Re: Dynamic menu

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=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=D6=F6_Tiib?= <ootiib@hot.ee>
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comp.lang.c++
Date:
Fri, 9 Jul 2010 05:17:58 -0700 (PDT)
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On 9 juuli, 14:54, "Francesco S. Carta" <entul...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi there,
in it.comp.lang.c++ somebody asked for directions (for a tutorial,
actually) about creating a menu in C++, and I've answered mentioning
pointers to functions and creating a simple example that accepts only
pointers to void functions taking no parameters.

Then I've started fiddling with the idea and I've implemented a more
complex version that accepts pointers to functions that take parameters
too, allowing the client code to pass any kind of function - with a
single parameter but without type restrictions, as the "add_item()"
method is a template).

Here below I paste the complete code with an usage example, I wonder if
there is any simpler way of achieving the same purposes, maybe without
using inheritance.

Any other suggestion or correction about my coding style will be
welcome, I completely avoided to add comments because the code should be
self-explaining even if a bit convoluted.


1) Why so lot of copy-paste? For example caption(), command() and
parent() are worthlessly virtual, all derived classes implement them
same copy-paste.

2) Where is const correctness? For example the same functions should
be const. They do not change visible state of class.

Thanks for your attention.

//-------
#include <iostream>
#include <typeinfo>
#include <vector>
#include <list>

class MenuItem {
public:
     MenuItem() {}
     virtual ~MenuItem() {}
     virtual void execute() {}
     virtual void display() {}
     virtual std::string caption() = 0;
     virtual std::string command() = 0;
     virtual MenuItem* parent() = 0;

};

class MenuItemContainer : public MenuItem {
     std::string _caption;
     std::string _command;
     MenuItem* _parent;

protected:
     friend class Menu;
     std::vector<MenuItem*> _items;

public:

     MenuItemContainer(std::string caption,
                       std::string command,
                       MenuItem* parent) :
             _caption(caption),
             _command(command),
             _parent(parent) {}

     std::string caption() {
         return _caption;
     }

     std::string command() {
         return _command;
     }

     MenuItem* parent() {
         return _parent;
     }

};

class MenuItemWithoutParam : public MenuItem {
     std::string _caption;
     std::string _command;
     MenuItem* _parent;
     void (*_callback)();

public:
     MenuItemWithoutParam(std::string caption,
                          std::string command,
                          MenuItem* parent,
                          void (*callback)()) :
             _caption(caption),
             _command(command),
             _parent(parent),
             _callback(callback) {}

     void execute() {
         if (_callback) {
             _callback();
         }
     }

     std::string caption() {
         return _caption;
     }

     std::string command() {
         return _command;
     }

     MenuItem* parent() {
         return _parent;
     }

};

template<class T> class MenuItemWithParam : public MenuItem {
     std::string _caption;
     std::string _command;
     MenuItem* _parent;
     void (*_callback)(T*);
     T* _param;

public:

     MenuItemWithParam(std::string caption,
                       std::string command,
                       MenuItem* parent,
                       void (*callback)(T*),
                       T* param) :
             _caption(caption),
             _command(command),
             _parent(parent),
             _callback(callback),
             _param(param) {}

     void execute() {
         if (_callback && _param) {
             _callback(_param);
         }
     }

     std::string caption() {
         return _caption;
     }

     std::string command() {
         return _command;
     }

     MenuItem* parent() {
         return _parent;
     }

};

class Menu {
     MenuItemContainer _basecontainer;
     std::istream& _input;
     std::ostream& _output;
public:
     Menu(std::istream& input,
          std::ostream& output) :
             _basecontainer("","",0),
             _input(input),
             _output(output) {}
     template<class T>
     MenuItem* add_item(std::string caption,
                        std::string command,
                        MenuItem* parent,
                        void (*callback)(T*),
                        T* param) {
         MenuItem* item;
         if (parent && typeid(*parent) == typeid(MenuItemCo=

ntainer)) {

             MenuItemContainer* container
             = static_cast<MenuItemContainer*>(parent);
             item = new MenuItemWithParam<T>(caption,
                                    =

         command,

                                    =

         parent,

                                    =

         callback,

                                    =

         param);

             container->_items.push_back(item);
         } else {
             item = new MenuItemWithParam<T>(caption,
                                    =

         command,

                                    =

         &_basecontainer,

                                    =

         callback,

                                    =

         param);

