Commented most of src/serialization/ going to read up more on variant's and finish off the job/add last touchs next

src/serialization/binary_archive.h

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 // 
 // Parts of this file are originally copyright (c) 2012-2013 The Cryptonote developers
 
-/* binary_archive.h
+/*! \file binary_archive.h
  *
  * Portable (low-endian) binary archive */
 #pragma once
@@ -41,11 +41,20 @@
 #include "common/varint.h"
 #include "warnings.h"
 
-PUSH_WARNINGS
+/* I have no clue what these lines means */
-DISABLE_VS_WARNINGS(4244)
+PUSH_WARNINGS;
+DISABLE_VS_WARNINGS(4244);
 
 //TODO: fix size_t warning in x32 platform
 
+/*! \struct binary_archive_base
+ *
+ * \brief base for the binary archive type
+ * 
+ * \detailed It isn't used outside of this file, which its only
+ * purpse is to define the functions used for the binary_archive. Its
+ * a header, basically. I think it was declared simply to save typing...
+ */
 template <class Stream, bool IsSaving>
 struct binary_archive_base
 {
@@ -57,22 +66,38 @@ struct binary_archive_base
 
   explicit binary_archive_base(stream_type &s) : stream_(s) { }
   
+  /* definition of standard API functions */
   void tag(const char *) { }
   void begin_object() { }
   void end_object() { }
   void begin_variant() { }
   void end_variant() { }
+  /* I just want to leave a comment saying how this line really shows
+     flaws in the ownership model of many OOP languages, that is all. */
   stream_type &stream() { return stream_; } 
+
 protected:
   stream_type &stream_;
 };
 
+/* \struct binary_archive
+ *
+ * \brief the actualy binary archive type
+ *
+ * \detailed The boolean template argument /a W is the is_saving
+ * parameter for binary_archive_base.
+ *
+ * The is_saving parameter says whether the archive is being read from
+ * (false) or written to (true)
+ */
 template <bool W>
 struct binary_archive;
 
+
 template <>
 struct binary_archive<false> : public binary_archive_base<std::istream, false>
 {
+
   explicit binary_archive(stream_type &s) : base_type(s) {
     stream_type::streampos pos = stream_.tellg();
     stream_.seekg(0, std::ios_base::end);
@@ -86,6 +111,10 @@ struct binary_archive<false> : public binary_archive_base<std::istream, false>
     serialize_uint(*(typename boost::make_unsigned<T>::type *)&v);
   }
 
+  /*! \fn serialize_uint
+   *
+   * \brief serializes an unsigned integer
+   */
   template <class T>
   void serialize_uint(T &v, size_t width = sizeof(T))
   {
@@ -96,12 +125,16 @@ struct binary_archive<false> : public binary_archive_base<std::istream, false>
       char c;
       stream_.get(c);
       T b = (unsigned char)c;
-      ret += (b << shift);
+      ret += (b << shift);	// can this be changed to OR, i think it can.
       shift += 8;
     }
     v = ret;
   }
-  void serialize_blob(void *buf, size_t len, const char *delimiter="") { stream_.read((char *)buf, len); }
+  
+  void serialize_blob(void *buf, size_t len, const char *delimiter="")
+  {
+    stream_.read((char *)buf, len);
+  }
   
   template <class T>
   void serialize_varint(T &v)
@@ -115,17 +148,18 @@ struct binary_archive<false> : public binary_archive_base<std::istream, false>
     typedef std::istreambuf_iterator<char> it;
     tools::read_varint(it(stream_), it(), v); // XXX handle failure
   }
+
   void begin_array(size_t &s)
   {
     serialize_varint(s);
   }
-  void begin_array() { }
 
