AbstractChannel Class Reference

#include <fw/AbstractChannel.h>

Inheritance diagram for AbstractChannel:

Public Types
typedef ChannelBufferBase::Slot	Slot

Public Member Functions
	AbstractChannel (const std::string &id, ChannelBufferBase *buffer)
	Constructs a new channel with the given id and the specified underlying channel buffer. More...
	~AbstractChannel ()
	Destructor (KEEP NON VIRTUAL!) More...
const std::string &	getID () const
	Returns the channel id of this channel. More...
int	getTypeId () const
	Returns the non-portable typeid of the items that are stored in the slots of the underlying channel buffer. More...
Typename	getTypename () const
	Returns the platform independent typename of the items that are stored in the slots of the underlying channel buffer. More...
void	setTypename (const Typename &name)
	Sets the typename of the items that are stored in the slots of the underlying channel buffer. More...
TypeMetaPtr	getTypeMeta () const
	Returns the type meta information for the slots of the underlying channel buffer. More...
void	setTypeMeta (TypeMetaPtr meta)
	Sets the type meta information for the slots of the underlying channel buffer. More...
void	fixateType ()
	Calling this method will fix the type of the underlying ChannelBuffer. More...
bool	isTyped () const
	Returns true, if the channel is typed and false, if it is untyped. More...
ChannelBufferBase *	getBuffer ()
	Returns the underlying channel buffer. More...
std::size_t	getNrOfSlots () const
	Returns the number of slots this channel contains. More...
Time	getLastSlotTime () const
	Returns the timestamp of the data in the slot that was last written to this channel or an invalid time when there was no data written at all. More...
uint64	getNrOfDataChanges () const
	Returns the number of times data was written to this channel. More...
bool	hasSubscriber () const
	Returns true, if this channel has at least one subscriber. More...
bool	hasPublisher () const
	Returns true, if this channel has at least one publisher. More...
void	removeSubscriber (AbstractChannelSubscriberPtr subscriber)
	Removes the specified subscriber from this channel and calls its detach() method. More...
void	finishWrite (Slot *s)
	Is called by ChannelWrite to signal that data was changed. More...
void	discardWrite (Slot *s)
	Is called by ChannelWrite to signal that this slot is discarded. More...
template<typename TargetType >
void	promote ()
	Promote the channel to TargetType. More...
void	dbgDump (bool brief=true)
	Output the current buffer to console for debugging. More...

Protected Attributes
std::string	mID
ChannelBufferBase *	mBuffer
ChannelBufferBase *	mUntypedBuffer
boost::mutex	mPromoteMutex
boost::mutex	mSubscribersMutex
std::list< AbstractChannelSubscriberPtr >	mSubscribers
uint32	mNrOfSubscribersWithoutChannelSubscriber
Time	mLastSlotTime
uint64	mNrOfDataChanges

Detailed Description

Abstract base class for all typed Channel. It allows to store different typed channels within one container.

Member Typedef Documentation

Slot

typedef ChannelBufferBase::Slot Slot

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

AbstractChannel()

AbstractChannel	(	const std::string &	id,
		ChannelBufferBase *	buffer
	)

Constructs a new channel with the given id and the specified underlying channel buffer.

~AbstractChannel()

~AbstractChannel

(

)

Destructor (KEEP NON VIRTUAL!)

Member Function Documentation

getID()

const std::string& getID ( ) const

inline

Returns the channel id of this channel.

getTypeId()

int getTypeId ( ) const

inline

Returns the non-portable typeid of the items that are stored in the slots of the underlying channel buffer.

If the buffer is untyped this method will return -1.

Returns

tpye id

getTypename()

Typename getTypename ( ) const

inline

Returns the platform independent typename of the items that are stored in the slots of the underlying channel buffer.

If the channel is untyped the typename that was set using setTypename() is returned.

Returns

type name

setTypename()

void setTypename ( const Typename &  name )

inline

Sets the typename of the items that are stored in the slots of the underlying channel buffer.

Calling this method is allowed for untyped channels only. Calling it for typed channels will result in a XRuntime exception.

Exceptions

XRuntime

If the channel already is a typed channel.

Parameters

[in]

name

The new type name

getTypeMeta()

TypeMetaPtr getTypeMeta ( ) const

inline

Returns the type meta information for the slots of the underlying channel buffer.

setTypeMeta()

void setTypeMeta ( TypeMetaPtr  meta )

inline

Sets the type meta information for the slots of the underlying channel buffer.

fixateType()

void fixateType ( )

inline

Calling this method will fix the type of the underlying ChannelBuffer.

This method currently is used by the polymorphic buffer only. It will set the type of the buffer and hence the channel to the type that the buffer currently has, hence it fixates the type of the buffer and the buffer can not be promoted to any other type of a derived class.

isTyped()

bool isTyped ( ) const

inline

Returns true, if the channel is typed and false, if it is untyped.

getBuffer()

ChannelBufferBase* getBuffer ( )

inline

Returns the underlying channel buffer.

Note that the buffer may change if the channel is promoted.

getNrOfSlots()

std::size_t getNrOfSlots ( ) const

inline

Returns the number of slots this channel contains.

getLastSlotTime()

Time getLastSlotTime ( ) const

inline

Returns the timestamp of the data in the slot that was last written to this channel or an invalid time when there was no data written at all.

getNrOfDataChanges()

uint64 getNrOfDataChanges ( ) const

inline

Returns the number of times data was written to this channel.

hasSubscriber()

bool hasSubscriber ( ) const

inline

Returns true, if this channel has at least one subscriber.

hasPublisher()

bool hasPublisher

(

)

const

Returns true, if this channel has at least one publisher.

removeSubscriber()

void removeSubscriber

(

AbstractChannelSubscriberPtr

subscriber

)

Removes the specified subscriber from this channel and calls its detach() method.

Note

addSubscriber is implemented in ConcreteChannel since type information is needed there.

finishWrite()

void finishWrite

(

Slot *

s

)

Is called by ChannelWrite to signal that data was changed.

Parameters

[in]

s

Slot to be written into internal queue.

discardWrite()

void discardWrite

(

Slot *

s

)

Is called by ChannelWrite to signal that this slot is discarded.

Parameters

s	Slot to be discarded

promote()

void promote ( )

inline

Promote the channel to TargetType.

dbgDump()

void dbgDump ( bool  brief = true )

inline

Output the current buffer to console for debugging.

Member Data Documentation

mID

std::string mID

protected

mBuffer

ChannelBufferBase* mBuffer

protected

mUntypedBuffer

ChannelBufferBase* mUntypedBuffer

protected

mPromoteMutex

boost::mutex mPromoteMutex

protected

mSubscribersMutex

boost::mutex mSubscribersMutex

protected

mSubscribers

std::list<AbstractChannelSubscriberPtr > mSubscribers

protected

mNrOfSubscribersWithoutChannelSubscriber

uint32 mNrOfSubscribersWithoutChannelSubscriber

protected

mLastSlotTime

Time mLastSlotTime

protected

mNrOfDataChanges

uint64 mNrOfDataChanges

protected

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• framework/include/fw/AbstractChannel.h