EventManager.h

/********************************************************************************
 * Copyright (C) 2014-2017 GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH  *
 *                                                                              *
 *              This software is distributed under the terms of the             *
 *              GNU Lesser General Public Licence (LGPL) version 3,             *
 *                  copied verbatim in the file "LICENSE"                       *
 ********************************************************************************/
 
#ifndef FAIR_MQ_EVENTMANAGER_H
#define FAIR_MQ_EVENTMANAGER_H
 
#include <memory>
#include <mutex>
#include <string>
#include <typeindex>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <utility>
#include <functional>
 
#include <boost/any.hpp>
#include <boost/functional/hash.hpp>
#include <boost/signals2.hpp>
 
namespace fair::mq
{
 
// Inherit from this base event type to create custom event types
template<typename K>
struct Event
{
    using KeyType = K;
};
 
class EventManager
{
  public:
    // Clang 3.4-3.8 has a bug and cannot properly deal with the following template alias.
    // Therefore, we leave them here commented out for now.
    // template<typename E, typename ...Args>
    // using Callback = std::function<void(typename E::KeyType, Args...)>;
 
    template<typename E, typename ...Args>
    using Signal = boost::signals2::signal<void(typename E::KeyType, Args...)>;
 
    template<typename E, typename ...Args>
    auto Subscribe(const std::string& subscriber, std::function<void(typename E::KeyType, Args...)> callback) -> void
    {
        const std::type_index event_type_index{typeid(E)};
        const std::type_index callback_type_index{typeid(std::function<void(typename E::KeyType, Args...)>)};
        const auto signalsKey = std::make_pair(event_type_index, callback_type_index);
        const auto connectionsKey = std::make_pair(subscriber, signalsKey);
 
        const auto connection = GetSignal<E, Args...>(signalsKey)->connect(callback);
 
        {
            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock{fMutex};
 
            if (fConnections.find(connectionsKey) != fConnections.end())
            {
                fConnections.at(connectionsKey).disconnect();
                fConnections.erase(connectionsKey);
            }
            fConnections.insert({connectionsKey, connection});
        }
    }
 
    template<typename E, typename ...Args>
    auto Unsubscribe(const std::string& subscriber) -> void
    {
        const std::type_index event_type_index{typeid(E)};
        const std::type_index callback_type_index{typeid(std::function<void(typename E::KeyType, Args...)>)};
        const auto signalsKey = std::make_pair(event_type_index, callback_type_index);
        const auto connectionsKey = std::make_pair(subscriber, signalsKey);
 
        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock{fMutex};
 
        fConnections.at(connectionsKey).disconnect();
        fConnections.erase(connectionsKey);
    }
 
    template<typename E, typename ...Args>
    auto Emit(typename E::KeyType key, Args... args) const -> void
    {
        const std::type_index event_type_index{typeid(E)};
        const std::type_index callback_type_index{typeid(std::function<void(typename E::KeyType, Args...)>)};
        const auto signalsKey = std::make_pair(event_type_index, callback_type_index);
 
        (*GetSignal<E, Args...>(signalsKey))(key, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
    }
 
  private:
    using SignalsKey   = std::pair<std::type_index, std::type_index>;
                                // event          , callback
    using SignalsValue = boost::any;
    using SignalsMap   = std::unordered_map<SignalsKey, SignalsValue, boost::hash<SignalsKey>>;
    mutable SignalsMap fSignals;
 
    using ConnectionsKey   = std::pair<std::string, SignalsKey>;
                                    // subscriber , event/callback
    using ConnectionsValue = boost::signals2::connection;
    using ConnectionsMap   = std::unordered_map<ConnectionsKey, ConnectionsValue, boost::hash<ConnectionsKey>>;
    ConnectionsMap fConnections;
 
    mutable std::mutex fMutex;
 
    template<typename E, typename ...Args>
    auto GetSignal(const SignalsKey& key) const -> std::shared_ptr<Signal<E, Args...>>
    {
        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock{fMutex};
 
        if (fSignals.find(key) == fSignals.end())
        {
            // wrapper is needed because boost::signals2::signal is neither copyable nor movable
            // and I don't know how else to insert it into the map
            auto signal = std::make_shared<Signal<E, Args...>>();
            fSignals.insert(std::make_pair(key, signal));
        }
 
        return boost::any_cast<std::shared_ptr<Signal<E, Args...>>>(fSignals.at(key));
    }
}; /* class EventManager */
 
} // namespace fair::mq
 
#endif /* FAIR_MQ_EVENTMANAGER_H */