classdesc.h

/*
  @copyright Russell Standish 2000-2013
  @author Russell Standish
  This file is part of Classdesc

  Open source licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE for details.
*/

#ifndef CLASSDESC_H
#define CLASSDESC_H

// given this is a header-only library, there shouldn't be an issue of
// differing standards for name mangling between caller and callee
#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__ICC)
#pragma GCC diagnostic push
#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wnoexcept-type"
#endif


// ensure link time failure if classdesc_epilogue.h not included
namespace
{
  int classdesc_epilogue_not_included();
  int _dummy=classdesc_epilogue_not_included();
}

#include <string>
#include <sstream>
#include <map>
#include <cmath>
#include <cstddef>
#include <stdexcept>
#include <memory>
#include <climits>
#include <iostream>

#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
#include <emscripten/console.h>
#endif

#ifdef __CYGWIN__
namespace std
{
  //missing in Cygwin?
  typedef basic_string<wchar_t> wstring;
}
#endif

#include <vector>
#include <deque>
#include <list>
#include <set>
#include <map>
#if defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus>=201103L
#include <unordered_map>
#include <unordered_set>
#endif


#if defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus<201103L
/*
  Classdesc is now dependent on TR1. These can either
  be obtained from the compiler's standard library, or from Boost.
  TODO: check that this works with Boost!
*/
#ifdef TR1
#include <tr1/type_traits>
#if !defined(__ICC) || __ICC > 1100    //tr1 shared_ptr impl not functional with icc 10.1
#include <tr1/memory>
#endif
#elif BOOST_TR1
#include <boost/tr1/type_traits.hpp>
#include <boost/tr1/memory.hpp>
#endif
#endif

/** \namespace classdesc \brief Contains definitions related to
    classdesc functionality
*/

#if defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus>=201103L  || defined(_MSC_VER) 

#include <unordered_map>
#include <unordered_set>

#include <type_traits>
#include <functional>

namespace classdesc
{
  using std::true_type;
  using std::false_type;

  using std::is_void;  
  using std::is_integral;
  using std::is_floating_point;
  // is_arry conflicts with an already established classdesc concept
  //  using std::is_array;
  template <class T>
  struct is_Carray: public std::is_array<T> {};
  using std::is_pointer;
  using std::is_reference;
  using std::is_member_object_pointer;
  using std::is_member_function_pointer;
  using std::is_enum;
  using std::is_union;
  using std::is_class;
  using std::is_function;

  using std::is_arithmetic;
  using std::is_fundamental;
  using std::is_object;
  using std::is_scalar;
  using std::is_compound;
  using std::is_member_pointer;

  using std::is_const;
  using std::is_volatile;
  using std::is_pod;
  using std::is_empty;
  using std::is_polymorphic;
  using std::is_abstract;
  using std::is_signed;
  using std::is_unsigned;
  using std::alignment_of;
  // conflicts with ecolab definition
  //  using std::rank;
  using std::extent;

  using std::is_same;
  using std::is_base_of;
  using std::is_convertible;

  using std::remove_const;
  using std::remove_volatile;
  using std::remove_cv;
  using std::add_const;
  using std::add_volatile;
  using std::add_cv;

  using std::remove_reference;

  using std::remove_extent;
  using std::remove_all_extents;

  using std::remove_pointer;
  using std::add_pointer;

  using std::shared_ptr;
  using std::weak_ptr;
  using std::dynamic_pointer_cast;
  
  using std::is_default_constructible;
  using std::is_copy_constructible;
  using std::is_assignable;

  // useful utility for SFINAE calculations
  // See https://isocpp.org/files/papers/N3911.pdf
  template <typename... > using void_t = void;
  
  // missing from std, so supply here in classdesc
  template <class T, class... Args>
  std::unique_ptr<T> make_unique(Args... args)
  {return std::unique_ptr<T>(new T(args...));}
}

// long long is now part of the standard language
#ifndef HAVE_LONGLONG
#define HAVE_LONGLONG
#endif

#elif defined(BOOST_TR1) || defined(TR1)
namespace classdesc
{
  using std::tr1::true_type;
  using std::tr1::false_type;

  using std::tr1::is_void;  
  using std::tr1::is_integral;
  using std::tr1::is_floating_point;
  // conflicts with an already established classdesc concept
  //using std::tr1::is_array;
  template <class T>
  struct is_Carray: public std::tr1::is_array<T> {};
  using std::tr1::is_pointer;
  using std::tr1::is_reference;
  using std::tr1::is_member_object_pointer;
  using std::tr1::is_member_function_pointer;
  using std::tr1::is_enum;
  using std::tr1::is_union;
  using std::tr1::is_class;
  using std::tr1::is_function;

