Sketched more of the implementation

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ option(MSVC_STHREADED_RT "MSVC: Build with single-threaded static runtime libs (
 ### Sources, headers, directories and libs
 ###
 file(GLOB sources "src/[a-zA-Z]*.cpp")
-file(GLOB public_headers "include/yaml-cpp/[a-zA-Z]*.h")
+file(GLOB public_headers
+  "include/yaml-cpp/[a-zA-Z]*.h"
+  "include/yaml-cpp/value/[a-zA-Z]*.h"
+  "include/yaml-cpp/value/detail/[a-zA-Z]*.h"
+)
 file(GLOB private_headers "src/[a-zA-Z]*.h")
  
 if(YAML_CPP_BUILD_CONTRIB)

include/yaml-cpp/value/detail/memory.h

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#ifndef VALUE_DETAIL_MEMORY_H_62B23520_7C8E_11DE_8A39_0800200C9A66
+#define VALUE_DETAIL_MEMORY_H_62B23520_7C8E_11DE_8A39_0800200C9A66
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) || (defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 4) || (__GNUC__ >= 4)) // GCC supports "pragma once" correctly since 3.4
+#pragma once
+#endif
+
+#include "yaml-cpp/value/ptr.h"
+#include <set>
+#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
+
+namespace YAML
+{
+	namespace detail
+	{
+		class memory;
+		
+		class memory_holder {
+		public:
+			memory_holder();
+			
+			shared_node create_node();
+			void merge(memory_holder& rhs);
+			
+		private:
+			boost::shared_ptr<memory> m_pMemory;
+		};
+		
+		class memory {
+		public:
+			shared_node create_node();
+			void merge(const memory& rhs);
+			
+		private:
+			typedef std::set<shared_node> Nodes;
+			Nodes m_nodes;
+		};
+		
+		inline memory_holder::memory_holder(): m_pMemory(new memory)
+		{
+		}
+		
+		inline shared_node memory_holder::create_node()
+		{
+			return m_pMemory->create_node();
+		}
+		
+		inline void memory_holder::merge(memory_holder& rhs)
+		{
+			if(m_pMemory == rhs.m_pMemory)
+				return;
+			
+			m_pMemory->merge(*rhs.m_pMemory);
+			rhs.m_pMemory = m_pMemory;
+		}
+
+		shared_node memory::create_node()
+		{
+			shared_node pNode(new node);
+			m_nodes.insert(pNode);
+			return pNode;
+		}
+
+		inline void memory::merge(const memory& rhs)
+		{
+			m_nodes.insert(rhs.m_nodes.begin(), rhs.m_nodes.end());
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+#endif // VALUE_DETAIL_MEMORY_H_62B23520_7C8E_11DE_8A39_0800200C9A66

include/yaml-cpp/value/detail/node.h

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#ifndef VALUE_DETAIL_NODE_H_62B23520_7C8E_11DE_8A39_0800200C9A66
+#define VALUE_DETAIL_NODE_H_62B23520_7C8E_11DE_8A39_0800200C9A66
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) || (defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 4) || (__GNUC__ >= 4)) // GCC supports "pragma once" correctly since 3.4
+#pragma once
+#endif
+
+
+#include "yaml-cpp/dll.h"
+#include "yaml-cpp/value/ptr.h"
+
+namespace YAML
+{
+	namespace detail
+	{
+		class node
+		{
+		public:
+			node();
+			
+			void assign_data(const node& rhs);
+			void set_scalar(const std::string& data);
+			
+		private:
+			shared_node_data m_pData;
+		};
+		
+		inline node::node()
+		{
+		}
+		
+		inline void node::assign_data(const node& rhs)
+		{
+			m_pData = rhs.m_pData;
+		}
+
+		inline void node::set_scalar(const std::string& data)
+		{
+			m_pData.reset(new node_data(data));
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+#endif // VALUE_DETAIL_NODE_H_62B23520_7C8E_11DE_8A39_0800200C9A66

