1 // Copyright 2018 The Abseil Authors. 2 // 3 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 4 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 5 // You may obtain a copy of the License at 6 // 7 // https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 8 // 9 // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 10 // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 11 // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 12 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 13 // limitations under the License. 14 // 15 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 // File: bind_front.h 17 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 // 19 // `absl::bind_front()` returns a functor by binding a number of arguments to 20 // the front of a provided (usually more generic) functor. Unlike `std::bind`, 21 // it does not require the use of argument placeholders. The simpler syntax of 22 // `absl::bind_front()` allows you to avoid known misuses with `std::bind()`. 23 // 24 // `absl::bind_front()` is meant as a drop-in replacement for C++20's upcoming 25 // `std::bind_front()`, which similarly resolves these issues with 26 // `std::bind()`. Both `bind_front()` alternatives, unlike `std::bind()`, allow 27 // partial function application. (See 28 // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial_application). 29 30 #ifndef ABSL_FUNCTIONAL_BIND_FRONT_H_ 31 #define ABSL_FUNCTIONAL_BIND_FRONT_H_ 32 33 #if defined(__cpp_lib_bind_front) && __cpp_lib_bind_front >= 201907L 34 #include <functional> // For std::bind_front. 35 #endif // defined(__cpp_lib_bind_front) && __cpp_lib_bind_front >= 201907L 36 37 #include <utility> 38 39 #include "absl/functional/internal/front_binder.h" 40 #include "absl/utility/utility.h" 41 42 namespace absl { 43 ABSL_NAMESPACE_BEGIN 44 45 // bind_front() 46 // 47 // Binds the first N arguments of an invocable object and stores them by value. 48 // 49 // Like `std::bind()`, `absl::bind_front()` is implicitly convertible to 50 // `std::function`. In particular, it may be used as a simpler replacement for 51 // `std::bind()` in most cases, as it does not require placeholders to be 52 // specified. More importantly, it provides more reliable correctness guarantees 53 // than `std::bind()`; while `std::bind()` will silently ignore passing more 54 // parameters than expected, for example, `absl::bind_front()` will report such 55 // mis-uses as errors. In C++20, `absl::bind_front` is replaced by 56 // `std::bind_front`. 57 // 58 // absl::bind_front(a...) can be seen as storing the results of 59 // std::make_tuple(a...). 60 // 61 // Example: Binding a free function. 62 // 63 // int Minus(int a, int b) { return a - b; } 64 // 65 // assert(absl::bind_front(Minus)(3, 2) == 3 - 2); 66 // assert(absl::bind_front(Minus, 3)(2) == 3 - 2); 67 // assert(absl::bind_front(Minus, 3, 2)() == 3 - 2); 68 // 69 // Example: Binding a member function. 70 // 71 // struct Math { 72 // int Double(int a) const { return 2 * a; } 73 // }; 74 // 75 // Math math; 76 // 77 // assert(absl::bind_front(&Math::Double)(&math, 3) == 2 * 3); 78 // // Stores a pointer to math inside the functor. 79 // assert(absl::bind_front(&Math::Double, &math)(3) == 2 * 3); 80 // // Stores a copy of math inside the functor. 81 // assert(absl::bind_front(&Math::Double, math)(3) == 2 * 3); 82 // // Stores std::unique_ptr<Math> inside the functor. 83 // assert(absl::bind_front(&Math::Double, 84 // std::unique_ptr<Math>(new Math))(3) == 2 * 3); 85 // 86 // Example: Using `absl::bind_front()`, instead of `std::bind()`, with 87 // `std::function`. 88 // 89 // class FileReader { 90 // public: 91 // void ReadFileAsync(const std::string& filename, std::string* content, 92 // const std::function<void()>& done) { 93 // // Calls Executor::Schedule(std::function<void()>). 