  using std::tr1::is_arithmetic;
  using std::tr1::is_fundamental;
  using std::tr1::is_object;
  using std::tr1::is_scalar;
  using std::tr1::is_compound;
  using std::tr1::is_member_pointer;

  using std::tr1::is_const;
  using std::tr1::is_volatile;
  using std::tr1::is_pod;
  using std::tr1::is_empty;
  using std::tr1::is_polymorphic;
  using std::tr1::is_abstract;
  using std::tr1::is_signed;
  using std::tr1::is_unsigned;
  using std::tr1::alignment_of;
  // conflicts with ecolab definition
  //  using std::tr1::rank;
  using std::tr1::extent;

  using std::tr1::is_same;
  using std::tr1::is_base_of;
  using std::tr1::is_convertible;

  using std::tr1::remove_const;
  using std::tr1::remove_volatile;
  using std::tr1::remove_cv;
  using std::tr1::add_const;
  using std::tr1::add_volatile;
  using std::tr1::add_cv;

  using std::tr1::remove_reference;

  using std::tr1::remove_extent;
  using std::tr1::remove_all_extents;

  using std::tr1::remove_pointer;
  using std::tr1::add_pointer;

  // nb ultimately, all compilers will support std::shared_ptr, but
  // until then, this bit of ugly hackery is required.
#if (!defined(__ICC) || __ICC > 1100)
  using std::tr1::shared_ptr;
  using std::tr1::weak_ptr;
  using std::tr1::dynamic_pointer_cast;
#endif

  // fake these using TR1 counterparts (which are conservative)
  template <class T> struct is_default_constructible:

	  public std::tr1::has_nothrow_constructor<T> {};
  template <class T> struct is_copy_constructible:
    public std::tr1::has_nothrow_copy<T> {};
  template <class T, class U> struct is_assignable
  {
    static const bool value=std::tr1::has_nothrow_assign<T>::value &&
      std::tr1::is_convertible<U,T>::value;
  };
 
//  // ensure at least strings work!
//  template <class C, class A> 
//  struct is_default_constructible<std::basic_string<C,A> >: 
//    public std::tr1::true_type {};
//  template <class C, class A> 
//  struct is_copy_constructible<std::basic_string<C,A> >: 
//    public std::tr1::true_type {};
//  template <class C, class A, class U> 
//  struct is_assignable<std::basic_string<C,A>, U>
//  {
//    static const bool value=
//      std::tr1::is_convertible<U,std::basic_string<C,A> >::value;
//  };
}  

#endif


namespace classdesc
{
  using std::string;
  template <bool, class type=void> struct enable_if_c {typedef type T;};
  template <class T> struct enable_if_c<false,T> {};
  /// controlled template specialisation: stolen from boost::enable_if. 
  /** 
      \a Cond is a condition class inheriting from \c
      std::tr1::true_type or std::tr1::false_type
  */
  template <class Cond, class T=void> struct enable_if: 
    public enable_if_c<Cond::value,T> {};

#undef True
  // NB - implementation of C++11 std::conditional
  template <bool C, class True, class F>
  struct conditional
  {
    typedef True T;
  };
  
  template <class True, class F>
  struct conditional<false, True, F>
  {
    typedef F T;
  };

  // to help distinguish functions templates on old compilers (eg gcc 3.2)
  template <int> struct dummy {dummy(int) {} };

  /// @{ determines if T is a standard sequence container
  template <class T> struct is_sequence {static const bool value=false;};
  template <class T, class A> struct is_sequence<std::vector<T,A> > {
    static const bool value=true;};
  template <class T, class A> struct is_sequence<std::deque<T,A> > {
    static const bool value=true;};
  template <class T, class A> struct is_sequence<std::list<T,A> > {
    static const bool value=true;};
  template <class T> struct is_sequence<const T>: public is_sequence<T> {};
  /// @}

  /// @{ determines if this is a string
  template <class T> struct is_string {static const bool value=false;};
  template <class T> struct is_string<std::basic_string<T> >
  {static const bool value=true;};
  template <class T> struct is_string<const T>: public is_string<T> {};
  /// @}

  /// determines if T is a standard associative container
  template <class T> 
  struct is_associative_container {static const bool value=false;};
  template <class T, class C, class A> 
  struct is_associative_container<std::set<T,C,A> > {
    static const bool value=true;};
  template <class K, class V, class C, class A> 
  struct is_associative_container<std::map<K,V,C,A> > {
    static const bool value=true;};
  template <class T, class C, class A> 
  struct is_associative_container<std::multiset<T,C,A> > {
    static const bool value=true;};
  template <class K, class V, class C, class A> 
  struct is_associative_container<std::multimap<K,V,C,A> > {
    static const bool value=true;};
 
