path: root/src/util/WritableBuffer.hxx

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 * Copyright (C) 2013 Max Kellermann <max@duempel.org>
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#ifndef WRITABLE_BUFFER_HPP
#define WRITABLE_BUFFER_HPP

#include "Compiler.h"

#include <cstddef>

#ifndef NDEBUG
#include <assert.h>
#endif

/**
 * A reference to a memory area that is writable.
 *
 * @see ConstBuffer
 */
template<typename T>
struct WritableBuffer {
	typedef size_t size_type;
	typedef T *pointer_type;
	typedef const T *const_pointer_type;
	typedef pointer_type iterator;
	typedef const_pointer_type const_iterator;

	pointer_type data;
	size_type size;

	WritableBuffer() = default;

	constexpr WritableBuffer(std::nullptr_t):data(nullptr), size(0) {}

	constexpr WritableBuffer(pointer_type _data, size_type _size)
		:data(_data), size(_size) {}

	constexpr static WritableBuffer Null() {
		return { nullptr, 0 };
	}

	/**
	 * Cast a WritableBuffer<void> to a WritableBuffer<T>.  A "void"
	 * buffer records its size in bytes, and when casting to "T",
	 * the assertion below ensures that the size is a multiple of
	 * sizeof(T).
	 */
#ifdef NDEBUG
	constexpr
#endif
	static WritableBuffer<T> FromVoid(WritableBuffer<void> other) {
		static_assert(sizeof(T) > 0, "Empty base type");
#ifndef NDEBUG
		assert(other.size % sizeof(T) == 0);
#endif
		return WritableBuffer<T>(pointer_type(other.data),
				      other.size / sizeof(T));
	}

	constexpr WritableBuffer<void> ToVoid() const {
		static_assert(sizeof(T) > 0, "Empty base type");
		return WritableBuffer<void>(data, size * sizeof(T));
	}

	constexpr bool IsNull() const {
		return data == nullptr;
	}

	constexpr bool IsEmpty() const {
		return size == 0;
	}

	constexpr iterator begin() const {
		return data;
	}

	constexpr iterator end() const {
		return data + size;
	}

	constexpr const_iterator cbegin() const {
		return data;
	}

	constexpr const_iterator cend() const {
		return data + size;
	}
};

#endif