source: orxonox.OLD/trunk/src/lib/script_engine/executor_lua_state.h @ 9879

/*!
 * @file executor_lua_state.h
 * Definition of a Executor that takes lua_State* as input.
 */

/*
   orxonox - the future of 3D-vertical-scrollers

   Copyright (C) 2004 orx

   This program 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, or (at your option)
   any later version.

### File Specific:
   main-programmer: Benjamin Grauer
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*/



#ifndef __EXECUTOR_LUA_STATE_H_
#define __EXECUTOR_LUA_STATE_H_


#include "executor/executor_generic.h"

#include "luaincl.h"

#ifdef FUNCTOR_CALL_TYPE
 #undef FUNCTOR_CALL_TYPE
#endif
//! Define the Functor call type as lua_State*.
#define FUNCTOR_CALL_TYPE lua_State*

/**
 * @brief Converts a lua_State into any type.
 * @param state the State to get the value from.
 * @param index the position inside of the lua_State to get the value from.
 * @returns The value if found.
 */
template<typename type> type fromLua(lua_State* state, int index);
/** @see template<typename type> inline type fromLua(lua_State* state, int index) */
template<> inline bool fromLua<bool>(lua_State* state, int index) { return lua_toboolean(state, index); };
/** @see template<typename type> inline type fromLua(lua_State* state, int index) */
template<> inline int fromLua<int>(lua_State* state, int index) { return (int)lua_tonumber(state, index); };
/** @see template<typename type> inline type fromLua(lua_State* state, int index) */
template<> inline unsigned int fromLua<unsigned int>(lua_State* state, int index) { return (unsigned int)lua_tonumber(state, index); };
/** @see template<typename type> inline type fromLua(lua_State* state, int index) */
template<> inline float fromLua<float>(lua_State* state, int index) { return (float)lua_tonumber(state, index); };
/** @see template<typename type> inline type fromLua(lua_State* state, int index) */
template<> inline char fromLua<char>(lua_State* state, int index) { return (char)lua_tonumber(state, index); };
/** @see template<typename type> inline type fromLua(lua_State* state, int index) */
template<> const std::string& fromLua<const std::string&>(lua_State* state, int index);


/**
 * @brief writes a value into a lua_State.
 * @param state the state to write into.
 * @param value the Value of type to write into the State.
 */
template<typename type> void toLua(lua_State* state, type value);
/** @see template<typename type> void toLua(lua_State* state, type value) */
template<> inline void toLua<bool>(lua_State* state, bool value) { lua_pushboolean(state, (int) value); };
/** @see template<typename type> void toLua(lua_State* state, type value) */
template<> inline void toLua<int>(lua_State* state, int value)  { lua_pushnumber(state, (lua_Number) value); };
/** @see template<typename type> void toLua(lua_State* state, type value) */
template<> inline void toLua<unsigned int>(lua_State* state, unsigned int value){ lua_pushnumber(state, (lua_Number) value); };
/** @see template<typename type> void toLua(lua_State* state, type value) */
template<> inline void toLua<float>(lua_State* state, float value) { lua_pushnumber(state, (lua_Number) value); };
/** @see template<typename type> void toLua(lua_State* state, type value) */
template<> inline void toLua<char>(lua_State* state, char value) { lua_pushnumber(state, (lua_Number) value); };
/** @see template<typename type> void toLua(lua_State* state, type value) */
template<> inline void toLua<const std::string&>(lua_State* state, const std::string& value) { lua_pushstring (state, value.c_str()); }



//! A Class, that evaluates a lua_State and converts indices into different Types.
template<> class ExecutorEvaluater <lua_State*>
{
public:
  /** @brief Executes the Evaluater
   * @param CallValue the Value that should be converted
   * @param defaults the default Values.
   */
  template <typename ToType, int index>
  static ToType getValue(lua_State*& CallValue, const MultiType* const defaults)
  {
    return (fromLua<ToType>(CallValue, index+1));
  }
  /**
   * @param state the state to write into
   * @param value the Value to write there.
   */
  template <typename FromType>
  static void storeRet(lua_State*& state, FromType value)
  {
    toLua<FromType>(state, value);
  }
  /** @returns the Null Value of a lua_State*, namely (pointer-type) NULL */
  static lua_State*& defaultValue() { static lua_State* nullState; return nullState; };
};

#endif /* __EXECUTOR_LUA_STATE_H_ */