[safe_op] Add Safe::cast<T>

Author: D4N

src/safe_op.hpp

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <limits>
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <type_traits>
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #include <Intsafe.h>
@@ -331,4 +332,103 @@ namespace Safe
         return num < 0 ? -num : num;
     }
 
+    namespace Internal
+    {
+        template <typename from, typename to, typename = void>
+        struct is_safely_convertible : std::false_type
+        {
+            static_assert(std::is_integral<from>::value&& std::is_integral<to>::value,
+                          "from and to must both be integral types");
+        };
+
+        template <typename from, typename to>
+        struct is_safely_convertible<
+            from, to,
+            typename std::enable_if<((std::numeric_limits<from>::max() <= std::numeric_limits<to>::max()) &&
+                                     (std::numeric_limits<from>::min() >= std::numeric_limits<to>::min()))>::type>
+            : std::true_type
+        {
+        };
+
+        template <typename T, typename U, typename = void>
+        struct have_same_signedness : std::false_type
+        {
+            static_assert(std::is_integral<T>::value&& std::is_integral<U>::value,
+                          "T and U must both be integral types");
+        };
+
+        // SFINAE overload for (T signed and U signed) or (T unsigned and U unsigned)
+        // note: !a != !b == a XOR b (for a, b bool)
+        template <typename T, typename U>
+        struct have_same_signedness<
+            T, U, typename std::enable_if<!((!std::is_signed<T>::value) != (!std::is_signed<U>::value))>::type>
+            : std::true_type
+        {
+        };
+
+    }  // namespace Internal
+
+#ifdef PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    /// Convert a value of type U to type T without causing over- or underflows.
+    ///
+    /// @throw std::overflow_error When `value` is outside the representable range of T
+    template <typename T, typename U>
+    constexpr T cast(U value)
+    {
+    }
+#else
+    // trivial version: T can represent all values that U can
+    template <typename T, typename U>
+    constexpr typename std::enable_if<Internal::is_safely_convertible<U, T>::value, T>::type cast(U value) noexcept
+    {
+        return static_cast<T>(value);
+    }
+
+    // T cannot represent all values that U can,
+    // but T and U are either both signed or unsigned
+    // => can compare them without any issues
+    template <typename T, typename U>
+    constexpr typename std::enable_if<
+        (!Internal::is_safely_convertible<U, T>::value) && Internal::have_same_signedness<T, U>::value, T>::type
+    cast(U value)
+    {
+        return (value <= std::numeric_limits<T>::max()) && (value >= std::numeric_limits<T>::min())
+                   ? static_cast<T>(value)
+                   : throw std::overflow_error("Cannot convert number without over or underflow");
+    }
+
+    // - T cannot represent all values that U can,
+    // - T is signed, U is unsigned
+    // => must cast them compare them without any issues
+    template <typename T, typename U>
+    constexpr typename std::enable_if<(!Internal::is_safely_convertible<U, T>::value) && std::is_signed<T>::value &&
+                                          std::is_unsigned<U>::value,
+                                      T>::type
+    cast(U value)
+    {
+        static_assert(std::numeric_limits<T>::max() < std::numeric_limits<U>::max(),
+                      "maximum value of T must be smaller than the maximum value of U");
+        // U unsigned, T signed => T_MAX < U_MAX
+        return (value <= static_cast<U>(std::numeric_limits<T>::max())) && (value >= 0)
+                   ? static_cast<T>(value)
+                   : throw std::overflow_error("Cannot convert number without over or underflow");
+    }
+
+    // - T cannot represent all values that U can,
+    // - T is unsigned, U is signed
+    // => must cast them compare them without any issues
+    template <typename T, typename U>
+    constexpr typename std::enable_if<(!Internal::is_safely_convertible<U, T>::value) && std::is_unsigned<T>::value &&
+                                          std::is_signed<U>::value,
+                                      T>::type
+    cast(U value)
+    {
+        // U signed, T unsigned => T_MAX < U_MAX
+        return (value <= std::numeric_limits<T>::max()) && (value >= std::numeric_limits<T>::min())
+                   ? static_cast<T>(value)
+                   : throw std::overflow_error("Cannot convert number without over or underflow");
+    }
+
+#endif  // PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+
 }  // namespace Safe

