From 4f9ff698019b26a5600f0d0ea9f73f280ac2c2e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: maelstrom <maelstrom@maelstrom.dev>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:56:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Descriptors for instance stuff

---
 src/objects/base/metadata.h | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 59 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 src/objects/base/metadata.h

diff --git a/src/objects/base/metadata.h b/src/objects/base/metadata.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bff353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/objects/base/metadata.h
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <optional>
+#include <string>
+#include <variant>
+#include <map>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "../../datatype.h"
+
+class Instance;
+typedef Instance(*InstanceConstructor)();
+
+const uint INST_NOT_CREATABLE = 1;
+// const uint INST_SINGLETON = 2;
+
+typedef uint InstanceClassFlags;
+
+struct InstanceClassDescriptor {
+    std::string className;
+    InstanceConstructor constructor;
+    InstanceClassFlags flags;
+};
+
+//
+
+const uint PROP_READONLY = 1;
+const uint PROP_NOSCRIPT = 2; // Cannot be read or written to by unpriveleged scripts
+const uint PROP_NOSAVE = 4; // Property should not be serialized by the engine
+const uint PROP_CLIENTONLY = 8; // Only accessible by the client
+
+typedef uint PropertyFlags;
+
+typedef DataValue(*InstancePropertyGetter)();
+typedef void(*InstancePropertySetter)(DataValue);
+
+// Properties may either have a backing field directly accessed by Instance,
+// or, for more granular control may define a getter (and setter if writable).
+struct MemberPropertyDescriptor {
+    DataType dataType;
+    PropertyFlags flags;
+    std::optional<DataValue*> backingField;
+    std::optional<InstancePropertyGetter> getter;
+    std::optional<InstancePropertySetter> setter;
+};
+
+//
+
+typedef DataValue(*InstanceMethodHandler)(std::vector<DataValue>);
+
+struct MemberMethodDescriptor {
+    DataType returnType;
+    // This may need to be converted into a vector in the future for overloaded methods
+    std::vector<DataType> parameters;
+    InstanceMethodHandler handler;
+};
+
+// TODO: Add MemberCallbackDescriptor
+typedef std::map<std::string, std::variant<MemberPropertyDescriptor, MemberMethodDescriptor /*, MemberEventDescriptor */ /* , MemberCallbackDescriptor */>> InstanceMemberTable;
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