implemented cloning of objects

3 files changed, 52 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/class.h b/include/class.h
index 8bfcad4..7d82441 100644
--- a/include/class.h
+++ b/include/class.h
@@ -139,6 +139,20 @@ private:
     }
     
     /**
+     *  Construct a clone
+     *  @param  orig
+     *  @return Base
+     */
+    virtual Base *clone(Base *orig) override
+    {
+        // cast to the original object
+        T *t = (T *)orig;
+        
+        // construct a new base by calling the copy constructor
+        return new T(*t);
+    }
+    
+    /**
      *  Namespaces have access to the private base class
      */
     friend class Namespace;
diff --git a/include/classbase.h b/include/classbase.h
index e23c579..a380840 100644
--- a/include/classbase.h
+++ b/include/classbase.h
@@ -98,12 +98,39 @@ public:
         // done
         return result;
     }
+
+    /**
+     *  Construct a clone of the object
+     *  @param  orig
+     *  @param  value
+     *  @return Base
+     */
+    Base* clone(Base *orig, const struct _zend_object_value &value)
+    {
+        // construct the base
+        auto *result = clone(orig);
+        if (!result) return nullptr;
+        
+        // assign the zend object to it
+        // @todo fix this
+//        result->assign(value);
+        
+        // done
+        return result;
+    }
     
     /**
      *  Construct a new instance of the object
      *  @return Base
      */
     virtual Base* construct() = 0;
+    
+    /**
+     *  Create a clone of an object
+     *  @param  orig
+     *  @return Base
+     */
+    virtual Base *clone(Base *orig) = 0;
 
     /**
      *  Initialize the class, given its name
diff --git a/include/interface.h b/include/interface.h
index f276d6f..b3031e9 100644
--- a/include/interface.h
+++ b/include/interface.h
@@ -50,6 +50,17 @@ private:
     }
 
     /**
+     *  Construct a clone of the object
+     *  @param  orig
+     *  @return Base
+     */
+    virtual Base* clone(Base *orig) override
+    {
+        // this does not occur for interfaces
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    /**
      *  Namespaces have access to the private base class
      */
     friend class Namespace;