* Prevent `make_span` from working with vectors and arrays of pointers
* support `make_structs_span` for little-endian
* fix build: add the required parentheses
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Co-authored-by: Wouter van Oortmerssen <aardappel@gmail.com>
For Vector or Array of structures the dereference operator of an
iterator returns the pointer to the structure. However, IndirectHelper,
which is used in the implementation of this operator, is instantiated
in the way that the IndirectHelper::Read returns structure by value.
This is because, Vector and Array instantiate IndirectHelper with
const T*, but VectorIterator instantiates IndirectHelper with T. There
are three IndirectHelper template definition: first for T, second for
Offset<T> and the last one for const T*. Those have different
IndirectHelper:Read implementations and (more importantly) return type.
This is the reason of mismatch in VectorIterator::operator* between
return type declaration and what was exactly returned.
That is, for Array<T,...> where T is scalar the VectorIterator is
instantiated as VectorIterator<T, T>, dereference operator returns T
and its implementation uses IndirectHelper<T> which Read function
returns T.
When T is not scalar, then VectorIterator is instantiated as
VectorIterator<T, const T *>, dereference operator returns const T * and
its implementation uses IndirectHelper<T> which Read function returns T.
The fix is done as follows:
* implement type trait is_specialization_of_Offset and
is_specialization_of_Offset64,
* change partial specialization of IndirectHelper with const T * that
it is instantiated by T and enabled only if T is not scalar and not
specialization of Offset or Offset64,
* remove type differentiation (due to scalar) from Array..
The above makes the IndirectHelper able to correctly instantiate itself
basing only on T. Thus, the instantiation in VectorIterator correctly
instantiate IndirectHelper::Read function, especially the return type.
* First working hack of adding 64-bit. Don't judge :)
* Made vector_downward work on 64 bit types
* vector_downward uses size_t, added offset64 to reflection
* cleaned up adding offset64 in parser
* Add C++ testing skeleton for 64-bit
* working test for CreateVector64
* working >2 GiB buffers
* support for large strings
* simplified CreateString<> to just provide the offset type
* generalize CreateVector template
* update test_64.afb due to upstream format change
* Added Vector64 type, which is just an alias for vector ATM
* Switch to Offset64 for Vector64
* Update for reflection bfbs output change
* Starting to add support for vector64 type in C++
* made a generic CreateVector that can handle different offsets and vector types
* Support for 32-vector with 64-addressing
* Vector64 basic builder + tests working
* basic support for json vector64 support
* renamed fields in test_64bit.fbs to better reflect their use
* working C++ vector64 builder
* Apply --annotate-sparse-vector to 64-bit tests
* Enable Vector64 for --annotate-sparse-vectors
* Merged from upstream
* Add `near_string` field for testing 32-bit offsets alongside
* keep track of where the 32-bit and 64-bit regions are for flatbufferbuilder
* move template<> outside class body for GCC
* update run.sh to build and run tests
* basic assertion for adding 64-bit offset at the wrong time
* started to separate `FlatBufferBuilder` into two classes, 1 64-bit aware, the other not
* add test for nested flatbuffer vector64, fix bug in alignment of big vectors
* fixed CreateDirect method by iterating by Offset64 first
* internal refactoring of flatbufferbuilder
* block not supported languages in the parser from using 64-bit
* evolution tests for adding a vector64 field
* conformity tests for adding/removing offset64 attributes
* ensure test is for a big buffer
* add parser error tests for `offset64` and `vector64` attributes
* add missing static that GCC only complains about
* remove stdint-uintn.h header that gets automatically added
* move 64-bit CalculateOffset internal
* fixed return size of EndVector
* various fixes on windows
* add SizeT to vector_downward
* minimze range of size changes in vector and builder
* reworked how tracking if 64-offsets are added
* Add ReturnT to EndVector
* small cleanups
* remove need for second Array definition
* combine IndirectHelpers into one definition
* started support for vector of struct
* Support for 32/64-vectors of structs + Offset64
* small cleanups
* add verification for vector64
* add sized prefix for 64-bit buffers
* add fuzzer for 64-bit
* add example of adding many vectors using a wrapper table
* run the new -bfbs-gen-embed logic on the 64-bit tests
* remove run.sh and fix cmakelist issue
* fixed bazel rules
* fixed some PR comments
* add 64-bit tests to cmakelist
* split flatbuffers.h into separate files
* wrong variable in cmakelists for android
* readded two accidentally deleted includes
* created buffer.h and moved buffer related things over
