Add std::any to py::object caster for archive registered types

libsrc/core/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ install(FILES ngcore.hpp archive.hpp type_traits.hpp version.hpp ngcore_api.hpp
   array.hpp taskmanager.hpp concurrentqueue.h localheap.hpp python_ngcore.hpp flags.hpp
   xbool.hpp signal.hpp bitarray.hpp table.hpp hashtable.hpp ranges.hpp ngstream.hpp
   simd.hpp simd_avx.hpp simd_avx512.hpp simd_generic.hpp simd_sse.hpp simd_arm64.hpp
+  register_archive.hpp
   DESTINATION ${NG_INSTALL_DIR_INCLUDE}/core COMPONENT netgen_devel)
 
 if(ENABLE_CPP_CORE_GUIDELINES_CHECK)

libsrc/core/archive.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 #include "archive.hpp"
+#include "register_archive.hpp"
 #include "version.hpp"
 
 #ifndef WIN32
@@ -28,4 +29,13 @@ namespace ngcore
                                    std::make_unique<std::map<std::string, detail::ClassArchiveInfo>>();
     return type_register->count(classname) != 0;
   }
+
+#ifdef NETGEN_PYTHON
+  pybind11::object CastAnyToPy(const std::any& a)
+  {
+    auto info = Archive::GetArchiveRegister(Demangle(a.type().name()));
+    return info.anyToPyCaster(a);
+  }
+#endif // NETGEN_PYTHON
+
 } // namespace ngcore

libsrc/core/archive.hpp

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef NETGEN_CORE_ARCHIVE_HPP
 #define NETGEN_CORE_ARCHIVE_HPP
 
+#include <any>
 #include <array>                // for array
 #include <complex>              // for complex
 #include <cstring>              // for size_t, strlen
@@ -32,8 +33,11 @@ namespace pybind11
 namespace ngcore
 {
 
-  class NGCORE_API Archive;
+#ifdef NETGEN_PYTHON
+  pybind11::object CastAnyToPy(const std::any& a);
+#endif // NETGEN_PYTHON
 
+  class NGCORE_API Archive;
   namespace detail
   {
     // create new pointer of type T if it is default constructible, else throw
@@ -88,6 +92,10 @@ namespace ngcore
       // This caster takes a void* pointer to the (base)class type_info and returns void* pointing
       // to the type stored in this info
       std::function<void*(const std::type_info&, void*)> downcaster;
+
+#ifdef NETGEN_PYTHON
+      std::function<pybind11::object(const std::any&)> anyToPyCaster;
+#endif // NETGEN_PYTHON
     };
   } // namespace detail
 
@@ -641,6 +649,10 @@ namespace ngcore
     template<typename T, typename ... Bases>
     friend class RegisterClassForArchive;
 
+#ifdef NETGEN_PYTHON
+    friend pybind11::object CastAnyToPy(const std::any&);
+#endif // NETGEN_PYTHON
+
     // Returns ClassArchiveInfo of Demangled typeid
     static const detail::ClassArchiveInfo& GetArchiveRegister(const std::string& classname);
     // Set ClassArchiveInfo for Demangled typeid, this is done by creating an instance of
@@ -694,26 +706,6 @@ namespace ngcore
     };
   };
 
-  template<typename T, typename ... Bases>
-  class RegisterClassForArchive
-  {
-  public:
-    RegisterClassForArchive()
-    {
-      static_assert(detail::all_of_tmpl<std::is_base_of<Bases,T>::value...>,
-                    "Variadic template arguments must be base classes of T");
-      detail::ClassArchiveInfo info {};
-      info.creator = [](const std::type_info& ti) -> void*
-                     { return typeid(T) == ti ? detail::constructIfPossible<T>()
-                         : Archive::Caster<T, Bases...>::tryUpcast(ti, detail::constructIfPossible<T>()); };
-      info.upcaster = [/*this*/](const std::type_info& ti, void* p) -> void*
-                      { return typeid(T) == ti ? p : Archive::Caster<T, Bases...>::tryUpcast(ti, static_cast<T*>(p)); };
-      info.downcaster = [/*this*/](const std::type_info& ti, void* p) -> void*
-                        { return typeid(T) == ti ? p : Archive::Caster<T, Bases...>::tryDowncast(ti, p); };
-      Archive::SetArchiveRegister(std::string(Demangle(typeid(T).name())),info);
-    }
-  };
-
   // BinaryOutArchive ======================================================================
   class NGCORE_API BinaryOutArchive : public Archive
   {

