Add the ability to look up user defined typenames

Closes #124

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
     target_link_libraries(type_info_test ${LIBS})
     add_test(NAME Type_Info_Test COMMAND type_info_test)
 
+    add_executable(type_name_test unittests/type_name_test.cpp)
+    target_link_libraries(type_name_test ${LIBS})
+    add_test(NAME Type_Name_Test COMMAND type_name_test)
+
     add_executable(eval_catch_exception_test unittests/eval_catch_exception_test.cpp)
     target_link_libraries(eval_catch_exception_test ${LIBS})
     add_test(NAME Eval_Catch_Exception_Test COMMAND eval_catch_exception_test)

include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_engine.hpp

@@ -503,6 +503,18 @@ namespace chaiscript
       return ss.str();
     }
 
+    std::string get_type_name(const Type_Info &ti) const
+    {
+      return m_engine.get_type_name(ti);
+    }
+
+    template<typename T>
+    std::string get_type_name() const
+    {
+      return get_type_name(user_type<T>());
+    }
+
+
     /// \brief Loads and parses a file. If the file is already, it is not reloaded
     /// The use paths specified at ChaiScript construction time are searched for the 
     /// requested file.

unittests/type_name_test.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Tests to make sure that the order in which function dispatches occur is correct
+
+#include <chaiscript/chaiscript.hpp>
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+class MyClass
+{
+};
+
+int main()
+{
+  chaiscript::ChaiScript chai;
+  auto type = chaiscript::user_type<MyClass>();
+  chai.add(type, "MyClass");
+
+  if (chai.get_type_name(type) == "MyClass" && chai.get_type_name<MyClass>() == "MyClass")
+  {
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+  } else {
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+}