cast.h

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#pragma once
 
#include <cassert>
 
namespace fe {
 
template<class T>
concept Nodeable = requires(T n) {
    T::Node;
    n.node();
};
 
/// Inherit from this class using [CRTP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiously_recurring_template_pattern),
/// for some nice `dynamic_cast`-style wrappers.
template<class B>
class RuntimeCast {
public:
    // clang-format off
    /// `static_cast` with debug check.
    template<class T> T* as() { assert(isa<T>()); return static_cast<T*>(this); }
 
    /// `dynamic_cast`.
    /// If @p T isa fe::Nodeable, it will use `node()`, otherwise a `dynamic_cast`.
    template<class T>
    T* isa() {
        if constexpr (Nodeable<T>) {
            return static_cast<B*>(this)->node() == T::Node ? static_cast<T*>(this) : nullptr;
        } else {
            return dynamic_cast<T*>(static_cast<B*>(this));
        }
    }
 
    template<class T> const T*  as() const { return const_cast<RuntimeCast*>(this)->template  as<T   >(); } ///< `const` version.
    template<class T> const T* isa() const { return const_cast<RuntimeCast*>(this)->template isa<T   >(); } ///< `const` version.
    // clang-format on
};
 
} // namespace fe