common/util/casts.h

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#ifndef VERIBLE_COMMON_UTIL_CASTS_H_
#define VERIBLE_COMMON_UTIL_CASTS_H_

#include <cassert>
#include <type_traits>

namespace verible {
template <typename To, typename From>
inline To down_cast(From* f) {
  static_assert(
      (std::is_base_of<From, typename std::remove_pointer<To>::type>::value),
      "target type not derived from source type");

  // We skip the assert and hence the dynamic_cast if RTTI is disabled.
#if !defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__GXX_RTTI)
  assert(f == nullptr || dynamic_cast<To>(f) != nullptr);
#endif  // !defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__GXX_RTTI)

  return static_cast<To>(f);
}

template <typename To, typename From>
inline To down_cast(From& f) {
  static_assert(std::is_lvalue_reference<To>::value,
                "target type not a reference");
  static_assert(
      (std::is_base_of<From, typename std::remove_reference<To>::type>::value),
      "target type not derived from source type");

  // We skip the assert and hence the dynamic_cast if RTTI is disabled.
#if !defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__GXX_RTTI)
  assert(dynamic_cast<typename std::remove_reference<To>::type*>(&f) !=
         nullptr);
#endif  // !defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__GXX_RTTI)

  return static_cast<To>(f);
}
}  // namespace verible

#endif  // VERIBLE_COMMON_UTIL_CASTS_H_