crtp_type_name.hpp

/*! 
 *  @file      crtp_type_name.hpp
 *  @brief     
 *  @author    Jacob I. Tate
 *  @version   0.0.1
 *  @date      2019
 */

#include <string>
#include <cstdlib>

#if defined(__linux) || defined(__APPLE__)
    #include <cxxabi.h>
#endif

/**
 * @brief Determines the type name using rtti
 * 
 * @tparam T The type to convert
 * @return std::string The string representation of the type
 * 
 * @warning If -no-rtti is enabled this function will @a not work
 * @warning This is @a not ABI stable with the plugin system
 */
template<typename T>
std::string type_name()
{
    #if defined(__linux) || defined(__APPLE__)
        int status;
        std::string tname = typeid(T).name();
        char *demangled_name = abi::__cxa_demangle(tname.c_str(), NULL, NULL, &status);
        if(status == 0) {
            tname = demangled_name;
            std::free(demangled_name);
        }   
        return tname;
    #else
        // TODO: Make a windows implementation of this
        return "";
    #endif
}