Wizt::Interactive Struct Reference

Base class for Vish Objects that allow interaction with an input device such as the mouse or keyboard in the 3D Viewer (or any other input device providing a VInteractionEvent ). More...

#include <ocean/shrimp/VInteractionEvent.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for Wizt::Interactive:

Additional Inherited Members
Public Types inherited from Wizt::VSlotContainer< ExpertLevel >
enum	{ AllLevels = INT_MAX }
typedef void	AcceptableInputTypes
	Each VObject may define a set of possible input types, which are types that are provided by some other objects to be used as inputs of this object.
typedef VSlotSet	CreationSlots_t
	A set of slots.
template<int I>
using	Empty = VSlot::Empty< I >
	Shortcut typedef to be used in construction of empty slots.
enum	AttachErrorCode { }
Public Types inherited from MemCore::ReferenceBase< VManagedObjectBase >
using	reference_domain_t = VManagedObjectBase
	The type of the base class.
using	SelfPtr_t = WeakPtr< VManagedObjectBase, VManagedObjectBase >
	Type for a pointer to this object itself.
Public Member Functions inherited from Wizt::VSkale
virtual	~VSkale ()=0
	Destructor, does nothing.
Public Member Functions inherited from Wizt::VConnectable
virtual void	adjustConnections (const RefPtr< VSlot > &ChangedSlot, const RefPtr< VParameter > &par)
	Callback function that is called when a Connect() has been issued.
VSlotContainer::AttachErrorCode	attach (const ParameterID &whichone, VSlotContainer &sourceObject, const ParameterID &sourceName)
	Share a parameter with another one.
AttachErrorCode	attach (const RefPtr< VParameter > &OldParam, const RefPtr< VParameter > &NewParam, const string &Member={})
	Replace a given parameter of the current object with another parameter.
AttachErrorCode	attachUniqueObject (const RefPtr< VParameter > &param, const RefPtr< VCreationPreferences > &VCP=NullPtr(), bool ReallyUnique=true)
	Try to find an existing object that matches its type with the specified parameter.
AttachErrorCode	attachUniqueObject (const RefPtr< VSlot > &slot, const RefPtr< VCreationPreferences > &VCP=NullPtr(), bool ReallyUnique=true)
	Try to find an existing object that matches its type with the specified parameter.
RefPtr< VSlot >	Connect (const RefPtr< VParameter > &SourceParam)
	Given a certain parameter, overload a parameter of the same type in the current object with this one.
RefPtr< VSlot >	ConnectInterface (const RefPtr< VSlotContainer > &Provider, const RefPtr< InterfaceBase > &IB)
virtual bool	CreatedFilteredConnection (const RefPtr< VParameter > &SourceParam)
	We wish to connect the current object to the given parameter, but it provides an output type that cannot be used by this current object as input type.
Public Member Functions inherited from Wizt::VSlotContainer< ExpertLevel >
Ageable &	age (const RefPtr< ValuePool > &VP)
	Return the age of this object, which may be modified.
const Ageable &	age (const RefPtr< ValuePool > &VP) const
	Return the age of this object in read-only form.
const Ageable &	ConnectionAge () const
	Return the age when connections had last been modified.
bool	ConnectionsHaveChanged (const RefPtr< ValuePool > &VP) const
	Check whether the connections have changed on this object.
bool	HasYoungerInput (const RefPtr< ValuePool > &Context, int RecursionLevel=0) const
Ageable	YoungestInput (const RefPtr< ValuePool > &Context) const
	Return the age of the youngest input.
Ageable	YoungestOutput (const RefPtr< ValuePool > &Context) const
	Determine the age of the youngest output object.
Ageable	YoungestUncachedInput (const RefPtr< ValuePool > &Context) const
	Return the age of the youngest input slot that is not cached.
virtual	~VSlotContainer ()
	Destructor.
RefPtr< VSlot >	addParameter (const ParameterID &name, int EL, const RefPtr< VParameter > &param, bool overwriteExistingSlot)
	Specify a parameter (type) as input for this VObject.
virtual bool	allowParameterReplacement (const RefPtr< VParameter > &NewParam, const RefPtr< VParameter > &OldParam, const string &localName, int ExpertLevel)
	Virtual callback function invoked by replaceParameter() when the implementation of a parameter is changed by another one.
virtual int	connectSlots (const VSlotContainerPtr &vobj)
	Tries to connect all slots found in the given VObject with those of the current one.
bool	removeParameter (const ParameterID &s)
	Remove a parameter from the list of input objects.