libsrc/core/flags.hpp

@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ namespace ngcore
     int GetNStringListFlags () const { return strlistflags.Size(); }
     /// number of num-list flags
     int GetNNumListFlags () const { return numlistflags.Size(); }
+    int GetNAnyFlags() const { return anyflags.Size(); }
 
     ///
     const std::string & GetStringFlag (int i, std::string & name) const
@@ -181,6 +182,8 @@ namespace ngcore
     { name = strlistflags.GetName(i); return strlistflags[i]; }
     const Flags & GetFlagsFlag (int i, std::string & name) const
     { name = flaglistflags.GetName(i); return flaglistflags[i]; }
+    const std::any& GetAnyFlag(int i, std::string& name) const
+    { name = anyflags.GetName(i); return anyflags[i]; }
   };
 
   /// Print flags

libsrc/core/python_ngcore.cpp

@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ namespace ngcore
         auto val = flags.GetDefineFlag(i, key);
         d[key.c_str()] = val;
       }
+    for(auto i : Range(flags.GetNAnyFlags()))
+      {
+        auto& a = flags.GetAnyFlag(i, key);
+        d[key.c_str()] = CastAnyToPy(a);
+      }
     return d;
   }
 

libsrc/core/register_archive.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#ifndef NETGEN_REGISTER_ARCHIVE_HPP
+#define NETGEN_REGISTER_ARCHIVE_HPP
+
+#ifdef NETGEN_PYTHON
+#include <pybind11/pybind11.h>
+#include <pybind11/cast.h>
+#endif // NETGEN_PYTHON
+
+#include "archive.hpp"
+
+namespace ngcore {
+
+  template<typename T, typename ... Bases>
+  class RegisterClassForArchive
+  {
+  public:
+    RegisterClassForArchive()
+    {
+      static_assert(detail::all_of_tmpl<std::is_base_of<Bases,T>::value...>,
+                    "Variadic template arguments must be base classes of T");
+      detail::ClassArchiveInfo info {};
+      info.creator = [](const std::type_info& ti) -> void*
+                     { return typeid(T) == ti ? detail::constructIfPossible<T>()
+                         : Archive::Caster<T, Bases...>::tryUpcast(ti, detail::constructIfPossible<T>()); };
+      info.upcaster = [/*this*/](const std::type_info& ti, void* p) -> void*
+                      { return typeid(T) == ti ? p : Archive::Caster<T, Bases...>::tryUpcast(ti, static_cast<T*>(p)); };
+      info.downcaster = [/*this*/](const std::type_info& ti, void* p) -> void*
+                        { return typeid(T) == ti ? p : Archive::Caster<T, Bases...>::tryDowncast(ti, p); };
+#ifdef NETGEN_PYTHON
+      info.anyToPyCaster = [](const std::any& a)
+      {
+        std::cout << "call anytopycast on " << Demangle(a.type().name()) << std::endl;
+        const T* val = std::any_cast<T>(&a);
+        if(!val)
+          throw Exception("Incorrect type in any object!");
+        return pybind11::cast(val); };
+#endif // NETGEN_PYTHON
+      Archive::SetArchiveRegister(std::string(Demangle(typeid(T).name())),info);
+    }
+  };
+} // namespace ngcore
+#endif // NETGEN_REGISTER_ARCHIVE_HPP

libsrc/csg/algprim.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <mystdlib.h>
+#include <core/register_archive.hpp>
 
