The modifications I made are very small but they are absolutely usefull to use osgIntrospection with visual studio 7.1 or 8 in debug modes.
This should also solve other minor common problems (converter memory leak, virtual destructor for PropertyInfo, etc...).
I choosed two function names : Reflection::uninitialize() and Type::reset(), this can of course be changed if someone has a better idea...
I made the changes against OSG 2.2.0 public release. I tested the result with VS 7.1, VS 7.1 SP1, VS 8.0 SP1 and AQTime 5.0 on Windows XP SP2... All 4 seem to agree : they detected memory leaks before and don't anymore.
Sorry I haven't take the time to test that on linux but the changes are so small I doubt there could be a problem... I let you check that on your side :-).
I hope this will help making OSG an even more wonderfull library."
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Found in the join file the fix for the bug found by Rafa.
Problem :
osgIntrospection::Value grp(new osg::Group);
osgIntrospection::ValueList vlcall;
vlcall.push_back(osgIntrospection::Value("toto"));
const osgIntrospection::MethodInfo *m =
grp->getType.getCompatibleMethod("setName", vlcall, true);
if (m)
{
m->invoke(grp, vlcall); // ** SEGFAULT here
}
Algorithm explanation :
The "invoke" method try to convert "grp", which reflect an
"osg::Group*", in a
"osgIntrospection::Value", which reflect a "osg::Node*".
This because
the "setName(const char *)" method found by
"grp->getType.getCompatibleMethod"
is an "osg::Object" type method.
When osgIntrospection do this conversion it try :
- to found a "osgIntrospection::Converter" to convert
from "osg::Group*" to "osg::Node*"
- to found a chain of "osgIntrospection::Converter" to convert
from "osg::Group*" to "one or many type" to "osg::Node*"
- to converte an Enum to int or unsigned int
- to convert the value in its "value string representation",
then converte this string in the destination value
Else it throw a "TypeConversionException".
Bug :
1)
When osgIntrospection try to found a chain of
"osgIntrospection::Converter"
It could do any downcast or (Type to SuperType) or upcast
(SuperType to Type).
This mean the the chain could be :
osg::Group to osg::Transform to osg::Camera to
osg::CullSettings to osg::CullStack to
osg::CollectOccludersVisitor to
osg::NodeVisitor to osg::Referenced to osg::Object
During the convertion with this chain, A METTRE failed and
the pointer in
"grp" is set NULL. But the "grp" is always a valid
"osgIntrospection::Value"
and so, osgIntrospection accept the conversion. Then it try
to use this pointer
to call the "setName" function. And Bing SEGFAULT.
2)
In "bool Reflection::accum_conv_path( ... )"
the convection path isn't accumulate in the recursive loop.
this cause multi request of a conversion path, and a
slowdown in the
conversion algorithm.
3)
Use of the last conversion way in a conversion from
pointer to pointer
this mean you can do this :
"osg::Node*" to " value string representation" to "osg::Material*"
What a bad thing !!!
Solution :
1)
Introduce the concept of dynamic_cast and static_cast.
now, to do a conversion, osgIntrospection does this :
- to found a "osgIntrospection::Converter" to convert
from "osg::Group*" to "osg::Node*"
- to found a chain of "osgIntrospection::Converter" to convert
from "osg::Group*" to "one or many type" to "osg::Node*"
only with static_cast, downcast (Type to SuperType)
- to found, if the source and the destination are two pointer,
a chain of "osgIntrospection::Converter" to convert
from "osg::Group*" to "one or many type" to "osg::Node*"
only with dynamic_cast, upcast (SuperType to Type)
- to convert an Enum to int or to unsigned int
- to convert the value in its "value string representation",
then convert this string in the destination value
Else it throw a "TypeConversionException".
Add the "enum CastType" to distinguish the static_cast or
dynamic_cast converter.
Add file OpenSceneGraph/include/osgIntrospection/CastType
2)
add a line to accumulate converter in converter Path.
3)
add a line to check if source and destination are pointer.
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