Metadata Class Reference

Type-safe container for image acquisition metadata. More...

#include <peak_common/types/peak_common_metadata.hpp>

Public Member Functions
template<typename T>
void	SetValueByName (const std::string &name, T &&value)
	Stores a value using a string-based name.
void	RemoveEntryByName (const std::string &name)
	Removes the entry using a string-based name.
template<MetadataKey metadataKey, typename T>
void	SetValueByKey (T value)
	Stores a value using a strongly typed metadata key.
bool	HasEntryByName (const std::string &name) const
	Checks if a given string key is stored in the metadata.
template<MetadataKey metadataKey>
bool	HasEntryByKey () const
	Checks if a known key is stored in the metadata.
Any	TryGetValueByName (const std::string &name) const
	Retrieves a value by string name as a type-erased object.
template<typename T>
T	GetValueByName (const std::string &name) const
	Retrieves and casts the value associated with a string name.
template<MetadataKey metadataKey>
detail::MetadataKeyTraits< metadataKey >::type	GetValueByKey () const
	Retrieves the value of a strongly typed metadata key.
std::string	ToString () const
	Returns a string representation of the metadata.
std::vector< std::string >	GetKeyNames () const
	Returns a vector of key names.

Friends
std::ostream &	operator<< (std::ostream &os, const Metadata &metadata)
	Outputs the metadata keys in human-readable form.

Detailed Description

Type-safe container for image acquisition metadata.

The Metadata class is a flexible container for storing key-value pairs.

It supports both:

• Arbitrary runtime keys using string identifiers (*ByName functions).
• Strongly typed compile-time keys via metadata traits (*ByKey functions).

Values are stored using a type-erased mechanism (Any) and can be retrieved either by casting or by trait-based access.

Since

ids_peak_common 1.0

Member Function Documentation

GetKeyNames()

std::vector< std::string > GetKeyNames ( ) const

inline

Returns a vector of key names.

Returns

A vector of key names

Since

ids_peak_common 1.1

GetValueByKey()

template<MetadataKey metadataKey>

detail::MetadataKeyTraits< metadataKey >::type GetValueByKey ( ) const

inline

Retrieves the value of a strongly typed metadata key.

Provides type-safe access to known metadata keys, defined in MetadataKey.

Template Parameters

metadataKey

The strongly typed metadata key.

Exceptions

peak::common::InvalidCastException	if the stored type does not match the trait definition.
peak::common::OutOfRangeException	if the key is not found.

Returns

The stored value of type MetadataKeyTraits<metadataKey>::type.

Since

ids_peak_common 1.0

GetValueByName()

template<typename T>

T GetValueByName ( const std::string & name ) const

inline

Retrieves and casts the value associated with a string name.

Template Parameters

T	The expected type of the stored value.

Parameters

name	The name of the metadata entry.

Exceptions

peak::common::InvalidCastException	if the stored type does not match T.
peak::common::OutOfRangeException	if the name does not exist.

Returns

The value cast to the requested type.

Since

ids_peak_common 1.0

HasEntryByKey()

template<MetadataKey metadataKey>

bool HasEntryByKey ( ) const

inline

Checks if a known key is stored in the metadata.

Verifies that the key exists and that the stored type matches the expected trait type.

Template Parameters

metadataKey

The strongly typed metadata key.

Returns

True if the key exists and the type matches, false otherwise.

Since

ids_peak_common 1.0

HasEntryByName()

bool HasEntryByName ( const std::string & name ) const

inline

Checks if a given string key is stored in the metadata.

Parameters

name	The key to check for.

Returns

True if the key exists, false otherwise.

Since

ids_peak_common 1.0

RemoveEntryByName()

void RemoveEntryByName ( const std::string & name )

inline

Removes the entry using a string-based name.

If the key does not exist, nothing happens.

Parameters

name	A runtime string identifier.

Since

ids_peak_common 2.0

SetValueByKey()

template<MetadataKey metadataKey, typename T>

void SetValueByKey ( T value )

inline

Stores a value using a strongly typed metadata key.

Ensures compile-time type safety using known metadata traits.

Known metadata keys are defined in the enum MetadataKey.

Template Parameters

metadataKey	A known metadata key (e.g. MetadataKey::DeviceTimestamp).
T	Type of the value. Must match detail::MetadataKeyTraits<metadataKey>::type.

Parameters

value

The value to store.

Since

ids_peak_common 1.0

SetValueByName()

template<typename T>

void SetValueByName ( const std::string & name, T && value )

inline

Stores a value using a string-based name.

Template Parameters

T	Type of the value to store.

Parameters

name	A runtime string identifier.
value	The value to store.

Since

ids_peak_common 1.0

ToString()

std::string ToString ( ) const

inline

Returns a string representation of the metadata.

Equivalent to writing the object to a stream with operator<<.

Returns

A formatted string listing the metadata keys.

Since

ids_peak_common 1.0

TryGetValueByName()

Any TryGetValueByName ( const std::string & name ) const

inline

Retrieves a value by string name as a type-erased object.

Parameters

name	The name of the metadata entry.

Returns

A Any object containing the value, or empty if not found.

Since

ids_peak_common 1.0

Friends And Related Symbol Documentation

operator<<

std::ostream & operator<< ( std::ostream & os, const Metadata & metadata )

friend

Outputs the metadata keys in human-readable form.

Values are not printed since their types are unknown at runtime.

Parameters

os	The output stream.
metadata	The metadata to print.

Returns

Reference to the stream.

Since

ids_peak_common 1.0

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• peak_common/types/peak_common_metadata.hpp