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The Boost Parameter Library Python Binding Documentation
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:Authors: Daniel Wallin
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:copyright: Copyright David Abrahams, Daniel Wallin
2005. 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)
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.. role:: class
:class: class
.. role:: concept
:class: concept
.. role:: function
:class: function
.. |KeywordsSpec| replace:: :concept:`KeywordsSpec`
.. contents::
:depth: 1
Introduction
------------
``boost/parameter/python.hpp`` introduces a group of **def_visitors** that can
be used to easily expose Boost.Parameter enabled member functions to Python via
Boost.Python. It also provides a function template ``def()`` that can be used
to expose Boost.Parameter enabled free functions.
concept |KeywordsSpec|
----------------------
A |KeywordsSpec| is an MPL sequence where each element is either:
* A *required* keyword tag, ``K``
* **or**, an *optional* keyword tag, ``K*``
* **or**, a *somethingsomething* keyword tag ``K**``
The **arity range** of a |KeywordsSpec| is determined by:
.. parsed-literal::
[ mpl::size<S> - number of *somethingsomething* in ``S`` , mpl::size<S> ]
For example, the **arity range** of ``mpl::vector2<x,y>`` is 2, the **arity range** of
``mpl::vector2<x,y*>`` is 2 and the **arity range** of ``mpl::vector2<x,y**>`` is 1.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class template ``init``
-----------------------
Defines a named parameter enabled constructor.
.. parsed-literal::
template <class Keywords, class Signature>
struct init : python::def_visitor<init<Keywords, Signature> >
{
template <class Class>
void def(Class& class\_);
};
``init`` requirements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* ``Keywords`` is a model of |KeywordsSpec|.
* ``Signature`` is an MPL sequence with the types of the keyword arguments,
in the order dictated by ``Keywords``.
* ``Class`` must support these expressions:
======================================================= ==================== ==============================================
Expression Return type Requirements
======================================================= ==================== ==============================================
``Class(a0, ..., aN)`` - ``a0``..\ ``aN`` are tagged arguments.
======================================================= ==================== ==============================================
For every ``N`` in ``[U,V]``, where ``[U,V]`` is the **arity range** of ``Keywords``.
Example
~~~~~~~
.. parsed-literal::
struct base { /\* ... \*/ };
class X : base
{
public:
BOOST_PARAMETER_CONSTRUCTOR(X, (base),
(required (x, \*))
(optional (y, \*))
)
};
BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(..)
{
class_<X>("X")
.def(
init<
, mpl::vector2<tag::x, tag::y\*>
, mpl::vector2<int, int>
>()
);
}
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class template ``call``
-----------------------
Defines a ``__call__`` operator, mapped to ``operator()`` in C++.
.. parsed-literal::
template <class Keywords, class Signature>
struct call : python::def_visitor<call<Keywords, Signature> >
{
template <class Class>
void def(Class& class\_);
};
``call`` requirements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* ``Keywords`` is a model of |KeywordsSpec|.
* ``Signature`` is an MPL sequence with the types of the keyword arguments,
in the order dictated by ``Keywords``, and the return type prepended.
* ``Class`` must support these expressions, where ``c`` is an instance of ``Class``:
======================================================= ==================== ==============================================
Expression Return type Requirements
======================================================= ==================== ==============================================
``c(a0, ..., aN)`` Convertible to ``R`` ``a0``..\ ``aN`` are tagged arguments.
======================================================= ==================== ==============================================
For every ``N`` in ``[U,V]``, where ``[U,V]`` is the **arity range** of ``Keywords``.
Example
~~~~~~~
.. parsed-literal::
typedef parameter::parameters<
parameter::required<tag::x>
, parameter::optional<tag::y>
> call_parameters;
class X
{
public:
template <class Args>
int call_impl(Args const& args)
{
/\* ... \*/
}
template <class A0>
int operator()(A0 const& a0)
{
return call_impl(call_parameters()(a0));
}
template <class A0, class A1>
int operator()(A0 const& a0, A1 const& a1)
{
return call_impl(call_parameters()(a0,a1));
}
};
BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(..)
{
class_<X>("X")
.def("f",
call<
, mpl::vector2<tag::x, tag::y\*>
, mpl::vector3<int, int, int>
>()
);
}
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class template ``function``
---------------------------
Defines a named parameter enabled member function.
.. parsed-literal::
template <class Fwd, class Keywords, class Signature>
struct function : python::def_visitor<function<Fwd, Keywords, Signature> >
{
template <class Class, class Options>
void def(Class& class\_, char const* name, Options const& options);
};
``function`` requirements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* ``Keywords`` is a model of |KeywordsSpec|.
* ``Signature`` is an MPL sequence with the types of the keyword arguments,
in the order dictated by ``Keywords``, and the return type prepended.
* An instance of ``Fwd`` must support this expression:
======================================================= ==================== ==============================================
Expression Return type Requirements
======================================================= ==================== ==============================================
``fwd(boost::type<R>(), self, a0, ..., aN)`` Convertible to ``R`` ``self`` is a reference to the object on which
the function should be invoked. ``a0``..\ ``aN``
are tagged arguments.
======================================================= ==================== ==============================================
For every ``N`` in ``[U,V]``, where ``[U,V]`` is the **arity range** of ``Keywords``.
Example
~~~~~~~
This example exports a member function ``f(int x, int y = ..)`` to Python.
The |KeywordsSpec| ``mpl::vector2<tag::x, tag::y*>`` has an **arity range**
of [2,2], so we only need one forwarding overload.
.. parsed-literal::
class X
{
public:
BOOST_PARAMETER_MEMBER_FUNCTION((void), f, tag,
(required (x, \*))
(optional (y, \*))
)
{
/\* .. \*/
}
};
struct f_fwd
{
template <class A0, class A1>
void operator()(boost::type<void>, X& self, A0 const& a0, A1 const& a1)
{
self.f(a0, a1);
}
}
BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(..)
{
class_<X>("X")
.def("f",
function<
fwd
, mpl::vector2<tag::x, tag::y\*>
, mpl::vector3<void, int, int>
>()
);
}
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function template ``def``
-------------------------
Defines a named parameter enabled free function in the current Python scope.
.. parsed-literal::
template <class Fwd, class Keywords, class Signature>
void def(char const* name);
``def`` requirements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* ``Keywords`` is a model of |KeywordsSpec|.
* ``Signature`` is an MPL sequence with the types of the keyword arguments,
in the order dictated by ``Keywords``, and the return type prepended.
* An instance of ``Fwd`` must support this expression:
======================================================= ==================== ==============================================
Expression Return type Requirements
======================================================= ==================== ==============================================
``fwd(boost::type<R>(), a0, ..., aN)`` Convertible to ``R`` ``a0``..\ ``aN`` are tagged arguments.
======================================================= ==================== ==============================================
For every ``N`` in ``[U,V]``, where ``[U,V]`` is the **arity range** of ``Keywords``.
Portability
-----------
The Boost.Parameter Python binding library requires *partial template specialization*.