#include <iostream>
/// In header
#include <cassert>
#include <vector>
template <class, size_t> class BaseT;
class Base {
template <class, size_t> friend class BaseT;
public:
int get() const; // -> Implement: 'int getImpl() const' in Derived
void set(int i); // = 0 -> Implement: 'void setImpl(int i)' in Derived
private:
struct VTable {
typedef int (*Getter)(void const*);
typedef void (*Setter)(void*, int);
VTable(): _get(0), _set(0) {}
Getter _get;
Setter _set;
};
static std::vector<VTable>& VT(); // defined in .cpp
explicit Base(size_t v): _v(v) {}
size_t _v;
}; // class Base
template <class Derived, size_t Index>
class BaseT: public Base {
public:
BaseT(): Base(Index) {
static bool const _ = Register();
(void)_;
}
// Provide default implementation of getImpl
int getImpl() const { return 0; }
// No default implementation setImpl
private:
static int Get(void const* b) {
Derived const* d = static_cast<Derived const*>(b);
return d->getImpl();
}
static void Set(void* b, int i) {
Derived* d = static_cast<Derived*>(b);
d->setImpl(i);
}
static bool Register() {
typedef Base::VTable VTable;
std::vector<VTable>& vt = Base::VT();
if (vt.size() <= Index) {
vt.insert(vt.end(), Index - vt.size() + 1, VTable());
} else {
assert(vt[Index]._get == 0 && "Already registered VTable!");
}
vt[Index]._get = &Get;
vt[Index]._set = &Set;
return true;
}
}; // class BaseT
/// In source
std::vector<Base::VTable>& Base::VT() {
static std::vector<VTable> V;
return V;
} // Base::VT
int Base::get() const {
return VT()[_v]._get(this);
} // Base::get
void Base::set(int i) {
return VT()[_v]._set(this, i);
} // Base::set
// 4 must be unique within the hierarchy
class Derived: public BaseT<Derived, 4> {
template <class, size_t> friend class BaseT;
public:
Derived(): _i(0) {}
private:
int getImpl() const { return _i; }
void setImpl(int i) { _i = i; }
int _i;
}; // class Derived
/// In action
void print(Base const& b) { std::cout << b.get() << "\n"; }
void set(Base& b, int i) { b.set(i); }
int main() {
Derived d;
set(d, 4);
print(d);
}