sketch out class UTF8::uni_iter, add tools/make-UTF8.sh

tools/UTF8.cpp

@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <wx/string.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 
 
 /**
  * Class UTF8
  * is an 8 bit std::string assuredly encoded in UTF8 that supplies special
- * conversion support to and from wxString.
+ * conversion support to and from wxString, and has iteration over
+ * UTF8 code points.
  */
 class UTF8 : public std::string
 {
@@ -17,57 +19,176 @@ public:
     UTF8( const wxString& o ) :
         std::string( (const char*) o.utf8_str() )
     {
+        // @todo: should not be inline.
     }
 
     UTF8( const char* txt ) :
         std::string( txt )
     {
+        // ok inline
     }
 
-    UTF8( const std::string& o ) :
+    explicit UTF8( const std::string& o ) :
         std::string( o )
     {
+        // ok inline
     }
 
     UTF8() :
         std::string()
     {
+        // ok inline
     }
 
     UTF8& operator = ( const wxString& o )
     {
+        // @todo: should not be inline.
         std::string::operator=( (const char*) o.utf8_str() );
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    UTF8& operator = ( const std::string& o )
+    {
+        std::string::operator = ( o );
+        return *this;
     }
 
     operator wxString () const
     {
+        // @todo: should not be inline.
         return wxString( c_str(), wxConvUTF8 );
     }
+
+    static int uni_forward( const_iterator it, uint32_t* result )
+    {
+        // @todo: have this read UTF8 characters into result, not bytes.
+        // What's here now is scaffolding, reading single byte characters only.
+        *result = (unsigned char) *it;
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * class uni_iter
+     * is a non-mutable iterator that walks through code points in the UTF8 encoded
+     * string.  The normal ++(), ++(int), ->(), and *() operators are all supported and
+     * they return a uint32_t holding the unicode character appropriate for respective
+     * operation.
+     */
+    class uni_iter : public std::string::const_iterator
+    {
+        const_iterator  it;
+
+    public:
+        uni_iter( const_iterator start ) :
+            it( start )
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// pre-increment and return unicode at new position
+        uint32_t operator++()
+        {
+            uint32_t    result;
+
+            // advance, and toss the result
+            it += uni_forward( it, &result );
+
+            // get the next result, but do not advance:
+            uni_forward( it, &result );
+
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        /// post-increment and return unicode at initial position
+        uint32_t operator++( int )
+        {
+            uint32_t    result;
+
+            // grab the result and advance.
+            it += uni_forward( it, &result );
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        /// return unicode at current position
+        uint32_t operator->() const
+        {
+            uint32_t    result;
+
+            // grab the result, do not advance
+            uni_forward( it, &result );
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        /// return unicode at current position
+        uint32_t operator*() const
+        {
+            uint32_t    result;
+
+            // grab the result, do not advance
+            uni_forward( it, &result );
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        bool operator==( const uni_iter& other ) const  { return it == other.it; }
+        bool operator!=( const uni_iter& other ) const  { return it != other.it; }
+        bool operator< ( const uni_iter& other ) const  { return it <  other.it; }
+        bool operator<=( const uni_iter& other ) const  { return it <= other.it; }
+        bool operator> ( const uni_iter& other ) const  { return it >  other.it; }
+        bool operator>=( const uni_iter& other ) const  { return it >= other.it; }
+    };
+
+    uni_iter ubegin() const
+    {
+        return uni_iter( begin() );
+    }
+
+    uni_iter uend() const
+    {
+        return uni_iter( end() );
+    }
 };
 
 
-void aFunctionTaking_wxString( const wxString& wx )
+wxString aFunctionTaking_wxString( const wxString& wx )
 {
     printf( "%s: '%s'\n", __func__, UTF8( wx ).c_str() );
+
+    return wx;
 }
 
 
 int main()
 {
-    UTF8        utf;
+    UTF8        u1 = "output";
     std::string str = "input";
     wxString    wx = wxT( "input" );
 
-    utf = str;
+    u1 = str;
+
+    wxString    wx2 = u1;
+
+    UTF8        u2 = wx2;
 
-    wxString    wx2 = utf;
+    u2 += 'X';
 
-    UTF8        utf2 = wx2;
+    printf( "utf2:'%s'\n", u2.c_str() );
 
-    printf( "here is some text:%s\n", utf2.c_str() );
+    // key accomplishments here:
+    // 1) passing a UTF8 to a function which normally takes a wxString.
+    // 2) return a wxString back into a UTF8.
+    UTF8    result = aFunctionTaking_wxString( u2 );
 
-    // this is the key accomplishment here, passing a UTF8 to a function taking wxString:
-    aFunctionTaking_wxString( utf2 );
+    printf( "result:'%s'\n", result.c_str() );
+
+    // test the unicode iterator:
+    for( UTF8::uni_iter it = u2.ubegin();  it != u2.uend();  )
+    {
+        printf( " _%c_", it++ );
+
+        // after UTF7::uni_forward() is implemented, it++ %c is no longer useable.
+        // printf( " _%02x_", it++ );
+    }
+    printf( "\n" );
 
     return 0;
 }
+

tools/make-UTF8.sh

+WXCONFIG=wx-config
+INCLUDE=/usr/include/wx-2.8
+
+g++ -I $INCLUDE $($WXCONFIG --cppflags) UTF8.cpp -o test  $($WXCONFIG --libs)
+