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      1 // Copyright 2013 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
      2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
      3 // found in the LICENSE file.
      4 
      5 #ifndef GIN_DICTIONARY_H_
      6 #define GIN_DICTIONARY_H_
      7 
      8 #include "gin/converter.h"
      9 #include "gin/gin_export.h"
     10 
     11 namespace gin {
     12 
     13 // Dictionary is useful when writing bindings for a function that either
     14 // receives an arbitrary JavaScript object as an argument or returns an
     15 // arbitrary JavaScript object as a result. For example, Dictionary is useful
     16 // when you might use the |dictionary| type in WebIDL:
     17 //
     18 //   http://heycam.github.io/webidl/#idl-dictionaries
     19 //
     20 // WARNING: You cannot retain a Dictionary object in the heap. The underlying
     21 //          storage for Dictionary is tied to the closest enclosing
     22 //          v8::HandleScope. Generally speaking, you should store a Dictionary
     23 //          on the stack.
     24 //
     25 class GIN_EXPORT Dictionary {
     26  public:
     27   explicit Dictionary(v8::Isolate* isolate);
     28   Dictionary(v8::Isolate* isolate, v8::Handle<v8::Object> object);
     29   ~Dictionary();
     30 
     31   static Dictionary CreateEmpty(v8::Isolate* isolate);
     32 
     33   template<typename T>
     34   bool Get(const std::string& key, T* out) {
     35     v8::Handle<v8::Value> val = object_->Get(StringToV8(isolate_, key));
     36     return ConvertFromV8(isolate_, val, out);
     37   }
     38 
     39   template<typename T>
     40   bool Set(const std::string& key, T val) {
     41     return object_->Set(StringToV8(isolate_, key), ConvertToV8(isolate_, val));
     42   }
     43 
     44   v8::Isolate* isolate() const { return isolate_; }
     45 
     46  private:
     47   friend struct Converter<Dictionary>;
     48 
     49   // TODO(aa): Remove this. Instead, get via FromV8(), Set(), and Get().
     50   v8::Isolate* isolate_;
     51   v8::Handle<v8::Object> object_;
     52 };
     53 
     54 template<>
     55 struct GIN_EXPORT Converter<Dictionary> {
     56   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> ToV8(v8::Isolate* isolate,
     57                                     Dictionary val);
     58   static bool FromV8(v8::Isolate* isolate,
     59                      v8::Handle<v8::Value> val,
     60                      Dictionary* out);
     61 };
     62 
     63 }  // namespace gin
     64 
     65 #endif  // GIN_DICTIONARY_H_
     66