generic_type.cpp

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#include "generic_type_internal.hpp"
#include "casadi_misc.hpp"
#include "exception.hpp"
#include "serializing_stream.hpp"
#include <cmath>
 
#include "function.hpp"
 
namespace casadi {
 
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_STRING, std::string> StringType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_DOUBLE, double> DoubleType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_INT, casadi_int> IntType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_BOOL, bool> BoolType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_DOUBLEVECTOR, std::vector<double> > DoubleVectorType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_DOUBLEVECTORVECTOR,
                              std::vector< std::vector<double> > > DoubleVectorVectorType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_INTVECTOR, std::vector<casadi_int> > IntVectorType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_INTVECTORVECTOR,
                              std::vector< std::vector<casadi_int> > > IntVectorVectorType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_STRINGVECTOR, std::vector<std::string> > StringVectorType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_STRINGVECTORVECTOR,
    std::vector<std::vector<std::string> > > StringVectorVectorType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_FUNCTION, Function> FunctionType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_FUNCTIONVECTOR, std::vector<Function> > FunctionVectorType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_DICT, Dict> DictType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_DICTVECTOR, std::vector<Dict> > DictVectorType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_VECTORVECTOR,
    std::vector< std::vector<GenericType> > > VectorVectorType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_VECTOR, std::vector<GenericType> > VectorType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_VOIDPTR, void*> VoidPointerType;
 
  bool GenericType::can_cast_to(TypeID other) const {
    switch (other) {
    case OT_BOOL:
      return is_bool() || is_int() || is_double();
    case OT_BOOLVECTOR:
      return is_int_vector() || is_double_vector();
    case OT_INT:
    case OT_DOUBLE:
      return is_int() || is_double();
    case OT_INTVECTOR:
    case OT_DOUBLEVECTOR:
      return is_double_vector() || is_int_vector();
    case OT_INTVECTORVECTOR:
    case OT_DOUBLEVECTORVECTOR:
      return is_double_vector_vector() || is_int_vector_vector();
    case OT_STRINGVECTOR:
      return is_string_vector() || is_string() || is_double_vector() || is_int_vector();
    case OT_VECTOR:
      return is_vector() || is_double_vector() || is_int_vector() || is_string_vector() ||
             is_function_vector() ||
             is_int_vector_vector() || is_double_vector_vector() || is_string_vector_vector() ||
             is_bool_vector() || is_dict_vector();
    case OT_VECTORVECTOR:
      return is_vector_vector() ||
             is_int_vector_vector() || is_double_vector_vector() || is_string_vector_vector();
    case OT_VOIDPTR:
      return is_void_pointer() || is_int();
    default:
      return getType() == other;
    }
  }
 
  GenericType GenericType::from_type(TypeID type) {
    switch (type) {
    case OT_INTVECTOR:
      return std::vector<casadi_int>();
    case OT_INTVECTORVECTOR:
      return std::vector< std::vector<casadi_int> >();
    case OT_BOOLVECTOR:
      return std::vector<bool>();
    case OT_DOUBLEVECTOR:
      return std::vector<double>();
    case OT_DOUBLEVECTORVECTOR:
      return std::vector< std::vector<double> >();
    case OT_STRINGVECTOR:
      return std::vector<std::string>();
    case OT_STRINGVECTORVECTOR:
      return std::vector<std::vector<std::string> >();
    case OT_DICTVECTOR:
      return std::vector<GenericType::Dict>();
    case OT_VECTORVECTOR:
      return std::vector<std::vector< GenericType> >();
    case OT_VECTOR:
      return std::vector<GenericType>();
    default:
      casadi_error("empty_from_type. Unsupported type " + str(type));
    }
  }
 
