[boost] [contract] C++11-like auto-functions

28 Jun 2012

      Hello all,

I'm thinking to expand Boost.Contract to support C++11-like
auto-functions for C++03.

The following macro:

CONTRACT_FUNCTION( // f
    template( typename Left, typename Right )
    auto (adding_func) ( (Left const&) left, (Right const&) right )
        return(BOOT_TYPEOF_TPL(left + right))
) {
    return left + right;
}

Would expand to something like the code below (but the main of course):

#include <boost/typeof/typeof.hpp>
#include <iostream>

template< typename Left, typename Right >   // TPARAMS(f)
struct adding_func_result_123
{
    Left const& left;                       // PARAMS(f)
    Right const& right;                     // PARAMS(f)
    typedef
        BOOST_TYPEOF_TPL(left + right)      // RESULT_TYPE(f)
        type
    ;
};

template< typename Left, typename Right >
typename adding_func_result_123<Left, Right>::type  // TPARAMS(f)
adding_func ( Left const& left, Right const& right )
{
    return left + right;
}

int main ( void )
{
    std::cout << adding_func(1, 2) << std::endl;
    return 0;
}

I got a ticket for it: https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/contractpp/ticket/59
But I might implement it only after the Boost review... (Are C++11
auto-function really useful?)

Thanks.
--Lorenzo

[boost] [contract] C++11-like auto-functions

Lorenzo Caminiti