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[wxWidgets.git] / include / wx / xtistrm.h

diff --git a/include/wx/xtistrm.h b/include/wx/xtistrm.h
index b12e0d20950e01606f6c97743c073347d406a457..98917ca6ab0748ba365e50b556cd91ac47c90183 100644 (file)
--- a/include/wx/xtistrm.h
+++ b/include/wx/xtistrm.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Name:        wx/xtistrm.h
 // Purpose:     streaming runtime metadata information (extended class info)
 // Author:      Stefan Csomor
 // Name:        wx/xtistrm.h
 // Purpose:     streaming runtime metadata information (extended class info)
 // Author:      Stefan Csomor

-// Modified by: 
+// Modified by:

 // Created:     27/07/03
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
 // Copyright:   (c) 2003 Stefan Csomor
 // Created:     27/07/03
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
 // Copyright:   (c) 2003 Stefan Csomor


@@ -12,90 +12,131 @@
 #ifndef _WX_XTISTRMH__
 #define _WX_XTISTRMH__
 
 #ifndef _WX_XTISTRMH__
 #define _WX_XTISTRMH__
 

-#if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(NO_GCC_PRAGMA)
-#pragma interface "xtistrm.h"
-#endif
-
-#include "wx/wx.h"
+#include "wx/defs.h"

 
 #if wxUSE_EXTENDED_RTTI
 
 
 #if wxUSE_EXTENDED_RTTI
 

-const int wxInvalidObjectID = -2 ;
-const int wxNullObjectID = -1 ;
+#include "wx/object.h"
+
+const int wxInvalidObjectID = -2;
+const int wxNullObjectID = -3;

 
 // Filer contains the interfaces for streaming objects in and out of XML,
 // rendering them either to objects in memory, or to code.  Note:  We
 // consider the process of generating code to be one of *depersisting* the
 // object from xml, *not* of persisting the object to code from an object
 
 // Filer contains the interfaces for streaming objects in and out of XML,
 // rendering them either to objects in memory, or to code.  Note:  We
 // consider the process of generating code to be one of *depersisting* the
 // object from xml, *not* of persisting the object to code from an object

-// in memory.  This distincation can be confusing, and should be kept
+// in memory.  This distinction can be confusing, and should be kept

 // in mind when looking at the property streamers and callback interfaces
 // listed below.
 
 // in mind when looking at the property streamers and callback interfaces
 // listed below.
 

-/*
-Main interfaces for streaming out objects.
-*/

 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-// wxPersister
+// wxObjectWriterCallback

 //
 // This class will be asked during the streaming-out process about every single
 // property or object instance. It can veto streaming out by returning false
 // or modify the value before it is streamed-out.
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 //
 // This class will be asked during the streaming-out process about every single
 // property or object instance. It can veto streaming out by returning false
 // or modify the value before it is streamed-out.
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

-class wxWriter ;
-class wxReader ;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObjectWriter;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObjectReader;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxClassInfo;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxAnyList;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxPropertyInfo;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxAny;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObjectWriter;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxHandlerInfo;

 
 

-class wxPersister
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObjectWriterCallback

 {
 {

-public :
-    // will be called before an object is written, may veto by returning false
-    virtual bool BeforeWriteObject( wxWriter *WXUNUSED(writer) , const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object) , const wxClassInfo *WXUNUSED(classInfo) ) { return true ; } 
-
-    // will be called after this object has been written, may be needed for adjusting stacks
-    virtual void AfterWriteObject( wxWriter *WXUNUSED(writer)  , const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object) , const wxClassInfo *WXUNUSED(classInfo) ) {}
-
-    // will be called before a property gets written, may change the value , eg replace a concrete wxSize by wxSize( -1 , -1 ) or veto
-    // writing that property at all by returning false
-    virtual bool BeforeWriteProperty( wxWriter *WXUNUSED(writer)  , const wxPropertyInfo *WXUNUSED(propInfo) , wxxVariant &WXUNUSED(value) )  { return true ; } 
-
-    // will be called before a property gets written, may change the value , eg replace a concrete wxSize by wxSize( -1 , -1 ) or veto
-    // writing that property at all by returning false
-    virtual bool BeforeWriteProperty( wxWriter *WXUNUSED(writer)  , const wxPropertyInfo *WXUNUSED(propInfo) , wxxVariantArray &WXUNUSED(value) )  { return true ; } 
+public:
+    virtual ~wxObjectWriterCallback() {}