 
 #include <linalg.hpp>

libsrc/csg/brick.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <mystdlib.h>
+#include <core/register_archive.hpp>
 
 #include <linalg.hpp>
 #include <csg.hpp>

libsrc/csg/csgeom.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <mystdlib.h>
 #include <myadt.hpp>
+#include <core/register_archive.hpp>
 
 #include <linalg.hpp>
 #include <csg.hpp>

libsrc/csg/extrusion.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <mystdlib.h>
+#include <core/register_archive.hpp>
 
 #include <linalg.hpp>
 #include <csg.hpp>

libsrc/csg/revolution.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <mystdlib.h>
+#include <core/register_archive.hpp>
 
 #include <linalg.hpp>
 #include <csg.hpp>

libsrc/csg/splinesurface.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 #include <csg.hpp>
+#include <core/register_archive.hpp>
 
 namespace netgen
 {

libsrc/csg/surface.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <mystdlib.h>
+#include <core/register_archive.hpp>
 
 #include <myadt.hpp>
 #include <csg.hpp>

libsrc/geom2d/geometry2d.cpp

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <meshing.hpp>
 #include <geometry2d.hpp>
+#include <core/register_archive.hpp>
 
 namespace netgen
 {

libsrc/gprim/spline.cpp

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Spline curve for Mesh generator
 #include <gprim.hpp>
 #include "spline.hpp"
 
+#include <core/register_archive.hpp>
+
 namespace netgen
 {
 

libsrc/gprim/splinegeometry.cpp

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <mystdlib.h>
 #include <linalg.hpp>
 #include <gprim.hpp>
+#include <core/register_archive.hpp>
 #include "splinegeometry.hpp"
  
 namespace netgen

libsrc/meshing/basegeom.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <mystdlib.h>
 #include "meshing.hpp"
+#include <core/register_archive.hpp>
 
 namespace netgen
 {

libsrc/occ/occgeom.cpp

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <mystdlib.h>
 #include <occgeom.hpp>
+#include <core/register_archive.hpp>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include "ShapeAnalysis_ShapeTolerance.hxx"
 #include "ShapeAnalysis_ShapeContents.hxx"

libsrc/stlgeom/stlgeom.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <meshing.hpp>
+#include <core/register_archive.hpp>
 
 #include "stlgeom.hpp"
 

libsrc/stlgeom/stltopology.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <mystdlib.h>
+#include <core/register_archive.hpp>
 
 #include <myadt.hpp>
 #include <linalg.hpp>

tests/catch/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ if(ENABLE_UNIT_TESTS)
 add_custom_target(unit_tests)
 
 # Build catch_main test object
-include_directories(${CATCH_INCLUDE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../libsrc/include ${SPDLOG_INCLUDE_DIR})
+include_directories(${CATCH_INCLUDE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../libsrc/include ${SPDLOG_INCLUDE_DIR} ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 add_library(catch_main STATIC main.cpp)
 set_target_properties(catch_main PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 17)
 add_dependencies(unit_tests catch_main)
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ add_test(NAME unit_tests_built COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --build . --target unit_
 
 macro(add_unit_test name sources)
   add_executable(test_${name} ${sources} )
-  target_link_libraries(test_${name} ngcore catch_main nglib ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES})
+  target_link_libraries(test_${name} ngcore catch_main nglib)
 
   add_dependencies(unit_tests test_${name})
   add_test(NAME unit_${name} COMMAND test_${name})
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ macro(add_unit_test name sources)
 endmacro()
 
 add_unit_test(archive archive.cpp)
+if(USE_PYTHON)
+  # RegisterForArchive needs Python.h if built with Python
+  target_link_libraries(test_archive ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES})
+endif(USE_PYTHON)
 add_unit_test(array array.cpp)
 add_unit_test(ranges ranges.cpp)
 add_unit_test(symboltable symboltable.cpp)

tests/catch/archive.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 #include <catch2/catch.hpp>
 #include <../core/ngcore.hpp>
+#include <core/register_archive.hpp>
 using namespace ngcore;
 using namespace std;