source: code/trunk/src/libraries/core/command/FunctorPtr.h @ 11506

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/**
    @file
    @ingroup Command FunctorExecutor
    @brief Typedefs and definitions of FunctorPtr, FunctorMemberPtr, FunctorStaticPtr, and FunctorPointerPtr

    Instances of orxonox::Functor are usually managed by an std::shared_ptr. This ensures
    that Functors will be destroyed after usage. To make things easier, there's a typedef
    that defines FunctorPtr as std::shared_ptr<Functor>.

    Because there's not only orxonox::Functor, but also orxonox::FunctorStatic, and
    orxonox::FunctorMember, the shared pointers need to store them all and also reflect
    their hierarchy - FunctorStatic and FunctorMember should not be mixed, but both can
    be converted to Functor. This is achieved by using orxonox::SharedChildPtr.

    Because it's not possible to use a typedef for a template, we have to define the
    helper class FunctorMemberPtr<T> that makes it easier to use FunctorMember. The
    same is also done for FunctorPointerPtr<T>, which can be converted to both,
    FunctorMemberPtr<T> as well as FunctorPtr.
*/

#ifndef _FunctorPtr_H__
#define _FunctorPtr_H__

#include "core/CorePrereqs.h"
#include <memory>

namespace orxonox
{
    using FunctorPtr = std::shared_ptr<Functor>;
    template <class T>
    using FunctorMemberPtr = std::shared_ptr<FunctorMember<T>>;
    using FunctorStaticPtr = std::shared_ptr<FunctorMember<void>>;
    template <class F, class T>
    using FunctorPointerPtr = std::shared_ptr<FunctorPointer<F, T>>;
}

#endif /* _FunctorPtr_H__ */