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sample/useResult.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-#include <iostream>
 #include "Result.h"
 #include "ToString.h"
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <iostream>
 
 auto main() -> int {
 
@@ -31,25 +32,19 @@ auto main() -> int {
     std::cout << "vec2: " << ToString(vec2) << "\n";
 
 
-    // WARNING this feature is still not decied, its convenient 
-    // but might turn out to be a source of bugs...
-    // it is also possible to convert from Result<T> to T
-    int r = res3;
-    std::cout << "r: " << r << '\n';
-    std::cout << "static_cast<int>: " << static_cast<int>(res3) << '\n';
-    std::cout << "static_cast<double>: " << static_cast<double>(res3) << '\n';
-
-    int r2 = res;
-    std::cout << "res: " << res << " converted to int: " << r2 << "\n";
-
-    //Using squash we can also convert to a single value
+    // Using squash we can also convert to a single value
     std::cout << "res.squash(): " << res.squash() << '\n';
     std::cout << "res3.squash(): " << res3.squash() << '\n';
 
-
     //.squash also takes a default value
     std::cout << "res.squash(-1): " << res.squash(-1) << '\n';
     std::cout << "res3.squash(-1): " << res3.squash(-1) << '\n';
 
+    std::vector<int> ivec{1, 3, 5};
+
+    Result<sls::time::ns> nres(ivec);
+    // for (const auto& i : ivec)
+    //     nres.push_back(sls::time::ns(i));
+    std::cout << "nres: " << sls::ToString(nres) << '\n';
     //
 }

slsDetectorSoftware/include/Result.h

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "TimeHelper.h"
 #include "ToString.h"
 #include "container_utils.h"
 
@@ -30,6 +31,34 @@ template <class T, class Allocator = std::allocator<T>> class Result {
     Result() = default;
     Result(std::initializer_list<T> list) : vec(list){};
 
+    template <typename V, typename = typename std::enable_if<
+                              std::is_integral<V>::value &&
+                              std::is_same<T, time::ns>::value>::type>
+    Result(const std::vector<V> &from) {
+
+        vec.reserve(from.size());
+        for (const auto &item : from)
+            vec.push_back(T(item));
+    }
+
+    template <typename V, typename = typename std::enable_if<
+                              std::is_integral<V>::value &&
+                              std::is_same<T, time::ns>::value>::type>
+    Result(std::vector<V> &from) {
+        vec.reserve(from.size());
+        for (const auto &item : from)
+            vec.push_back(T(item));
+    }
+
+    template <typename V, typename = typename std::enable_if<
+                              std::is_integral<V>::value &&
+                              std::is_same<T, time::ns>::value>::type>
+    Result(std::vector<V> &&from) {
+        vec.reserve(from.size());
+        for (const auto &item : from)
+            vec.push_back(T(item));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Forward arguments to the constructor of std::vector
      * @tparam Args template paramter pack to forward
@@ -82,9 +111,6 @@ template <class T, class Allocator = std::allocator<T>> class Result {
 
     /** Convert Result<T> to std::vector<T> */
     operator std::vector<T>() { return vec; }
-
-    /** Convert Result<T> to T using squash() */
-    operator T() { return squash(); }
 };
 
 /**

slsDetectorSoftware/src/Detector.cpp

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Detector::Detector(int multi_id)
     : pimpl(sls::make_unique<multiSlsDetector>(multi_id)) {}
 Detector::~Detector() = default;
 
-
 // Acquisition
 void Detector::acquire() { pimpl->acquire(); }
 
@@ -26,13 +25,9 @@ Result<defs::runStatus> Detector::getReceiverStatus(Positions pos) {
     return pimpl->Parallel(&slsDetector::getReceiverStatus, pos);
 }
 
-bool Detector::getAcquiringFlag() const{
-    return pimpl->getAcquiringFlag();
-}
+bool Detector::getAcquiringFlag() const { return pimpl->getAcquiringFlag(); }
 
-void Detector::setAcquiringFlag(bool value){
-    pimpl->setAcquiringFlag(value);
-}
+void Detector::setAcquiringFlag(bool value) { pimpl->setAcquiringFlag(value); }
 
 // Configuration
 Result<std::string> Detector::getHostname(Positions pos) const {
@@ -41,7 +36,6 @@ Result<std::string> Detector::getHostname(Positions pos) const {
 
 void Detector::freeSharedMemory() { pimpl->freeSharedMemory(); }
 
-
 void Detector::setConfig(const std::string &fname) {
     pimpl->readConfigurationFile(fname);
 }
@@ -57,9 +51,8 @@ Result<uint32_t> Detector::getRegister(uint32_t addr, Positions pos) {
 }
 
 Result<ns> Detector::getExptime(Positions pos) const {
-    auto r = pimpl->Parallel(&slsDetector::setTimer, pos,
-                             defs::ACQUISITION_TIME, -1);
-    return Result<ns>(begin(r), end(r));
+    return pimpl->Parallel(&slsDetector::setTimer, pos, defs::ACQUISITION_TIME,
+                           -1);
 }
 
 Result<uint64_t> Detector::getStartingFrameNumber(Positions pos) const {
@@ -75,9 +68,8 @@ void Detector::setExptime(ns t, Positions pos) {
 }
 
 Result<ns> Detector::getSubExptime(Positions pos) const {
-    auto r = pimpl->Parallel(&slsDetector::setTimer, pos,
-                             defs::SUBFRAME_ACQUISITION_TIME, -1);
-    return Result<ns>(begin(r), end(r));
+    return pimpl->Parallel(&slsDetector::setTimer, pos,
+                           defs::SUBFRAME_ACQUISITION_TIME, -1);
 }
 
 void Detector::setSubExptime(ns t, Positions pos) {
@@ -86,9 +78,7 @@ void Detector::setSubExptime(ns t, Positions pos) {
 }
 
 Result<ns> Detector::getPeriod(Positions pos) const {
-    auto r =
-        pimpl->Parallel(&slsDetector::setTimer, pos, defs::FRAME_PERIOD, -1);
-    return Result<ns>(begin(r), end(r));
+    return pimpl->Parallel(&slsDetector::setTimer, pos, defs::FRAME_PERIOD, -1);
 }
 
 void Detector::setPeriod(ns t, Positions pos) {