I've got the following code currently (not working):
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
class Circle;
class Rectangle;
class Shape {
private:
Shape() {};
public:
virtual ~Shape() {};
friend class Circle;
friend class Rectangle;
};
class Creator {
public:
virtual ~Creator() {};
virtual Shape* create() = 0;
virtual bool equals(Shape& s) { return false; };
};
class Circle : public Shape {
private:
Circle() : Shape() {};
public:
class CircleCreator : public Creator {
public:
virtual Shape* create() { return new Circle(); };
virtual bool equals(Shape& other_shape) { return false; };
};
};
class Rectangle : public Shape {
private:
Rectangle() : Shape() {};
public:
class RectangleCreator : public Creator {
public:
virtual Shape* create() { return new Rectangle(); };
virtual bool equals(Shape& other_shape) { return false; };
};
};
int main() {
/* First step, build the list */
std::vector<Shape*> shapeList;
std::vector<Shape*>::iterator it;
Rectangle::RectangleCreator rc;
Circle::CircleCreator cc;
Shape* s = cc.create();
Shape* s1 = rc.create();
shapeList.push_back(s);
shapeList.push_back(s1);
/* Second step: check if we've got a shape starting from a creator */
for (it = shapeList.begin(); it != shapeList.end(); ++it) {
if (rc.equals(**it)) {
std::cout << "same shape" << std::endl;
}
}
return 0;
}
My goal is to use a factory pattern and avoid the creation of a new object if in a list I've got already that object. I tried to use a double dispatch pattern but it isn't easy to apply in this case. How can I do?
Edit: Since the code is used in a "critical" path, I want to avoid RTTI like dynamic_cast and so on.