optional_ref.hpp

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#pragma once
 
/// @file userver/utils/optional_ref.hpp
/// @brief @copybrief utils::OptionalRef
 
#include <optional>
#include <type_traits>
 
#include <boost/optional/optional_fwd.hpp>
 
#include <userver/utils/assert.hpp>
 
USERVER_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
namespace utils {
 
/// @ingroup userver_universal userver_containers
///
/// @brief Class that behaves as a nullable reference. Main difference from the
/// pointer - value comparison of pointed values.
///
/// Initializes from reference to a T or from optional<T>.
///
/// Once the reference is constructed it can not be changed to point to
/// different address.
template <class T>
class OptionalRef {
public:
    static_assert(!std::is_reference<T>::value, "Do not use a reference for T");
 
    constexpr OptionalRef() noexcept = default;
    constexpr OptionalRef(std::nullopt_t) noexcept {}
    constexpr OptionalRef(const OptionalRef&) noexcept = default;
    constexpr OptionalRef& operator=(const OptionalRef&) noexcept = delete;
 
    constexpr OptionalRef(T& other) noexcept : data_(&other) {}
 
    // Forming a reference to a temporary is forbidden
    explicit constexpr OptionalRef(const T&&) = delete;
 
    template <typename U>
    explicit constexpr OptionalRef(const std::optional<U>& other) noexcept : data_(GetPointer(other)) {}
 
    template <typename U>
    explicit constexpr OptionalRef(std::optional<U>& other) noexcept : data_(GetPointer(other)) {}
 
    template <typename U>
    explicit constexpr OptionalRef(const std::optional<U>&&) noexcept {
        static_assert(!sizeof(U), "Forming a reference to a temporary");
    }
 
    template <typename U>
    explicit constexpr OptionalRef(const boost::optional<U>& other) noexcept : data_(GetPointer(other)) {}
 
    template <typename U>
    explicit constexpr OptionalRef(boost::optional<U>& other) noexcept : data_(GetPointer(other)) {}
 
    template <typename U>
    explicit constexpr OptionalRef(const boost::optional<U>&&) noexcept {
        static_assert(!sizeof(U), "Forming a reference to a temporary");
    }
 
    constexpr bool has_value() const noexcept { return !!data_; }
    constexpr explicit operator bool() const noexcept { return has_value(); }
 
    constexpr T* operator->() const {
        UASSERT(data_);
        return data_;
    }
 
    constexpr T& operator*() const {
        UASSERT(data_);
        return *data_;
    }
 
    constexpr T& value() const {
        if (!has_value()) {
            throw std::bad_optional_access();
        }
 
        return *data_;
    }
 
private:
    template <class Optional>
    static T* GetPointer(Optional& other) noexcept {
        using ValueType = decltype(*other);
        static_assert(
            std::is_const<T>::value || !std::is_const<ValueType>::value,
            "Attempt to initialize non-const T from a const optional value"
        );
 
        if (!other) {
            return nullptr;
        }
 
        auto& value = *other;
        return &value;
    }
 
    T* const data_ = nullptr;
};
 
template <class T, class U>
constexpr bool operator==(OptionalRef<T> lhs, OptionalRef<U> rhs) noexcept {
    if (!lhs || !rhs) return !lhs && !rhs;
    return *lhs == *rhs;
}
 
template <class T, class U>
constexpr bool operator!=(OptionalRef<T> lhs, OptionalRef<U> rhs) noexcept {
    return !(lhs == rhs);
}
 
}  // namespace utils
 
USERVER_NAMESPACE_END