#if defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus>=201103L
  template <class T, class=void> struct is_iterator: public false_type {};
  template <class T> struct is_iterator<T, void_t<typename std::iterator_traits<T>::iterator_category>>:
    public true_type {};

  template <class K, class V, class H, class P, class A> 
  struct is_associative_container<std::unordered_map<K,V,H,P,A> > {
    static const bool value=true;};
  template <class K, class H, class P, class A> 
  struct is_associative_container<std::unordered_set<K,H,P,A> > {
    static const bool value=true;};
  template <class K, class V, class H, class P, class A> 
  struct is_associative_container<std::unordered_multimap<K,V,H,P,A> > {
    static const bool value=true;};
  template <class K, class H, class P, class A> 
  struct is_associative_container<std::unordered_multiset<K,H,P,A> > {
    static const bool value=true;};
  template <class T, std::size_t N>
  struct is_sequence<std::array<T,N>> {static const bool value=true;};
#endif
  template <class T> struct is_associative_container<const T>: public is_associative_container<T> {};

  /// determines if T is a container
  template <class T> struct is_container {
    static const bool value=
      is_sequence<T>::value||is_associative_container<T>::value;
  };

  /// true_type if T is a StringKeyMap
  template <class T> struct is_stringKeyMap: public false_type {};

  /// true_type if T is a std::pair
  template <class T> struct is_pair: public false_type {};
  template <class F, class S> struct is_pair<std::pair<F,S> >: public true_type {};
  
  /// @{ type trait for the smart pointer concept
  template <class T> struct is_smart_ptr: public false_type {};
  template <class T> struct is_smart_ptr<shared_ptr<T> >: public true_type {};
  template <class T> struct is_smart_ptr<weak_ptr<T> >: public true_type {};
  template <class T> struct is_smart_ptr<const shared_ptr<T> >: public true_type {};
  template <class T> struct is_smart_ptr<const weak_ptr<T> >: public true_type {};
#if defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus>=201103L
  template <class T> struct is_smart_ptr<std::unique_ptr<T>>: public true_type {};
  template <class T> struct is_smart_ptr<const std::unique_ptr<T>>: public true_type {};
#endif
  /// @}

  template <class T> struct is_weak_ptr: public false_type {};
  template <class T> struct is_weak_ptr<weak_ptr<T> >: public true_type {};
  template <class T> struct is_weak_ptr<const weak_ptr<T> >: public true_type {};

#if defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus>=201103L
  /// @{ Determine if a type has been completely defined
  // modified slightly from StackOverflow answer https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21119281/using-sfinae-to-check-if-the-type-is-complete-or-not
  template <typename T>
  struct is_complete_helper {
    template <typename U>
    static auto test(U*)  -> std::integral_constant<bool, sizeof(U) == sizeof(U)>;
    static auto test(...) -> std::false_type;
    using type = decltype(test((T*)0));
  };

  template <typename T>
  struct is_complete : is_complete_helper<typename std::remove_pointer<typename std::remove_reference<T>::type>::type>::type {};
  /// @}
#endif
  
  ///  boolean arithmetic on is_ structs 
  ///@{
  template <class T> struct Not
  {static const bool value=!T::value;};

#if defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus>=201103L
  // variadic versions of the below conjunctions
  template <class A, class... B> struct And
  {static const bool value=A::value && And<B...>::value;};
  
  template <class A> struct And<A> {static const bool value=A::value;};
  
  template <class A, class... B> struct Or
  {static const bool value=A::value || Or<B...>::value;};
  
  template <class A> struct Or<A> {static const bool value=A::value;};
#else
  template <class A, class B> struct And
  {static const bool value=A::value && B::value;};

  template <class A, class B> struct Or
  {static const bool value=A::value || B::value;};
#endif
  
  template <int X, int Y> struct Eq
  {static const bool value=X==Y;};
  ///@}

  /// transfer the constness property of T to U
  template <class T, class U, bool c=Or<is_const<T>,is_const<U> >::value> struct transfer_const;
  template <class T, class U> struct transfer_const<T,U,true>
  {
    typedef typename add_const<U>::type type;
  };

  template <class T, class U> struct transfer_const<T,U,false>
  {
    typedef typename remove_const<U>::type type;
  };

  /// utility macro for declaring if a type has a particular member of
  /// type \a Sig
#define CLASSDESC_HAS_MEMBER(mem)                               \
  template <class T, class Sig>                                 \
  struct has_member_##mem                                       \
  {                                                             \
    template <class U, Sig> struct SFINAE {};                   \
    template <class U> static char test(SFINAE<U,&U::mem>*);    \
    template <class U> static int test(...);                    \
    const static bool value=sizeof(test<T>(0))==sizeof(char);   \
  };

