external.hpp

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#ifndef __CASS_EXTERNAL_HPP_INCLUDED__
#define __CASS_EXTERNAL_HPP_INCLUDED__

// This abstraction allows us to separate internal types from the
// external opaque pointers that we expose.
template <typename In, typename Ex>
struct External : public In {
  In* from() { return static_cast<In*>(this); }
  const In* from() const { return static_cast<const In*>(this); }
  static Ex* to(In* in) { return static_cast<Ex*>(in); }
  static const Ex* to(const In* in) { return static_cast<const Ex*>(in); }
};

#define EXTERNAL_TYPE(InternalType, ExternalType)                          \
  extern "C" {                                                             \
    struct ExternalType##_ : public External<InternalType, ExternalType> { \
      private:                                                             \
        ~ExternalType##_() { }                                             \
    };                                                                     \
  }

#endif