Diff: rpc.h

Revision:

11:1c1ebd0324fa

Parent:

8:00a04e5cd407

Child:

27:7110ebee3484

--- a/rpc.h	Thu May 14 14:44:00 2009 +0000
+++ b/rpc.h	Fri Aug 28 12:10:11 2009 +0000
@@ -1,526 +1,589 @@
-/* mbed Microcontroller Library
- * Copyright (c) 2008 ARM Limited. All rights reserved. 
- */
-
-#ifndef MBED_RPC_H
-#define MBED_RPC_H
-
-/* Section rpc
- *  Helpers for rpc handling.
- */
-
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
-#include "Base.h"
-
-namespace mbed {
-
-/* Function parse_arg
- *  Parses and returns a value from a string.
- *
- * Variable
- *  arg - The string to pase
- *  next - If not NULL a pointer to after the last 
- *    character parsed is written here
- */
-template<typename T> T parse_arg(const char *arg, const char **next);
-
-inline char parse_char(const char *arg, const char **next) {
-    char c = *arg++;
-    if(c == '\\') {
-        c = *arg++;
-        switch(c) {
-        case 'a': c = '\a'; break;
-        case 'b': c = '\b'; break;
-        case 't': c = '\t'; break;
-        case 'n': c = '\n'; break;
-        case 'v': c = '\v'; break;
-        case 'f': c = '\f'; break;
-        case 'r': c = '\r'; break;
-        case 'x': 
-            {
-                /* two-character hexadecimal */
-                char buf[3];
-                buf[0] = *arg++;
-                buf[1] = *arg++;
-                buf[2] = 0;
-                c = strtol(buf, NULL, 16); 
-            }
-            break;
-        default: 
-            if(isdigit(c)) {
-                /* three-character octal */
-                char buf[4];
-                buf[0] = c;
-                buf[1] = *arg++;
-                buf[2] = *arg++;
-                buf[3] = 0;
-                c = strtol(buf, NULL, 8); 
-            }
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-    *next = arg;
-    return c;
-}
-
-/* signed integer types */
-
-template<> inline int parse_arg<int>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
-    if(arg[0] == '\'') {
-        char c = parse_char(arg+1, &arg);
-        if(next != NULL) *next = arg+1;
-        return c;
-    } else {
-        return strtol(arg, const_cast<char**>(next), 0);        
-    }
-}
-
-template<> inline char parse_arg<char>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
-    return parse_arg<int>(arg,next);
-}
-
-template<> inline short int parse_arg<short int>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
-    return parse_arg<int>(arg,next);
-}
-
-template<> inline long int parse_arg<long int>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
-    return parse_arg<int>(arg,next);
-}
-
-template<> inline long long parse_arg<long long>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
-    return strtoll(arg, const_cast<char**>(next), 0);
-}
-
-/* unsigned integer types */
-
-template<> inline unsigned int parse_arg<unsigned int>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
-    if(arg[0] == '\'') {
-        char c = parse_char(arg+1, &arg);
-        if(next != NULL) *next = arg+1;
-        return c;
-    } else {
-        return strtoul(arg, const_cast<char**>(next), 0);        
-    }
-}
-
-template<> inline unsigned char parse_arg<unsigned char>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
-    return parse_arg<unsigned int>(arg,next);
-}
-
-template<> inline unsigned short int parse_arg<unsigned short int>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
-    return parse_arg<unsigned int>(arg,next);
-}
-
-template<> inline unsigned long int parse_arg<unsigned long int>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
-    return parse_arg<unsigned int>(arg,next);
-}
-
-template<> inline unsigned long long parse_arg<unsigned long long>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
-    return strtoull(arg, const_cast<char**>(next), 0);
-}
-
-/* floating types */
-
