Fix C++23: ~heap_object() with incomplete types

Author: eseiler

schema_salad/cpp_codegen.py

@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ class heap_object {
         *data = std::forward<T2>(oth);
     }
 
-    ~heap_object() = default;
+    ~heap_object();
 
     auto operator=(heap_object const& oth) -> heap_object& {
         *data = *oth;
@@ -953,6 +953,20 @@ class heap_object {
         for key in self.unionDefinitions:
             self.unionDefinitions[key].writeDefinition(self.target, "    ")
 
+        # CPP23: std::unique_ptr in heap_object is constexpr.
+        # Hence, the compiler will try to instantiate the destructor on definition.
+        # If the destructor was defined inside heap_object, other classes would only
+        # be forward declared at this point.
+        # This results in an error, because the destructor cannot be generated for
+        # incomplete types.
+        # Therefore, the destructor is defined here, after all classes have been defined.
+        self.target.write(
+            """template <typename T>
+heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
+
+"""
+        )
+
         # write implementations
         for key in self.classDefinitions:
             self.classDefinitions[key].writeImplDefinition(self.target, "", "    ")

schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/01_single_record.h

@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class heap_object {
         *data = std::forward<T2>(oth);
     }
 
-    ~heap_object() = default;
+    ~heap_object();
 
     auto operator=(heap_object const& oth) -> heap_object& {
         *data = *oth;
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ struct MyRecord {
 };
 }
 
+template <typename T>
+heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
+
 inline auto https___example_com_::MyRecord::toYaml() const -> YAML::Node {
     using ::toYaml;
     auto n = YAML::Node{};

schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/02_two_records.h

@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class heap_object {
         *data = std::forward<T2>(oth);
     }
 
-    ~heap_object() = default;
+    ~heap_object();
 
     auto operator=(heap_object const& oth) -> heap_object& {
         *data = *oth;
@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@ struct MyRecordTwo {
 };
 }
 
+template <typename T>
+heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
+
 inline auto https___example_com_::MyRecordOne::toYaml() const -> YAML::Node {
     using ::toYaml;
     auto n = YAML::Node{};

schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/03_simple_inheritance.h

@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class heap_object {
         *data = std::forward<T2>(oth);
     }
 
-    ~heap_object() = default;
+    ~heap_object();
 
     auto operator=(heap_object const& oth) -> heap_object& {
         *data = *oth;
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ struct MyRecordTwo
 };
 }
 
+template <typename T>
+heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
+
 inline auto https___example_com_::MyRecordOne::toYaml() const -> YAML::Node {
     using ::toYaml;
     auto n = YAML::Node{};

schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/04_abstract_inheritance.h

@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class heap_object {
         *data = std::forward<T2>(oth);
     }
 
-    ~heap_object() = default;
+    ~heap_object();
 
     auto operator=(heap_object const& oth) -> heap_object& {
         *data = *oth;
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ struct MyRecordTwo
 };
 }
 
+template <typename T>
+heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
+
 inline https___example_com_::MyRecordOne::~MyRecordOne() = default;
 inline auto https___example_com_::MyRecordOne::toYaml() const -> YAML::Node {
     using ::toYaml;

schema_salad/tests/cpp_tests/05_specialization.h

@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class heap_object {
         *data = std::forward<T2>(oth);
     }
 
-    ~heap_object() = default;
+    ~heap_object();
 
     auto operator=(heap_object const& oth) -> heap_object& {
         *data = *oth;
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ struct MyRecordTwo {
 };
 }
 
+template <typename T>
+heap_object<T>::~heap_object() = default;
+
 inline auto https___example_com_::FieldRecordA::toYaml() const -> YAML::Node {
     using ::toYaml;
     auto n = YAML::Node{};