned types since a unsigned long long
 * has a performance penalty at 32 bit systems.
 */
template <class From>
struct lexical_caster<
      unsigned long long
    , From
    , void
    , std::enable_if_t<std::is_same_v<From, const char*> || std::is_same_v<From, char*>>
    >
{
    unsigned long long operator()(From value, std::optional<unsigned long long> fallback) const
    {
        DEBUG_THROW(
                "specialized - To unsigned long long - From (const) char*");

        if(fallback) {
            return lexical_cast_default<unsigned long long>(std::string(value), *fallback);
        } else {
            return lexical_cast<unsigned long long>(std::string(value));
        }
    }
};

/**
 * Specialized conversion class.
 *
 * Specialized for returning a unsigned long long from a std::string.
 * @note is separate from the other unsigned types since a unsigned long long
 * has a performance penalty at 32 bit systems.
 */
template <>
struct lexical_caster<
      unsigned long long
    , std::string
    >
{
    unsigned long long operator()(const std::string& value, std::optional<unsigned long long> fallback) const
    {
        DEBUG_THROW("specialized - To unsigned long long - From std::string");

        try {
            return std::stoull(value);
        } catch(const std::invalid_argument&) {
        } catch(const std::out_of_range&) {
        }

        if(fallback) {
            return *fallback;
        } else {
            throw bad_lexical_cast();
        }
    }
};

/**
 * Specialized conversion class.
 *
 * Specialized for returning a unsigned type from a (const) char*.
 */
template <class To, class From>
struct lexical_caster<
      To
    , From
    , std::enable_if_t<std::is_unsigned_v<To> && !std::is_same_v<To, unsigned long long>>
    , std::enable_if_t<std::is_same_v<From, const char*> || std::is_same_v<From, char*>>
    >
{
    To operator()(From value, std::optional<To> fallback) const
    {
        DEBUG_THROW("specialized - To unsigned - From (const) char*");

        if(fallback) {
            return lexical_cast_default<To>(std::string(value), *fallback);
        } else {
            return lexical_cast<To>(std::string(value));
        }
    }
};

/**
 * Specialized conversion class.
 *
 * Specialized for returning a unsigned type from a std::string.
 */
template <class To>
struct lexical_caster<
      To
    , std::string
    , std::enable_if_t<std::is_unsigned_v<To>>
    >
{
    To operator()(const std::string& value, std::optional<To> fallback) const
    {
        DEBUG_THROW("specialized - To unsigned - From std::string");

        try {
            unsigned long res = std::stoul(value);
            // No need to check the lower bound, it's zero for all unsigned types.
            if(std::numeric_limits<To>::max() >= res) {
                return static_cast<To>(res);
            }
        } catch(const std::invalid_argument&) {
        } catch(const std::out_of_range&) {
        }

        if(fallback) {
            return *fallback;
        } else {
            throw bad_lexical_cast();
        }
    }
};

} // namespace implementation

#endif