             _basecontainer._items.push_back(item);
         }
         return item;

     }

     MenuItem* add_item(std::string caption,
                        std::string command,
                        MenuItem* parent,
                        void (*callback)()) {
         MenuItem* item;
         if (parent && typeid(*parent) == typeid(MenuItemCo=

ntainer)) {

             MenuItemContainer* container
             = static_cast<MenuItemContainer*>(parent);
             item = new MenuItemWithoutParam(caption,
                                    =

         command,

                                    =

         parent,

                                    =

         callback);

             container->_items.push_back(item);
         } else {
             _basecontainer._items.push_back(item);
         }
         return item;
     }

     MenuItem* add_item(std::string caption,
                        std::string command,
                        MenuItem* parent) {
         MenuItem* item;
         if (parent && typeid(*parent) == typeid(MenuItemCo=

ntainer)) {

             MenuItemContainer* container
             = static_cast<MenuItemContainer*>(parent);
             item = new MenuItemContainer(caption,
                                    =

      command,

                                    =

      parent);

             container->_items.push_back(item);
         } else {
             item = new MenuItemContainer(caption,
                                    =

      command,

                                    =

      &_basecontainer);

             _basecontainer._items.push_back(item);
         }
         return item;
     }
     void interact() {
         std::string line;
         MenuItemContainer* current = &_basecontainer;
         MenuItem* selected;
         for (;;) {
             selected = 0;
             _output << "\n-------" << std::endl;
             for (size_t i = 0; i < current->_items.size(=

); ++i) {

                 _output << "[" << current->_items[i]->=

command()

                 << "] " << current->_items[i]->caption=

()

                 << std:: endl;
             }
             if (current->parent()) {
                 _output << "[up] Upper menu" << std::e=

ndl;

             }
             _output << "[exit] Exit program" << std::endl;
             _output << "Insert command:" << std::endl << "=
";
             getline(_input, line);
             if (line == "up" && current->parent()) {
                 current = static_cast<MenuItemContai=

ner*>

                           (current->parent()=

);

             } else if (line == "exit") {
                 return;
             } else {
                 for (size_t i = 0; i < current->_ite=

ms.size(); ++i) {

                     if (current->_items[i]->comman=

d() == line) {

                         selected = current->=

_items[i];

                         break;
                     }
                 }
             }
             _output << std::endl;
             if (selected) {
                 if (typeid(*selected) == typeid(Me=

nuItemContainer)) {

                     current = static_cast<MenuIt=

emContainer*>

                               (selected)=

;

                 } else {
                     selected->execute();
                 }
             } else {
                 _output << "Unrecognized command" << s=

td::endl;

             }
         }
     }

};

// client section

using namespace std;

Menu menu(cin, cout);

void increment(int* i) {
     ++*i;

}

void print(int* i) {
     cout << *i << endl;

}

void cite(string* str) {
     cout << *str << endl;

}

void addquote(MenuItem* parent) {
     static list<string> quotes;
     string caption;
     string command;
     string quote;
     cout << "Insert caption: " << endl;
     cout << ">";
     getline(cin, caption);
     cout << "Insert command: " << endl;
     cout << ">";
     getline(cin, command);
     cout << "Insert quote: " << endl;
     cout << ">";
     getline(cin, quote);
     if (caption != "" && command != "" && quote != "") {
         quotes.push_back(quote);
         menu.add_item(caption, command, parent, cite, &quotes.=

back());

     } else {
         cout << "Unable to create quote"
         << " please retry and fill in all fields" << endl;
     }

}

int main() {
     int i = 42;
     MenuItem* program = menu.add_item("Program", "p", 0);
     MenuItem* variable = menu.add_item("Variable", "v", program)=

;

     MenuItem* quotes = menu.add_item("Quotes", "q", program);
     menu.add_item("Increment", "i", variable, increment, &i);
     menu.add_item("Print", "p", variable, print, &i);
     string hello = "Hello world!";
     string panic = "Don't panic!";
     menu.add_item("Add quote", "a", quotes, addquote, quotes);
     menu.add_item("Hello", "h", quotes, cite, &hello);
     menu.add_item("H2G2", "42", quotes, cite, &panic);
     menu.interact();
     return 0;}

//-------

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