minetest/src/util/Optional.h

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#pragma once

#include "debug.h"

struct nullopt_t
{
};
constexpr nullopt_t nullopt{};

/**
 * An implementation of optional for C++11, which aims to be
 * compatible with a subset of std::optional features.
 *
 * Unfortunately, Minetest doesn't use C++17 yet.
 *
 * @tparam T The type to be stored
 */
template <typename T>
class Optional
{
	bool m_has_value = false;
	T m_value;

public:
	Optional() noexcept {}
	Optional(nullopt_t) noexcept {}
	Optional(const T &value) noexcept : m_has_value(true), m_value(value) {}
	Optional(const Optional<T> &other) noexcept :
			m_has_value(other.m_has_value), m_value(other.m_value)
	{
	}

	void operator=(nullopt_t) noexcept { m_has_value = false; }

	void operator=(const Optional<T> &other) noexcept
	{
		m_has_value = other.m_has_value;
		m_value = other.m_value;
	}

	T &value()
	{
		FATAL_ERROR_IF(!m_has_value, "optional doesn't have value");
		return m_value;
	}

	const T &value() const
	{
		FATAL_ERROR_IF(!m_has_value, "optional doesn't have value");
		return m_value;
	}

	const T &value_or(const T &def) const { return m_has_value ? m_value : def; }

	bool has_value() const noexcept { return m_has_value; }

	explicit operator bool() const { return m_has_value; }
};