  // handle resize on nonresizable containers such as std::array
  CLASSDESC_HAS_MEMBER(resize);

  template <class T>
  struct has_resize:
    public Or<has_member_resize<T,void (T::*)(typename T::size_type)>,
              has_member_resize
              <T,void (T::*)(typename T::size_type, typename T::value_type)> > {};
    
  template <class T>
  typename enable_if<has_resize<T>, void>::T
  resize(T& x, size_t n) {x.resize(n);}
  
  template <class T>
  typename enable_if<Not<has_resize<T> >, void>::T
  resize(T& x, size_t n) {} 

  CLASSDESC_HAS_MEMBER(push_back);
  CLASSDESC_HAS_MEMBER(erase);

  template <class T>
  struct has_push_back:
    public Or<has_member_push_back<T,void (T::*)(typename T::value_type)>,
              has_member_push_back
              <T,void (T::*)(const typename T::value_type&)> > {};
  
  template <class T>
  typename enable_if<And<has_push_back<T>,Not<is_const<T> > >, void>::T
  push_back(T& x, const typename T::value_type& v) {x.push_back(v);}
  
  template <class T>
  typename enable_if<Or<Not<has_push_back<T> >,is_const<T> >, void>::T
  push_back(T& x, const typename T::value_type& v) {} 

  
  CLASSDESC_HAS_MEMBER(size);
  template <class T> struct has_size: public has_member_size<T,size_t (T::*)()const> {};
  CLASSDESC_HAS_MEMBER(value_type);
  template <class T> struct has_value_type: public has_member_value_type<T,size_t (T::*)()const> {};

  // doesn't quite work :(
//  template <class T>                                   
//  struct has_index_operator                                      
//  {                                                               
//    template <class U, decltype(&U::operator[])> struct SFINAE {};                          
//    template <class U> static char test(SFINAE<U,&U::operator[]>*);    
//    template <class U> static int test(...);                           
//    const static bool value=sizeof(test<T>(0))==sizeof(char);          
//  };

  // specialise this to enable python indexing
  template <class T> struct has_index_operator: public false_type {};
  
  //  template <class T>
  //  typename enable_if<is_sequence<T>,void>::T
  //  resize(T& x, std::size_t n) {x.resize(n);}
  //#if defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus>=201103L
  //  template <class T, std::size_t N>
  //  void resize(std::array<T,N>& x, std::size_t n) {}
  //#endif
  

  /// has default constructor, and is copiable 

  // is_assignable doesn't seem to be working correctly yet
  //  template <class T> struct is_dca: 
  //    public And<And<is_default_constructible<T>, is_copy_constructible<T> >,
  //               is_assignable<T,T> > {};
  template <class T> struct is_dca: 
    public And<is_default_constructible<T>, is_copy_constructible<T> > {};

  /// utility key extraction function for associative containers
  template <class T> const T& keyOf(const T& x) {return x;}
  template <class F, class S> const F& keyOf(const std::pair<F,S>& x) {return x.first;}

  /// @{can a temporary of type T be constructed and passed to an argument
  template <class T> struct is_rvalue
  {
    static const bool value=is_dca<T>::value && !is_abstract<T>::value;
  };

  template <class T> struct is_rvalue<T&>
  {
    static const bool value=false;
  };

  template <class T> struct is_rvalue<const T&>: public is_rvalue<T> {};

  /// @}
    
  /// base class for exceptions thrown by classdesc
  struct exception: std::runtime_error
  {
    exception(const string& s="classdesc exception"): std::runtime_error(s) {}
  };

#if defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus>=201103L
  template <class Tp, class EqualTo>
  struct has_equality_operator_impl
    {
      template <class U, class V>
      static auto test(U*) -> decltype(std::declval<U>() == std::declval<V>());
      template <typename, typename>
      static auto test(...) -> std::false_type;
      using type=typename std::is_same<bool, decltype(test<Tp, EqualTo>(0))>::type;
    };
  template <class T, class EqualTo=T>
  struct has_equality_operator: public has_equality_operator_impl<T,EqualTo>::type {};

  template <class T, class U>
  struct has_equality_operator<std::pair<T,U>>:
    public And<has_equality_operator<T>, has_equality_operator<U>> {};
#endif
 
  /*
    Support for typeName functionality
  */
  template <class T, class Enable=void> struct tn;  //for partial specialisation support
  template <class T>
  typename enable_if<
    And<Not<is_function<T> >, Not<is_member_function_pointer<T> > >,
    std::string>::T  typeName();

#if defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus>=201103L
  // handle variadic arguments
  template <class T, class... A> std::string varTn() {return typeName<T>()+","+varTn<A...>();}
  template <class T> std::string varTn() {return typeName<T>();}
#endif
  
