Create a "no compile" drivers script in python to unittest compile time asserts.

base/bind_unittest.nc

+// Copyright (c) 2011 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "base/callback.h"
+#include "base/bind.h"
+
+namespace base {
+
+// Keep all the test declarations outside of an anonymous namespace to avoid

[Ami GONE FROM CHROMIUM, 2011/09/09 17:17:12]

Umm, what?

[awong, 2011/09/09 18:56:31]

Clarified.

+// unused definition warnings.
+const int kParentValue = 1;

[Ami GONE FROM CHROMIUM, 2011/09/09 17:17:12]

static is implied so I enjoy putting it in explicitly.  
Up to you.

[awong, 2011/09/09 18:56:31]

Done.

+const int kChildValue = 2;
+
+class NoRef {
+ public:
+  void VoidMethod0() {}
+  void VoidConstMethod0() const {}
+  int IntMethod0() { return 1; }
+};
+
+class HasRef : public NoRef {
+ public:
+  void AddRef(void) const {}
+  bool Release(void) const { return true; }
+};
+
+class Parent {
+ public:
+  void AddRef(void) const {}
+  void Release(void) const {}
+  virtual void VirtualSet() { value = kParentValue; }
+  void NonVirtualSet() { value = kParentValue; }
+  int value;
+};
+
+class Child : public Parent {
+ public:
+  virtual void VirtualSet() { value = kChildValue; }
+  void NonVirtualSet() { value = kChildValue; }
+};
+
+class NoRefParent {
+ public:
+  virtual void VirtualSet() { value = kParentValue; }
+  void NonVirtualSet() { value = kParentValue; }
+  int value;
+};
+
+class NoRefChild : public NoRefParent {
+  virtual void VirtualSet() { value = kChildValue; }
+  void NonVirtualSet() { value = kChildValue; }
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+T PolymorphicIdentity(T t) {
+  return t;
+}
+
+int UnwrapParentRef(Parent& p) {
+  return p.value;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+void VoidPolymorphic1(T t) {
+}
+
+#if defined(NCTEST_METHOD_ON_CONST_OBJECT)  // [r"invalid conversion from 'const base::NoRef\*' to 'base::NoRef\*'"]
+
+// Method bound to const-object.
+//
+// Only const methods should be allowed to work with const objects.
+void WontCompile() {
+  HasRef has_ref;
+  const HasRef* const_has_ref_ptr_ = &has_ref;
+  Callback<void(void)> method_to_const_cb =
+      Bind(&HasRef::VoidMethod0, const_has_ref_ptr_);
+  method_to_const_cb.Run();
+}
+
+#elif defined(NCTEST_CONSTRUCTION_FROM_SUBTYPE)  // [r"conversion from 'base::Callback<int\(\)>' to non-scalar type 'base::Callback<void\(\)>'"]
+
+// Construction of Callback<A> from Callback<B> if A is supertype of B.
+//
+// While this is technically safe, most people aren't used to it when coding
+// C++ so if this is happening, it is almost certainly an error.
+void WontCompile() {
+  Callback<int(void)> cb_a = Bind(&PolymorphicIdentity<int>, 1);
+  Callback<void(void)> cb_b = cb_a;
+}
+
+#elif defined(NCTEST_ASSIGNMENT_FROM_SUBTYPE)  // [r"no match for 'operator=' in 'cb_a = cb_b'"]
+
+// Assignment of Callback<A> from Callback<B> if A is supertype of B.
+// See explanation for NCTEST_CONSTRUCTION_FROM_SUBTYPE
+void WontCompile() {
+  Callback<int(void)> cb_a = Bind(&PolymorphicIdentity<int>, 1);
+  Callback<void(void)> cb_b;
+  cb_a = cb_b;
+}
+
+#elif defined(NCTEST_METHOD_BIND_NEEDS_REFCOUNTED_OBJECT)  // [r"has no member named 'AddRef'"]
+
+// Method bound to non-refcounted object.
+//
+// We require refcounts unless you have Unretained().
+void WontCompile() {
+  NoRef no_ref;
+  Callback<void(void)> no_ref_cb =
+      Bind(&NoRef::VoidMethod0, &no_ref);
+  no_ref_cb.Run();
+}
+
+#elif defined(NCTEST_CONST_METHOD_NEEDS_REFCOUNTED_OBJECT)  // [r"has no member named 'AddRef'"]
+