-template<> inline float parse_arg<float>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
-#if !defined(__ARMCC_VERSION) || __ARMCC_VERSION >= 410000
-    return strtof(arg,const_cast<char**>(next));
-#elif __ARMCC_VERSION >= 310000
-    /* bug in header means no using declaration for strtof */
-    return std::strtof(arg,const_cast<char**>(next));    
-#else
-    /* strtof not supported */
-    return strtod(arg,const_cast<char**>(next));
-#endif
-}
-
-template<> inline double parse_arg<double>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
-    return strtod(arg,const_cast<char**>(next));
-}
-
-template<> inline long double parse_arg<long double>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
-    return strtod(arg,const_cast<char**>(next));
-}
-
-/* string */
-
-template<> inline char *parse_arg<char*>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
-    const char *ptr = arg;
-    char *res = NULL;
-    if(*arg == '"') {
-        /* quoted string */
-        ptr = ++arg;
-        int len = 0;
-        /* find the end (and length) of the quoted string */
-        for(char c = *ptr; c != 0 && c != '"'; c = *++ptr) {
-            len++;
-            if(c == '\\') {
-                ptr++;
-            }
-        }
-        /* copy the quoted string, and unescape characters */
-        if(len != 0) {
-            res = new char[len+1];
-            char *resptr = res;
-            while(arg != ptr) {
-                *resptr++ = parse_char(arg, &arg);
-            }
-            *resptr = 0;
-        }
-    } else {
-        /* unquoted string */
-        while(isalnum(*ptr) || *ptr=='_') {
-            ptr++;
-        }
-        int len = ptr-arg;
-        if(len!=0) {
-            res = new char[len+1];
-            memcpy(res, arg, len);
-            res[len] = 0;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if(next != NULL) {
-        *next = ptr;
-    }
-    return res;
-}
-
-template<> inline const char *parse_arg<const char*>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
-    return parse_arg<char*>(arg,next);
-}
-
-
-/* Function write_result
- *  Writes a value in to a result string in an appropriate manner
- *
- * Variable
- *  val - The value to write
- *  result - A pointer to the array to write the value into
- */
-template<typename T> void write_result(T val, char *result);
-
-/* signed integer types */
-
-template<> inline void write_result<char>(char val, char *result) {
-    result[0] = val;
-    result[1] = '\0';
-}
-
-template<> inline void write_result<short int>(short int val, char *result) {
-    sprintf(result, "%hi", val); 
-}
-
-template<> inline void write_result<int>(int val, char *result) {
-    sprintf(result, "%i", val); 
-}
-
-template<> inline void write_result<long int>(long int val, char *result) {
-    sprintf(result, "%li", val); 
-}
-
-template<> inline void write_result<long long int>(long long int val, char *result) {
-    sprintf(result, "%lli", val); 
-}
-
-/* unsigned integer types */
-
-template<> inline void write_result<unsigned char>(unsigned char val, char *result) {
-    result[0] = val;
-    result[1] = '\0';
-}
-
-template<> inline void write_result<unsigned short int>(unsigned short int val, char *result) {
-    sprintf(result, "%hu", val); 
-}
-
-template<> inline void write_result<unsigned int>(unsigned int val, char *result) {
-    sprintf(result, "%u", val); 
-}
-
-template<> inline void write_result<unsigned long int>(unsigned long int val, char *result) {
-    sprintf(result, "%lu", val); 
-}
-
-template<> inline void write_result<unsigned long long int>(unsigned long long int val, char *result) {
-    sprintf(result, "%llu", val); 
-}
-
-/* floating types */
-
-template<> inline void write_result<float>(float val, char *result) {
-    sprintf(result, "%.17g", val); 
-}
-
-template<> inline void write_result<double>(double val, char *result) {
-    sprintf(result, "%.17g", val); 
