boolean.h

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#ifndef OME_COMMON_BOOLEAN_H
#define OME_COMMON_BOOLEAN_H

#include <istream>
#include <limits>
#include <ostream>

#include <ome/compat/cstdint.h>

namespace ome
{
  namespace common
  {

    class boolean
    {
    public:
      typedef uint8_t value_type;

      boolean():
        value(std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::min()) // "false"
      {}

      boolean(bool value):
        value(value ? std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::max() : std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::min())
      {}

      boolean(const boolean& value):
        value(value.value)
      {}

      operator bool() const
      {
        return value != std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::min();
      }

      boolean&
      operator=(bool rhs)
      {
        this->value = (rhs ? std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::max() : std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::min());
        return *this;
      }

      boolean&
      operator=(const boolean& rhs)
      {
        this->value = rhs.value;
        return *this;
      }

      boolean
      operator!() const
      {
        return !static_cast<bool>(*this);
      }

    private:
      uint8_t value;
    };

    inline bool
    operator==(const boolean& lhs,
               bool rhs)
    {
      return static_cast<bool>(lhs) == rhs;
    }

    inline bool
    operator==(bool lhs,
               const boolean& rhs)
    {
      return lhs == static_cast<bool>(rhs);
    }

    inline bool
    operator==(const boolean& lhs,
               const boolean& rhs)
    {
      return static_cast<bool>(lhs) == static_cast<bool>(rhs);
    }

    inline bool
    operator!=(const boolean& lhs,
               bool rhs)
    {
      return static_cast<bool>(lhs) != rhs;
    }

    inline bool
    operator!=(bool lhs,
               const boolean& rhs)
    {
      return lhs != static_cast<bool>(rhs);
    }

    inline bool
    operator!=(const boolean& lhs,
               const boolean& rhs)
    {
      return static_cast<bool>(lhs) != static_cast<bool>(rhs);
    }

    template<class charT, class traits>
    inline std::basic_ostream<charT,traits>&
    operator<< (std::basic_ostream<charT,traits>& os,
                const boolean& rhs)
    {
      return os << static_cast<bool>(rhs);
    }

    template<class charT, class traits>
    inline std::basic_istream<charT,traits>&
    operator>> (std::basic_istream<charT,traits>& is,
                boolean& rhs)
    {

      bool b;
      if (is >> b)
        rhs = b;
      return is;
    }

  }
}

#endif // OME_COMMON_BOOLEAN_H

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