RefPtr< VParameter >	getParameter (const ParameterID &s) const
	Return the local input parameter slot for a certain parameter name.
RefPtr< VSlot >	getSlot (const ParameterID &s, int &EL) const
	A more verbose version of getParameter() which also provides information about which member of a certain parameter is used here; note that the type of the full parameter will be different from the type of a member of the parameter.
bool	setSlotValueFromText (const ParameterID &s, const string &ValueText, const RefPtr< ValuePool > &VP, const string &theMember={})
	Convenience function to set an input value from its textual representation.
RefPtr< VSlot >	findSlot (const RefPtr< VParameter > &param) const
	Given a parameter, find a slot that refers to this one.
string	getSlotName (const RefPtr< VParameter > &param) const
	Check whether this object contains the given parameter, and if so, under which slot's name.
bool	AddAction (const ParameterID &s, const RefPtr< ValueActionBase > &VAB)
	Associate the change of a certain parameter of this object with a certain action.
template<class DerivedObject >
bool	AddAction (const RefPtr< VSlot > &ActionSlot, bool(DerivedObject::*Action)(const RefPtr< VValueBase > &value))
	Connect the change of a parameter with the invocation of an object's member function.
RefPtr< VParameter >	mkUniqueParameterInput (const ParameterID &s, const string &ContainerName)
	Calls VParameter::copy();.
int	getExpertLevel (const ParameterID &s) const
	Get the expert level of a parameter.
int	setExpertLevel (const ParameterID &s, int EL)
	Set the expert level of a parameter.
int	getExpertLevel (const RefPtr< VParameter > &) const
	Get the expert level of a parameter via pointer.
int	getExpertLevel (const RefPtr< VSlot > &S) const
	Get the expert level of a parameter via pointer.
int	setExpertLevel (const RefPtr< VSlot > &S, int EL)
	Set the expert level of a parameter via pointer.
int	setExpertLevel (const RefPtr< VParameter > &s, int EL)
	Set the expert level of a parameter via pointer.
bool	hasChanged (const ParameterID &s, const RefPtr< ValuePool > &Context) const
	Check whether a certain input parameter has changed.
bool	hasChanged (const RefPtr< VSlot > &, const RefPtr< ValuePool > &Context) const
	Check whether a certain input slot has changed.
bool	hasChanged (const RefPtr< ValuePool > &Context, int n,...) const
	Check a set of input parameters whether one has changed.
bool	hasChanged (RefPtr< ValuePool > Context,...) const
	Check a set of input parameters whether one has changed.
virtual bool	ignoreInput (const RefPtr< VSlot > &theSlot) const
	Allow ignoring certain slots on update().
template<class Type >
bool	getParameterValue (Type &Variable, const ParameterID &s, const RefPtr< ValuePool > &VP) const
	Get a value for a certain parameter.
template<class Type >
bool	getParameterValue (Type &Variable, const ParameterID &s, const VContext &C) const
	Get a value for a certain parameter.
template<class Type >
bool	getParameterValue (Type &Variable, const ParameterID &s, const VRequest &R) const
	Get a value for a certain parameter.
template<class Type >
bool	setParameterValue (const Type &Variable, const ParameterID &s, const RefPtr< ValuePool > &VP, bool autoCreateLocalValue) const
	Set a value for a parameter, given a ValuePool.
template<class Type >
bool	setParameterValue (const Type &Variable, const ParameterID &s, VContext &C, bool autoCreateLocalValue) const
	Set a value for a parameter, given a context.
template<class Type >
bool	setParameterValue (const Type &Variable, const ParameterID &s, VRequest &R, bool autoCreateLocalValue=false) const
	Set a value for a parameter, given a context.
template<class Type >
RefPtr< VSlot >	addParam (const ParameterID &name, const Type &init, const RefPtr< VCreationPreferences > &VP=NullPtr(), int expertLevel=0, bool overwriteExistingSlot=true)
	Add an input parameter to the VObject.
bool	setParameterProperty (const ParameterID &param, const string &Properties, const RefPtr< VValueBase > &Value=NullPtr())
	Set a property of an input parameter, such as the minimum or maximum of a bounded numerical value.