unitTests/test_safe_op.cpp

@@ -190,3 +190,95 @@ TEST(safeAbs, checkValues)
     }
     ASSERT_EQ(Safe::abs(std::numeric_limits<int>::min()), std::numeric_limits<int>::max());
 }
+
+//
+// sanity checks of is_safely_convertible
+//
+static_assert(si::is_safely_convertible<uint8_t, uint16_t>::value, "uint8_t must be always convertible to uint16_t");
+static_assert(!si::is_safely_convertible<uint16_t, uint8_t>::value, "uint16_t must not always convertible to uint8_t");
+
+static_assert(si::is_safely_convertible<uint8_t, int16_t>::value, "uint8_t must be always convertible to int16_t");
+static_assert(!si::is_safely_convertible<int16_t, uint8_t>::value, "int16_t must not always be convertible to uint8_t");
+
+//
+// sanity checks for Safe::cast<>
+//
+static_assert(si::have_same_signedness<uint16_t, uint8_t>::value, "uint8_t must have the same signedness as uint16_t");
+static_assert(!si::have_same_signedness<int16_t, uint8_t>::value,
+              "uint8_t must have a different signedness as int16_t");
+
+//
+// sanity checks for Safe::cast<>
+//
+static_assert(std::is_same<decltype(Safe::cast<int>(static_cast<short>(8))), int>::value,
+              "Return value of Safe::cast<int>(short) must be int");
+static_assert(std::is_same<decltype(Safe::cast<int>(8ull)), int>::value,
+              "Return value of Safe::cast<int>(unsigned long long) must be int");
+
+TEST(SafeCast, TriviallyConvertible)
+{
+    ASSERT_EQ(Safe::cast<int>(static_cast<short>(5)), 5);
+}
+
+//
+// Test Safe::cast to a signed integer
+//
+template <typename T>
+struct SafeCastToInt16 : public ::testing::Test
+{
+};
+
+using BiggerRangeThanInt16 = ::testing::Types<uint16_t, int32_t, uint32_t, int64_t, uint64_t>;
+
+TYPED_TEST_CASE(SafeCastToInt16, BiggerRangeThanInt16);
+
+TYPED_TEST(SafeCastToInt16, ThrowsForTooLargeValue)
+{
+    ASSERT_THROW(Safe::cast<int16_t>(static_cast<TypeParam>(std::numeric_limits<int16_t>::max()) + 1),
+                 std::overflow_error);
+}
+
+TYPED_TEST(SafeCastToInt16, ThrowsForTooSmallValue)
+{
+    if (std::is_signed<TypeParam>::value) {
+        ASSERT_THROW(Safe::cast<int16_t>(static_cast<TypeParam>(std::numeric_limits<int16_t>::min()) - 1),
+                     std::overflow_error);
+    }
+}
+
+TYPED_TEST(SafeCastToInt16, DoesNotThrowForRepresentableValue)
+{
+    constexpr TypeParam test_value = std::numeric_limits<int16_t>::max() - 1;
+    ASSERT_EQ(Safe::cast<int16_t>(test_value), test_value);
+}
+
+//
+// Test Safe::cast to an unsigned integer
+//
+template <typename T>
+struct SafeCastToUInt32 : public ::testing::Test
+{
+};
+
+using BiggerRangeThanUInt32 = ::testing::Types<int64_t, uint64_t>;
+
+TYPED_TEST_CASE(SafeCastToUInt32, BiggerRangeThanUInt32);
+
+TYPED_TEST(SafeCastToUInt32, ThrowsForTooLargeValue)
+{
+    ASSERT_THROW(Safe::cast<uint32_t>(static_cast<TypeParam>(std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max()) + 1),
+                 std::overflow_error);
+}
+
+TYPED_TEST(SafeCastToUInt32, DoesNotThrowForRepresentableValue)
+{
+    constexpr TypeParam test_value = std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max() - 1;
+    ASSERT_EQ(Safe::cast<uint32_t>(test_value), test_value);
+}
+
+TYPED_TEST(SafeCastToUInt32, ThrowsForTooSmallValue)
+{
+    if (std::is_signed<TypeParam>::value) {
+        ASSERT_THROW(Safe::cast<uint32_t>(static_cast<TypeParam>(-1)), std::overflow_error);
+    }
+}