  ///@{ a string representation of the type
  template <> inline std::string typeName<void>()    {return "void";}
  template <> inline std::string typeName<bool>()    {return "bool";}
  template <> inline std::string typeName<char>()    {return "char";}
  template <> inline std::string typeName<short>() {return "short";}
  template <> inline std::string typeName<int>()   {return "int";}
  template <> inline std::string typeName<long>()  {return "long";}

  template <> inline std::string typeName<signed char>()   {return "signed char";}
  template <> inline std::string typeName<unsigned char>() {return "unsigned char";}
  template <> inline std::string typeName<unsigned short>(){return "unsigned short";}
  template <> inline std::string typeName<unsigned int>()  {return "unsigned int";}
  template <> inline std::string typeName<unsigned long>() {return "unsigned long";}

#ifdef HAVE_LONGLONG
  template <> inline std::string typeName<long long>()                {return "long long";}
  template <> inline std::string typeName<unsigned long long>()       {return "unsigned long long";}
#endif

  template <> inline std::string typeName<float>()       {return "float";}
  template <> inline std::string typeName<double>()      {return "double";}
  template <> inline std::string typeName<long double>() {return "long double";}


  template <> inline std::string typeName<std::string>()        {return "std::string";}
  template <> inline std::string typeName<std::wstring>()       {return "std::wstring";}
  ///@}

  // handle C++ new fixed width types
#if __cplusplus>=201103L
  template <> inline std::string typeName<char16_t>()    {return "char16_t";}
  template <> inline std::string typeName<char32_t>()    {return "char32_t";}
#endif

  template <class F>
  typename enable_if<is_function<F>,string>::T
  inline typeName() {return "<function>";}

  template <class F>
  typename enable_if<is_member_function_pointer<F>,string>::T
  inline typeName() {return "<function>";}

#if defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus>=201103L
  template <class F> struct tn<std::function<F>>
  {
    static string name() {return "std::function<"+typeName<F>()+">";}
  };
#endif

  template <class T> struct tn<T*>
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return typeName<T>()+"*";}
  };

  template <class T> struct tn<T&>
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return typeName<T>()+"&";}
  };

  template <class T> struct tn<shared_ptr<T> >
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return "classdesc::shared_ptr<"+typeName<T>()+">";}
  };

#if defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus <= 201402
#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__ICC) && !defined(__clang__)
#pragma GCC diagnostic push
#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
#endif
  template <class T> struct tn<std::auto_ptr<T> >
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return "auto_ptr<"+typeName<T>()+">";}
  };
#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__ICC) && !defined(__clang__)
#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
#endif
#endif

#if defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus>=201103L   
  template <class T> struct tn<std::unique_ptr<T> >
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return "std::unique_ptr<"+typeName<T>()+">";}
  };

  template <class T, std::size_t N> struct tn<std::array<T,N> >
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return "std::array<"+typeName<T>()+","+std::to_string(N)+">";}
  };
  template <class T> struct tn<weak_ptr<T> >
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return "std::weak_ptr<"+typeName<T>()+">";}
  };
#endif
  
  template <class T,class A> struct tn<std::vector<T,A> >
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return "std::vector<"+typeName<T>()+">";}
  };

  template <class T, class A> struct tn<std::list<T,A> >
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return "std::list<"+typeName<T>()+">";}
  };

  template <class T,class A> struct tn<std::deque<T,A> >
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return "std::deque<"+typeName<T>()+">";}
  };

  template <class T, class C, class A> struct tn<std::set<T,C,A> >
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return "std::set<"+typeName<T>()+">";}
  };

  template <class K, class V, class C, class A> struct tn<std::map<K,V,C,A> >
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return "std::map<"+typeName<K>()+","+typeName<V>()+">";}
  };
  
  template <class T, class C, class A> struct tn<std::multiset<T,C,A> >
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return "std::multiset<"+typeName<T>()+">";}
  };

  template <class K, class V, class C, class A> struct tn<std::multimap<K,V,C,A> >
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return "std::multimap<"+typeName<K>()+","+typeName<V>()+">";}
  };

  template <class K, class V> struct tn<std::pair<K,V> >
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return "std::pair<"+typeName<K>()+","+typeName<V>()+">";}
  };

#if defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus>=201103L
  template <class K, class H, class E, class A> struct tn<std::unordered_set<K,H,E,A> >
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return "std::unordered_set<"+typeName<K>()+">";}
  };
  template <class K, class H, class E, class A> struct tn<std::unordered_multiset<K,H,E,A> >
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return "std::unordered_multiset<"+typeName<K>()+">";}
  };
  template <class K, class V, class C, class A> struct tn<std::unordered_map<K,V,C,A> >
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return "std::unordered_map<"+typeName<K>()+","+typeName<V>()+">";}
  };
  template <class K, class V, class C, class A> struct tn<std::unordered_multimap<K,V,C,A> >
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return "std::unordered_multimap<"+typeName<K>()+","+typeName<V>()+">";}
  };

