include/internal/catch_option.hpp

/*
 *  Created by Phil on 02/12/2012.
 *  Copyright 2012 Two Blue Cubes Ltd. All rights reserved.
 *
 *  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
 *  file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
 */
#ifndef TWOBLUECUBES_CATCH_OPTION_HPP_INCLUDED
#define TWOBLUECUBES_CATCH_OPTION_HPP_INCLUDED

#include "catch_common.h"

namespace Catch {

    // An optional type
    template<typename T>
    class Option {
    public:
        Option() : nullableValue( NULL ) {}
        Option( T const& _value )
        : nullableValue( new( storage ) T( _value ) )
        {}
        Option( Option const& _other )
        : nullableValue( _other ? new( storage ) T( *_other ) : NULL )
        {}

        ~Option() {
            reset();
        }

        Option& operator= ( Option const& _other ) {
            reset();
            if( _other )
                nullableValue = new( storage ) T( *_other );
            return *this;
        }

        void reset() {
            if( nullableValue )
                nullableValue->~T();
            nullableValue = NULL;
        }
        T& operator*() { return *nullableValue; }
        T const& operator*() const { return *nullableValue; }
        T* operator->() { return nullableValue; }
        const T* operator->() const { return nullableValue; }

        T valueOr( T const& defaultValue ) const {
            return nullableValue ? *nullableValue : defaultValue;
        }

        bool some() const { return nullableValue != NULL; }
        bool none() const { return nullableValue == NULL; }

        bool operator !() const { return nullableValue == NULL; }
        operator SafeBool::type() const {
            return SafeBool::makeSafe( some() );
        }

    private:
        T* nullableValue;
        char storage[sizeof(T)];
    };

} // end namespace Catch

#endif // TWOBLUECUBES_CATCH_OPTION_HPP_INCLUDED