corelib/tools: add qMakeArray() API

This function can be used to create std::array without the need
to explicitly provide the size of array. It also has a specialization
that allow to generate sorted array at compile time. Sorted array can
be beneficial for example in binary search.

Change-Id: Ifc7e06e451812fce2ab94293959db5e9cc038793
Reviewed-by: Gatis Paeglis <gatis.paeglis@qt.io>

2 files changed, 180 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qmakearray_p.h b/src/corelib/tools/qmakearray_p.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae4d7f07c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qmakearray_p.h
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+/****************************************************************************
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+
+#ifndef QMAKEARRAY_P_H
+#define QMAKEARRAY_P_H
+
+//
+//  W A R N I N G
+//  -------------
+//
+// This file is not part of the Qt API.  It exists purely as an
+// implementation detail.  This header file may change from version to
+// version without notice, or even be removed.
+//
+// We mean it.
+//
+
+#include "QtCore/qglobal.h"
+
+#include <array>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <utility>
+
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
+namespace QtPrivate {
+template<typename T>
+constexpr T&& Forward(typename std::remove_reference<T>::type& t) noexcept
+{
+    return static_cast<T&&>(t);
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+constexpr T&& Forward(typename std::remove_reference<T>::type&& t) noexcept
+{
+    static_assert(!std::is_lvalue_reference<T>::value,
+                  "template argument substituting T is an lvalue reference type");
+    return static_cast<T&&>(t);
+}
+
+template <typename ManualType, typename ...>
+struct ArrayTypeHelper
+{
+    using type = ManualType;
+};
+
+template <typename ... Types>
+struct ArrayTypeHelper<void, Types...> : std::common_type<Types...> { };
+
+template <typename ManualType, typename... Types>
+using ArrayType = std::array<typename ArrayTypeHelper<ManualType, Types...>::type,
+                             sizeof...(Types)>;
+
+template<typename ... Values>
+struct QuickSortData { };
+
+template <template <typename> class Predicate,
+          typename ... Values>
+struct QuickSortFilter;
+
+template <typename ... Right, typename ... Left>
+constexpr QuickSortData<Right..., Left...> quickSortConcat(
+    QuickSortData<Right...>, QuickSortData<Left...>) noexcept;
+
+template<typename ... Right, typename Middle, typename ... Left>
+constexpr QuickSortData<Right..., Middle, Left...> quickSortConcat(
+    QuickSortData<Right...>,
+    QuickSortData<Middle>,
+    QuickSortData<Left...>) noexcept;
+
+template <template <typename> class Predicate,
+          typename Head, typename ... Tail>
+struct QuickSortFilter<Predicate, QuickSortData<Head, Tail...>>
+{
+    using TailFilteredData = typename QuickSortFilter<
+        Predicate, QuickSortData<Tail...>>::Type;
+
+    using Type = typename QConditional<
+        Predicate<Head>::value,
+        decltype(quickSortConcat(QuickSortData<Head> {}, TailFilteredData{})),
+        TailFilteredData>::Type;
+};
+
+template <template <typename> class Predicate>
+struct QuickSortFilter<Predicate, QuickSortData<>>
+{
+    using Type = QuickSortData<>;
+};
+
+template <typename ... Values>
+struct QuickSort;
+
+template <typename Pivot, typename ... Values>
+struct QuickSort<QuickSortData<Pivot, Values...>>
+{
+    template <typename Left>
+    struct LessThan {
+        static constexpr const bool value = Left::data() <= Pivot::data();
+    };
+
+    template <typename Left>
+    struct MoreThan {
+        static constexpr const bool value = !(Left::data() <= Pivot::data());
+    };
+
+    using LeftSide = typename QuickSortFilter<LessThan, QuickSortData<Values...>>::Type;
+    using RightSide = typename QuickSortFilter<MoreThan, QuickSortData<Values...>>::Type;
+
+    using LeftQS = typename QuickSort<LeftSide>::Type;
+    using RightQS = typename QuickSort<RightSide>::Type;
+
+    using Type = decltype(quickSortConcat(LeftQS{}, QuickSortData<Pivot> {}, RightQS{}));
+
+};
+
+template <>
+struct QuickSort<QuickSortData<>>
+{
+    using Type = QuickSortData<>;
+};
+} // namespace QtPrivate
+
+template <typename ManualType = void, typename ... Types>
+constexpr QtPrivate::ArrayType<ManualType, Types...> qMakeArray(Types && ... t) noexcept
+{
+    return {{QtPrivate::Forward<typename QtPrivate::ArrayType<ManualType, Types...>::value_type>(t)...}};
+}
+
+template<typename ... Values>
+struct QSortedData {
+    using Data = typename QtPrivate::QuickSort<typename QtPrivate::QuickSortData<Values...>>::Type;
+};
+
+template<typename ... Values>
+constexpr auto qMakeArray(QtPrivate::QuickSortData<Values...>) noexcept -> decltype(qMakeArray(Values::data()...))
+{
+    return qMakeArray(Values::data() ...);
+}
+
+
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
+#endif // QMAKEARRAY_P_H
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri b/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri
index 4f2d3dd4a3..7a74dfda3e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ HEADERS +=  \
         tools/qlocale_p.h \
         tools/qlocale_tools_p.h \
         tools/qlocale_data_p.h \
+        tools/qmakearray_p.h \
         tools/qmap.h \
         tools/qmargins.h \
         tools/qmessageauthenticationcode.h \