  std::string GenericType::get_type_description(TypeID type) {
    switch (type) {
    case OT_BOOL:
      return "OT_BOOL";
    case OT_INT:
      return "OT_INT";
    case OT_DOUBLE:
      return "OT_DOUBLE";
    case OT_STRING:
      return "OT_STRING";
    case OT_INTVECTOR:
      return "OT_INTVECTOR";
    case OT_INTVECTORVECTOR:
      return "OT_INTVECTORVECTOR";
    case OT_BOOLVECTOR:
      return "OT_BOOLVECTOR";
    case OT_DOUBLEVECTOR:
      return "OT_DOUBLEVECTOR";
    case OT_DOUBLEVECTORVECTOR:
      return "OT_DOUBLEVECTORVECTOR";
    case OT_STRINGVECTOR:
      return "OT_STRINGVECTOR";
    case OT_STRINGVECTORVECTOR:
      return "OT_STRINGVECTORVECTOR";
    case OT_DICT:
      return "OT_DICT";
    case OT_DICTVECTOR:
      return "OT_DICTVECTOR";
    case OT_VECTORVECTOR:
      return "OT_VECTORVECTOR";
    case OT_VECTOR:
      return "OT_VECTOR";
    case OT_FUNCTION:
      return "OT_FUNCTION";
    case OT_FUNCTIONVECTOR:
      return "OT_FUNCTIONVECTOR";
    case OT_VOIDPTR:
      return "OT_VOIDPTR";
    default:
      return "OT_UNKNOWN";
 
    }
  }
 
 
  bool GenericType::is_bool() const {
    return getType()==OT_BOOL;
  }
 
  bool GenericType::is_int() const {
    return getType()==OT_INT;
  }
 
  bool GenericType::is_double() const {
    return getType()==OT_DOUBLE;
  }
 
  bool GenericType::is_string() const {
    return getType()==OT_STRING;
  }
 
  bool GenericType::is_empty_vector() const {
    return (is_int_vector() && to_int_vector().empty()) ||
      (is_int_vector_vector() && to_int_vector_vector().empty()) ||
      (is_double_vector_vector() && to_double_vector_vector().empty()) ||
      (is_double_vector() && to_double_vector().empty()) ||
      (is_string_vector() && to_string_vector().empty()) ||
      (is_string_vector_vector() && to_string_vector_vector().empty()) ||
      (is_bool_vector() && to_bool_vector().empty()) ||
      (is_dict_vector() && as_dict_vector().empty()) ||
      (is_vector_vector() && to_vector_vector().empty()) ||
      (is_vector() && to_vector().empty());
  }
 
  bool GenericType::is_int_vector() const {
    return getType()==OT_INTVECTOR;
  }
 
  bool GenericType::is_bool_vector() const {
    return getType()==OT_BOOLVECTOR;
  }
 
  bool GenericType::is_int_vector_vector() const {
    return getType()==OT_INTVECTORVECTOR;
  }
 
  bool GenericType::is_double_vector() const {
    return getType()==OT_DOUBLEVECTOR;
  }
 
  bool GenericType::is_double_vector_vector() const {
    return getType()==OT_DOUBLEVECTORVECTOR;
  }
 
  bool GenericType::is_string_vector() const {
    return getType()==OT_STRINGVECTOR;
  }
 
  bool GenericType::is_string_vector_vector() const {
    return getType()==OT_STRINGVECTORVECTOR;
  }
 
  bool GenericType::is_function() const {
    return getType()==OT_FUNCTION;
  }
 
  bool GenericType::is_function_vector() const {
    return getType()==OT_FUNCTIONVECTOR;
  }
 
  bool GenericType::is_void_pointer() const {
    return getType()==OT_VOIDPTR;
  }
 
  bool GenericType::is_dict() const {
    return getType()==OT_DICT;
  }
 
  bool GenericType::is_dict_vector() const {
    return getType()==OT_DICTVECTOR;
  }
 
  bool GenericType::is_vector_vector() const {
    return getType()==OT_VECTORVECTOR;
  }
 
  bool GenericType::is_vector() const {
    return getType()==OT_VECTOR;
  }
 
  GenericType::GenericType() {
  }
 
  GenericType::GenericType(bool b) {
    own(new BoolType(b));
  }
 
  GenericType::GenericType(casadi_int i) {
    own(new IntType(i));
  }
 
  GenericType::GenericType(double d) {
    own(new DoubleType(d));
  }
 
  GenericType::GenericType(const std::vector<casadi_int>& iv) {
    own(new IntVectorType(iv));
  }
 