 
 

-    // will be called after a property has been written out, may be needed for adjusting stacks
-    virtual void AfterWriteProperty( wxWriter *WXUNUSED(writer)  , const wxPropertyInfo *WXUNUSED(propInfo) ) {}
+    // will be called before an object is written, may veto by returning false
+    virtual bool BeforeWriteObject( wxObjectWriter *WXUNUSED(writer), 
+                                    const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object), 
+                                    const wxClassInfo *WXUNUSED(classInfo), 
+                                    const wxStringToAnyHashMap &WXUNUSED(metadata)) 
+        { return true; }
+
+    // will be called after this object has been written, may be 
+    // needed for adjusting stacks
+    virtual void AfterWriteObject( wxObjectWriter *WXUNUSED(writer), 
+                                   const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object), 
+                                   const wxClassInfo *WXUNUSED(classInfo) ) 
+        {}
+
+    // will be called before a property gets written, may change the value, 
+    // eg replace a concrete wxSize by wxSize( wxDefaultCoord, wxDefaultCoord ) 
+    // or veto writing that property at all by returning false
+    virtual bool BeforeWriteProperty( wxObjectWriter *WXUNUSED(writer), 
+                                      const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object), 
+                                      const wxPropertyInfo *WXUNUSED(propInfo), 
+                                      const wxAny &WXUNUSED(value) )  
+        { return true; }
+
+    // will be called before a property gets written, may change the value, 
+    // eg replace a concrete wxSize by wxSize( wxDefaultCoord, wxDefaultCoord ) 
+    // or veto writing that property at all by returning false
+    virtual bool BeforeWriteProperty( wxObjectWriter *WXUNUSED(writer), 
+                                      const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object), 
+                                      const wxPropertyInfo *WXUNUSED(propInfo), 
+                                      const wxAnyList &WXUNUSED(value) )  
+        { return true; }
+
+    // will be called after a property has been written out, may be needed 
+    // for adjusting stacks
+    virtual void AfterWriteProperty( wxObjectWriter *WXUNUSED(writer), 
+                                     const wxPropertyInfo *WXUNUSED(propInfo) ) 
+        {}

 
     // will be called before this delegate gets written
 
     // will be called before this delegate gets written

-    virtual bool BeforeWriteDelegate( wxWriter *WXUNUSED(writer) , const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object),  const wxClassInfo* WXUNUSED(classInfo) , const wxPropertyInfo *WXUNUSED(propInfo) , 
-        const wxObject *&WXUNUSED(eventSink) , const wxHandlerInfo* &WXUNUSED(handlerInfo) ) { return true ; } 
+    virtual bool BeforeWriteDelegate( wxObjectWriter *WXUNUSED(writer), 
+                                      const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object),  
+                                      const wxClassInfo* WXUNUSED(classInfo), 
+                                      const wxPropertyInfo *WXUNUSED(propInfo),
+                                      const wxObject *&WXUNUSED(eventSink), 
+                                      const wxHandlerInfo* &WXUNUSED(handlerInfo) ) 
+        { return true; }
+
+    virtual void AfterWriteDelegate( wxObjectWriter *WXUNUSED(writer), 
+                                     const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object), 
+                                     const wxClassInfo* WXUNUSED(classInfo), 
+                                     const wxPropertyInfo *WXUNUSED(propInfo),
+                                     const wxObject *&WXUNUSED(eventSink), 
+                                     const wxHandlerInfo* &WXUNUSED(handlerInfo) ) 
+        { }
+};

 
 