#endif


  /// enum symbol handling
  struct EnumKey
  {
    const char* name;
    int value;
  };

  typedef std::map<std::string,int> SVMap;
  typedef std::map<int,std::string> VSMap;

  template <class T>
  class EnumKeys
  {
    SVMap s2v; ///< map enum symbol to value
    VSMap v2s; ///< map enum value to symbol
  public:
    EnumKeys(const EnumKey* data, int size)
    {
      for (const EnumKey *i=data; i<data+size; i++)
        {
          s2v[i->name]=i->value;
          v2s[i->value]=i->name;
        }
    }
    T operator()(std::string key) const {
      SVMap::const_iterator i=s2v.find(key);
      if (i!=s2v.end()) return T(i->second);
      else return T(0);
    }
    std::string operator()(int val) const 
    {
      VSMap::const_iterator i=v2s.find(val);
      if (i!=v2s.end()) return i->second;
      else return "";
    }
    std::string operator()(T val) const {return operator()(int(val));}

    bool has(T val) const {return v2s.count(val);}
    bool has(const std::string& s) const {return s2v.count(s);}
    
    // use these to iterate of the enum's keys
    size_t size() const {return v2s.size();}
    typedef VSMap::const_iterator iterator;
    iterator begin() const {return v2s.begin();}
    iterator end() const {return v2s.end();}

    typedef iterator It; // resolves a type ambiguity below
    class Siterator: public It
    {
    public:
      typedef string value_type;
      typedef string* pointer;
      typedef const string& reference;
      Siterator() {}
      Siterator(const It& i): It(i) {}
      const string& operator*() const {return It::operator*().second;}
      const string* operator->() const {return &It::operator*().second;}
    };

    Siterator sbegin() const {return begin();}
    Siterator send() const {return end();}
    
    class Viterator: public It
    {
    public:
      typedef T value_type;
      typedef T* pointer;
      typedef const T& reference;
      Viterator() {}
      Viterator(const It& i): It(i) {}
      T operator*() const {return T(It::operator*().first);}
    };

    Viterator vbegin() const {return begin();}
    Viterator vend() const {return end();}
  };

  namespace {
    template <class T> 
    struct enum_keysData
    {
      static EnumKey keysData[];
      static EnumKeys<T> keys;
    };

    // handle const case
    template <class T> struct enum_keysData<const T>: public enum_keysData<T> {};

    
    template <class T> int enumKey(const std::string&);
    template <class T> std::string enumKey(int);
  }

  template <class T> const EnumKeys<typename remove_const<T>::type>&
  enum_keys() {return enum_keysData<T>::keys;}

  template <class E>
  typename enable_if<is_enum<E>, std::string>::T to_string(E e)
  {return enum_keys<E>()(e);}
  
  template <class T>
  typename enable_if<is_enum<T>, std::ostream&>::T
  operator<<(std::ostream& o, T x)
  {return o<<to_string(x);}
  
  /**
     Enum_handle is a wrapper class that performs serialisation
     of enums using symbolic constants
  */
  template <class T> //T is an enum
  class Enum_handle
  {
  public:
    T& ref;
    Enum_handle(T& arg): ref(arg) {}
    operator std::string() const {
      return enumKey<typename remove_const<T>::type>(static_cast<int>(ref));
    }
    Enum_handle(const Enum_handle& x): ref(x.ref) {}
    operator int() const {return static_cast<int>(ref);}
    const Enum_handle& operator=(T x) {ref=x; return *this;}
    const Enum_handle& operator=(int x) {ref=T(x); return *this;}
    const Enum_handle& operator=(const std::string& x) 
    {ref=T(enumKey<T>(x)); return *this;}
  };

  template <class T>
  std::istream& operator>>(std::istream& i, Enum_handle<T>& x)
  {
    std::string temp;
    i>>temp;
    x=temp;
    return i;
  }

  template <class T>
  std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& o, Enum_handle<T> x)
  {
    o << static_cast<std::string>(x);
    return o;
  }

  template <class T>
  Enum_handle<T> enum_handle(T& x) {return Enum_handle<T>(x);}

  template <class T> struct tn<Enum_handle<T> >
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return "classdesc::Enum_handle<"+typeName<T>()+">";}
  };
  
  template <class T,int n> struct tn<T [n]>
  {
    static std::string name()
    {
      std::ostringstream os;
      os << typeName<T>()<<"["<<n<<"]";
      return os.str();
    }
  };

