source: code/branches/ScriptableController_HS17/src/orxonox/scriptablecontroller/luatb.h @ 12099

#ifndef LUATB_H
#define LUATB_H

#include <string>

struct lua_State;

/**
 * @brief Makes certain functions visible to lua while staying type-safe
 * on the C++ side.
 */
template<typename ThisType, typename FunctionType>
class LuaTB
{
public:
    /**
     * @brief Make a function visible to lua
     * @param _this Pointer to the object that owns the function
     * @param lua Pointer to the lua state
     * @param name Name that will be visible to lua for this function
     *
     * Only class functions are supported, because that's  all we need at
     * the moment. Extending it to support normal functions as well should
     * be fairly easy, though.
     *
     * If you want to make a function 'Foo::bar' visible, you should call
     * it like this (assuming no C++17 support):
     *
     * LuaTB<Foo, decltype(&Foo::bar)>::registerFunction<&Foo::bar>( ... );
     */
    template<FunctionType func>
    static void registerFunction(ThisType *_this, lua_State *lua, std::string name);
};

// We need to include all type-dependant template implementations, because the
// compiler needs to know for which types it has to instantiate those.
#include "luatb.ipp"

#endif // LUATB_H