Add a generic approach for (de)serialization of objects using code in other classes

This adds the (internal) Wrapper class, and the Using function that uses it. Given
a class F that implements Ser(stream, const object&) and Unser(stream, object&)
functions, this permits writing e.g. READWRITE(Using<F>(object)).
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Pieter Wuille 2020-01-08 08:56:19 -08:00
parent e8e79958a7
commit ca62563df3

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@ -442,6 +442,32 @@ I ReadVarInt(Stream& is)
}
}
/** Simple wrapper class to serialize objects using a formatter; used by Using(). */
template<typename Formatter, typename T>
class Wrapper
{
static_assert(std::is_lvalue_reference<T>::value, "Wrapper needs an lvalue reference type T");
protected:
T m_object;
public:
explicit Wrapper(T obj) : m_object(obj) {}
template<typename Stream> void Serialize(Stream &s) const { Formatter().Ser(s, m_object); }
template<typename Stream> void Unserialize(Stream &s) { Formatter().Unser(s, m_object); }
};
/** Cause serialization/deserialization of an object to be done using a specified formatter class.
*
* To use this, you need a class Formatter that has public functions Ser(stream, const object&) for
* serialization, and Unser(stream, object&) for deserialization. Serialization routines (inside
* READWRITE, or directly with << and >> operators), can then use Using<Formatter>(object).
*
* This works by constructing a Wrapper<Formatter, T>-wrapped version of object, where T is
* const during serialization, and non-const during deserialization, which maintains const
* correctness.
*/
template<typename Formatter, typename T>
static inline Wrapper<Formatter, T&> Using(T&& t) { return Wrapper<Formatter, T&>(t); }
#define VARINT(obj, ...) WrapVarInt<__VA_ARGS__>(REF(obj))
#define COMPACTSIZE(obj) CCompactSize(REF(obj))
#define LIMITED_STRING(obj,n) LimitedString< n >(REF(obj))