DimensionlessVector.hpp

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#ifndef PHQ_DIMENSIONLESS_VECTOR_HPP
#define PHQ_DIMENSIONLESS_VECTOR_HPP
 
#include <array>
#include <cstddef>
#include <functional>
#include <ostream>
#include <string>
#include <type_traits>
 
#include "Base.hpp"
#include "Dimensions.hpp"
#include "Vector.hpp"
 
namespace PhQ {
 
/// \brief Abstract base class that represents any dimensionless vector physical quantity. Such a
/// physical quantity is composed only of a value where the value is a three-dimensional vector.
/// Such a physical quantity has no unit of measure and no dimension set.
/// \tparam NumericType Floating-point numeric type: float, double, or long double. Defaults to
/// double if unspecified.
template <typename NumericType = double>
class DimensionlessVector {
  static_assert(std::is_floating_point<NumericType>::value,
                "The NumericType template parameter of a physical quantity must be a numeric "
                "floating-point type: float, double, or long double.");
 
public:
  /// \brief Physical dimension set of this physical quantity. Since this physical quantity is
  /// dimensionless, its physical dimension set is simply the null set.
  [[nodiscard]] static constexpr PhQ::Dimensions Dimensions() {
    return PhQ::Dimensionless;
  }
 
  /// \brief Value of this physical quantity.
  [[nodiscard]] constexpr const PhQ::Vector<NumericType>& Value() const noexcept {
    return value;
  }
 
  /// \brief Prints this physical quantity as a string.
  [[nodiscard]] std::string Print() const {
    return value.Print();
  }
 
  /// \brief Serializes this physical quantity as a JSON message.
  [[nodiscard]] std::string JSON() const {
    return value.JSON();
  }
 
  /// \brief Serializes this physical quantity as an XML message.
  [[nodiscard]] std::string XML() const {
    return value.XML();
  }
 
  /// \brief Serializes this physical quantity as a YAML message.
  [[nodiscard]] std::string YAML() const {
    return value.YAML();
  }
 
protected:
  /// \brief Default constructor. Constructs a dimensionless vector physical quantity with an
  /// uninitialized value.
  DimensionlessVector() = default;
 
  /// \brief Constructor. Constructs a dimensionless vector physical quantity whose value has the
  /// given x, y, and z Cartesian components.
  constexpr DimensionlessVector(const NumericType x, const NumericType y, const NumericType z)
    : value(x, y, z) {}
 
  /// \brief Constructor. Constructs a dimensionless vector physical quantity from a given array
  /// representing its value's x, y, and z Cartesian components.
  explicit constexpr DimensionlessVector(const std::array<NumericType, 3>& x_y_z) : value(x_y_z) {}
 
  /// \brief Constructor. Constructs a dimensionless vector physical quantity with a given value.
  explicit constexpr DimensionlessVector(const PhQ::Vector<NumericType>& value) : value(value) {}
 
  /// \brief Destructor. Destroys this dimensionless vector physical quantity.
  ~DimensionlessVector() noexcept = default;
 
  /// \brief Copy constructor. Constructs a dimensionless vector physical quantity by copying
  /// another one.
  constexpr DimensionlessVector(const DimensionlessVector<NumericType>& other) = default;
 
  /// \brief Copy constructor. Constructs a dimensionless vector physical quantity by copying
  /// another one.
  /// \tparam OtherNumericType Floating-point numeric type of the other physical quantity. Deduced
  /// automatically.
  template <typename OtherNumericType>
  explicit constexpr DimensionlessVector(const DimensionlessVector<OtherNumericType>& other)
    : value(static_cast<PhQ::Vector<NumericType>>(other.Value())) {}
 
  /// \brief Move constructor. Constructs a dimensionless vector physical quantity by moving another
  /// one.
  constexpr DimensionlessVector(DimensionlessVector<NumericType>&& other) noexcept = default;
 
  /// \brief Copy assignment operator. Assigns this dimensionless vector physical quantity by
  /// copying another one.
  constexpr DimensionlessVector<NumericType>& operator=(
      const DimensionlessVector<NumericType>& other) = default;
 
  /// \brief Copy assignment operator. Assigns this dimensionless vector physical quantity by
  /// copying another one.
  /// \tparam OtherNumericType Floating-point numeric type of the other physical quantity. Deduced
  /// automatically.
  template <typename OtherNumericType>
  constexpr DimensionlessVector<NumericType>& operator=(
      const DimensionlessVector<OtherNumericType>& other) {
    value = static_cast<PhQ::Vector<NumericType>>(other.Value());
    return *this;
  }
 
  /// \brief Move assignment operator. Assigns this dimensionless vector physical quantity by moving
  /// another one.
  constexpr DimensionlessVector<NumericType>& operator=(
      DimensionlessVector<NumericType>&& other) noexcept = default;
 
  /// \brief Value of this physical quantity.
  PhQ::Vector<NumericType> value;
};
 
}  // namespace PhQ
 
#endif  // PHQ_DIMENSIONLESS_VECTOR_HPP