-    virtual void AfterWriteDelegate( wxWriter *WXUNUSED(writer) , const wxObject *WXUNUSED(object),  const wxClassInfo* WXUNUSED(classInfo) , const wxPropertyInfo *WXUNUSED(propInfo) , 
-        const wxObject *&WXUNUSED(eventSink) , const wxHandlerInfo* &WXUNUSED(handlerInfo) ) { } 
-} ;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObjectWriterFunctor: public wxObjectFunctor
+{
+};

 
 

-class wxWriter : public wxObject
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObjectWriter: public wxObject

 {
 {

-public :
-    wxWriter() ;
-    ~wxWriter() ;
+    friend class wxObjectWriterFunctor;
+public:
+    wxObjectWriter();
+    virtual ~wxObjectWriter();

 
     // with this call you start writing out a new top-level object
 
     // with this call you start writing out a new top-level object

-    void WriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo , wxPersister *persister , const wxString &name ) ;
+    void WriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo, 
+                     wxObjectWriterCallback *writercallback, const wxString &name, 
+                     const wxStringToAnyHashMap &metadata);

 
 

-    //

     // Managing the object identity table a.k.a context
     //
     // Managing the object identity table a.k.a context
     //

-    // these methods make sure that no object gets written twice, because sometimes multiple calls to the WriteObject will be 
-    // made without wanting to have duplicate objects written, the object identity table will be reset manually
+    // these methods make sure that no object gets written twice, 
+    // because sometimes multiple calls to the WriteObject will be
+    // made without wanting to have duplicate objects written, the 
+    // object identity table will be reset manually
+    virtual void ClearObjectContext();

 
 

-    virtual void ClearObjectContext() ;
-    

     // gets the object Id for a passed in object in the context
     // gets the object Id for a passed in object in the context

-    int GetObjectID(const wxObject *obj) ;
+    int GetObjectID(const wxObject *obj);

 
     // returns true if this object has already been written in this context
 
     // returns true if this object has already been written in this context

-    bool IsObjectKnown( const wxObject *obj ) ;
+    bool IsObjectKnown( const wxObject *obj );

 
     //
     // streaming callbacks
 
     //
     // streaming callbacks


@@ -103,160 +144,100 @@ public :
     // these callbacks really write out the values in the stream format
 
     // begins writing out a new toplevel entry which has the indicated unique name
     // these callbacks really write out the values in the stream format
 
     // begins writing out a new toplevel entry which has the indicated unique name

-    virtual void DoBeginWriteTopLevelEntry( const wxString &name ) = 0 ;
+    virtual void DoBeginWriteTopLevelEntry( const wxString &name ) = 0;

 
     // ends writing out a new toplevel entry which has the indicated unique name
 
     // ends writing out a new toplevel entry which has the indicated unique name

-    virtual void DoEndWriteTopLevelEntry( const wxString &name ) = 0 ;
+    virtual void DoEndWriteTopLevelEntry( const wxString &name ) = 0;

 
     // start of writing an object having the passed in ID
 
     // start of writing an object having the passed in ID

-    virtual void DoBeginWriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo, int objectID ) = 0 ;
+    virtual void DoBeginWriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo, 
+                                    int objectID, const wxStringToAnyHashMap &metadata ) = 0;

 
 

-    // end of writing an toplevel object name param is used for unique identification within the container
-    virtual void DoEndWriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo, int objectID ) = 0 ;
+    // end of writing an toplevel object name param is used for unique 
+    // identification within the container
+    virtual void DoEndWriteObject(const wxObject *object, 
+                const wxClassInfo *classInfo, int objectID ) = 0;

 
     // writes a simple property in the stream format
 
     // writes a simple property in the stream format

-    virtual void DoWriteSimpleType( wxxVariant &value ) = 0 ;
+    virtual void DoWriteSimpleType( const wxAny &value ) = 0;

 
     // start of writing a complex property into the stream (
 
     // start of writing a complex property into the stream (

-    virtual void DoBeginWriteProperty( const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo ) = 0 ;
+    virtual void DoBeginWriteProperty( const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo ) = 0;