  GenericType::GenericType(const std::vector<int>& iv) {
    std::vector<casadi_int> temp(iv.size());
    std::copy(iv.begin(), iv.end(), temp.begin());
    own(new IntVectorType(temp));
  }
 
  GenericType::GenericType(const std::vector<std::vector<casadi_int> >& ivv) {
    own(new IntVectorVectorType(ivv));
  }
 
  GenericType::GenericType(const std::vector<bool>& b_vec) {
    std::vector<casadi_int> i_vec(b_vec.size());
    std::copy(b_vec.begin(), b_vec.end(), i_vec.begin());
    own(new IntVectorType(i_vec));
  }
 
  GenericType::GenericType(const std::vector<double>& dv) {
    own(new DoubleVectorType(dv));
  }
 
  GenericType::GenericType(const std::vector< std::vector<double> >& dv) {
    own(new DoubleVectorVectorType(dv));
  }
 
  GenericType::GenericType(const std::vector<std::string>& sv) {
    own(new StringVectorType(sv));
  }
 
  GenericType::GenericType(const std::vector<std::vector<std::string> >& sv) {
    own(new StringVectorVectorType(sv));
  }
 
  GenericType::GenericType(const std::string& s) {
    own(new StringType(s));
  }
 
  GenericType::GenericType(const char s[]) {
    own(new StringType(s));
  }
 
  GenericType::GenericType(const Function& f) {
    own(new FunctionType(f));
  }
 
  GenericType::GenericType(const std::vector<Function>& f) {
    own(new FunctionVectorType(f));
  }
 
  const bool& GenericType::as_bool() const {
    casadi_assert_dev(is_bool());
    return static_cast<const BoolType*>(get())->d_;
  }
 
  const casadi_int& GenericType::as_int() const {
    casadi_assert_dev(is_int());
    return static_cast<const IntType*>(get())->d_;
  }
 
  const double& GenericType::as_double() const {
    casadi_assert_dev(is_double());
    return static_cast<const DoubleType*>(get())->d_;
  }
 
  const std::string& GenericType::as_string() const {
    casadi_assert_dev(is_string());
    return static_cast<const StringType*>(get())->d_;
  }
 
  const std::vector<casadi_int>& GenericType::as_int_vector() const {
    casadi_assert_dev(is_int_vector());
    return static_cast<const IntVectorType*>(get())->d_;
  }
 
  const std::vector<casadi_int>& GenericType::as_bool_vector() const {
    casadi_assert_dev(is_bool_vector());
    return static_cast<const IntVectorType*>(get())->d_;
  }
 
  const std::vector<std::vector<casadi_int> >& GenericType::as_int_vector_vector() const {
    casadi_assert_dev(is_int_vector_vector());
    return static_cast<const IntVectorVectorType*>(get())->d_;
  }
 
  const std::vector<double>& GenericType::as_double_vector() const {
    casadi_assert_dev(is_double_vector());
    return static_cast<const DoubleVectorType*>(get())->d_;
  }
 
  const std::vector< std::vector<double> >& GenericType::as_double_vector_vector() const {
    casadi_assert_dev(is_double_vector_vector());
    return static_cast<const DoubleVectorVectorType*>(get())->d_;
  }
 
  const std::vector<std::string>& GenericType::as_string_vector() const {
    casadi_assert_dev(is_string_vector());
    return static_cast<const StringVectorType*>(get())->d_;
  }
 
  const std::vector<std::vector<std::string> >& GenericType::as_string_vector_vector() const {
    casadi_assert_dev(is_string_vector_vector());
    return static_cast<const StringVectorVectorType*>(get())->d_;
  }
 
  const GenericType::Dict& GenericType::as_dict() const {
    casadi_assert_dev(is_dict());
    return static_cast<const DictType*>(get())->d_;
  }
 
  const std::vector<GenericType::Dict>& GenericType::as_dict_vector() const {
    casadi_assert_dev(is_dict_vector());
    return static_cast<const DictVectorType*>(get())->d_;
  }
 
  const std::vector<std::vector<GenericType> >& GenericType::as_vector_vector() const {
    casadi_assert_dev(is_vector_vector());
    return static_cast<const VectorVectorType*>(get())->d_;
  }
 
