Properties.h

#pragma once

#include "swCommonLib/Common/Object.h"
#include "swCommonLib/Common/RTTR.h"

#include <vector>
#include <string>


class Properties
{
private:
public:

    static std::vector< rttr::property >                    GetPropertyPath ( Object* object, const std::string& propertyPath, char separator = '/' );
    static std::vector< rttr::property >                    GetPropertyPath ( rttr::variant object, const std::string& propertyPath, Size offset = 0, char separator = '/' );

    static std::pair< rttr::variant, rttr::property >       GetProperty     ( Object* object, const std::string& propertyPath, char separator = '/' );
    static std::pair< rttr::variant, rttr::property >       GetProperty     ( rttr::variant object, const std::string& propertyPath, Size offset = 0, char separator = '/' );
    static std::pair< rttr::variant, rttr::property >       GetProperty     ( Object* object, const std::vector< rttr::property >& propertyPath );
    
    template< typename Type >
    static Type                     GetValue        ( Object* object, const std::vector< rttr::property >& propertyPath );

    static rttr::property           EmptyProperty   ();
    static TypeID                   GetRealType     ( const rttr::variant& object );
    static TypeID                   GetRealType     ( Object* object );
};

//====================================================================================//
//          Implementation  
//====================================================================================//


template< typename Type >
inline Type         Properties::GetValue        ( Object* object, const std::vector< rttr::property >& propertyPath )
{
    rttr::variant propertyVal = object;

    for( auto& property : propertyPath )
    {
        propertyVal = property.get_value( propertyVal );
    }

    return propertyVal.get_value< Type >();
}