nameof_module/src/nameof.hpp

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#pragma once
#include <cstddef>

#define NAMEOF_RAW(x) (#x)

inline constexpr const char* nameof(const char* name, const size_t length) {
  return length == 0 ? name
                     : (name[length - 1] == ' ' || name[length - 1] == '.' ||
                        name[length - 1] == '>' || name[length - 1] == ':' ||
                        name[length - 1] == '&' || name[length - 1] == '*' ||
                        name[length - 1] == '+' || name[length - 1] == '~' ||
                        name[length - 1] == '-' || name[length - 1] == '!')
                           ? &name[length]
                           : nameof(name, length - 1);
}

// Used to obtain the string name of a variable, function and etc.
template <typename T>
inline constexpr const char* template_nameof(const char* name, const size_t length) { return nameof(name, length); }
#define NAMEOF(name) template_nameof<decltype(name)>(NAMEOF_RAW(name), sizeof(NAMEOF_RAW(name)) / sizeof(char) - 1)

#define NAMEOF_VARIABLE(variable) NAMEOF(variable)
#define NAMEOF_VAR(var) NAMEOF_VARIABLE(var)

#define NAMEOF_FUNCTION(function) NAMEOF(function)
#define NAMEOF_FUN(fun) NAMEOF_FUNCTION(fun)

// Used to obtain the string name of a type.
#define NAMEOF_TYPE(type) template_nameof<type>(NAMEOF_RAW(type), sizeof(NAMEOF_RAW(type)) / sizeof(char) - 1)