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     31 // Author: kenton (at) google.com (Kenton Varda)
     32 //  Based on original Protocol Buffers design by
     33 //  Sanjay Ghemawat, Jeff Dean, and others.
     34 //
     35 // Defines the abstract interface implemented by each of the language-specific
     36 // code generators.
     37 
     38 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_COMPILER_CODE_GENERATOR_H__
     39 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_COMPILER_CODE_GENERATOR_H__
     40 
     41 #include <google/protobuf/stubs/common.h>
     42 #include <string>
     43 #include <vector>
     44 #include <utility>
     45 
     46 namespace google {
     47 namespace protobuf {
     48 
     49 namespace io { class ZeroCopyOutputStream; }
     50 class FileDescriptor;
     51 
     52 namespace compiler {
     53 
     54 // Defined in this file.
     55 class CodeGenerator;
     56 class GeneratorContext;
     57 
     58 // The abstract interface to a class which generates code implementing a
     59 // particular proto file in a particular language.  A number of these may
     60 // be registered with CommandLineInterface to support various languages.
     61 class LIBPROTOC_EXPORT CodeGenerator {
     62  public:
     63   inline CodeGenerator() {}
     64   virtual ~CodeGenerator();
     65 
     66   // Generates code for the given proto file, generating one or more files in
     67   // the given output directory.
     68   //
     69   // A parameter to be passed to the generator can be specified on the
     70   // command line.  This is intended to be used by Java and similar languages
     71   // to specify which specific class from the proto file is to be generated,
     72   // though it could have other uses as well.  It is empty if no parameter was
     73   // given.
     74   //
     75   // Returns true if successful.  Otherwise, sets *error to a description of
     76   // the problem (e.g. "invalid parameter") and returns false.
     77   virtual bool Generate(const FileDescriptor* file,
     78                         const string& parameter,
     79                         GeneratorContext* generator_context,
     80                         string* error) const = 0;
     81 
     82   // Generates code for all given proto files, generating one or more files in
     83   // the given output directory.
     84   //
     85   // This method should be called instead of |Generate()| when
     86   // |HasGenerateAll()| returns |true|. It is used to emulate legacy semantics
     87   // when more than one `.proto` file is specified on one compiler invocation.
     88   //
     89   // WARNING: Please do not use unless legacy semantics force the code generator
     90   // to produce a single output file for all input files, or otherwise require
     91   // an examination of all input files first. The canonical code generator
     92   // design produces one output file per input .proto file, and we do not wish
     93   // to encourage alternate designs.
     94   //
     95   // A parameter is given as passed on the command line, as in |Generate()|
     96   // above.
     97   //
     98   // Returns true if successful.  Otherwise, sets *error to a description of
     99   // the problem (e.g. "invalid parameter") and returns false.
    100   virtual bool GenerateAll(const vector<const FileDescriptor*>& files,
    101                            const string& parameter,
    102                            GeneratorContext* generator_context,
    103                            string* error) const {
    104     *error = "Unimplemented GenerateAll() method.";
    105     return false;
    106   }
    107 
    108   // Returns true if the code generator expects to receive all FileDescriptors
    109   // at once (via |GenerateAll()|), rather than one at a time (via
    110   // |Generate()|). This is required to implement legacy semantics.
    111   virtual bool HasGenerateAll() const { return false; }
    112 
    113  private:
    114   GOOGLE_DISALLOW_EVIL_CONSTRUCTORS(CodeGenerator);
    115 };
    116 
    117 // CodeGenerators generate one or more files in a given directory.  This
    118 // abstract interface represents the directory to which the CodeGenerator is
    119 // to write and other information about the context in which the Generator
    120 // runs.
    121 class LIBPROTOC_EXPORT GeneratorContext {
    122  public:
    123   inline GeneratorContext() {}
    124   virtual ~GeneratorContext();
    125 
    126   // Opens the given file, truncating it if it exists, and returns a
    127   // ZeroCopyOutputStream that writes to the file.  The caller takes ownership
    128   // of the returned object.  This method never fails (a dummy stream will be
    129   // returned instead).
    130   //
    131   // The filename given should be relative to the root of the source tree.
    132   // E.g. the C++ generator, when generating code for "foo/bar.proto", will
    133   // generate the files "foo/bar.pb.h" and "foo/bar.pb.cc"; note that
    134   // "foo/" is included in these filenames.  The filename is not allowed to
    135   // contain "." or ".." components.
    136   virtual io::ZeroCopyOutputStream* Open(const string& filename) = 0;
    137 
    138   // Similar to Open() but the output will be appended to the file if exists
    139   virtual io::ZeroCopyOutputStream* OpenForAppend(const string& filename);
    140 
    141   // Creates a ZeroCopyOutputStream which will insert code into the given file
    142   // at the given insertion point.  See plugin.proto (plugin.pb.h) for more
    143   // information on insertion points.  The default implementation
    144   // assert-fails -- it exists only for backwards-compatibility.
    145   //
    146   // WARNING:  This feature is currently EXPERIMENTAL and is subject to change.
    147   virtual io::ZeroCopyOutputStream* OpenForInsert(
    148       const string& filename, const string& insertion_point);
    149 
    150   // Returns a vector of FileDescriptors for all the files being compiled
    151   // in this run.  Useful for languages, such as Go, that treat files
    152   // differently when compiled as a set rather than individually.
    153   virtual void ListParsedFiles(vector<const FileDescriptor*>* output);
    154 
    155  private:
    156   GOOGLE_DISALLOW_EVIL_CONSTRUCTORS(GeneratorContext);
    157 };
    158 
    159 // The type GeneratorContext was once called OutputDirectory. This typedef
    160 // provides backward compatibility.
    161 typedef GeneratorContext OutputDirectory;
    162 
    163 // Several code generators treat the parameter argument as holding a
    164 // list of options separated by commas.  This helper function parses
    165 // a set of comma-delimited name/value pairs: e.g.,
    166 //   "foo=bar,baz,qux=corge"
    167 // parses to the pairs:
    168 //   ("foo", "bar"), ("baz", ""), ("qux", "corge")
    169 extern void ParseGeneratorParameter(const string&,
    170             vector<pair<string, string> >*);
    171 
    172 }  // namespace compiler
    173 }  // namespace protobuf
    174 
    175 }  // namespace google
    176 #endif  // GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_COMPILER_CODE_GENERATOR_H__
    177