+  void begin_array() { }
   void delimit_array() { }
   void end_array() { }
 
-  void begin_string(const char *delimiter="\"") { }
+  void begin_string(const char *delimiter /*="\""*/) { }
-  void end_string(const char *delimiter="\"") { }
+  void end_string(const char *delimiter   /*="\""*/) { }
 
   void read_variant_tag(variant_tag_type &t) {
     serialize_int(t);
@@ -157,12 +191,14 @@ struct binary_archive<true> : public binary_archive_base<std::ostream, true>
   {
     for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(T); i++) {
       stream_.put((char)(v & 0xff));
-      if (1 < sizeof(T)) {
+      if (1 < sizeof(T)) v >>= 8;
-        v >>= 8;
     }
   }
+
+  void serialize_blob(void *buf, size_t len, const char *delimiter="")
+  {
+    stream_.write((char *)buf, len);
   }
-  void serialize_blob(void *buf, size_t len, const char *delimiter="") { stream_.write((char *)buf, len); }
 
   template <class T>
   void serialize_varint(T &v)

src/serialization/binary_utils.h

@@ -34,23 +34,26 @@
 #include "binary_archive.h"
 
 namespace serialization {
-
+  /*! creates a new archive with the passed blob and serializes it into v
-template <class T>
+   */
-bool parse_binary(const std::string &blob, T &v)
+  template <class T>
-{
+    bool parse_binary(const std::string &blob, T &v)
+    {
       std::istringstream istr(blob);
       binary_archive<false> iar(istr);
       return ::serialization::serialize(iar, v);
-}
+    }
 
-template<class T>
+  /*! dumps the data in v into the blob string
-bool dump_binary(T& v, std::string& blob)
+   */
-{
+  template<class T>
+    bool dump_binary(T& v, std::string& blob)
+    {
       std::stringstream ostr;
       binary_archive<true> oar(ostr);
       bool success = ::serialization::serialize(oar, v);
       blob = ostr.str();
       return success && ostr.good();
-};
+    };
 
-} // namespace serialization
+}

src/serialization/json_archive.h

@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@
 // 
 // Parts of this file are originally copyright (c) 2012-2013 The Cryptonote developers
 
-/* json_archive.h
+/*! \file json_archive.h
  *
- * JSON archive */
+ * \brief JSON archive
+ */
 
 #pragma once
 
@@ -39,6 +40,12 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <iomanip>
 
+/*! \struct json_archive_base
+ *
+ * \brief the base class of json archive type
+ *
+ * \detailed contains the basic logic for serializing a json archive
+ */
 template <class Stream, bool IsSaving>
 struct json_archive_base
 {
@@ -48,7 +55,8 @@ struct json_archive_base
 
   typedef const char *variant_tag_type;
 
-  json_archive_base(stream_type &s, bool indent = false) : stream_(s), indent_(indent), object_begin(false), depth_(0) { }
+  json_archive_base(stream_type &s, bool indent = false)
+  : stream_(s), indent_(indent), object_begin(false), depth_(0) { }
 
   void tag(const char *tag) {
     if (!object_begin)
@@ -92,6 +100,13 @@ protected:
   size_t depth_;
 };
 
+
+/*! \struct json_archive
+ * 
+ * \brief a archive using the JSON standard
+ *
+ * \detailed only supports being written to
+ */
 template <bool W>
 struct json_archive;
 

src/serialization/serialization.h

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2014, The Monero Project
-// 
+>// 
 // All rights reserved.
 // 
 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are
@@ -28,9 +28,16 @@
 // 
 // Parts of this file are originally copyright (c) 2012-2013 The Cryptonote developers
 
-/* serialization.h
+/*! \file serialization.h 
+ *  \breif Simple DSL AAPI based on 
  *
- * Simple templated serialization API */
+ * \detailed is_blob_type and  has_free_serializer are
+ * both descriptors for dispatching on to the serailize function.
+ *
+ * The API itself defines a domain specific language via dirty macro
+ * hacks. Greenspun's tenth rule is very much in action throughout
+ * this entire code base.
+ */
 
 #pragma once
 #include <vector>
@@ -38,14 +45,35 @@
 #include <boost/type_traits/is_integral.hpp>
 #include <boost/type_traits/integral_constant.hpp>
 