 
     // end of writing a complex property into the stream
     virtual void DoEndWriteProperty( const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo ) = 0;
 
 
     // end of writing a complex property into the stream
     virtual void DoEndWriteProperty( const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo ) = 0;
 

-    virtual void DoBeginWriteElement() = 0 ;
-    virtual void DoEndWriteElement() = 0 ;
-    // insert an object reference to an already written object 
-    virtual void DoWriteRepeatedObject( int objectID ) = 0 ;
+    virtual void DoBeginWriteElement() = 0;
+    virtual void DoEndWriteElement() = 0;
+    // insert an object reference to an already written object
+    virtual void DoWriteRepeatedObject( int objectID ) = 0;

 
     // insert a null reference
 
     // insert a null reference

-    virtual void DoWriteNullObject() = 0 ;
+    virtual void DoWriteNullObject() = 0;

 
     // writes a delegate in the stream format
 
     // writes a delegate in the stream format

-    virtual void DoWriteDelegate( const wxObject *object,  const wxClassInfo* classInfo , const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo , 
-        const wxObject *eventSink , int sinkObjectID , const wxClassInfo* eventSinkClassInfo , const wxHandlerInfo* handlerIndo ) = 0;
-private :
-
-    struct wxWriterInternal ;
-    wxWriterInternal* m_data ;
+    virtual void DoWriteDelegate( const wxObject *object,  const wxClassInfo* classInfo, 
+                                  const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo, const wxObject *eventSink, 
+                                  int sinkObjectID, const wxClassInfo* eventSinkClassInfo,
+                                  const wxHandlerInfo* handlerIndo ) = 0;

 
 

-    struct wxWriterInternalPropertiesData ;
+    void WriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo, 
+        wxObjectWriterCallback *writercallback, bool isEmbedded, const wxStringToAnyHashMap &metadata );

 
 

-    void WriteAllProperties( const wxObject * obj , const wxClassInfo* ci , wxPersister *persister, wxWriterInternalPropertiesData * data ) ;
-    void WriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo , wxPersister *persister , bool isEmbedded) ;
-    void FindConnectEntry(const wxWindow * evSource,const wxDelegateTypeInfo* dti, const wxObject* &sink , const wxHandlerInfo *&handler) ;
-} ;
-
-class wxXmlWriter : public wxWriter
-{
-public :
+protected:
+    struct wxObjectWriterInternal;
+    wxObjectWriterInternal* m_data;

 
 

-    wxXmlWriter( wxXmlNode * parent ) ;
-    ~wxXmlWriter() ;
+    struct wxObjectWriterInternalPropertiesData;

 
 

-    //
-    // streaming callbacks
-    //
-    // these callbacks really write out the values in the stream format
-    //
+    void WriteAllProperties( const wxObject * obj, const wxClassInfo* ci, 
+                             wxObjectWriterCallback *writercallback, 
+                             wxObjectWriterInternalPropertiesData * data );

 
 

-    //
-    // streaming callbacks
-    //
-    // these callbacks really write out the values in the stream format
+    void WriteOneProperty( const wxObject *obj, const wxClassInfo* ci, 
+                           const wxPropertyInfo* pi, wxObjectWriterCallback *writercallback,
+                           wxObjectWriterInternalPropertiesData *data );

 
 

-    // begins writing out a new toplevel entry which has the indicated unique name
-    virtual void DoBeginWriteTopLevelEntry( const wxString &name )  ;

 
 

