to_string.hpp

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// Copyright (c) 2006-2023, Knut Reinert & Freie Universität Berlin
// Copyright (c) 2016-2023, 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/sharg-parser/blob/main/LICENSE.md
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
#pragma once
 
#include <sstream>
 
#include <sharg/concept.hpp>
#include <sharg/detail/concept.hpp>
 
namespace sharg::detail
{
 
template <typename... value_types>
    requires (ostreamable<value_types> && ...)
std::string to_string(value_types &&... values)
{
    std::stringstream stream;
 
    auto print = [&stream](auto && val)
    {
        if constexpr (is_container_option<std::remove_cvref_t<decltype(val)>>)
        {
            if (val.empty())
            {
                stream << "[]";
            }
            else
            {
                stream << '[';
                auto it = val.begin();
                stream << *it++;
                for (; it != val.end(); ++it)
                    stream << ", " << *it;
                stream << ']';
            }
        }
        else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<std::remove_cvref_t<decltype(val)>, int8_t>
                           || std::is_same_v<std::remove_cvref_t<decltype(val)>, uint8_t>)
        {
            stream << static_cast<int16_t>(val);
        }
        else
        {
            stream << val;
        }
    };
 
    (print(std::forward<value_types>(values)), ...);
 
    return stream.str();
}
 
} // namespace sharg::detail