+/*! \struct is_blob_type 
+ *
+ * \brief a descriptor for dispatching serialize
+ */
 template <class T>
 struct is_blob_type { typedef boost::false_type type; };
+
+/*! \struct has_free_serializer
+ *
+ * \brief a descriptor for dispatching serialize
+ */
 template <class T>
 struct has_free_serializer { typedef boost::true_type type; };
 
+/*! \struct serializer
+ *
+ * \brief ... wouldn't a class be better?
+ * 
+ * \detailed The logic behind serializing data. Places the archive
+ * data into the supplied parameter. This dispatches based on the
+ * supplied \a T template parameter's traits of is_blob_type or it is
+ * an integral (as defined by the is_integral trait). Depends on the
+ * \a Archive parameter to have overloaded the serialize_blob(T v,
+ * size_t size) and serialize_int(T v) base on which trait it
+ * applied. When the class has neither types, it falls to the
+ * overloaded method do_serialize(Archive ar) in T to do the work.
+ */
 template <class Archive, class T>
-struct serializer
+struct serializer{
-{
   static bool serialize(Archive &ar, T &v) {
     return serialize(ar, v, typename boost::is_integral<T>::type(), typename is_blob_type<T>::type());
   }
@@ -65,63 +93,151 @@ struct serializer
   }
 };
 
+/*! \fn do_serialize(Archive &ar, T &v)
+ *
+ * \brief just calls the serialize function defined for ar and v...
+ */
 template <class Archive, class T>
 inline bool do_serialize(Archive &ar, T &v)
 {
   return ::serializer<Archive, T>::serialize(ar, v);
 }
 
-#ifndef __GNUC__
+// Never used in the code base
-#ifndef constexpr
+// #ifndef __GNUC__
-#define constexpr
+// #ifndef constexpr
-#endif
+// #define constexpr
-#endif
+// #endif
+// #endif
 
+/* the following add a trait to a set and define the serialization DSL*/
+
+/*! \macro BLOB_SERIALIZER
+ *
+ * \brief makes the type have a blob serializer trait defined
+ */
 #define BLOB_SERIALIZER(T)						\
-  template<> struct is_blob_type<T> { typedef boost::true_type type; }
+  template<>								\
+  struct is_blob_type<T> {						\
+    typedef boost::true_type type;					\
+  }
+
+/*! \macro FREE_SERIALIZER
+ *
+ * \brief adds the has_free_serializer to the type
+ */
 #define FREE_SERIALIZER(T)						\
-  template<> struct has_free_serializer<T> { typedef boost::true_type type; }
+  template<>								\
-#define VARIANT_TAG(A, T, Tg) \
+  struct has_free_serializer<T> {					\
-  template <bool W> struct variant_serialization_traits<A<W>, T> { static inline typename A<W>::variant_tag_type get_tag() { return Tg; } }
+    typedef boost::true_type type;					\
+  }
+
+/*! \macro VARIANT_TAG
+ *
+ * \brief Adds the tag \tag to the \a Archive of \a Type
+ */
+#define VARIANT_TAG(Archive, Type, Tag)					\
+  template <bool W>							\
+  struct variant_serialization_traits<Archive<W>, Type> {		\
+    static inline typename Archive<W>::variant_tag_type get_tag() {	\
+      return Tag;							\
+    }									\
+  }
+
+/*! \macro BEGIN_SERIALIZE
+ * 
+ * \brief Begins the environment of the DSL
+ * \detailed for describing how to
+ * serialize an of an archive type
+ */
 #define BEGIN_SERIALIZE()						\
-  template <bool W, template <bool> class Archive> bool do_serialize(Archive<W> &ar) {
+  template <bool W, template <bool> class Archive>			\
+  bool do_serialize(Archive<W> &ar) {
+
+/*! \macro BEGIN_SERIALIZE_OBJECT
+ *
+ *  \brief begins the environment of the DSL
+ *  \detailed for described the serialization of an object
+ */
 #define BEGIN_SERIALIZE_OBJECT()					\
-  template <bool W, template <bool> class Archive> bool do_serialize(Archive<W> &ar) { ar.begin_object(); bool r = do_serialize_object(ar); ar.end_object(); return r; } \
+  template <bool W, template <bool> class Archive>			\
-  template <bool W, template <bool> class Archive> bool do_serialize_object(Archive<W> &ar){
+  bool do_serialize(Archive<W> &ar) {					\
-#define PREPARE_CUSTOM_VECTOR_SERIALIZATION(size, vec) ::serialization::detail::prepare_custom_vector_serialization(size, vec, typename Archive<W>::is_saving())
+    ar.begin_object();							\
+    bool r = do_serialize_object(ar);					\
+    ar.end_object();							\
+    return r;								\
+  }									\
+  template <bool W, template <bool> class Archive>			\
+  bool do_serialize_object(Archive<W> &ar){
 
