bool TypeInfoRepository::addType(TypeInfoGenerator* t)
{
if (!t)
return false;
std::string tname = t->getTypeName();
TypeInfo* ti = t->getTypeInfoObject();
{
MutexLock lock(type_lock);
if (ti && data.count(tname) && data[tname] != ti ) {
cout << "Refusing to add type information for '" << tname << "': the name is already in use by another type."<<endl;
return false;
}
}
// Check for first registration, or alias:
if ( ti == 0 )
ti = new TypeInfo(tname);
else
ti->addAlias(tname);
if ( t->installTypeInfoObject( ti ) ) {
delete t;
}
MutexLock lock(type_lock);
// keep track of this type:
data[ tname ] = ti;
/* cout << "Registered Type '"<<tname <<"' to the Orocos Type System."<< endl;
for(Transports::iterator it = transports.begin(); it != transports.end(); ++it)
if ( (*it)->registerTransport( tname, ti) )
log(Info) << "Registered new '"<< (*it)->getTransportName()<<"' transport for " << tname <<endlog();*/
return true;
}
