Generic factory that can be subclassed to create factories for specific types. More...

#include <factory.h>

Classes
class	exception
	Simple exception for factories. More...

Public Types
using	base_factory = factory
	Convenience typedef for the derived classes.

using	pointer = std::unique_ptr< Type >
	The return type for the create method.

using	factory_method = std::function< pointer(Arguments...)>
	Convenience typedef for the factory methods used to create objects.

Public Member Functions
template<class Function >
void	add (const std::string &identifier, Function &&fn)
	Associates the given identifier with the given factory method. More...

template<class... Args>
pointer	create (const std::string &identifier, Args &&...args)
	Creates a new object based on the factory method parameters. More...

Static Public Member Functions
static DerivedFactory &	get ()
	Obtains the singleton. More...

Private Attributes
std::unordered_map< std::string, factory_method >	methods_
	The internal map of identifiers to factory_methods.

Detailed Description

Generic factory that can be subclassed to create factories for specific types.

Member Function Documentation

template<class DerivedFactory, class Type, class... Arguments>

static DerivedFactory& meta::util::factory< DerivedFactory, Type, Arguments >::get ( )

inlinestatic

Obtains the singleton.

template<class DerivedFactory, class Type, class... Arguments>

template<class Function >

void meta::util::factory< DerivedFactory, Type, Arguments >::add	(	const std::string &	identifier,
		Function &&	fn
	)

inline

Associates the given identifier with the given factory method.

Parameters

identifier	The identifier to associate the factory method with
fn	The factory method

template<class DerivedFactory, class Type, class... Arguments>

template<class... Args>

pointer meta::util::factory< DerivedFactory, Type, Arguments >::create	(	const std::string &	identifier,
		Args &&...	args
	)

inline

Creates a new object based on the factory method parameters.

Parameters

identifier	The identifier to use to select a factory method
args	The arguments to forward to that factory method

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