-}
-
-template<> inline void write_result<long double>(long double val, char *result) {
-    sprintf(result, "%.17Lg", val); 
-}
-
-
-/* string */
-
-template<> inline void write_result<char*>(char *val, char *result) {
-    if(val==NULL) {
-        result[0] = 0;
-    } else {
-        strcpy(result, val);
-    }
-}
-
-template<> inline void write_result<const char*>(const char *val, char *result) {
-    if(val==NULL) {
-        result[0] = 0;
-    } else {
-        strcpy(result, val);
-    }
-}
-
-
-inline const char *next_arg(const char* next) {
-    while(*next == ' ') next++;
-    if(*next == ',' || *next == '?') next++;
-    while(*next == ' ') next++;
-    return next;
-}
-
-
-/* Function rpc_method_caller
- */
-template<class T, void (T::*member)(const char *,char *)> 
-void rpc_method_caller(Base *this_ptr, const char *arguments, char *result) {
-    (static_cast<T*>(this_ptr)->*member)(arguments,result); 
-}
-
-
-/* Function rpc_method_caller
- */
-template<class T, void (T::*member)()> 
-void rpc_method_caller(Base *this_ptr, const char *arguments, char *result) { 
-    (static_cast<T*>(this_ptr)->*member)(); 
-    if(result != NULL) {
-    	result[0] = '\0';
-    }
-}
-
-
-/* Function rpc_method_caller
- */
-template<class T, typename A1, void (T::*member)(A1)> 
-void rpc_method_caller(Base *this_ptr, const char *arguments, char *result) {
-
-    const char *next = arguments;
-    A1 arg1 = parse_arg<A1>(next_arg(next),NULL);
-
-    (static_cast<T*>(this_ptr)->*member)(arg1); 
-    if(result != NULL) {
-        result[0] = '\0';
-    }
-}
-
-
-/* Function rpc_method_caller
- */
-template<class T, typename A1, typename A2, void (T::*member)(A1,A2)> 
-void rpc_method_caller(Base *this_ptr, const char *arguments, char *result) {
-
-    const char *next = arguments;
-    A1 arg1 = parse_arg<A1>(next_arg(next),&next);
-    A2 arg2 = parse_arg<A2>(next_arg(next),NULL);
-
-    (static_cast<T*>(this_ptr)->*member)(arg1,arg2);
-    if(result != NULL) {
-        result[0] = '\0';
-    }
-}
-
-
-/* Function rpc_method_caller
- */
-template<class T, typename A1, typename A2, typename A3, void (T::*member)(A1,A2,A3)> 
-void rpc_method_caller(Base *this_ptr, const char *arguments, char *result) {
-
-    const char *next = arguments;
-    A1 arg1 = parse_arg<A1>(next_arg(next),&next);
-    A2 arg2 = parse_arg<A2>(next_arg(next),&next);
-    A3 arg3 = parse_arg<A3>(next_arg(next),NULL);
-
-    (static_cast<T*>(this_ptr)->*member)(arg1,arg2,arg3);
-    if(result != NULL) {
-        result[0] = '\0';
-    }
-}
-
-
-/* Function rpc_method_caller
- */
-template<typename R, class T, R (T::*member)()> 
-void rpc_method_caller(Base *this_ptr, const char *arguments, char *result) { 
-    R res = (static_cast<T*>(this_ptr)->*member)();
-    if(result != NULL) {
-        write_result<R>(res, result);
-    }
-}
-
-
-/* Function rpc_method_caller
- */
-template<typename R, class T, typename A1, R (T::*member)(A1)> 
-void rpc_method_caller(Base *this_ptr, const char *arguments, char *result) {
-
-    const char *next = arguments;
-    A1 arg1 = parse_arg<A1>(next_arg(next),NULL);
-
-    R res = (static_cast<T*>(this_ptr)->*member)(arg1);
-    if(result != NULL) {
-        write_result<R>(res, result);
-    }
-}
-
-
-/* Function rpc_method_caller
- */
-template<typename R, class T, typename A1, typename A2, R (T::*member)(A1,A2)> 
-void rpc_method_caller(Base *this_ptr, const char *arguments, char *result) {
-
-    const char *next = arguments;
-    A1 arg1 = parse_arg<A1>(next_arg(next),&next);
-    A2 arg2 = parse_arg<A2>(next_arg(next),NULL);
-
-    R res = (static_cast<T*>(this_ptr)->*member)(arg1,arg2);
-    if(result != NULL) {
-        write_result<R>(res, result);
-    }
-}
-
-
-/* Function rpc_method_caller
- */
-template<typename R, class T, typename A1, typename A2, typename A3, R (T::*member)(A1,A2,A3)> 