-    // ends writing out a new toplevel entry which has the indicated unique name
-    virtual void DoEndWriteTopLevelEntry( const wxString &name )  ;
-
-    // start of writing an object having the passed in ID
-    virtual void DoBeginWriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo, int objectID ) ;
-
-    // end of writing an toplevel object name param is used for unique identification within the container
-    virtual void DoEndWriteObject(const wxObject *object, const wxClassInfo *classInfo, int objectID ) ;
-
-    // writes a simple property in the stream format
-    virtual void DoWriteSimpleType( wxxVariant &value )  ;
-
-    // start of writing a complex property into the stream (
-    virtual void DoBeginWriteProperty( const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo )  ;
-
-    // end of writing a complex property into the stream
-    virtual void DoEndWriteProperty( const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo ) ;
-
-    virtual void DoBeginWriteElement() ;
-    virtual void DoEndWriteElement() ;
-
-    // insert an object reference to an already written object 
-    virtual void DoWriteRepeatedObject( int objectID )  ;
-
-    // insert a null reference
-    virtual void DoWriteNullObject()  ;
+    void FindConnectEntry(const wxEvtHandler * evSource,
+                          const wxEventSourceTypeInfo* dti, const wxObject* &sink, 
+                          const wxHandlerInfo *&handler);
+};

 
 

-    // writes a delegate in the stream format
-    virtual void DoWriteDelegate( const wxObject *object,  const wxClassInfo* classInfo , const wxPropertyInfo *propInfo , 
-        const wxObject *eventSink , int sinkObjectID , const wxClassInfo* eventSinkClassInfo , const wxHandlerInfo* handlerIndo ) ;
-private :
-    struct wxXmlWriterInternal ;
-    wxXmlWriterInternal* m_data ;
-} ;

 
 /*
 Streaming callbacks for depersisting XML to code, or running objects
 */
 
 
 /*
 Streaming callbacks for depersisting XML to code, or running objects
 */
 

-class wxDepersister ;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObjectReaderCallback;

 
 /*
 
 /*

-wxReader handles streaming in a class from a arbitrary format. While walking through
-it issues calls out to interfaces to depersist the guts from the underlying storage format.
+wxObjectReader handles streaming in a class from a arbitrary format. 
+While walking through it issues calls out to interfaces to readercallback 
+the guts from the underlying storage format.

 */
 
 */
 

-class wxReader : public wxObject
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObjectReader: public wxObject

 {
 {

-public :
-    wxReader() ;
-    ~wxReader() ;
+public:
+    wxObjectReader();
+    virtual ~wxObjectReader();

 
 

-    // the only thing wxReader knows about is the class info by object ID
-    wxClassInfo *GetObjectClassInfo(int objectID) ;
-    bool HasObjectClassInfo( int objectID ) ;
+    // the only thing wxObjectReader knows about is the class info by object ID
+    wxClassInfo *GetObjectClassInfo(int objectID);
+    bool HasObjectClassInfo( int objectID );

     void SetObjectClassInfo(int objectID, wxClassInfo* classInfo);
 
     void SetObjectClassInfo(int objectID, wxClassInfo* classInfo);
 

-    // Reads the component the reader is pointed at from the underlying format.  
+    // Reads the component the reader is pointed at from the underlying format.

     // The return value is the root object ID, which can
     // then be used to ask the depersister about that object
     // The return value is the root object ID, which can
     // then be used to ask the depersister about that object

-    virtual int ReadObject( const wxString &name , wxDepersister *depersist ) = 0 ;
-
-private :
-    struct wxReaderInternal;
-    wxReaderInternal *m_data;
-} ;
-
-/*
-wxXmlReader handles streaming in a class from XML
-*/
-
-class wxXmlReader : public wxReader
-{
-public:
-    wxXmlReader(wxXmlNode *parent) { m_parent = parent ; }
-    ~wxXmlReader() {}
-
-    // Reads a component from XML.  The return value is the root object ID, which can
-    // then be used to ask the depersister about that object
-
-    virtual int ReadObject( const wxString &name , wxDepersister *depersist ) ;
-
-private :
-    int ReadComponent(wxXmlNode *parent, wxDepersister *callbacks);
+    // if there was a problem you will get back wxInvalidObjectID and the current
+    // error log will carry the problems encoutered
+    virtual int ReadObject( const wxString &name, wxObjectReaderCallback *readercallback ) = 0;

 
 

-    // accessor is only used as a temporary measure
-    wxxVariant ReadValue(wxXmlNode *Node,
-        wxPropertyAccessor *accessor );
-
-    wxXmlNode * m_parent ;
+private:
+    struct wxObjectReaderInternal;
+    wxObjectReaderInternal *m_data;

 };
 
 // This abstract class matches the allocate-init/create model of creation of objects.
 };
 
 // This abstract class matches the allocate-init/create model of creation of objects.


