expected.hpp

#ifndef LIBSBX_UTILITY_EXPECTED_HPP_
#define LIBSBX_UTILITY_EXPECTED_HPP_
 
#include <memory>
#include <variant>
#include <stdexcept>
 
namespace sbx::utility {
 
template<typename Type>
class unexpected {
 
public:
 
  constexpr unexpected(const Type& value) noexcept
  : _value{value} { }
 
  constexpr ~unexpected() = default;
 
  constexpr auto value() const noexcept -> const Type& {
    return _value;
  }
 
private:
 
  Type _value;
 
}; // class unexpected
 
struct bad_expected_access : public std::exception {
 
  bad_expected_access() noexcept = default;
 
  ~bad_expected_access() = default;
 
  auto what() const noexcept -> const char* override {
    return "bad expected access";
  }
 
}; // struct bad_expected_access
 
template<typename Type, typename Error>
class expected {
 
public:
 
  using value_type = Type;
  using error_type = Error;
  using unexpected_type = unexpected<Error>;
 
  template<typename Other>
  using rebind = expected<Other, Error>;
 
  constexpr expected(const Type& value) noexcept
  : _value{value} { }
 
  constexpr expected(const unexpected_type& unexpected) noexcept
  : _value{unexpected.value()} { }
 
  constexpr auto has_value() const noexcept -> bool {
    return std::holds_alternative<Type>(_value);
  }
 
  constexpr operator bool() const noexcept {
    return has_value();
  }
 
  constexpr auto value() const -> const Type& {
    if (!has_value()) {
      throw bad_expected_access{};
    }
 
    return std::get<Type>(_value);
  }
 
  constexpr auto operator*() const -> const Type& {
    return value();
  }
 
  constexpr auto operator->() const -> const Type* {
    return &value();
  }
 
  constexpr auto error() const -> const Error& {
    if (has_value()) {
      throw bad_expected_access{};
    }
 
    return std::get<Error>(_value);
  }
 
private:
 
  std::variant<Type, Error> _value;
 
}; // class expected
 
} // namespace sbx::utility
 
#endif // LIBSBX_UTILITY_EXPECTED_HPP_