-void rpc_method_caller(Base *this_ptr, const char *arguments, char *result) {
-
-    const char *next = arguments;
-    A1 arg1 = parse_arg<A1>(next_arg(next),&next);
-    A2 arg2 = parse_arg<A2>(next_arg(next),&next);
-    A3 arg3 = parse_arg<A3>(next_arg(next),NULL);
-
-    R res = (static_cast<T*>(this_ptr)->*member)(arg1,arg2,arg3);
-    if(result != NULL) {
-        write_result<R>(res, result);
-    }
-}
-
-
-/* Function rpc_function caller
- */
-template<typename R, R (*func)()>
-void rpc_function_caller(const char *arguments, char *result) {
-    R res = (*func)();
-    if(result != NULL) {
-        write_result<R>(res, result);
-    }
-}
-
-
-/* Function rpc_function caller
- */
-template<typename R, typename A1, R (*func)(A1)>
-void rpc_function_caller(const char *arguments, char *result) {
-    A1 arg1 = parse_arg<A1>(next_arg(arguments),NULL);
-    R res = (*func)(arg1);
-    if(result != NULL) {
-        write_result<R>(res, result);
-    }
-}
-
-
-/* Function rpc_function caller
- */
-template<typename R, typename A1, typename A2, R (*func)(A1,A2)>
-void rpc_function_caller(const char *arguments, char *result) {
-
-    const char *next = arguments;
-    A1 arg1 = parse_arg<A1>(next_arg(next),&next);
-    A2 arg2 = parse_arg<A2>(next_arg(next),NULL);
-
-    R res = (*func)(arg1,arg2);
-    if(result != NULL) {
-        write_result<R>(res, result);
-    }
-}
-
-
-/* Function rpc_function caller
- */
-template<typename R, typename A1, typename A2, typename A3, R (*func)(A1,A2,A3)>
-void rpc_function_caller(const char *arguments, char *result) {
-
-    const char *next = arguments;
-    A1 arg1 = parse_arg<A1>(next_arg(next),&next);
-    A2 arg2 = parse_arg<A2>(next_arg(next),&next);
-    A3 arg3 = parse_arg<A3>(next_arg(next),NULL);
-
-    R res = (*func)(arg1,arg2,arg3);
-    if(result != NULL) {
-        write_result<R>(res, result);
-    }
-}
-
-
-/* Function rpc_function caller
- */
-template<typename R, typename A1, typename A2, typename A3, typename A4, R (*func)(A1,A2,A3,A4)>
-void rpc_function_caller(const char *arguments, char *result) {
-
-    const char *next = arguments;
-    A1 arg1 = parse_arg<A1>(next_arg(next),&next);
-    A2 arg2 = parse_arg<A2>(next_arg(next),&next);
-    A3 arg3 = parse_arg<A3>(next_arg(next),&next);
-    A4 arg4 = parse_arg<A4>(next_arg(next),NULL);
-
-    R res = (*func)(arg1,arg2,arg3,arg4);
-    if(result != NULL) {
-        write_result<R>(res, result);
-    }
-}
-
-
-struct rpc_method { 
-    const char *name;
-    typedef void (*caller_t)(Base*, const char*, char*);
-    typedef const struct rpc_method *(*super_t)(Base*);
-    union {
-        caller_t caller;
-        super_t super;
-    };
-};
-
-template<class C>
-const struct rpc_method *rpc_super(Base *this_ptr) {
-    return static_cast<C*>(this_ptr)->C::get_rpc_methods();
-}
-
-#define RPC_METHOD_END { NULL, NULL }
-#define RPC_METHOD_SUPER(C) { NULL, (rpc_method::caller_t)(rpc_method::super_t)rpc_super<C> }
-
-/* Function rpc
- *  Parse a string describing a call and then do it
- *
- * Variables
- *  call - A pointer to a string describing the call, which has
- *    the form /object/method arg ... argn. Arguments are
- *    delimited by space characters, and the string is terminated
- *    by a null character.
- *  result - A pointer to an array to write the result into.
- */
-bool rpc(const char *buf, char *result = 0);
-
-
-} /* namespace mbed */
-
-#endif
+/* mbed Microcontroller Library - RPC
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2009 ARM Limited. All rights reserved.
+ * sford
+ */ 
+ 
+#ifndef MBED_RPC_H
+#define MBED_RPC_H
+
+/* Section rpc
+ *  Helpers for rpc handling.
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include "Base.h"
+
+#include "PinNames.h"
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+namespace mbed {
+
+/* Function parse_arg
+ *  Parses and returns a value from a string.
