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584.4.2 by Monty Taylor
Split out hybrid_type_traits.
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#ifndef DRIZZLED_HYBRID_TYPE_H
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#define DRIZZLED_HYBRID_TYPE_H
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#include <stdint.h>
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#include <drizzled/my_decimal.h>
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/*************************************************************************/
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/*
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  A framework to easily handle different return types for hybrid items
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  (hybrid item is an item whose operand can be of any type, e.g. integer,
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  real, decimal).
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*/
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class Hybrid_type_traits;
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class Hybrid_type
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{
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public:
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  int64_t integer;
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  double real;
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  /*
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    Use two decimal buffers interchangeably to speed up += operation
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    which has no native support in decimal library.
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    Hybrid_type+= arg is implemented as dec_buf[1]= dec_buf[0] + arg.
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    The third decimal is used as a handy temporary storage.
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  */
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  my_decimal dec_buf[3];
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  int used_dec_buf_no;
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  /*
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    Traits moved to a separate class to
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      a) be able to easily change object traits in runtime
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      b) they work as a differentiator for the union above
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  */
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  const Hybrid_type_traits *traits;
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  Hybrid_type() {}
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  /* XXX: add traits->copy() when needed */
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  Hybrid_type(const Hybrid_type &rhs) :traits(rhs.traits) {}
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};
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#endif /* DRIZZLED_HYBRID_TYPE_H */