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+//! The different types of `Any` for use in a map.
+//!
+//! This stuff is all based on `std::any`, but goes a little further, with `CloneAny` being a
+//! cloneable `Any` and with the `Send` and `Sync` bounds possible on both `Any` and `CloneAny`.
+
+use std::mem;
+use std::fmt;
+use std::any::Any as StdAny;
+
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub trait CloneToAny {
+ /// Clone `self` into a new `Box<CloneAny>` object.
+ fn clone_to_any(&self) -> Box<CloneAny>;
+
+ /// Clone `self` into a new `Box<CloneAny + Send>` object.
+ fn clone_to_any_send(&self) -> Box<CloneAny + Send> where Self: Send;
+
+ /// Clone `self` into a new `Box<CloneAny + Sync>` object.
+ fn clone_to_any_sync(&self) -> Box<CloneAny + Sync> where Self: Sync;
+
+ /// Clone `self` into a new `Box<CloneAny + Send + Sync>` object.
+ fn clone_to_any_send_sync(&self) -> Box<CloneAny + Send + Sync> where Self: Send + Sync;
+}
+
+impl<T: Any + Clone> CloneToAny for T {
+ fn clone_to_any(&self) -> Box<CloneAny> {
+ Box::new(self.clone())
+ }
+
+ fn clone_to_any_send(&self) -> Box<CloneAny + Send> where Self: Send {
+ Box::new(self.clone())
+ }
+
+ fn clone_to_any_sync(&self) -> Box<CloneAny + Sync> where Self: Sync {
+ Box::new(self.clone())
+ }
+
+ fn clone_to_any_send_sync(&self) -> Box<CloneAny + Send + Sync> where Self: Send + Sync {
+ Box::new(self.clone())
+ }
+}
+
+macro_rules! define {
+ (CloneAny) => {
+ /// A type to emulate dynamic typing.
+ ///
+ /// Every type with no non-`'static` references implements `Any`.
+ define!(CloneAny remainder);
+ };
+ (Any) => {
+ /// A type to emulate dynamic typing with cloning.
+ ///
+ /// Every type with no non-`'static` references that implements `Clone` implements `Any`.
+ define!(Any remainder);
+ };
+ ($t:ident remainder) => {
+ /// See the [`std::any` documentation](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/any/index.html) for
+ /// more details on `Any` in general.
+ ///
+ /// This trait is not `std::any::Any` but rather a type extending that for this library’s
+ /// purposes so that it can be combined with marker traits like
+ /// <code><a class=trait title=core::marker::Send
+ /// href=http://doc.rust-lang.org/std/marker/trait.Send.html>Send</a></code> and
+ /// <code><a class=trait title=core::marker::Sync
+ /// href=http://doc.rust-lang.org/std/marker/trait.Sync.html>Sync</a></code>.
+ ///
+ define!($t trait);
+ };
+ (CloneAny trait) => {
+ /// See also [`Any`](trait.Any.html) for a version without the `Clone` requirement.
+ pub trait CloneAny: Any + CloneToAny { }
+ impl<T: StdAny + Clone> CloneAny for T { }
+ };
+ (Any trait) => {
+ /// See also [`CloneAny`](trait.CloneAny.html) for a cloneable version of this trait.
+ pub trait Any: StdAny { }
+ impl<T: StdAny> Any for T { }
+ };
+}
+
+macro_rules! impl_clone {
+ ($t:ty, $method:ident) => {
+ impl Clone for Box<$t> {
+ fn clone(&self) -> Box<$t> {
+ (**self).$method()
+ }
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "nightly")]
+use std::raw::TraitObject;
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "nightly"))]
+#[repr(C)]
+#[allow(raw_pointer_derive)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+struct TraitObject {
+ pub data: *mut (),
+ pub vtable: *mut (),
+}
+
+#[allow(missing_docs)] // Bogus warning (it’s not public outside the crate), ☹
+pub trait UncheckedAnyExt: Any {
+ unsafe fn downcast_ref_unchecked<T: Any>(&self) -> &T;
+ unsafe fn downcast_mut_unchecked<T: Any>(&mut self) -> &mut T;
+ unsafe fn downcast_unchecked<T: Any>(self: Box<Self>) -> Box<T>;
+}
+
+#[doc(hidden)]
+/// A trait for the conversion of an object into a boxed trait object.
+pub trait IntoBox<A: ?Sized + UncheckedAnyExt>: Any {
+ /// Convert self into the appropriate boxed form.
+ fn into_box(self) -> Box<A>;
+}
+
+macro_rules! implement {
+ ($base:ident, $(+ $bounds:ident)*) => {
+ impl<'a> fmt::Debug for &'a ($base $(+ $bounds)*) {
+ fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+ f.pad(stringify!(&($base $(+ $bounds)*)))
+ }
+ }
+
+ impl<'a> fmt::Debug for Box<$base $(+ $bounds)*> {
+ fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+ f.pad(stringify!(Box<$base $(+ $bounds)*>))
+ }
+ }
+
+ impl UncheckedAnyExt for $base $(+ $bounds)* {
+ unsafe fn downcast_ref_unchecked<T: 'static>(&self) -> &T {
+ mem::transmute(mem::transmute::<_, TraitObject>(self).data)
+ }
+
+ unsafe fn downcast_mut_unchecked<T: 'static>(&mut self) -> &mut T {
+ mem::transmute(mem::transmute::<_, TraitObject>(self).data)
+ }
+
+ unsafe fn downcast_unchecked<T: 'static>(self: Box<Self>) -> Box<T> {
+ mem::transmute(mem::transmute::<_, TraitObject>(self).data)
+ }
+ }
+
+ impl<T: $base $(+ $bounds)*> IntoBox<$base $(+ $bounds)*> for T {
+ fn into_box(self) -> Box<$base $(+ $bounds)*> {
+ Box::new(self)
+ }
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+define!(Any);
+implement!(Any,);
+implement!(Any, + Send);
+implement!(Any, + Sync);
+implement!(Any, + Send + Sync);
+implement!(CloneAny,);
+implement!(CloneAny, + Send);
+implement!(CloneAny, + Sync);
+implement!(CloneAny, + Send + Sync);
+
+define!(CloneAny);
+impl_clone!(CloneAny, clone_to_any);
+impl_clone!((CloneAny + Send), clone_to_any_send);
+impl_clone!((CloneAny + Sync), clone_to_any_sync);
+impl_clone!((CloneAny + Send + Sync), clone_to_any_send_sync);