Serializer.h

/*
 *  Serializer class interface
 *
 *  This file is part of OTAWA
 *  Copyright (c) 2006, IRIT UPS.
 *
 *  OTAWA 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.
 *
 *  OTAWA 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 OTAWA; if not, write to the Free Software
 *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 */
#ifndef ELM_SERIAL2_SERIALIZER_H
#define ELM_SERIAL2_SERIALIZER_H
 
namespace elm {
 
namespace rtti {
    class Type;
};
 
namespace serial2 {
 
/*class AbstractType;
class AbstractEnum;*/
 
// Serializer class
class Serializer {
public:
    virtual ~Serializer(void) { }
    virtual void flush(void) = 0;
 
    // Complex type serializers
    virtual void beginObject(const rtti::Type& clazz, const void *object) = 0;
    virtual void endObject(const rtti::Type& clazz, const void *object) = 0;
    virtual void beginField(CString name) = 0;
    virtual void endField(void) = 0;
    virtual void onPointer(const rtti::Type& clazz, const void *object) = 0;
    virtual void beginCompound(const void *object) = 0;
    virtual void onItem(void) = 0;
    virtual void endCompound(const void*) = 0;
    virtual void onEnum(const void *address, int value, const rtti::Type& clazz) = 0;
 
    // Base value serializers
    virtual void onValue(const bool& v) = 0;
    virtual void onValue(const signed int& v) = 0;
    virtual void onValue(const unsigned int& v) = 0;
    virtual void onValue(const signed char& v) = 0;
    virtual void onValue(const unsigned char& v) = 0;
    virtual void onValue(const signed short& v) = 0;
    virtual void onValue(const unsigned short& v) = 0;
    virtual void onValue(const signed long& v) = 0;
    virtual void onValue(const unsigned long& v) = 0;
    virtual void onValue(const signed long long& v) = 0;
    virtual void onValue(const unsigned long long& v) = 0;
    virtual void onValue(const float& v) = 0;
    virtual void onValue(const double& v) = 0;
    virtual void onValue(const long double& v) = 0;
    virtual void onValue(const CString& v) = 0;
    virtual void onValue(const String& v) = 0;
};
 
} } // elm::serial2
 
#endif  // ELM_SERIAL2_SERIALIZER_H