CBLDynamicObject.h

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//
//  CBLDynamicObject.h
//  MYUtilities
//
//  Created by Jens Alfke on 8/6/09.
//  Copyright 2009 Jens Alfke. All rights reserved.
//

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>


@interface CBLDynamicObject : NSObject

+ (NSSet*) propertyNames;

- (id) getValueOfProperty: (NSString*)property;

- (BOOL) setValue: (id)value ofProperty: (NSString*)property;


// FOR SUBCLASSES TO CALL:

+ (Class) classOfProperty: (NSString*)propertyName;

+ (NSString*) getterKey: (SEL)sel;
+ (NSString*) setterKey: (SEL)sel;

// ADVANCED STUFF FOR SUBCLASSES TO OVERRIDE:

+ (IMP) impForGetterOfProperty: (NSString*)property ofClass: (Class)propertyClass;
+ (IMP) impForSetterOfProperty: (NSString*)property ofClass: (Class)propertyClass;
+ (IMP) impForGetterOfProperty: (NSString*)property ofProtocol: (Protocol*)propertyProtocol;
+ (IMP) impForSetterOfProperty: (NSString*)property ofProtocol: (Protocol*)propertyProtocol;
+ (IMP) impForGetterOfProperty: (NSString*)property ofType: (const char*)propertyType;
+ (IMP) impForSetterOfProperty: (NSString*)property ofType: (const char*)propertyType;

@end

BOOL CBLGetPropertyInfo(Class cls,
                       NSString *propertyName,
                       BOOL setter,
                       Class *declaredInClass,
                       const char* *propertyType);


Class CBLClassFromType(const char* propertyType, Class relativeToClass);

Protocol* CBLProtocolFromType(const char* propertyType, Class relativeToClass);