// // Nullable.h // // Library: Foundation // Package: Core // Module: Nullable // // Definition of the Nullable template class. // // Copyright (c) 2010, Applied Informatics Software Engineering GmbH. // and Contributors. // // SPDX-License-Identifier: BSL-1.0 // #ifndef Foundation_Nullable_INCLUDED #define Foundation_Nullable_INCLUDED #include "Poco/Foundation.h" #include "Poco/Exception.h" #include #include namespace Poco { using NullType = std::nullopt_t; template class Nullable /// Nullable is a simple wrapper class for value types /// that allows objects or native type variables /// to have "null" value. /// /// The class is useful for passing parameters to functions /// when parameters are optional and no default values /// should be used or when a non-assigned state is needed, /// such as in e.g. fetching null values from database. /// /// A Nullable can be default constructed. In this case, /// the Nullable will have a Null value and isNull() will /// return true. Calling value() (without default value) on /// a Null object will throw a NullValueException. /// /// A Nullable can also be constructed from a value. /// It is possible to assign a value to a Nullable, and /// to reset a Nullable to contain a Null value by calling /// clear(). /// /// For use with Nullable, the value type should support /// default construction. { public: using Type = C; Nullable() /// Creates an empty Nullable. { } Nullable(const NullType&) /// Creates an empty Nullable. { } Nullable(const C& value): /// Creates a Nullable with the given value. _optional(value) { } Nullable(C&& value): /// Creates a Nullable by moving the given value. _optional(std::forward(value)) { } Nullable(const Nullable& other): /// Creates a Nullable by copying another one. _optional(other._optional) { } Nullable(Nullable&& other) noexcept: /// Creates a Nullable by moving another one. _optional(std::move(other._optional)) { other._optional.reset(); } ~Nullable() = default; /// Destroys the Nullable. Nullable& assign(const C& value) /// Assigns a value to the Nullable. { _optional.emplace(value); return *this; } Nullable& assign(C&& value) /// Assigns a value to the Nullable. { _optional.emplace(std::move(value)); return *this; } Nullable& assign(const Nullable& other) /// Assigns another Nullable. { if (&other != this) _optional = other._optional; return *this; } Nullable& assign(NullType) /// Sets value to null. { _optional.reset(); return *this; } Nullable& operator = (const C& value) /// Assigns a value to the Nullable. { return assign(value); } Nullable& operator = (C&& value) /// Move-assigns a value to the Nullable. { return assign(std::move(value)); } Nullable& operator = (const Nullable& other) /// Assigns another Nullable. { return assign(other); } Nullable& operator = (Nullable&& other) noexcept /// Moves another Nullable. { _optional = std::move(other._optional); return *this; } Nullable& operator = (NullType) /// Assigns NullType. { _optional.reset(); return *this; } void swap(Nullable& other) noexcept /// Swaps this Nullable with other. { std::swap(_optional, other._optional); } bool operator == (const Nullable& other) const /// Compares two Nullables for equality { return _optional == other._optional; } bool operator == (const C& value) const /// Compares Nullable with value for equality { return (_optional.has_value() && _optional.value() == value); } bool operator == (const NullType&) const /// Compares Nullable with NullData for equality { return !_optional.has_value(); } bool operator != (const C& value) const /// Compares Nullable with value for non equality { return !(*this == value); } bool operator != (const Nullable& other) const /// Compares two Nullables for non equality { return !(*this == other); } bool operator != (const NullType&) const /// Compares with NullData for non equality { return _optional.has_value(); } bool operator < (const Nullable& other) const /// Compares two Nullable objects. Return true if this object's /// value is smaler than the other object's value. /// Null value is smaller than a non-null value. { return _optional < other._optional; } bool operator > (const Nullable& other) const /// Compares two Nullable objects. Return true if this object's /// value is greater than the other object's value. /// A non-null value is greater than a null value. { return !(*this == other) && !(*this < other); } C& value() /// Returns the Nullable's value. /// /// Throws a NullValueException if the Nullable is empty. { if (_optional.has_value()) return _optional.value(); else throw NullValueException(); } const C& value() const /// Returns the Nullable's value. /// /// Throws a NullValueException if the Nullable is empty. { if (_optional.has_value()) return _optional.value(); else throw NullValueException(); } const C& value(const C& deflt) const /// Returns the Nullable's value, or the /// given default value if the Nullable is empty. { if (_optional.has_value()) return _optional.value(); return deflt; } explicit operator C& () /// Get reference to the value { return value(); } explicit operator const C& () const /// Get const reference to the value { return value(); } operator const NullType& () const /// Get reference to the value { return _null; } bool isNull() const /// Returns true if the Nullable is empty. { return !_optional.has_value(); } void clear() /// Clears the Nullable. { _optional.reset(); } private: std::optional _optional; static constexpr NullType _null {std::nullopt}; }; template inline void swap(Nullable& n1, Nullable& n2) noexcept { n1.swap(n2); } template std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const Nullable& obj) { if (!obj.isNull()) out << obj.value(); return out; } template bool operator == (const NullType&, const Nullable& n) /// Returns true if this Nullable is null. { return n.isNull(); } template bool operator != (const C& c, const Nullable& n) /// Compares Nullable with value for non equality { return !(n == c); } template bool operator == (const C& c, const Nullable& n) /// Compares Nullable with NullData for equality { return (n == c); } template bool operator != (const NullType&, const Nullable& n) /// Returns true if this Nullable is not null. { return !n.isNull(); } } // namespace Poco #endif // Foundation_Nullable_INCLUDED