  
  /** support for constant sized arrays  */
  class is_array {};

  /** support for const static members (which needn't have references) */
  class is_const_static {};

  /** support for constructor exposure */
  class is_constructor {};
  
  /** support for graph structures */
  class is_node {};
  class is_treenode: public is_node {};
  class is_graphnode: public is_node {};

  // derive from this to create a null descriptor
  template <class T> 
  struct dummy_functional
  {
    void operator()(void *targ, const string& desc, T& arg) {}
  };

  // get last component of name
  inline std::string tail(const string& x) {
    std::string r(x);
    std::string::size_type i=r.rfind('.');
    return r.substr( i==std::string::npos? 0: i+1);
  }

  // get all but last component of name
  inline std::string head(const string& x) {
    std::string r(x);
    std::string::size_type i=r.rfind('.');
    return r.substr( 0, i==std::string::npos? std::string::npos: i);
  }

  /// helper for unpacking into map value_types
  template <class TT> struct NonConstKeyValueType
  {typedef TT T;};

  template <class K, class V> struct NonConstKeyValueType<std::pair<const K,V> >
  {typedef std::pair<K,V> T;};


  /// @{ Exclude marker (for use in preferentially excluding descriptors)
  /// If you have a member XXX xxx, then declaring it as Exclude<XXX>
  /// xxx excludes the variable from classdesc description (ie is not
  /// serialised)
  template <class T>
  struct ExcludeClass: public T
  {
    ExcludeClass() {}
    template <class U> explicit ExcludeClass(const U& x): T(x) {}
#if __cplusplus>=201103L
    template <class... U> explicit ExcludeClass(U... args): T(std::forward<U>(args)...) {}
#endif
    template <class U> const T& operator=(const U& x) {return T::operator=(x);}
    //    template <class U> operator const U&() const {return *static_cast<const U*>(static_cast<const T*>(this));}
    template <class U> operator const U&() const {return *(const U*)this;}
    //    template <class U> operator U&() {return *static_cast<U*>(static_cast<T*>(this));}
    template <class U> operator U&() {return *(U*)this;}
    // other operators?
    
  };

  template <class T>
  struct ExcludeFundamental
  {                           
    typedef T& RefType;    
    typedef const T& ConstRefType;  
    T val;                          
    ExcludeFundamental() {}                       
    template <class U> explicit ExcludeFundamental(const U& x): val(x) {}
    template <class U> const T& operator=(const U& x) {return val=x;}
    template <class U> operator U() const {return val;}   
    operator RefType () {return val;}                     
    operator ConstRefType () const {return val;}          
    T operator+(const T& x) const {return val+x;}   
    T operator-(const T& x) const {return val-x;}   
    T operator*(const T& x) const {return val*x;}  
    T operator/(const T& x) const {return val/x;}  
    T operator%(const T& x) const {return mod(val,x);} 
    T operator+=(const T& x) {return val+=x;}          
    T operator-=(const T& x) {return val-=x;}          
    T operator*=(const T& x) {return val*=x;}          
    T operator/=(const T& x) {return val/=x;}          
    T operator%=(const T& x) {val=mod(val,x); return val;}
    bool operator==(const T& x) const {return val==x;}
    bool operator==(const ExcludeFundamental<T>& x) const {return val==x.val;}
    template <class U> bool operator!=(U x) const {return !operator==(x);}
  };                                               

  template <class T> struct Exclude: public
  conditional<is_class<T>::value, ExcludeClass<T>, ExcludeFundamental<T> >::T
  {
    typedef typename conditional
    <is_class<T>::value, ExcludeClass<T>, ExcludeFundamental<T> >::T Super;
    Exclude() {}
#if __cplusplus>=201103L
    template <class... U> explicit Exclude(U... args): Super(std::forward<U>(args)...) {}
#endif
    template <class U> explicit Exclude(const U& x): Super(x) {}  
    template <class U> const T& operator=(const U& x) {return Super::operator=(x);}
  };

  template <class T>                                   
  struct Exclude<T*>                         
  {                                             
    T* val;                                  
    Exclude(): val(NULL) {} 
#if __cplusplus>=201103L                    
    Exclude(std::nullptr_t): val(nullptr) {}
    bool operator==(std::nullptr_t) const {return val==nullptr;}
#endif
    bool operator==(const T* x) const {return val==x;}
    bool operator==(const Exclude<T*>& x) const {return val==x.val;}
    template <class U> bool operator!=(U x) const {return !operator==(x);}
    template <class U> explicit Exclude(const U& x): val(x) {}  
    template <class U> const T& operator=(U x) {return *(val=x);} 
    template <class U> operator U() const {return val;}         
    T& operator*() {return *val;}
    const T& operator*() const {return *val;}
    T* operator->() {return val;}
    const T* operator->() const {return val;} 
    template <class U>
    typename enable_if<is_integral<U>,T*>::T
    operator+(U x) {return val+x;}
    template <class U>
    typename enable_if<is_integral<U>,const T*>::T
    operator+(U x) const {return val+x;}
    std::ptrdiff_t operator-(const T* x) const {return val-x;}
  };