include/yaml-cpp/value/impl.h

@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+#ifndef VALUE_IMPL_H_62B23520_7C8E_11DE_8A39_0800200C9A66
+#define VALUE_IMPL_H_62B23520_7C8E_11DE_8A39_0800200C9A66
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) || (defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 4) || (__GNUC__ >= 4)) // GCC supports "pragma once" correctly since 3.4
+#pragma once
+#endif
+
+
+#include "yaml-cpp/value/value.h"
+
+namespace YAML
+{
+	inline Value::Value(): m_pMemory(new detail::memory_holder)
+	{
+	}
+	
+	template<typename T>
+	inline Value::Value(const T& rhs): m_pMemory(new detail::memory_holder)
+	{
+		operator=(rhs);
+	}
+	
+	inline Value::Value(const Value& rhs): m_pNode(rhs.m_pNode), m_pMemory(rhs.m_pMemory)
+	{
+	}
+
+	// access
+	template<typename T>
+	inline const T Value::as() const
+	{
+		T t;
+		if(convert<T>(*this, t))
+			return t;
+		throw std::runtime_error("Unable to convert to type");
+	}
+	
+	// assignment
+	template<typename T>
+	inline Value& Value::operator=(const T& rhs)
+	{
+		AssignData(convert<T>(rhs));
+		return *this;
+	}
+	
+	template<>
+	inline Value& Value::operator=(const std::string& rhs)
+	{
+		EnsureNodeExists();
+		m_pNode->set_scalar(rhs);
+	}
+	
+	inline Value& Value::operator=(const Value& rhs)
+	{
+		if(is(*this, rhs))
+			return *this;
+		AssignNode(rhs);
+	}
+	
+	void Value::EnsureNodeExists()
+	{
+		if(!m_pNode)
+			m_pNode = m_pMemory->create_node();
+	}
+	
+	void Value::AssignData(const Value& rhs)
+	{
+		EnsureNodeExists();
+		if(!rhs.m_pNode)
+			throw std::runtime_error("Tried to assign an undefined value");
+		
+		m_pNode->assign_data(*rhs.m_pNode);
+		m_pMemory->merge(*rhs.m_pMemory);
+	}
+
+	void Value::AssignNode(const Value& rhs)
+	{
+		m_pNode = rhs.m_pNode;
+		m_pMemory->merge(*rhs.m_pMemory);
+	}
+
+	// size/iterator
+	inline std::size_t Value::size() const
+	{
+	}
+
+	inline const_iterator Value::begin() const
+	{
+	}
+	
+	inline iterator Value::begin()
+	{
+	}
+
+	inline const_iterator Value::end() const
+	{
+	}
+
+	inline iterator Value::end()
+	{
+	}
+	
+	// indexing
+	template<typename Key>
+	inline const Value Value::operator[](const Key& key) const
+	{
+	}
+	
+	template<typename Key>
+	inline Value Value::operator[](const Key& key)
+	{
+	}
+	
+	template<typename Key>
+	inline bool Value::remove(const Key& key)
+	{
+	}
+	
+	inline const Value Value::operator[](const Value& key) const
+	{
+	}
+	
+	inline Value Value::operator[](const Value& key)
+	{
+	}
+	
+	inline bool Value::remove(const Value& key)
+	{
+	}
+	
+	inline const Value Value::operator[](const char *key) const
+	{
+	}
+	
+	inline Value Value::operator[](const char *key)
+	{
+	}
+	
+	inline bool Value::remove(const char *key)
+	{
+	}
+	
+	inline const Value Value::operator[](char *key) const
+	{
+	}
+	
+	inline Value Value::operator[](char *key)
+	{
+	}
+	
+	inline bool Value::remove(char *key)
+	{
+	}
+
+	// free functions
+	inline int compare(const Value& lhs, const Value& rhs)
+	{
+	}
+	
+	inline bool operator<(const Value& lhs, const Value& rhs)
+	{
+	}
+	
+	inline bool is(const Value& lhs, const Value& rhs)
+	{
+	}
+}
+
+#endif // VALUE_IMPL_H_62B23520_7C8E_11DE_8A39_0800200C9A66

include/yaml-cpp/value/ptr.h

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#ifndef VALUE_PTR_H_62B23520_7C8E_11DE_8A39_0800200C9A66
+#define VALUE_PTR_H_62B23520_7C8E_11DE_8A39_0800200C9A66
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) || (defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 4) || (__GNUC__ >= 4)) // GCC supports "pragma once" correctly since 3.4
+#pragma once
+#endif
+
+
+#include "yaml-cpp/dll.h"
+#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
+
+namespace YAML
+{
+	namespace detail {
+		class node;
+		class node_data;
+		class memory;
+		class memory_holder;
+
+		typedef boost::shared_ptr<node> shared_node;
+		typedef boost::shared_ptr<node_data> shared_node_data;
+		typedef boost::shared_ptr<memory_holder> shared_memory_holder;
+		typedef boost::shared_ptr<memory> shared_memory;
+	}
+}
+
+#endif // VALUE_PTR_H_62B23520_7C8E_11DE_8A39_0800200C9A66

include/yaml-cpp/value/value.h

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef VALUE_H_62B23520_7C8E_11DE_8A39_0800200C9A66
+#ifndef VALUE_VALUE_H_62B23520_7C8E_11DE_8A39_0800200C9A66
-#define VALUE_H_62B23520_7C8E_11DE_8A39_0800200C9A66
+#define VALUE_VALUE_H_62B23520_7C8E_11DE_8A39_0800200C9A66
 
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) || (defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 4) || (__GNUC__ >= 4)) // GCC supports "pragma once" correctly since 3.4
 #pragma once
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 
 #include "yaml-cpp/dll.h"
-#include "yaml-cpp/node_ptr.h"
+#include "yaml-cpp/value/ptr.h"
 
 namespace YAML
 {
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ namespace YAML
 	public:
 		Value();
 		explicit Value(ValueType::value type);
+		explicit template<typename T> Value(const T& rhs);
+		explicit Value(const Value& rhs);
 		~Value();
 		
 		ValueType::value Type() const;
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ namespace YAML
 		template<typename T> const T as() const;
 		
 		// assignment
-		template<typename T> Value& operator=(const T& rhs) const;
+		template<typename T> Value& operator=(const T& rhs);
 		Value& operator=(const Value& rhs);
 		
 		// size/iterator
@@ -54,12 +56,29 @@ namespace YAML
 		const Value operator[](char *key) const;
 		Value operator[](char *key);
 		bool remove(char *key);
+		
+	private:
+		void EnsureNodeExists();
+		void AssignData(const Value& rhs);
+		void AssignNode(const Value& rhs);
+		
+	private:
+		shared_node m_pNode;
+		shared_memory_holder m_pMemory;
 	};
 	
 	int compare(const Value& lhs, const Value& rhs);
 	bool operator<(const Value& lhs, const Value& rhs);
 	
 	bool is(const Value& lhs, const Value& rhs);
+	
+	template<typename T>
+	Value convert(const T& rhs);
+	
+	template<typename T>
+	bool convert(const Value& value, T& rhs);
 }
 
-#endif // VALUE_H_62B23520_7C8E_11DE_8A39_0800200C9A66
+#include "yaml-cpp/value/impl.h"
+
+#endif // VALUE_VALUE_H_62B23520_7C8E_11DE_8A39_0800200C9A66