RefPtr< VSlot >	addFloatParam (double init, const ParameterID &param, double min, double max, const RefPtr< VCreationPreferences > &IP=NullPtr(), int expertLevel=0)
	Shortcut function to add a floating point parameter.
AttachErrorCode	attach (const RefPtr< VParameter > &OldParam, const RefPtr< VParameter > &NewParam, const string &Member={})
	Replace a given parameter of the current object with another parameter.
int	iterateParameters (int expertLevel, VSlotIterator &VIIt) const
	Iterate over all VInput objects that have an expert level lower or equal to the expertLevel parameter.
int	iterateInputSlots (int expertLevel, VSlotIterator &VIIt) const
	Same as iterateParameters().
int	iterateInputs (VSlotIterator &VIIt, int expertLevel=0)
	Iterate all inputs with expert level smaller than zero (default), or as specified.
int	iterate_inputs (const std::function< bool(VSlot &what, int ExpertLevel)>) const
	Iterate over all VInput objects that have an expert level lower or equal to the expertLevel parameter.
RefPtr< VSlot >	getUniqueInputSlot (const type_info &what)
	Find an input slot that queries a specific type.
int	getNumberOfParameters (int expertLevel) const
	Get the number of parameters up to a certain expert level.
virtual bool	implements (const type_info &what) const
	Check whether this VObject implements a certain type.
virtual RefPtr< VParameter >	getImplementation (const type_info &what, const string &name={}, const string &member={}) const
	By querying a type and an optional finer textual description, retrieve an Parameter that is implemented by this VObject.
RefPtr< VSlot >	getImplementationSlot (const type_info &what, const string &Name={}, const string &Member={}) const
	Query an output slot for the given type.
VAcceptInfoList_t	getAcceptInfoList (const std::type_info &request_type) const
	Get a list of possible output implementations for the given request type.
bool	provides (const RefPtr< VSlot > &OutputSlot) const
	Verifies that the specified slot is provided by the current VObject.
RefPtr< VSlot >	findOutputSlot (const RefPtr< VParameter > &Who) const
	Find an output slot that refers to the given parameter, i.e.
bool	isYounger (const RefPtr< VParameter > &OutputParam, const RefPtr< ValuePool > &VP) const
	Check if an output parameter is of younger age, which might be the case if it has been recently connected or modified through external means.
bool	isNewlyConnected (const RefPtr< VParameter > &Who, const RefPtr< ValuePool > &VP) const
	Check if an output parameter has been recently connected or modified through external means.
bool	hasNewlyConnectedOutputs (const RefPtr< ValuePool > &VP) const
	Check if there are new connections.
void	findNewlyConnectedOutputs (const RefPtr< ValuePool > &VP, VSlotSet &WhichOnes) const
	Find all output parameters that have been recently connected since the last update() call.
RefPtr< VSlot >	getOutput (const string &Name) const
	Get the output slot for a given name.
RefPtr< MemCore::StringList >	getOutputs (const type_info &what=typeid(void)) const
	Get a list of all output names that are provided by this object.
virtual int	iterateOutputs (VOutputIterator &VOut, const type_info &just_these=typeid(void)) const
	Iterate over all the Outputs of this VObject, i.e.
bool	registerOutput (const RefPtr< VParameter > &P, const string &AsName={})
	Register a certain parameter as being output by this VObject under the given name (optionally).
bool	registerOutput (const RefPtr< VParameter > &P, const string &AsName, const type_info &MemberType, const string &UseMember)
	Register a member of a parameter, that is output by this VObject, as being available to external VObjects.
bool	registerOutput (const RefPtr< VParameter > &P, const type_info &MemberType, const string &UseMember)
	Register a component of a parameter, using the default name of the parameter.
int	getNumberOfInputs () const
	Get the number of input parameters, ie. on how many parameters does this object depend on?
int	getNumberOfOutputs () const
	Get the number of output parameters, ie. how many parameters does this object provide?
bool	hasChangedSlots (const MemCore::Intercube &IC, const RefPtr< ValuePool > &Context) const
	Check if the given Intercube hosts any VSlots that have been changed relative to the given Context.
template<typename... SlotList>
auto	include_self (const std::tuple< SlotList... > &t) const -> decltype(std::tuple_cat(std::make_tuple(this), t))
	Given a tuple of values, create a new tuple that includes the object itself.
