utl/include/utl/core/crtp.h

/*!
 * \file   utl/core/crtp.h
 * \brief  CRTP idiom support header
 */
#ifndef __utl_impl_crtp_h__
#define __utl_impl_crtp_h__

#include <utl/core/impl.h>

/*!
 * \defgroup crtp   CRTP idiom support header
 * \ingroup  core
 *
 *  utl supports both CRTP idiom and dynamic polymorphism. By default
 *  CRTP is the preferred way. If the user need virtuals then instead of
 *  CRTP type, the \c virtual_tag can passed to base class. The rest
 *  will handled by utl automatically.
 *
 *  \sa utl::virtual_tag
 */
//!@{
namespace utl {
   //! CRTP support tag type
   struct crtp_tag { };
   //! virtual support tag type
   struct virtual_tag { };

   //! \def CRTP boilerplate lines
   #define _CRTP_IMPL(T) \
   constexpr T& impl() { return *static_cast<T*>(this); } \
   constexpr const T& impl() const { return *static_cast<const T*>(this); }

}
//!@}
#endif /* __utl_impl_crtp_h__ */