-#define END_SERIALIZE() return true;}
+/*! \macro PREPARE_CUSTON_VECTOR_SERIALIZATION
+ */
+#define PREPARE_CUSTOM_VECTOR_SERIALIZATION(size, vec)			\
+  ::serialization::detail::prepare_custom_vector_serialization(size, vec, typename Archive<W>::is_saving())
 
+/*! \macro END_SERIALIZE
+ * \brief self-explanatory
+ */
+#define END_SERIALIZE()				\
+  return true;					\
+  }
 
+/*! \macro VALUE(f)
+ * \brief the same as FIELD(f)
+ */
 #define VALUE(f)					\
   do {							\
     ar.tag(#f);						\
     bool r = ::do_serialize(ar, f);			\
     if (!r || !ar.stream().good()) return false;	\
   } while(0);
+
+/*! \macro FIELD_N(t,f)
+ *
+ * \brief serializes a field \a f tagged \a t  
+ */
 #define FIELD_N(t, f)					\
   do {							\
     ar.tag(t);						\
     bool r = ::do_serialize(ar, f);			\
     if (!r || !ar.stream().good()) return false;	\
   } while(0);
-#define FIELDS(f) \
+
-  do { \
+/*! \macro FIELD(f)
-    bool r = ::do_serialize(ar, f); \
+ *
-    if (!r || !ar.stream().good()) return false; \
+ * \brief tags the field with the variable name and then serializes it
-  } while(0);
+ */
 #define FIELD(f)					\
   do {							\
     ar.tag(#f);						\
     bool r = ::do_serialize(ar, f);			\
     if (!r || !ar.stream().good()) return false;	\
   } while(0);
+
+/*! \macro FIELDS(f)
+ *
+ * \brief does not add a tag to the serialized value
+ */
+#define FIELDS(f)							\
+  do {									\
+    bool r = ::do_serialize(ar, f);					\
+    if (!r || !ar.stream().good()) return false;			\
+  } while(0);
+
+/*! \macro VARING_FIELD(f)
+ *  \brief tags and serializes the varint \a f
+ */
 #define VARINT_FIELD(f)				\
   do {						\
     ar.tag(#f);					\
     ar.serialize_varint(f);			\
     if (!ar.stream().good()) return false;	\
   } while(0);
+
+/*! \macro VARING_FIELD_N(t, f)
+ *
+ * \brief tags (as \a t) and serializes the varint \a f
+ */
 #define VARINT_FIELD_N(t, f)			\
   do {						\
     ar.tag(t);					\
@@ -129,9 +245,19 @@ inline bool do_serialize(Archive &ar, T &v)
     if (!ar.stream().good()) return false;	\
   } while(0);
 
+
 namespace serialization {
+  /*! \namespace detail
+   *
+   * \brief declaration and default definition for the functions used the API
+   *
+   */
   namespace detail
   {
+    /*! \fn prepare_custom_vector_serialization
+     *
+     * prepares the vector /vec for serialization
+     */
     template <typename T>
     void prepare_custom_vector_serialization(size_t size, std::vector<T>& vec, const boost::mpl::bool_<true>& /*is_saving*/)
     {
@@ -143,12 +269,21 @@ namespace serialization {
       vec.resize(size);
     }
 