@@ -264,167 +245,161 @@ private :
 // When generating code, these will just create statements of C++
 // code to create the objects.
 
 // When generating code, these will just create statements of C++
 // code to create the objects.
 

-class wxDepersister
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObjectReaderCallback

 {
 {

-public :
+public:
+    virtual ~wxObjectReaderCallback() {}
+

     // allocate the new object on the heap, that object will have the passed in ID
     // allocate the new object on the heap, that object will have the passed in ID

-    virtual void AllocateObject(int ObjectID, wxClassInfo *ClassInfo) = 0;
+    virtual void AllocateObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo, 
+                                wxStringToAnyHashMap &metadata) = 0;

 
 

-    // initialize the already allocated object having the ID ObjectID with the Create method
+    // initialize the already allocated object having the ID objectID with the Create method

     // creation parameters which are objects are having their Ids passed in objectIDValues
     // having objectId <> wxInvalidObjectID
 
     // creation parameters which are objects are having their Ids passed in objectIDValues
     // having objectId <> wxInvalidObjectID
 

-    virtual void CreateObject(int ObjectID,
-        const wxClassInfo *ClassInfo,
-        int ParamCount,
-        wxxVariant *VariantValues ,
-        int *objectIDValues ,
-        const wxClassInfo **objectClassInfos
-        ) = 0;
-
-    // destroy the heap-allocated object having the ID ObjectID, this may be used if an object
-    // is embedded in another object and set via value semantics, so the intermediate
-    // object can be destroyed after safely
-    virtual void DestroyObject(int ObjectID, wxClassInfo *ClassInfo) = 0;
-
-    // set the corresponding property
-    virtual void SetProperty(int ObjectID,
-        const wxClassInfo *ClassInfo,
-        const wxPropertyInfo* PropertyInfo ,
-        const wxxVariant &VariantValue) = 0;
-
-    // sets the corresponding property (value is an object)
-    virtual void SetPropertyAsObject(int ObjectId,
-        const wxClassInfo *ClassInfo,
-        const wxPropertyInfo* PropertyInfo ,
-        int valueObjectId) = 0;
-
-
-    // sets the corresponding event handler
-    virtual void SetConnect(int EventSourceObjectID,
-        const wxClassInfo *EventSourceClassInfo,
-        const wxDelegateTypeInfo *delegateInfo ,
-        const wxClassInfo *EventSinkClassInfo ,
-        const wxHandlerInfo* handlerInfo ,
-        int EventSinkObjectID ) = 0;
-};
-
-/*
-wxRuntimeDepersister implements the callbacks that will depersist
-an object into a running memory image, as opposed to writing
-C++ initialization code to bring the object to life.
-*/
-class wxRuntimeDepersister : public wxDepersister
-{
-    struct wxRuntimeDepersisterInternal ;
-    wxRuntimeDepersisterInternal * m_data ;
-public :
-    wxRuntimeDepersister() ;
-    ~wxRuntimeDepersister() ;
-
-    // returns the object having the corresponding ID fully constructed 
-    wxObject *GetObject(int objectID) ;
-
-    // allocate the new object on the heap, that object will have the passed in ID
-    virtual void AllocateObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo) ;
+    virtual void CreateObject(int objectID,
+        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+        int paramCount,
+        wxAny *VariantValues,
+        int *objectIDValues,
+        const wxClassInfo **objectClassInfos,
+        wxStringToAnyHashMap &metadata) = 0;

 
 