+// Const Method bound to non-refcounted object.
+//
+// We require refcounts unless you have Unretained().
+void WontCompile() {
+  NoRef no_ref;
+  Callback<void(void)> no_ref_const_cb =
+      Bind(&NoRef::VoidConstMethod0, &no_ref);
+  no_ref_const_cb.Run();
+}
+
+#elif defined(NCTEST_CONST_POINTER)  // [r"invalid conversion from 'const base::NoRef\*' to 'base::NoRef\*'"]
+
+// Const argument used with non-const pointer parameter of same type.
+//
+// This is just a const-correctness check.
+void WontCompile() {
+  const NoRef* const_no_ref_ptr;
+  Callback<NoRef*(void)> pointer_same_cb =
+      Bind(&PolymorphicIdentity<NoRef*>, const_no_ref_ptr);
+  pointer_same_cb.Run();
+}
+
+#elif defined(NCTEST_CONST_POINTER_SUBTYPE)  // [r"'const base::NoRefParent\*' to 'base::NoRefParent\*'"]
+
+// Const argument used with non-const pointer parameter of super type.
+//
+// This is just a const-correctness check.
+void WontCompile() {
+  const NoRefChild* const_child_ptr;
+  Callback<NoRefParent*(void)> pointer_super_cb =
+    Bind(&PolymorphicIdentity<NoRefParent*>, const_child_ptr);
+  pointer_super_cb.Run();
+}
+
+#elif defined(DISABLED_NCTEST_DISALLOW_NON_CONST_REF_PARAM)  // [r"badstring"]
+
+// Functions with reference parameters, unsupported.
+//
+// First, non-const reference parameters are disallowed by the Google
+// style guide. Second, since we are doing argument forwarding it becomes
+// very tricky to avoid copies, maintain const correctness, and not
+// accidentally have the function be modifying a temporary, or a copy.
+void WontCompile() {
+  Parent p;
+  Callback<int(Parent&)> ref_arg_cb = Bind(&UnwrapParentRef);
+  ref_arg_cb.Run(p);
+}
+
+#elif defined(NCTEST_DISALLOW_BIND_TO_NON_CONST_REF_PARAM)  // [r"creating array with negative size"]
+
+// Binding functions with reference parameters, unsupported.
+//
+// See comment in NCTEST_DISALLOW_NON_CONST_REF_PARAM
+void WontCompile() {
+  Parent p;
+  Callback<int(void)> ref_cb = Bind(&UnwrapParentRef, p);
+  ref_cb.Run();
+}
+
+#elif defined(NCTEST_NO_IMPLICIT_ARRAY_PTR_CONVERSION)  // [r"creating array with negative size"]
+
+// A method should not be bindable with an array of objects.
+//
+// This is likely not wanted behavior. We specifically check for it though
+// because it is possible, depending on how you implement prebinding, to
+// implicitly convert an array type to a pointer type.
+void WontCompile() {
+  HasRef p[10];
+  Callback<void(void)> method_bound_to_array_cb =
+      Bind(&HasRef::VoidMethod0, p);
+  method_bound_to_array_cb.Run();
+}
+
+#elif defined(NCTEST_NO_RAW_PTR_FOR_REFCOUNTED_TYPES)  // [r"creating array with negative size"]
+
+// Refcounted types should not be bound as a raw pointer.
+void WontCompile() {
+  HasRef for_raw_ptr;
+  Callback<void(void)> ref_count_as_raw_ptr =
+      Bind(&VoidPolymorphic1<HasRef*>, &for_raw_ptr);
+}
+
+#elif defined(NCTEST_WEAKPTR_BIND_MUST_RETURN_VOID)  // [r"creating array with negative size"]
+
+// WeakPtrs cannot be bound to methods with return types.
+void WontCompile() {
+  NoRef no_ref;
+  WeakPtrFactory<NoRef> weak_factory(&no_ref);
+  Callback<int(void)> weak_ptr_with_non_void_return_type =
+      Bind(&NoRef::IntMethod0, weak_factory.GetWeakPtr());
+  weak_ptr_with_non_void_return_type.Run();
+}
+
+#elif defined(NCTEST_DISALLOW_ASSIGN_DIFFERINT_TYPES)  // [r"creating array with negative size"]
+
+// Bind result cannot be assigned to Callbacks with a mismatching type.
+void WontCompile() {
+  Closure callback_mismatches_bind_type = Bind(&VoidPolymorphic1<int>);
+}
+
+#endif
+
+}  // namespace base