I am trying to build a generic function wrapper/decorator to instrument function calls. This is how far I got:
class _FunctionWrapper1<R, T1> {
_FunctionWrapper1(this._);
final R Function(T1) _;
R call(T1 a) {
// here we can log or measure the call
return _(a);
}
}
class _GenericFunctionWrapper<F extends Function> {
_GenericFunctionWrapper(this._);
final F _;
dynamic noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) {
// here we can log or measure the call
return Function.apply(_, invocation.positionalArguments, invocation.namedArguments);
}
}
void main() {
final foo = (String s) => print(s);
final bar = _FunctionWrapper1(foo);
bar("hello");
final baz = _GenericFunctionWrapper(foo);
baz("hello"); // does not compile
}
So, I can wrap a specific type, but I can't get a generic one to work.
I need something like:
class _GenericFunctionWrapper<F extends Function> extends F
Related
In Dart we can use generic classes [class]. We can also specialize those classes [class]. However at runtime the specialization is not used. (In C++ this is called template programming)
Example: The following code will result in the output
Hallo world
How are you
class MyClass<T> {
foo( print('Hallo world'); );
}
class MyClassInt implements MyClass<int> {
#override
foo( print('How are you'); );
}
main() {
MyClass<int> a = Myclass<int>();
MyClassInt b = MyClassInt();
a.foo();
b.foo();
}
How can the specialization (here type [int]) be done, that it is called at runtime, i.e.
main() {
MyClass<int> a = Myclass<int>();
a.foo();
}
should result in the outcome "How are you".
As mentioned by jamesdlin, Dart does not support specialization. But you can do something like this to make the illusion:
class MyClass<T> {
factory MyClass() {
if (T == int) {
return MyClassInt() as MyClass<T>;
} else {
return MyClass._();
}
}
// Hidden real constructor for MyClass
MyClass._();
void foo() {
print('Hallo world');
}
}
class MyClassInt implements MyClass<int> {
#override
void foo() {
print('How are you');
}
}
void main() {
final a = MyClass<int>();
final b = MyClassInt();
final c = MyClass<String>();
a.foo(); // How are you
b.foo(); // How are you
c.foo(); // Hallo world
}
interfaces
abstract class Adder<T> {
T add(T a, T b);
}
abstract class Multiplier<T> {
T multiply(T a, T b);
}
abstract class Displayer<T> {
void display(T a);
}
An implementation that just happens to implement all three.
class IntImpl implements Adder<int>, Multiplier<int>, Displayer<int> {
#override
int add(int a, int b) {
return a + b;
}
#override
int multiply(int a, int b) {
return a * b;
}
#override
void display(int a) {
print('printing: ${a}');
}
}
A consumer that needs support for two of the interfaces.
But, I could not find how to declare such a thing.
class DisplayingAdder<T, K extends Adder<T>> {
final K engine;
DisplayingAdder(this.engine);
T addAndDisplay(T a, T b) {
final r = engine.add(a, b);
// How do I change DisplayingAdder class parametrization to make the next line functional?
// engine.display(r);
return r;
}
}
Code to exercise the above
void main() {
final e1 = IntImpl();
final da = DisplayingAdder(e1);
da.addAndDisplay(3,4);
}
Not sure what can be changed to allow the generic parameter to declare support for more than one abstract class.
You can't restrict a generic type to a type that implements multiple supertypes. The best you're going to have to do is separate engine into an object that implements Adder and an object that implements Displayer, then pass the instance of IntImpl to both. (This is more scalable anyway since it also allows you to pass different values to each if you wanted.)
class DisplayingAdder<T, A extends Adder<T>, D extends Displayer<T>> {
final A adder;
final D displayer;
DisplayingAdder(this.adder, this.displayer);
T addAndDisplay(T a, T b) {
final r = adder.add(a, b);
displayer.display(r);
return r;
}
}
void main() {
final e1 = IntImpl();
final da = DisplayingAdder(e1, e1);
da.addAndDisplay(3,4);
}
I've got the following code in a console application:
import 'dart:mirrors';
void main() {
final foo = Foo();
final mirror = reflect(foo);
final instanceMirror = mirror.invoke(#test, []);
print(instanceMirror);
}
class Foo {
int get test {return 42;}
}
When I run it I get an exception:
Exception has occurred.
NoSuchMethodError (NoSuchMethodError: Class 'int' has no instance method 'call'.
Receiver: 42
Tried calling: call())
If I set a breakpoint on test then it is hit before the exception, so it's definitely invoking the property.
Why is an exception being thrown?
