[Rcpp-devel] module with a template class

[Robin Girard]

Hi again list, 

I'm continuing to investigate the possibilities of modules for my project. 
and I can't found how to push a template class instance into the module. Since I'm not very good it my be a bad programming habbit of mine (in this case this is not a Rcpp question I admit) or it can be that what I'm trying to do is not allowed

below is a dumb example with class  definition module definition and error log which ends up with 
"invalid use of incomplete type ‘class dynamicOf_<firstClass>"

any comments or idea  

------ templateModule.h
#include <RcppCommon.h>

class firstClass ;
class secondClass ;
template<class aClass>
class dynamicOf_;

class firstClass
{
  public:
    double value_ ;
    ~firstClass(){Rcpp::Rcout<<"destructing firstClass"<<std::endl;};
    firstClass(){Rcpp::Rcout<<"constructing firstClass"<<std::endl;};
    firstClass(double value) : value_(value){};
};

class secondClass 
{
  public:
    ~secondClass(){Rcpp::Rcout<<"destructing secondClass"<<std::endl;};
    secondClass(){Rcpp::Rcout<<"constructing secondClass"<<std::endl;};
};
template<class aClass>
class dynamicOf_{
  public :
    aClass obj;
    double dyn_info;
    ~dynamicOf_(){};
    dynamicOf_(){};
};

---- templatemodule.cpp

#include "TemplateModule.h"
#include <Rcpp.h>

RCPP_EXPOSED_CLASS(firstClass)
RCPP_EXPOSED_CLASS(secondClass)
RCPP_EXPOSED_CLASS(dynamicOf_<firstClass>)
RCPP_EXPOSED_CLASS(dynamicOf_<secondClass>)


RCPP_MODULE(mod_example_template){
  using namespace Rcpp;
  
  class_<firstClass>( "firstClass" )
	//constructors  
	  .constructor()
	;
    class_<secondClass>( "secondClass" )
  //constructors  
	  .constructor()
	;
    class_<dynamicOf_<firstClass> >( "dynamicOf_firstClass" )
  //constructors  
	  .constructor()
	;
}

------ error log 
/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.15/Resources/library/Rcpp/include/Rcpp/XPtr.h: In function ‘void Rcpp::standard_delete_finalizer(T*) [with T = dynamicOf_<firstClass>]’:
/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.15/Resources/library/Rcpp/include/Rcpp/module/class.h:39:   instantiated from ‘Rcpp::class_<dynamicOf_<firstClass> >’
TemplateModule.cpp:21:   instantiated from here
/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.15/Resources/library/Rcpp/include/Rcpp/XPtr.h:39: warning: possible problem detected in invocation of delete operator:
/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.15/Resources/library/Rcpp/include/Rcpp/XPtr.h:38: warning: ‘obj’ has incomplete type
TemplateModule.h:26: warning: declaration of ‘class dynamicOf_<firstClass>’
/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.15/Resources/library/Rcpp/include/Rcpp/XPtr.h:39: note: neither the destructor nor the class-specific operator delete will be called, even if they are declared when the class is defined.
/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.15/Resources/library/Rcpp/include/Rcpp/module/class.h: In constructor ‘Rcpp::class_<Class>::class_(const char*, const char*) [with Class = dynamicOf_<firstClass>]’:
TemplateModule.cpp:21:   instantiated from here
/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.15/Resources/library/Rcpp/include/Rcpp/module/class.h:71: error: invalid use of incomplete type ‘class dynamicOf_<firstClass>’
TemplateModule.h:26: error: declaration of ‘class dynamicOf_<firstClass>’
/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.15/Resources/library/Rcpp/include/Rcpp/module/Module_generated_Constructor.h: In member function ‘Class* Rcpp::Constructor_0<Class>::get_new(SEXPREC**, int) [with Class = dynamicOf_<firstClass>]’:
TemplateModule.cpp:24:   instantiated from here
/Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.15/Resources/library/Rcpp/include/Rcpp/module/Module_generated_Constructor.h:37: error: invalid use of incomplete type ‘class dynamicOf_<firstClass>’
TemplateModule.h:26: error: declaration of ‘class dynamicOf_<firstClass>’
make: *** [TemplateModule.o] Error 1
ERROR: compilation failed for package ‘ReproducibleExample’




Dr. Girard Robin
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