ArrayRef.h

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 * Gamedev Framework (gf)
 * Copyright (C) 2016 Julien Bernard
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#ifndef GF_ARRAY_REF_H
#define GF_ARRAY_REF_H

#include <vector>

namespace gf {
#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
inline namespace v1 {
#endif

  /**
   * @ingroup core
   * @brief A constant reference to an array and its size
   *
   * This class stores a pointer to some data and its size. It can be built
   * from various inputs: `std::vector`, static array, pointer and size.
   *
   * @sa StringRef
   */
  template<typename T>
  class ArrayRef {
  public:
    /**
     * @brief Default constructor
     *
     * Data is nullptr and size is 0.
     */
    constexpr ArrayRef()
    : m_data(nullptr)
    , m_size(0)
    {

    }

    /**
     * @brief Constructor from a pointer and a size
     *
     * @param data A pointer to the elements in the array
     * @param size The number of elements in the array
     */
    constexpr ArrayRef(const T *data, std::size_t size)
    : m_data(data)
    , m_size(size)
    {

    }

    /**
     * @brief Constructor from a `std::vector`
     *
     * @param values The vector of elements
     */
    ArrayRef(const std::vector<T>& values)
    : m_data(values.data())
    , m_size(values.size())
    {

    }

    /**
     * @brief Constructor from a static array
     *
     * The size is computed at compile-time.
     *
     * @param data The static array
     */
    template<std::size_t N>
    constexpr ArrayRef(const T (&data)[N])
    : m_data(data)
    , m_size(N)
    {

    }

    /**
     * @brief Constructor from an initializer list
     *
     * @param values The list of elements
     */
    ArrayRef(std::initializer_list<T> values)
    : m_data(values.size() == 0 ? nullptr : values.begin())
    , m_size(values.size())
    {

    }

    /**
     * @brief Get a pointer to the elements
     *
     * @returns A pointer to the first element in the array
     */
    constexpr const T *getData() const {
      return m_data;
    }

    /**
     * @brief Get the number of elements
     *
     * @returns The number of elements in the array
     */
    constexpr std::size_t getSize() const {
      return m_size;
    }

    /**
     * @brief Get an iterator to the first element
     *
     * @returns A pointer to the first element
     *
     * @sa end()
     */
    constexpr const T *begin() const {
      return m_data;
    }

    /**
     * @brief Get an iterator past the last element
     *
     * @returns A pointer past the last element
     *
     * @sa begin()
     */
    constexpr const T *end() const {
      return m_data + m_size;
    }

  private:
    const T *m_data;
    std::size_t m_size;
  };


#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
}
#endif
}

#endif // GF_ARRAY_REF_H