+ *
+ * Variable
+ *  arg - The string to pase
+ *  next - If not NULL a pointer to after the last 
+ *    character parsed is written here
+ */
+template<typename T> T parse_arg(const char *arg, const char **next);
+
+inline char parse_char(const char *arg, const char **next) {
+    char c = *arg++;
+    if(c == '\\') {
+        c = *arg++;
+        switch(c) {
+        case 'a': c = '\a'; break;
+        case 'b': c = '\b'; break;
+        case 't': c = '\t'; break;
+        case 'n': c = '\n'; break;
+        case 'v': c = '\v'; break;
+        case 'f': c = '\f'; break;
+        case 'r': c = '\r'; break;
+        case 'x': 
+            {
+                /* two-character hexadecimal */
+                char buf[3];
+                buf[0] = *arg++;
+                buf[1] = *arg++;
+                buf[2] = 0;
+                c = strtol(buf, NULL, 16); 
+            }
+            break;
+        default: 
+            if(isdigit(c)) {
+                /* three-character octal */
+                char buf[4];
+                buf[0] = c;
+                buf[1] = *arg++;
+                buf[2] = *arg++;
+                buf[3] = 0;
+                c = strtol(buf, NULL, 8); 
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    *next = arg;
+    return c;
+}
+
+/* signed integer types */
+
+template<> inline int parse_arg<int>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
+    if(arg[0] == '\'') {
+        char c = parse_char(arg+1, &arg);
+        if(next != NULL) *next = arg+1;
+        return c;
+    } else {
+        return strtol(arg, const_cast<char**>(next), 0);        
+    }
+}
+
+template<> inline char parse_arg<char>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
+    return parse_arg<int>(arg,next);
+}
+
+template<> inline short int parse_arg<short int>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
+    return parse_arg<int>(arg,next);
+}
+
+template<> inline long int parse_arg<long int>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
+    return parse_arg<int>(arg,next);
+}
+
+template<> inline long long parse_arg<long long>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
+    return strtoll(arg, const_cast<char**>(next), 0);
+}
+
+/* unsigned integer types */
+
+template<> inline unsigned int parse_arg<unsigned int>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
+    if(arg[0] == '\'') {
+        char c = parse_char(arg+1, &arg);
+        if(next != NULL) *next = arg+1;
+        return c;
+    } else {
+        return strtoul(arg, const_cast<char**>(next), 0);        
+    }
+}
+
+template<> inline unsigned char parse_arg<unsigned char>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
+    return parse_arg<unsigned int>(arg,next);
+}
+
+template<> inline unsigned short int parse_arg<unsigned short int>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
+    return parse_arg<unsigned int>(arg,next);
+}
+
+template<> inline unsigned long int parse_arg<unsigned long int>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
+    return parse_arg<unsigned int>(arg,next);
+}
+
+template<> inline unsigned long long parse_arg<unsigned long long>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
+    return strtoull(arg, const_cast<char**>(next), 0);
+}
+
+/* floating types */
+
+template<> inline float parse_arg<float>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
+#if !defined(__ARMCC_VERSION) || __ARMCC_VERSION >= 410000
+    return strtof(arg,const_cast<char**>(next));
+#elif __ARMCC_VERSION >= 310000
+    /* bug in header means no using declaration for strtof */
+    return std::strtof(arg,const_cast<char**>(next));    
+#else
+    /* strtof not supported */
+    return strtod(arg,const_cast<char**>(next));
+#endif
+}
+
+template<> inline double parse_arg<double>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
+    return strtod(arg,const_cast<char**>(next));
+}
+
+template<> inline long double parse_arg<long double>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
+    return strtod(arg,const_cast<char**>(next));
+}
+
+/* string */
+
+template<> inline char *parse_arg<char*>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
+    const char *ptr = arg;
+    char *res = NULL;
+    if(*arg == '"') {