  const std::vector<GenericType>& GenericType::as_vector() const {
    casadi_assert_dev(is_vector());
    return static_cast<const VectorType*>(get())->d_;
  }
 
  const Function& GenericType::as_function() const {
    casadi_assert_dev(is_function());
    return static_cast<const FunctionType*>(get())->d_;
  }
 
  const std::vector<Function>& GenericType::as_function_vector() const {
    casadi_assert_dev(is_function_vector());
    return static_cast<const FunctionVectorType*>(get())->d_;
  }
 
  void* const & GenericType::as_void_pointer() const {
    casadi_assert_dev(is_void_pointer());
    return static_cast<const VoidPointerType*>(get())->d_;
  }
 
  bool GenericType::to_bool() const {
    if (is_bool()) {
      return as_bool();
    } else if (is_int()) {
      return static_cast<bool>(to_int());
    } else {
      casadi_assert(is_bool(), "type mismatch");
      return false;
    }
  }
 
  casadi_int GenericType::to_int() const {
    if (is_double()) {
      return static_cast<casadi_int>(to_double());
    } else if (is_bool()) {
      return static_cast<casadi_int>(to_bool());
    } else {
      casadi_assert(is_int(), "type mismatch");
      return as_int();
    }
  }
 
  double GenericType::to_double() const {
    if (is_int()) {
      return static_cast<double>(to_int());
    } else {
      casadi_assert(is_double(), "type mismatch");
      return as_double();
    }
  }
 
  std::string GenericType::to_string() const {
    casadi_assert(is_string(), "type mismatch");
    return as_string();
  }
 
  std::vector<int> GenericType::to_int_type_vector() const {
    casadi_assert(is_int_vector(), "type mismatch");
    return casadi::to_int(as_int_vector());
  }
 
  std::vector<casadi_int> GenericType::to_int_vector() const {
    casadi_assert(is_int_vector(), "type mismatch");
    return as_int_vector();
  }
 
  GenericType::operator std::vector<int>() const {
    std::vector<int> ret;
    std::vector<casadi_int> source = to_int_vector();
    return casadi::to_int(source);
  }
 
  std::vector<bool> GenericType::to_bool_vector() const {
    casadi_assert(is_int_vector(), "type mismatch");
    std::vector<casadi_int> v = to_int_vector();
    std::vector<bool> ret(v.size());
    for (casadi_int i=0; i<v.size(); ++i) {
      casadi_assert(v[i]==0 || v[i]==1, "Entries must be zero or one");
      ret[i] = v[i]==1;
    }
    return ret;
  }
 
  std::vector<std::vector<casadi_int> > GenericType::to_int_vector_vector() const {
    casadi_assert(is_int_vector_vector(), "type mismatch");
    return as_int_vector_vector();
  }
 
  std::vector<double> GenericType::to_double_vector() const {
    if (is_int_vector()) {
      auto v = as_int_vector();
      return std::vector<double>(v.begin(), v.end());
    } else {
      casadi_assert(is_double_vector(), "type mismatch");
      return as_double_vector();
    }
  }
 
  std::vector< std::vector<double> > GenericType::to_double_vector_vector() const {
    if (is_int_vector_vector()) {
      auto v = as_int_vector_vector();
      std::vector< std::vector<double> > ret(v.size());
      for (casadi_int i=0;i<v.size();++i)
        ret[i].assign(v[i].begin(), v[i].end());
      return ret;
    } else {
      casadi_assert(is_double_vector_vector(), "type mismatch");
      return as_double_vector_vector();
    }
  }
 
  std::vector<std::string> GenericType::to_string_vector() const {
    if (is_string()) {
      std::string s = as_string();
      return std::vector<std::string>(1, s);
    } else if (is_double_vector()) {
      auto v = as_double_vector();
      casadi_assert(v.empty(), "Cast only permitted for zero-length vectors");
      return {};
    } else if (is_int_vector()) {
      auto v = as_int_vector();
      casadi_assert(v.empty(), "Cast only permitted for zero-length vectors");
      return {};
    } else {
      casadi_assert(is_string_vector(), "type mismatch");
      return as_string_vector();
    }
  }
 
  std::vector<std::vector<std::string> > GenericType::to_string_vector_vector() const {
    casadi_assert(is_string_vector_vector(), "type mismatch");
    return as_string_vector_vector();
  }
 
