writer.h

/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
 * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
#pragma once
 
// Local Includes
#include "typeinfo.h"
#include "rttiutilities.h"
 
// External Includes
#include <utility/dllexport.h>
 
namespace nap
{
    // Forward Declares
    namespace utility
    {
        class ErrorState;
    }
 
    namespace rtti
    {
        // Forward Declares
        class Object;
 
        class NAPAPI Writer
        {
        public:
 
            virtual bool start(const ObjectList& rootObjects) = 0;
 
            virtual bool finish() = 0;
 
            virtual bool startRootObject(const rtti::TypeInfo& type) = 0;
 
            virtual bool finishRootObject() = 0;
 
            virtual bool startCompound(const rtti::TypeInfo& type) = 0;
 
            virtual bool finishCompound() = 0;
 
            virtual bool startArray(int length) = 0;
 
            virtual bool finishArray() = 0;
 
            virtual bool writeProperty(const std::string& propertyName) = 0;
 
            virtual bool writePointer(const std::string& pointeeID) = 0;
 
            virtual bool writePrimitive(const rtti::TypeInfo& type, const rtti::Variant& value) = 0;
 
            virtual bool supportsEmbeddedPointers() const = 0;
        };
 
        bool NAPAPI serializeObjects(const ObjectList& rootObjects, Writer& writer, utility::ErrorState& errorState);
 
        bool NAPAPI serializeObject(rtti::Object& object, Writer& writer, utility::ErrorState& errorState);
    }
}