convert.hpp

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Copyright (c) 2006-2020, Knut Reinert & Freie Universität Berlin
// Copyright (c) 2016-2020, Knut Reinert & MPI für molekulare Genetik
// This file may be used, modified and/or redistributed under the terms of the 3-clause BSD-License
// shipped with this file and also available at: https://github.com/seqan/seqan3/blob/master/LICENSE.md
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
#pragma once
 
#include <array>
 
#include <seqan3/alphabet/concept.hpp>
 
// ============================================================================
// conversion to/from char/rank types
// ============================================================================
 
namespace seqan3::detail
{
 
template <alphabet out_t, alphabet in_t>
constexpr std::array<out_t, alphabet_size<in_t>> convert_through_char_representation
{
    [] () constexpr
    {
        std::array<out_t, alphabet_size<in_t>> ret{};
        // for (decltype(alphabet_size<in_t>) i = 0; ...) causes indefinite compilation :(
        for (auto i = decltype(alphabet_size<in_t>){0}; i < alphabet_size<in_t>; ++i)
            assign_char_to(to_char(assign_rank_to(i, in_t{})), ret[i]);
        return ret;
    }()
};
 
} // namespace seqan3::detail