Quantum.h

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#pragma once
 
#include "bio/physical/common/Class.h"
#include "Symmetry.h"
#include "bio/physical/common/SymmetryTypes.h"
#include "bio/common/macros/Macros.h"
#include "bio/common/TypeName.h"
 
namespace bio {
namespace physical {
 
template < typename T >
class Quantum :
    public physical::Class< Quantum< T > >
{
public:
 
    BIO_DISAMBIGUATE_ALL_CLASS_METHODS(physical,
        Quantum< T >)
 
    
    Quantum()
        :
        physical::Class< Quantum< T > >(
            this,
            new Symmetry(
                TypeName< T >().c_str(),
                symmetry_type::DefineVariable())),
        m_quantized(new T())
    {
 
    }
 
    Quantum(const T& assignment)
        :
        physical::Class< Quantum< T > >(
            this,
            new Symmetry(
                TypeName< T >().c_str(),
                symmetry_type::DefineVariable())),
        m_quantized(new T(assignment))
    {
    }
 
    Quantum(const Quantum< T >& other)
        :
        physical::Class< Quantum< T > >(
            this,
            new Symmetry(
                TypeName< T >().c_str(),
                symmetry_type::DefineVariable())),
        m_quantized(new T(other))
    {
 
    }
 
    virtual ~Quantum()
    {
        delete this->m_quantized;
    }
 
    operator T*()
    {
        return this->m_quantized;
    }
 
    operator T() const
    {
        BIO_SANITIZE(m_quantized,
            return *this->m_quantized,
            return T());
    }
 
    virtual Symmetry* Spin() const
    {
        this->m_symmetry->AccessValue()->Set(*this->m_quantized);
        return this->Wave::Spin();
    }
 
    virtual Code Reify(Symmetry* symmetry)
    {
        BIO_SANITIZE(symmetry, ,
            return code::BadArgument1());
        //Wave::Reify(symmetry); //this does nothing useful.
        *this->m_quantized = symmetry->GetValue();
        return code::Success();
    }
 
protected:
    T* m_quantized;
};
 
} //physical namespace
} //bio namespace