  Dict GenericType::to_dict() const {
    casadi_assert(is_dict(), "type mismatch");
    return as_dict();
  }
 
  std::vector<Dict> GenericType::to_dict_vector() const {
    if (is_empty_vector()) return {};
    if (is_dict()) {
      Dict e = as_dict();
      return std::vector<Dict>(1, e);
    }
    casadi_assert(is_dict_vector(), "type mismatch");
    return as_dict_vector();
  }
 
  std::vector<GenericType> GenericType::to_vector() const {
    if (is_double_vector()) {
      auto v = as_double_vector();
      std::vector<GenericType> ret(v.size());
      for (casadi_int i=0;i<v.size();++i) ret[i] = v[i];
      return ret;
    } else if (is_int_vector()) {
      auto v = as_int_vector();
      std::vector<GenericType> ret(v.size());
      for (casadi_int i=0;i<v.size();++i) ret[i] = v[i];
      return ret;
    } else if (is_string_vector()) {
      auto v = as_string_vector();
      std::vector<GenericType> ret(v.size());
      for (casadi_int i=0;i<v.size();++i) ret[i] = v[i];
      return ret;
    } else if (is_function_vector()) {
      auto v = as_function_vector();
      std::vector<GenericType> ret(v.size());
      for (casadi_int i=0;i<v.size();++i) ret[i] = v[i];
      return ret;
    } else if (is_double_vector_vector()) {
      auto v = as_double_vector_vector();
      std::vector<GenericType> ret(v.size());
      for (casadi_int i=0;i<v.size();++i) ret[i] = v[i];
      return ret;
    } else if (is_int_vector_vector()) {
      auto v = as_int_vector_vector();
      std::vector<GenericType> ret(v.size());
      for (casadi_int i=0;i<v.size();++i) ret[i] = v[i];
      return ret;
    } else if (is_string_vector_vector()) {
      auto v = as_string_vector_vector();
      std::vector<GenericType> ret(v.size());
      for (casadi_int i=0;i<v.size();++i) ret[i] = v[i];
      return ret;
    } else if (is_bool_vector()) {
      auto v = as_bool_vector();
      std::vector<GenericType> ret(v.size());
      for (casadi_int i=0;i<v.size();++i) ret[i] = v[i];
      return ret;
    } else if (is_dict_vector()) {
      auto v = as_dict_vector();
      std::vector<GenericType> ret(v.size());
      for (casadi_int i=0;i<v.size();++i) ret[i] = v[i];
      return ret;
    } else if (is_vector_vector()) {
      auto v = as_vector_vector();
      std::vector<GenericType> ret(v.size());
      for (casadi_int i=0;i<v.size();++i) ret[i] = v[i];
      return ret;
    } else {
      casadi_assert(is_vector(), "type mismatch");
      return as_vector();
    }
  }
 
  std::vector< std::vector<GenericType> > GenericType::to_vector_vector() const {
    if (is_double_vector_vector()) {
      auto v = as_double_vector_vector();
      std::vector<std::vector<GenericType> > ret(v.size());
      for (casadi_int i=0;i<v.size();++i) {
        ret[i].resize(v[i].size());
        for (casadi_int j=0;j<v[i].size();++j) {
          ret[i][j] = v[i][j];
        }
      }
      return ret;
    } else if (is_int_vector_vector()) {
      auto v = as_int_vector_vector();
      std::vector<std::vector<GenericType> > ret(v.size());
      for (casadi_int i=0;i<v.size();++i) {
        ret[i].resize(v[i].size());
        for (casadi_int j=0;j<v[i].size();++j) {
          ret[i][j] = v[i][j];
        }
      }
      return ret;
    } else if (is_string_vector_vector()) {
      auto v = as_string_vector_vector();
      std::vector<std::vector<GenericType> > ret(v.size());
      for (casadi_int i=0;i<v.size();++i) {
        ret[i].resize(v[i].size());
        for (casadi_int j=0;j<v[i].size();++j) {
          ret[i][j] = v[i][j];
        }
      }
      return ret;
    } else {
      casadi_assert(is_vector_vector(), "type mismatch");
      return as_vector_vector();
    }
  }
 