Public Member Functions inherited from Wizt::VManagedObjectBase
	VManagedObjectBase ()
	Constructor.
	~VManagedObjectBase ()
	Destructor.
Public Member Functions inherited from MemCore::ReferenceBase< VManagedObjectBase >
auto	getObjectCountID () const noexcept
	Get a unique ID for this object in the given domain.
bool	isIdentical (const WeakPtr< VManagedObjectBase, VManagedObjectBase > &PossibleSelf) const noexcept
	Check if this object is identical to the one used by the given pointer.
void	mkAutoDestructive ()
	Marks this object as being automatically destructed, e.g.
refcount_t	refcount () const noexcept
	The strong reference count.
	ReferenceBase (VManagedObjectBase *that) noexcept
	Constructor, initializes reference counter to zero.
const auto &	self () const
	Return weak pointer to the object self.
refcount_t	wrefcount () const noexcept
	The weak reference count.
Static Public Member Functions inherited from Wizt::VConnectable
static bool	attachSlot (const WeakPtr< VSlot > &DestSlot, const RefPtr< VParameter > &ProvidedParam, const string &Member={})
	Attach a given parameter to a slot of the current object.
static bool	attachSlot (const WeakPtr< VSlot > &DestSlot, const RefPtr< VSlot > &SourceSlot, const string &Member={})
	Attach the source slot's parameter to the destination slot's parameter, overwriting the destination slot's par.
static bool	detachSlot (const RefPtr< VSlot > &SourceSlot)
	Detach the source slot's parameter by assigning a copy of the parameter to itself.
Static Public Member Functions inherited from Wizt::VSlotContainer< ExpertLevel >
static const char *	AttachErrorCodeMessage (AttachErrorCode)
	Given an error code from one of the attach() functions, return some textual description.
static bool	attachParameter (const RefPtr< VParameter > &theProvidedParam, const WeakPtr< VSlot > &theDestSlot, const string &theMember={})
	This function basically does:
Static Public Member Functions inherited from Wizt::ValueCacheable
static ValueCache &	consider (MemCore::Intercube &IC, const WeakPtr< VSlot > &VS, const RefPtr< ValuePool > &Context)
static ValueCache &	getValueCache (MemCore::Intercube &IC)
	Get, and possibly create, a ValueCache that will be stored at the given Intercube.
static bool	hasChangedSlots (const WeakPtrToVSlotContainer &theSlotOwner, const MemCore::Intercube &IC, const RefPtr< ValuePool > &Context)
	Check if the given Intercube hosts any VSlots that have been changed relative to the given Context.
Static Public Attributes inherited from Wizt::VSlotContainer< ExpertLevel >
Protected Member Functions inherited from Wizt::VSlotContainer< ExpertLevel >
virtual void	setup (const CreationSlots_t &CreationSlots)
	When a VObject is created as a child of an existing VObject, this variant of the setup function is called, telling which slot is the one connected to the object that triggered creation of this one.
Protected Member Functions inherited from MemCore::ReferenceBase< VManagedObjectBase >
virtual void	extremeUnction ()
	A virtual function that will be called just before the object is destroyed.
ReferenceBase &	operator= (const ReferenceBase &R)
	Protected assignment operator (should not be called).
void	suicide ()
	Delete this.
virtual	~ReferenceBase ()
	Virtual destructor.
Related Symbols inherited from Wizt::VSlotContainer< ExpertLevel >
bool	CheckIfThereExistNewerOutputs (const VRequest &request, bool AdjustObjectAge) const
	Check if there are outputs in this very object that are newer (more recent) than this object itself.

Detailed Description

Base class for Vish Objects that allow interaction with an input device such as the mouse or keyboard in the 3D Viewer (or any other input device providing a VInteractionEvent ).