Value.h

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#ifndef KEYVALUE_VALUE_VALUE_H_
#define KEYVALUE_VALUE_VALUE_H_

#include <iosfwd>

#include <boost/variant.hpp>

#include "keyvalue/value/Matrix.h"
#include "keyvalue/value/Single.h"
#include "keyvalue/value/Vector.h"

namespace keyvalue {

namespace value {

class Value {

public:

  typedef boost::variant<Single, Vector, Matrix> DataType_;

  Value();

  Value(const DataType_& data);

  template <typename Rhs>
  Value(const Rhs& rhs);

  template <typename Rhs>
  Value&
  operator=(const Rhs& rhs);

  bool
  operator==(const Value& rhs) const;

  template <typename Type>
  const Type*
  get() const;

  template <typename Type>
  Type*
  get();

private:

  DataType_ data_;

}; // class Value

std::ostream&
operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Value& rhs);

template <typename Rhs>
struct Parent;

template <>
struct Parent<Value::DataType_> {
  typedef Value Type_;
};

template <>
struct Parent<Single> {
  typedef Value::DataType_ Type_;
};

template <>
struct Parent<Vector> {
  typedef Value::DataType_ Type_;
};

template <>
struct Parent<Matrix> {
  typedef Value::DataType_ Type_;
};

/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Value()
 *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

template <typename Rhs>
Value::Value(const Rhs& rhs) :
  data_(Value(typename Parent<Rhs>::Type_(rhs)).data_) {
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * operator=()
 *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

template <typename Rhs>
Value&
Value::operator=(const Rhs& rhs) {
  return *this = typename Parent<Rhs>::Type_(rhs);
}

} // namespace value
} // namespace keyvalue

#endif // KEYVALUE_VALUE_VALUE_H_