  Function GenericType::to_function() const {
    casadi_assert(is_function(), "type mismatch");
    return as_function();
  }
 
  std::vector<Function> GenericType::to_function_vector() const {
    casadi_assert(is_function_vector(), "type mismatch");
    return as_function_vector();
  }
 
  void* GenericType::to_void_pointer() const {
    if (is_void_pointer()) {
      return as_void_pointer();
    } else {
      casadi_int i = as_int();
      casadi_assert(i==0, "Only zero pointers accepted");
      return nullptr;
    }
  }
 
  bool GenericType::operator==(const GenericType& op2) const {
    return !(*this != op2);
  }
 
  bool GenericType::operator!=(const GenericType& op2) const {
    if (is_string() && op2.is_string()) {
      return to_string() != op2.to_string();
    }
 
    if (is_int() && op2.is_int()) {
      return to_int() != op2.to_int();
    }
 
    if (is_double() && op2.is_double()) {
      return to_double() != op2.to_double();
    }
 
    if (is_double_vector() && op2.is_double_vector()) {
      const std::vector<double> &v1 = to_double_vector();
      const std::vector<double> &v2 = op2.to_double_vector();
      if (v1.size() != v2.size()) return true;
      for (casadi_int i=0; i<v1.size(); ++i)
        if (v1[i] != v2[i]) return true;
      return false;
    }
 
    if (is_int_vector() && op2.is_int_vector()) {
      const std::vector<casadi_int> &v1 = to_int_vector();
      const std::vector<casadi_int> &v2 = op2.to_int_vector();
      if (v1.size() != v2.size()) return true;
      for (casadi_int i=0; i<v1.size(); ++i)
        if (v1[i] != v2[i]) return true;
      return false;
    }
 
    if (is_int_vector_vector() && op2.is_int_vector_vector()) {
      const std::vector< std::vector<casadi_int> > &v1 = to_int_vector_vector();
      const std::vector< std::vector<casadi_int> > &v2 = op2.to_int_vector_vector();
      if (v1.size() != v2.size()) return true;
      for (casadi_int i=0; i<v1.size(); ++i) {
        if (v1[i].size() != v2[i].size()) return true;
        for (casadi_int j=0; j<v1[i].size(); ++j) {
          if (v1[i][j] != v2[i][j]) return true;
        }
      }
      return false;
    }
 
    if (is_double_vector_vector() && op2.is_double_vector_vector()) {
      const std::vector< std::vector<double> > &v1 = to_double_vector_vector();
      const std::vector< std::vector<double> > &v2 = op2.to_double_vector_vector();
      if (v1.size() != v2.size()) return true;
      for (casadi_int i=0; i<v1.size(); ++i) {
        if (v1[i].size() != v2[i].size()) return true;
        for (casadi_int j=0; j<v1[i].size(); ++j) {
          if (v1[i][j] != v2[i][j]) return true;
        }
      }
      return false;
    }
 
    // Different types
    return true;
  }
 
  GenericType::GenericType(const Dict& dict) {
    own(new DictType(dict));
  }
 
  GenericType::GenericType(const std::vector<Dict>& dictv) {
    own(new DictVectorType(dictv));
  }
 
  GenericType::GenericType(const std::vector<GenericType>& gv) {
    own(new VectorType(gv));
  }
 
  GenericType::GenericType(const std::vector<std::vector<GenericType> >& gvv) {
    own(new VectorVectorType(gvv));
  }
 
  GenericType::GenericType(void* ptr) {
    own(new VoidPointerType(ptr));
  }
 
  TypeID GenericType::getType() const {
    if (is_null()) {
      return OT_NULL;
    } else {
      return static_cast<const GenericTypeBase*>(get())->getType();
    }
  }
 
  void GenericType::serialize(SerializingStream& s) const {
    s.pack("GenericType::type", static_cast<int>(getType()));
    static_cast<const GenericTypeBase*>(get())->serialize(s);
  }
 
