/*******************************************************************************
 *
 * File:     types.hpp
 *
 * Contents: Facility for type-related things
 *
 * Copyright 2016
 *
 * Author: David Juhasz (david.juhasz@tuwien.ac.at)
 *
 ******************************************************************************/

#ifndef ROSA_SUPPORT_TYPES_HPP
#define ROSA_SUPPORT_TYPES_HPP

#include <cstdint>

namespace rosa {

// A value of type [u]int8_t is treated as a character when being put to an
// output stream, which can result in invisible characters being printed. To
// avoid that, such a value needs to be casted to a wider type. It can be done
// by using the following template to find a target type to cast our value to.
// NOTE: There is a preprocessor macro below which can be used instead of the
// tedious typename stuff.
template <typename T>
struct PrintableType {
  typedef T type;
};

template <>
struct PrintableType<uint8_t> {
  typedef unsigned int type;
};

template <>
struct PrintableType<int8_t> {
  typedef int type;
};

#define PRINTABLE(T) typename PrintableType<T>::type

} // End namespace rosa

#endif // ROSA_SUPPORT_TYPES_HPP