diff --git a/gtsam/gtsam.i b/gtsam/gtsam.i index 29a8cb681..5abd8dcaa 100644 --- a/gtsam/gtsam.i +++ b/gtsam/gtsam.i @@ -5,120 +5,7 @@ * These are the current classes available through the matlab and python wrappers, * add more functions/classes as they are available. * - * IMPORTANT: the python wrapper supports keyword arguments for functions/methods. Hence, the - * argument names matter. An implementation restriction is that in overloaded methods - * or functions, arguments of different types *have* to have different names. - * - * Requirements: - * Classes must start with an uppercase letter - * - Can wrap a typedef - * Only one Method/Constructor per line, though methods/constructors can extend across multiple lines - * Methods can return - * - Eigen types: Matrix, Vector - * - C/C++ basic types: string, bool, size_t, int, double, char, unsigned char - * - void - * - Any class with which be copied with boost::make_shared() - * - boost::shared_ptr of any object type - * Constructors - * - Overloads are supported, but arguments of different types *have* to have different names - * - A class with no constructors can be returned from other functions but not allocated directly in MATLAB - * Methods - * - Constness has no effect - * - Specify by-value (not reference) return types, even if C++ method returns reference - * - Must start with a letter (upper or lowercase) - * - Overloads are supported - * Static methods - * - Must start with a letter (upper or lowercase) and use the "static" keyword - * - The first letter will be made uppercase in the generated MATLAB interface - * - Overloads are supported, but arguments of different types *have* to have different names - * Arguments to functions any of - * - Eigen types: Matrix, Vector - * - Eigen types and classes as an optionally const reference - * - C/C++ basic types: string, bool, size_t, size_t, double, char, unsigned char - * - Any class with which be copied with boost::make_shared() (except Eigen) - * - boost::shared_ptr of any object type (except Eigen) - * Comments can use either C++ or C style, with multiple lines - * Namespace definitions - * - Names of namespaces must start with a lowercase letter - * - start a namespace with "namespace {" - * - end a namespace with exactly "}" - * - Namespaces can be nested - * Namespace usage - * - Namespaces can be specified for classes in arguments and return values - * - In each case, the namespace must be fully specified, e.g., "namespace1::namespace2::ClassName" - * Includes in C++ wrappers - * - All includes will be collected and added in a single file - * - All namespaces must have angle brackets: - * - No default includes will be added - * Global/Namespace functions - * - Functions specified outside of a class are global - * - Can be overloaded with different arguments - * - Can have multiple functions of the same name in different namespaces - * Using classes defined in other modules - * - If you are using a class 'OtherClass' not wrapped in this definition file, add "class OtherClass;" to avoid a dependency error - * Virtual inheritance - * - Specify fully-qualified base classes, i.e. "virtual class Derived : ns::Base {" where "ns" is the namespace - * - Mark with 'virtual' keyword, e.g. "virtual class Base {", and also "virtual class Derived : ns::Base {" - * - Forward declarations must also be marked virtual, e.g. "virtual class ns::Base;" and - * also "virtual class ns::Derived;" - * - Pure virtual (abstract) classes should list no constructors in this interface file - * - Virtual classes must have a clone() function in C++ (though it does not have to be included - * in the MATLAB interface). clone() will be called whenever an object copy is needed, instead - * of using the copy constructor (which is used for non-virtual objects). - * - Signature of clone function - will be called virtually, so must appear at least at the top of the inheritance tree - * virtual boost::shared_ptr clone() const; - * Class Templates - * - Basic templates are supported either with an explicit list of types to instantiate, - * e.g. template class Class1 { ... }; - * or with typedefs, e.g. - * template class Class2 { ... }; - * typedef Class2 MyInstantiatedClass; - * - In the class definition, appearances of the template argument(s) will be replaced with their - * instantiated types, e.g. 'void setValue(const T& value);'. - * - To refer to the instantiation of the template class itself, use 'This', i.e. 'static This Create();' - * - To create new instantiations in other modules, you must copy-and-paste the whole class definition - * into the new module, but use only your new instantiation types. - * - When forward-declaring template instantiations, use the generated/typedefed name, e.g. - * class gtsam::Class1Pose2; - * class gtsam::MyInstantiatedClass; - * Boost.serialization within Matlab: - * - you need to mark classes as being serializable in the markup file (see this file for an example). - * - There are two options currently, depending on the class. To "mark" a class as serializable, - * add a function with a particular signature so that wrap will catch it. - * - Add "void serialize()" to a class to create serialization functions for a class. - * Adding this flag subsumes the serializable() flag below. Requirements: - * - A default constructor must be publicly accessible - * - Must not be an abstract base class - * - The class must have an actual boost.serialization serialize() function. - * - Add "void serializable()" to a class if you only want the class to be serialized as a - * part of a container (such as noisemodel). This version does not require a publicly - * accessible default constructor. - * Forward declarations and class definitions for Pybind: - * - Need to specify the base class (both this forward class and base class are declared in an external Pybind header) - * This is so Pybind can generate proper inheritance. - * Example when wrapping a gtsam-based project: - * // forward declarations - * virtual class gtsam::NonlinearFactor - * virtual class gtsam::NoiseModelFactor : gtsam::NonlinearFactor - * // class definition - * #include - * virtual class MyFactor : gtsam::NoiseModelFactor {...}; - * - *DO NOT* re-define overriden function already declared in the external (forward-declared) base class - * - This will cause an ambiguity problem in Pybind header file - * Pickle support in Python: - * - Add "void pickle()" to a class to enable pickling via gtwrap. In the current implementation, "void serialize()" - * and a public constructor with no-arguments in needed for successful build. - */ - -/** - * Status: - * - TODO: default values for arguments - * - WORKAROUND: make multiple versions of the same function for different configurations of default arguments - * - TODO: Handle gtsam::Rot3M conversions to quaternions - * - TODO: Parse return of const ref arguments - * - TODO: Parse std::string variants and convert directly to special string - * - TODO: Add enum support - * - TODO: Add generalized serialization support via boost.serialization with hooks to matlab save/load + * Please refer to the wrapping docs: https://github.com/borglab/wrap/blob/master/README.md */ namespace gtsam {