-    // initialize the already allocated object having the ID ObjectID with the Create method
-    // creation parameters which are objects are having their Ids passed in objectIDValues
-    // having objectId <> wxInvalidObjectID
+    // construct the new object on the heap, that object will have the passed in ID 
+    // (for objects that don't support allocate-create type of creation)
+    // creation parameters which are objects are having their Ids passed in 
+    // objectIDValues having objectId <> wxInvalidObjectID

 
 

-    virtual void CreateObject(int ObjectID,
-        const wxClassInfo *ClassInfo,
-        int ParamCount,
-        wxxVariant *VariantValues ,
+    virtual void ConstructObject(int objectID,
+        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+        int paramCount,
+        wxAny *VariantValues,

         int *objectIDValues,
         int *objectIDValues,

-        const wxClassInfo **objectClassInfos
-        ) ;
+        const wxClassInfo **objectClassInfos,
+        wxStringToAnyHashMap &metadata) = 0;

 
 

-    // destroy the heap-allocated object having the ID ObjectID, this may be used if an object
-    // is embedded in another object and set via value semantics, so the intermediate
-    // object can be destroyed after safely
-    virtual void DestroyObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo) ;
+    // destroy the heap-allocated object having the ID objectID, this may be used 
+    // if an object is embedded in another object and set via value semantics, 
+    // so the intermediate object can be destroyed after safely
+    virtual void DestroyObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo) = 0;

 
     // set the corresponding property
     virtual void SetProperty(int objectID,
         const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
 
     // set the corresponding property
     virtual void SetProperty(int objectID,
         const wxClassInfo *classInfo,

-        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo ,
-        const wxxVariant &variantValue);
+        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo,
+        const wxAny &VariantValue) = 0;

 
     // sets the corresponding property (value is an object)
 
     // sets the corresponding property (value is an object)

-    virtual void SetPropertyAsObject(int objectId,
+    virtual void SetPropertyAsObject(int objectID,

         const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
         const wxClassInfo *classInfo,

-        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo ,
-        int valueObjectId) ;
+        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo,
+        int valueObjectId) = 0;

 
 

+    // adds an element to a property collection
+    virtual void AddToPropertyCollection( int objectID,
+        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo,
+        const wxAny &VariantValue) = 0;
+
+    // sets the corresponding property (value is an object)
+    virtual void AddToPropertyCollectionAsObject(int objectID,
+        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo,
+        int valueObjectId) = 0;

 
     // sets the corresponding event handler
 
     // sets the corresponding event handler

-    virtual void SetConnect(int eventSourceObjectID,
-        const wxClassInfo *eventSourceClassInfo,
-        const wxDelegateTypeInfo *delegateInfo ,
-        const wxClassInfo *eventSinkClassInfo ,
-        const wxHandlerInfo* handlerInfo ,
-        int eventSinkObjectID ) ;
+    virtual void SetConnect(int EventSourceObjectID,
+        const wxClassInfo *EventSourceClassInfo,
+        const wxPropertyInfo *delegateInfo,
+        const wxClassInfo *EventSinkClassInfo,
+        const wxHandlerInfo* handlerInfo,
+        int EventSinkObjectID ) = 0;

 };
 
 /*
 };
 
 /*

-wxDepersisterCode implements the callbacks that will depersist
-an object into a C++ initialization function.
+wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallback implements the callbacks that will bring back
+an object into a life memory instance

 */
 
 */
 

-class wxTextOutputStream ;
-
-class wxCodeDepersister : public wxDepersister
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallback: public wxObjectReaderCallback

 {
 {

-private :
-    struct wxCodeDepersisterInternal ;
-    wxCodeDepersisterInternal * m_data ;
-    wxTextOutputStream *m_fp;
-    wxString ValueAsCode( const wxxVariant &param ) ;
+    struct wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallbackInternal;
+    wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallbackInternal * m_data;
+

 public:
 public:

-    wxCodeDepersister(wxTextOutputStream *out) ;
-    ~wxCodeDepersister() ;
+    wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallback();
+    virtual ~wxObjectRuntimeReaderCallback();
+
+    // returns the object having the corresponding ID fully constructed
+    wxObject *GetObject(int objectID);