94 // Executor::DefaultExecutor()->Schedule( 95 // absl::bind_front(&FileReader::BlockingRead, this, 96 // filename, content, done)); 97 // } 98 // 99 // private: 100 // void BlockingRead(const std::string& filename, std::string* content, 101 // const std::function<void()>& done) { 102 // CHECK_OK(file::GetContents(filename, content, {})); 103 // done(); 104 // } 105 // }; 106 // 107 // `absl::bind_front()` stores bound arguments explicitly using the type passed 108 // rather than implicitly based on the type accepted by its functor. 109 // 110 // Example: Binding arguments explicitly. 111 // 112 // void LogStringView(absl::string_view sv) { 113 // LOG(INFO) << sv; 114 // } 115 // 116 // Executor* e = Executor::DefaultExecutor(); 117 // std::string s = "hello"; 118 // absl::string_view sv = s; 119 // 120 // // absl::bind_front(LogStringView, arg) makes a copy of arg and stores it. 121 // e->Schedule(absl::bind_front(LogStringView, sv)); // ERROR: dangling 122 // // string_view. 123 // 124 // e->Schedule(absl::bind_front(LogStringView, s)); // OK: stores a copy of 125 // // s. 126 // 127 // To store some of the arguments passed to `absl::bind_front()` by reference, 128 // use std::ref()` and `std::cref()`. 129 // 130 // Example: Storing some of the bound arguments by reference. 131 // 132 // class Service { 133 // public: 134 // void Serve(const Request& req, std::function<void()>* done) { 135 // // The request protocol buffer won't be deleted until done is called. 136 // // It's safe to store a reference to it inside the functor. 137 // Executor::DefaultExecutor()->Schedule( 138 // absl::bind_front(&Service::BlockingServe, this, std::cref(req), 139 // done)); 140 // } 141 // 142 // private: 143 // void BlockingServe(const Request& req, std::function<void()>* done); 144 // }; 145 // 146 // Example: Storing bound arguments by reference. 147 // 148 // void Print(const std::string& a, const std::string& b) { 149 // std::cerr << a << b; 150 // } 151 // 152 // std::string hi = "Hello, "; 153 // std::vector<std::string> names = {"Chuk", "Gek"}; 154 // // Doesn't copy hi. 155 // for_each(names.begin(), names.end(), 156 // absl::bind_front(Print, std::ref(hi))); 157 // 158 // // DO NOT DO THIS: the functor may outlive "hi", resulting in 159 // // dangling references. 160 // foo->DoInFuture(absl::bind_front(Print, std::ref(hi), "Guest")); // BAD! 161 // auto f = absl::bind_front(Print, std::ref(hi), "Guest"); // BAD! 162 // 163 // Example: Storing reference-like types. 164 // 165 // void Print(absl::string_view a, const std::string& b) { 166 // std::cerr << a << b; 167 // } 168 // 169 // std::string hi = "Hello, "; 170 // // Copies "hi". 171 // absl::bind_front(Print, hi)("Chuk"); 172 // 173 // // Compile error: std::reference_wrapper<const string> is not implicitly 174 // // convertible to string_view. 175 // // absl::bind_front(Print, std::cref(hi))("Chuk"); 176 // 177 // // Doesn't copy "hi". 178 // absl::bind_front(Print, absl::string_view(hi))("Chuk"); 179 // 180 #if defined(__cpp_lib_bind_front) && __cpp_lib_bind_front >= 201907L 181 using std::bind_front; 182 #else // defined(__cpp_lib_bind_front) && __cpp_lib_bind_front >= 201907L 183 template <class F, class... BoundArgs> 184 constexpr functional_internal::bind_front_t<F, BoundArgs...> bind_front( 185 F&& func, BoundArgs&&... args) { 186 return functional_internal::bind_front_t<F, BoundArgs...>( 187 absl::in_place, std::forward<F>(func), std::forward<BoundArgs>(args)...); 188 } 189 #endif // defined(__cpp_lib_bind_front) && __cpp_lib_bind_front >= 201907L 190 191 ABSL_NAMESPACE_END 192 } // namespace absl 193 194 #endif // ABSL_FUNCTIONAL_BIND_FRONT_H_ 195