UPDATE: ultimately what I am trying to achieve is to grab the values of all properties in an object. Per #mezoni's answer, it seems I need to treat properties as fields rather than methods (the opposite of C#, incidentally). However, it's still not entirely clear why or how to enumerate all fields. The best I've gotten is this:
import 'dart:mirrors';
void main() {
final foo = Foo();
final mirror = reflect(foo);
for (var k in mirror.type.instanceMembers.keys) {
final i = mirror.type.instanceMembers[k];
if (i.isGetter && i.simpleName != #hashCode && i.simpleName != #runtimeType) {
final instanceMirror = mirror.getField(i.simpleName);
print("${MirrorSystem.getName(i.simpleName)}: ${instanceMirror.reflectee}");
}
}
}
class Foo {
int get someOther {
return 42;
}
int get test {
return someOther + 13;
}
}
Please try this code:
import 'dart:mirrors';
void main() {
final foo = Foo();
final mirror = reflect(foo);
final instanceMirror = mirror.getField(#test);
print(instanceMirror.reflectee);
}
class Foo {
int get test {
return 42;
}
}
Problem
How can I implement the example of Iteration in A Tour of the Dart Libraries?
I understood that it is a code that must be supplemented, but how do I supplement it?
A Tour of the Dart Libraries
class Process {
// Represents a process...
}
class ProcessIterator implements Iterator<Process> {
#override
Process get current => ...
#override
bool moveNext() => ...
}
// A mythical class that lets you iterate through all
// processes. Extends a subclass of [Iterable].
class Processes extends IterableBase<Process> {
#override
final Iterator<Process> iterator = ProcessIterator();
}
void main() {
// Iterable objects can be used with for-in.
for (var process in Processes()) {
// Do something with the process.
}
}
Development Environment
Dart 2
DartPad
Tried → Error
I read and executed the document on my own, but the following error occurred.
class ProcessIterator implements Iterator<Process> {
#override
Process get current => new Process();
#override
bool moveNext() => false;
}
-> Error: 'IterableBase' expects 0 type arguments.
Best regards,
Two things.
1) Process is not available on the web, so your DartPad example won't work.
2) IterableBase is in dart:collection. Don't forget to import that.
This code seems to work for me:
import 'dart:collection';
class ProcessIterator implements Iterator<int> {
#override
int get current => 0;
#override
bool moveNext() => false;
}
// A mythical class that lets you iterate through all
// processes. Extends a subclass of [Iterable].
class Processes extends IterableBase<int> {
#override
final Iterator<int> iterator = ProcessIterator();
}
main() {
for (var thing in Processes()) {
print(thing);
}
}
Keep in mind, it's often MUCH easier to use sync* for custom iterators.
Iterable<int> _myProcesses() sync* {
yield 1;
yield 2;
yield 3;
}
main() {
for (var thing in _myProcesses()) {
print(thing);
}
}
Refer to #Kevin 's answer and rewrite the code below.
Code
import 'dart:collection';
class Process {
var foo = 'foo';
}
class ProcessIterator implements Iterator<Process> {
int i = 0;
#override
Process get current => new Process();
#override
bool moveNext() {
if(i++ < 5) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
}
}
// A mythical class that lets you iterate through all
// processes. Extends a subclass of [Iterable].
class Processes extends IterableBase<Process> {
#override
final Iterator<Process> iterator = ProcessIterator();
}
void main() {
// Iterable objects can be used with for-in.
for (var process in Processes()) {
print(process.foo);
}
}
Console
foo
foo
foo
foo
foo
How to check type of Super class with Child class instance? I have below example and don't want to use dart-mirrors.
class SomeClass{
}
class SomeOtherClass extends SomeClass{
}
void main() {
var s1 = new SomeOtherClass();
someMethod(SomeClass, s1);
}
void someMethod(Type t, dynamic instance){
print(instance.runtimeType == t);
//print(instance.runtimeType is t); Does not work!
}
Update
Just today the package reflectable was released which allows to do this like with mirrors, but a transformer generates code instead to avoid using mirrors in production.
import 'package:reflectable/reflectable.dart';
// Annotate with this class to enable reflection.
class Reflector extends Reflectable {
const Reflector()
: super(typeCapability); // Request the capability to invoke methods.
}
const reflector = const Reflector();
#reflector
class SomeClass{
}
#reflector
class SomeOtherClass extends SomeClass{
}
void someMethod(Type t, dynamic instance){
InstanceMirror instanceMirror = reflector.reflect(instance);
print(instanceMirror.type.isSubclassOf(reflector.reflectType(t)));
}
void main() {
var s1 = new SomeOtherClass();
someMethod(SomeClass, s1);
}
Original
It might be directly supported when https://github.com/gbracha/metaclasses is implemented.
Currently this workaround can be used:
class IsInstanceOf<E> {
bool check(t) => t is E;
}
void someMethod(Type t, dynamic instance){
print( new IsInstanceOf<t>().check(instance));
//print(instance.runtimeType is t); Does not work!
}
This runs fine and returns the correct result but the analyzer shows a warning because t can't be used as a type.
If you wrap SomeClass in a generic class it works without a warning
class SomeClass{
}
class SomeOtherClass extends SomeClass{
}
void main() {
var s1 = new SomeOtherClass();
someMethod(new IsInstanceOf<SomeClass>(), s1);
}
void someMethod(IsInstanceOf t, dynamic instance){
print(t.check(instance));
//print(instance.runtimeType is t); Does not work!
}
class IsInstanceOf<E> {
bool check(instance) => instance is E;
}
Try it at DartPad