  GenericType GenericType::deserialize(DeserializingStream& s) {
    int itype;
    s.unpack("GenericType::type", itype);
    TypeID type = static_cast<TypeID>(itype);
    switch (type) {
      case OT_STRING:
        return StringType::deserialize(s);
      case OT_DOUBLE:
        return DoubleType::deserialize(s);
      case OT_INT:
        return IntType::deserialize(s);
      case OT_BOOL:
        return BoolType::deserialize(s);
      case OT_DOUBLEVECTOR:
        return DoubleVectorType::deserialize(s);
      case OT_DOUBLEVECTORVECTOR:
        return DoubleVectorVectorType::deserialize(s);
      case OT_INTVECTOR:
        return IntVectorType::deserialize(s);
      case OT_INTVECTORVECTOR:
        return IntVectorVectorType::deserialize(s);
      case OT_STRINGVECTOR:
        return StringVectorType::deserialize(s);
      case OT_STRINGVECTORVECTOR:
        return StringVectorVectorType::deserialize(s);
      case OT_FUNCTION:
        return FunctionType::deserialize(s);
      case OT_FUNCTIONVECTOR:
        return FunctionVectorType::deserialize(s);
      case OT_DICT:
        return DictType::deserialize(s);
      case OT_DICTVECTOR:
        return VectorType::deserialize(s);
      case OT_VECTOR:
        return VectorType::deserialize(s);
      case OT_VECTORVECTOR:
        return VectorVectorType::deserialize(s);
      default:
        casadi_error("Not implemented: " + get_type_description(type));
    }
  }
 
  GenericType GenericType::create(SharedObjectInternal* node) {
    GenericType ret;
    ret.own(node);
    return ret;
  }
 
 
  Dict combine(const Dict& first, const Dict& second, bool recurse) {
    if (first.empty()) return second;
    if (second.empty()) return first;
    Dict ret = second;
    update_dict(ret, first, recurse);
    return ret;
  }
 
  void update_dict(Dict& target, const Dict& source, bool recurse) {
    for (auto&& e : source) {
      if (recurse) {
        auto it = target.find(e.first);
        if (it!=target.end() && it->second.is_dict()) {
          Dict local = it->second;
          casadi_assert(e.second.is_dict(),
            "update_dict error: Key '" + it->first + "' exists in target, "
            "but source value is not a dict");
          update_dict(local, e.second, recurse);
          it->second = local;
          continue;
        }
      }
      target[e.first] = e.second;
    }
  }
 
 
  void update_dict(Dict& target, const std::string& key,
      const GenericType& value, bool recurse) {
    auto it = target.find(key);
    if (it==target.end()) {
      target[key] = value;
    } else {
      // value.is_dict()
      casadi_assert(it->second.is_dict() && value.is_dict(),
        "update_dict error: Key '" + key + "' exists in target, but values are not dicts");
      Dict orig = it->second;
      update_dict(orig, value, recurse);
      target[key] = orig;
    }
  }
 
 
 
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_STRING, std::string> StringType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_DOUBLE, double> DoubleType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_INT, casadi_int> IntType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_BOOL, bool> BoolType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_DOUBLEVECTOR, std::vector<double> > DoubleVectorType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_DOUBLEVECTORVECTOR,
                              std::vector< std::vector<double> > > DoubleVectorVectorType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_INTVECTOR, std::vector<casadi_int> > IntVectorType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_INTVECTORVECTOR,
                              std::vector< std::vector<casadi_int> > > IntVectorVectorType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_STRINGVECTOR, std::vector<std::string> > StringVectorType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_FUNCTION, Function> FunctionType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_FUNCTIONVECTOR, std::vector<Function> > FunctionVectorType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_DICT, Dict> DictType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_DICTVECTOR, std::vector<Dict> > DictVectorType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_VECTOR, std::vector<GenericType> > VectorType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_VECTORVECTOR,
    std::vector<std::vector< GenericType> > > VectorVectorType;
  typedef GenericTypeInternal<OT_VOIDPTR, void*> VoidPointerType;
} // namespace casadi