+        /* quoted string */
+        ptr = ++arg;
+        int len = 0;
+        /* find the end (and length) of the quoted string */
+        for(char c = *ptr; c != 0 && c != '"'; c = *++ptr) {
+            len++;
+            if(c == '\\') {
+                ptr++;
+            }
+        }
+        /* copy the quoted string, and unescape characters */
+        if(len != 0) {
+            res = new char[len+1];
+            char *resptr = res;
+            while(arg != ptr) {
+                *resptr++ = parse_char(arg, &arg);
+            }
+            *resptr = 0;
+        }
+    } else {
+        /* unquoted string */
+        while(isalnum(*ptr) || *ptr=='_') {
+            ptr++;
+        }
+        int len = ptr-arg;
+        if(len!=0) {
+            res = new char[len+1];
+            memcpy(res, arg, len);
+            res[len] = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if(next != NULL) {
+        *next = ptr;
+    }
+    return res;
+}
+
+template<> inline const char *parse_arg<const char*>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
+    return parse_arg<char*>(arg,next);
+}
+
+/* Pins */
+
+
+inline PinName parse_pins(const char *str) {
+    const PinName pin_names[] = {p5, p6, p7, p8, p9, p10, p11, p12, p13, p14
+                                , p15, p16, p17, p18, p19, p20, p21, p22, p23
+                                , p24, p25, p26, p27, p28, p29, p30};
+
+    if(str[0] == 'P') { // Pn_n
+        uint32_t port = str[1] - '0';
+        uint32_t pin = str[3] - '0'; // Pn_n
+        uint32_t pin2 = str[4] - '0'; // Pn_nn
+        if(pin2 <= 9) {
+            pin = pin * 10 + pin2;
+        }
+        return (PinName)(LPC_GPIO0_BASE + port * 32 + pin);
+    } else if(str[0] == 'p') {  // pn
+        uint32_t pin = str[1] - '0'; // pn
+        uint32_t pin2 = str[2] - '0'; // pnn
+        if(pin2 <= 9) {
+                  pin = pin * 10 + pin2;
+        }
+        if(pin < 5 || pin > 30) {
+	          return NC;
+        }
+        return pin_names[pin - 5];
+    } else if(str[0] == 'L') {  // LEDn
+        switch(str[3]) {
+            case '1' : return LED1;
+            case '2' : return LED2;
+            case '3' : return LED3;
+            case '4' : return LED4;
+        }
+    } else if(str[0] == 'U') {  // USB?X
+        switch(str[3]) {
+            case 'T' : return USBTX;
+            case 'R' : return USBRX;
+        }
+    }
+    return NC;
+}
+
+template<> inline PinName parse_arg<PinName>(const char *arg, const char **next) {
+    const char *ptr = arg;
+    PinName pinname = NC;
+    while(isalnum(*ptr) || *ptr=='_') {
+        ptr++;
+    }
+    int len = ptr-arg;
+    if(len!=0) {
+        pinname = parse_pins(arg);
+    
+    }
+    if(next != NULL) {
+        *next = ptr;
+    }
+    return pinname;
+}
+
+
+/* Function write_result
+ *  Writes a value in to a result string in an appropriate manner
+ *
+ * Variable
+ *  val - The value to write
+ *  result - A pointer to the array to write the value into
+ */
+template<typename T> void write_result(T val, char *result);
+
+/* signed integer types */
+
+template<> inline void write_result<char>(char val, char *result) {
+    result[0] = val;
+    result[1] = '\0';
+}
+
+template<> inline void write_result<short int>(short int val, char *result) {
+    sprintf(result, "%hi", val); 
+}
+
+template<> inline void write_result<int>(int val, char *result) {
+    sprintf(result, "%i", val); 
+}
+
+template<> inline void write_result<long int>(long int val, char *result) {
+    sprintf(result, "%li", val); 
+}
+
+template<> inline void write_result<long long int>(long long int val, char *result) {
+    sprintf(result, "%lli", val); 
+}
+
+/* unsigned integer types */
+
+template<> inline void write_result<unsigned char>(unsigned char val, char *result) {
+    result[0] = val;
+    result[1] = '\0';
+}
+
+template<> inline void write_result<unsigned short int>(unsigned short int val, char *result) {
+    sprintf(result, "%hu", val); 
+}
+
+template<> inline void write_result<unsigned int>(unsigned int val, char *result) {
+    sprintf(result, "%u", val); 
+}
+
+template<> inline void write_result<unsigned long int>(unsigned long int val, char *result) {
+    sprintf(result, "%lu", val); 
+}
+