 
     // allocate the new object on the heap, that object will have the passed in ID
 
     // allocate the new object on the heap, that object will have the passed in ID

-    virtual void AllocateObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo) ;
+    virtual void AllocateObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+        wxStringToAnyHashMap &metadata);

 
 

-    // initialize the already allocated object having the ID ObjectID with the Create method
-    // creation parameters which are objects are having their Ids passed in objectIDValues
-    // having objectId <> wxInvalidObjectID
+    // initialize the already allocated object having the ID objectID with 
+    // the Create method creation parameters which are objects are having 
+    // their Ids passed in objectIDValues having objectId <> wxInvalidObjectID

 
     virtual void CreateObject(int objectID,
         const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
         int paramCount,
 
     virtual void CreateObject(int objectID,
         const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
         int paramCount,

-        wxxVariant *variantValues ,
+        wxAny *VariantValues,
+        int *objectIDValues,
+        const wxClassInfo **objectClassInfos,
+        wxStringToAnyHashMap &metadata
+        );
+
+    // construct the new object on the heap, that object will have the 
+    // passed in ID (for objects that don't support allocate-create type of 
+    // creation) creation parameters which are objects are having their Ids 
+    // passed in objectIDValues having objectId <> wxInvalidObjectID
+
+    virtual void ConstructObject(int objectID,
+        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+        int paramCount,
+        wxAny *VariantValues,

         int *objectIDValues,
         int *objectIDValues,

-        const wxClassInfo **objectClassInfos
-        ) ;
+        const wxClassInfo **objectClassInfos,
+        wxStringToAnyHashMap &metadata);

 
 

-    // destroy the heap-allocated object having the ID ObjectID, this may be used if an object
-    // is embedded in another object and set via value semantics, so the intermediate
-    // object can be destroyed after safely
-    virtual void DestroyObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo) ;
+    // destroy the heap-allocated object having the ID objectID, this may be 
+    // used if an object is embedded in another object and set via value semantics, 
+    // so the intermediate object can be destroyed after safely
+    virtual void DestroyObject(int objectID, wxClassInfo *classInfo);

 
     // set the corresponding property
     virtual void SetProperty(int objectID,
         const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
 
     // set the corresponding property
     virtual void SetProperty(int objectID,
         const wxClassInfo *classInfo,

-        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo ,
-        const wxxVariant &variantValue);
+        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo,
+        const wxAny &variantValue);

 
     // sets the corresponding property (value is an object)
     virtual void SetPropertyAsObject(int objectId,
         const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
 
     // sets the corresponding property (value is an object)
     virtual void SetPropertyAsObject(int objectId,
         const wxClassInfo *classInfo,

-        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo ,
-        int valueObjectId) ;
+        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo,
+        int valueObjectId);

 
 

+    // adds an element to a property collection
+    virtual void AddToPropertyCollection( int objectID,
+        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo,
+        const wxAny &VariantValue);
+
+    // sets the corresponding property (value is an object)
+    virtual void AddToPropertyCollectionAsObject(int objectID,
+        const wxClassInfo *classInfo,
+        const wxPropertyInfo* propertyInfo,
+        int valueObjectId);

 
     // sets the corresponding event handler
     virtual void SetConnect(int eventSourceObjectID,
         const wxClassInfo *eventSourceClassInfo,
 
     // sets the corresponding event handler
     virtual void SetConnect(int eventSourceObjectID,
         const wxClassInfo *eventSourceClassInfo,

-        const wxDelegateTypeInfo *delegateInfo ,
-        const wxClassInfo *eventSinkClassInfo ,
-        const wxHandlerInfo* handlerInfo ,
-        int eventSinkObjectID ) ;
+        const wxPropertyInfo *delegateInfo,
+        const wxClassInfo *eventSinkClassInfo,
+        const wxHandlerInfo* handlerInfo,
+        int eventSinkObjectID );

 };
 
 #endif // wxUSE_EXTENDED_RTTI
 };
 
 #endif // wxUSE_EXTENDED_RTTI