  template <class T, class U>
  typename enable_if<is_integral<U>,T*>::T
  operator+(U x, Exclude<T*> y)
  {return y+x;}

  template <class T>
  std::ptrdiff_t operator-(const T* x, const Exclude<T*> y)
  {return x-static_cast<T*>(y);}

  template <class T>
  std::ptrdiff_t operator-(T* x, const Exclude<T*> y)
  {return x-static_cast<T*>(y);}

  template <class T, class U> T mod(T x, U y) {return x%y;}
  template <class U> float mod(float x, U y) {return std::fmod(x,y);}
  template <class U> double mod(double x, U y) {return std::fmod(x,y);}


  // handle fundamental types
  template <>
  struct Exclude<bool>
  {          
    typedef bool& RefType;                                             
    typedef const bool& ConstRefType; 
    bool val;                               
    Exclude() {}                            
    template <class U> explicit Exclude(const U& x): val(x) {}  
    template <class U> bool operator=(const U& x) {return val=x;}
    template <class U> operator U() const {return val;}   
    operator RefType () {return val;}              
    operator ConstRefType () const {return val;} 
    bool operator&&(const bool& x) const {return val&&x;} 
    bool operator||(const bool& x) const {return val||x;} 
    bool operator&=(const bool& x) {return val=val&&x;} 
    bool operator|=(const bool& x) {return val=val||x;} 
    bool operator!() const {return !val;}  
  };                                               

  template <class T> struct is_excluded: public false_type {};
  template <class T> struct is_excluded<Exclude<T> >: public true_type {};
  template <class T> struct is_excluded<const Exclude<T> >: public true_type {};
  
  
  /// @}

  template <class T>
  struct tn<Exclude<T> >
  {
    static std::string name()
    {return "classdesc::Exclude<"+typeName<T>()+">";}
  };
  
  /// helper for constructing null descriptors
  template <class action_t>
  struct NullDescriptor
  {
    template <class U>
    void operator()(action_t&,const string&,U&) {}
    template <class T>
    void type(action_t&,const string&) {}
  };

  /// @{
  /// casts to a base class type, preserving constness attributes
  
  template <class B>
  struct base_cast
  {
    template <class C> 
    static B& cast(C& x) {return static_cast<B&>(x);}
    template <class C> 
    static const B& cast(const C& x) {return static_cast<const B&>(x);}
  };
  /// @}

  /// returns a valid identifier to append to the descriptor of a base class
  template <class T> string basename()
  {
    string r(".base_"+typeName<T>());
    for (size_t i=1; i<r.size(); ++i)
      if (!isalnum(r[i])) r[i]='_';
    return r;
  }

  /// types for RESTProcess and other embedding applications
  struct RESTProcessType
  {
    enum Type {boolean, int_number, float_number, string, array, object, null};
  };

  template <> inline std::string typeName<RESTProcessType::Type >()
  {return "::classdesc::RESTProcessType::Type";}
  namespace   {
    template <> EnumKey enum_keysData<RESTProcessType::Type >::keysData[]=
      {
        {"boolean",int(RESTProcessType::boolean)},
        {"int_number",int(RESTProcessType::int_number)},
        {"float_number",int(RESTProcessType::float_number)},
        {"string",int(RESTProcessType::string)},
        {"array",int(RESTProcessType::array)},
        {"object",int(RESTProcessType::object)},
        {"null",int(RESTProcessType::null)}
      };
    template <> EnumKeys<RESTProcessType::Type > enum_keysData<RESTProcessType::Type >::keys(enum_keysData<RESTProcessType::Type >::keysData,sizeof(enum_keysData<RESTProcessType::Type >::keysData)/sizeof(enum_keysData<RESTProcessType::Type >::keysData[0]));
    template <> int enumKey<RESTProcessType::Type >(const string& x){return int(enum_keysData<RESTProcessType::Type >::keys(x));}
    template <> string enumKey<RESTProcessType::Type >(int x){return enum_keysData<RESTProcessType::Type >::keys(x);}
  }

  /// allow logging to console in an emscripten environment.
  inline void log(const std::string& msg)
  {
#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
    emscripten_console_log(msg.c_str());
#else
    std::cout<<msg<<std::endl;
#endif
  }
}


#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__ICC)
#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
#endif
    
#endif