+    /*! \fn do_check_stream_state
+     *
+     * \brief self explanatory
+     */
     template<class Stream>
     bool do_check_stream_state(Stream& s, boost::mpl::bool_<true>)
     {
       return s.good();
     }
-
+    /*! \fn do_check_stream_state
+     *
+     * \brief self explanatory
+     *
+     * \detailed Also checks to make sure that the stream is not at EOF
+     */
     template<class Stream>
     bool do_check_stream_state(Stream& s, boost::mpl::bool_<false>)
     {
@@ -163,12 +298,20 @@ namespace serialization {
     }
   }
 
+  /*! \fn check_stream_state
+   *
+   * \brief calls detail::do_check_stream_state for ar
+   */
   template<class Archive>
   bool check_stream_state(Archive& ar)
   {
     return detail::do_check_stream_state(ar.stream(), typename Archive::is_saving());
   }
 
+  /*! \fn serialize
+   *
+   * \brief serializes \a v into \a ar
+   */
   template <class Archive, class T>
   inline bool serialize(Archive &ar, T &v)
   {

src/serialization/variant.h

@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@
 // 
 // Parts of this file are originally copyright (c) 2012-2013 The Cryptonote developers
 
+/*! \file variant.h
+ *
+ * \brief for dealing with variants
+ *
+ * \detailed Variant: OOP Union
+ */
 #pragma once
 
 #include <boost/variant/variant.hpp>
@@ -39,11 +45,21 @@
 #include <boost/mpl/pop_front.hpp>
 #include "serialization.h"
 
+/*! \struct variant_serialization_triats
+ * 
+ * \brief used internally to contain a variant's traits/possible types
+ *
+ * \detailed see the macro VARIANT_TAG in serialization.h:140
+ */
 template <class Archive, class T>
 struct variant_serialization_traits
 {
 };
 
+/*! \struct variant_reader
+ *
+ * \brief reads a variant
+ */
 template <class Archive, class Variant, class TBegin, class TEnd>
 struct variant_reader
 {
@@ -51,9 +67,10 @@ struct variant_reader
   typedef typename boost::mpl::next<TBegin>::type TNext;
   typedef typename boost::mpl::deref<TBegin>::type current_type;
 
+  // A tail recursive inline function.... okay...
   static inline bool read(Archive &ar, Variant &v, variant_tag_type t)
   {
-    if (variant_serialization_traits<Archive, current_type>::get_tag() == t) {
+    if(variant_serialization_traits<Archive, current_type>::get_tag() == t) {
       current_type x;
       if(!::do_serialize(ar, x))
       {
@@ -62,12 +79,15 @@ struct variant_reader
       }
       v = x;
     } else {
+      // Tail recursive.... but no mutation is going on. Why?
       return variant_reader<Archive, Variant, TNext, TEnd>::read(ar, v, t);
     }
     return true;
   }
 };
 
+// This one just fails when you call it.... okay
+// So the TEnd parameter must be specified/differnt from TBegin
 template <class Archive, class Variant, class TBegin>
 struct variant_reader<Archive, Variant, TBegin, TBegin>
 {
@@ -78,7 +98,6 @@ struct variant_reader<Archive, Variant, TBegin, TBegin>
     ar.stream().setstate(std::ios::failbit);
     return false;
   }
-
 };
 
 
@@ -93,7 +112,9 @@ struct serializer<Archive<false>, boost::variant<BOOST_VARIANT_ENUM_PARAMS(T)>>
     variant_tag_type t;
     ar.begin_variant();
     ar.read_variant_tag(t);
-    if(!variant_reader<Archive<false>, variant_type, typename boost::mpl::begin<types>::type, typename boost::mpl::end<types>::type>::read(ar, v, t))
+    if(!variant_reader<Archive<false>, variant_type,
+       typename boost::mpl::begin<types>::type,
+       typename boost::mpl::end<types>::type>::read(ar, v, t))
     {
       ar.stream().setstate(std::ios::failbit);
       return false;