+template<> inline void write_result<unsigned long long int>(unsigned long long int val, char *result) {
+    sprintf(result, "%llu", val); 
+}
+
+/* floating types */
+
+template<> inline void write_result<float>(float val, char *result) {
+    sprintf(result, "%.17g", val); 
+}
+
+template<> inline void write_result<double>(double val, char *result) {
+    sprintf(result, "%.17g", val); 
+}
+
+template<> inline void write_result<long double>(long double val, char *result) {
+    sprintf(result, "%.17Lg", val); 
+}
+
+
+/* string */
+
+template<> inline void write_result<char*>(char *val, char *result) {
+    if(val==NULL) {
+        result[0] = 0;
+    } else {
+        strcpy(result, val);
+    }
+}
+
+template<> inline void write_result<const char*>(const char *val, char *result) {
+    if(val==NULL) {
+        result[0] = 0;
+    } else {
+        strcpy(result, val);
+    }
+}
+
+
+inline const char *next_arg(const char* next) {
+    while(*next == ' ') next++;
+    if(*next == ',' || *next == '?') next++;
+    while(*next == ' ') next++;
+    return next;
+}
+
+
+/* Function rpc_method_caller
+ */
+template<class T, void (T::*member)(const char *,char *)> 
+void rpc_method_caller(Base *this_ptr, const char *arguments, char *result) {
+    (static_cast<T*>(this_ptr)->*member)(arguments,result); 
+}
+
+
+/* Function rpc_method_caller
+ */
+template<class T, void (T::*member)()> 
+void rpc_method_caller(Base *this_ptr, const char *arguments, char *result) { 
+    (static_cast<T*>(this_ptr)->*member)(); 
+    if(result != NULL) {
+        result[0] = '\0';
+    }
+}
+
+
+/* Function rpc_method_caller
+ */
+template<class T, typename A1, void (T::*member)(A1)> 
+void rpc_method_caller(Base *this_ptr, const char *arguments, char *result) {
+
+    const char *next = arguments;
+    A1 arg1 = parse_arg<A1>(next_arg(next),NULL);
+
+    (static_cast<T*>(this_ptr)->*member)(arg1); 
+    if(result != NULL) {
+        result[0] = '\0';
+    }
+}
+
+
+/* Function rpc_method_caller
+ */
+template<class T, typename A1, typename A2, void (T::*member)(A1,A2)> 
+void rpc_method_caller(Base *this_ptr, const char *arguments, char *result) {
+
+    const char *next = arguments;
+    A1 arg1 = parse_arg<A1>(next_arg(next),&next);
+    A2 arg2 = parse_arg<A2>(next_arg(next),NULL);
+
+    (static_cast<T*>(this_ptr)->*member)(arg1,arg2);
+    if(result != NULL) {
+        result[0] = '\0';
+    }
+}
+
+
+/* Function rpc_method_caller
+ */
+template<class T, typename A1, typename A2, typename A3, void (T::*member)(A1,A2,A3)> 
+void rpc_method_caller(Base *this_ptr, const char *arguments, char *result) {
+
+    const char *next = arguments;
+    A1 arg1 = parse_arg<A1>(next_arg(next),&next);
+    A2 arg2 = parse_arg<A2>(next_arg(next),&next);
+    A3 arg3 = parse_arg<A3>(next_arg(next),NULL);
+
+    (static_cast<T*>(this_ptr)->*member)(arg1,arg2,arg3);
+    if(result != NULL) {
+        result[0] = '\0';
+    }
+}
+
+
+/* Function rpc_method_caller
+ */
+template<typename R, class T, R (T::*member)()> 
+void rpc_method_caller(Base *this_ptr, const char *arguments, char *result) { 
+    R res = (static_cast<T*>(this_ptr)->*member)();
+    if(result != NULL) {
+        write_result<R>(res, result);
+    }
+}
+
+
+/* Function rpc_method_caller
+ */
+template<typename R, class T, typename A1, R (T::*member)(A1)> 
+void rpc_method_caller(Base *this_ptr, const char *arguments, char *result) {
+
+    const char *next = arguments;
+    A1 arg1 = parse_arg<A1>(next_arg(next),NULL);
+
+    R res = (static_cast<T*>(this_ptr)->*member)(arg1);
+    if(result != NULL) {
+        write_result<R>(res, result);
+    }
+}
+
+
+/* Function rpc_method_caller
+ */
+template<typename R, class T, typename A1, typename A2, R (T::*member)(A1,A2)> 
+void rpc_method_caller(Base *this_ptr, const char *arguments, char *result) {
+
+    const char *next = arguments;
+    A1 arg1 = parse_arg<A1>(next_arg(next),&next);
+    A2 arg2 = parse_arg<A2>(next_arg(next),NULL);
+
+    R res = (static_cast<T*>(this_ptr)->*member)(arg1,arg2);
+    if(result != NULL) {
+        write_result<R>(res, result);
+    }
+}
+
+
+/* Function rpc_method_caller
+ */
+template<typename R, class T, typename A1, typename A2, typename A3, R (T::*member)(A1,A2,A3)> 
+void rpc_method_caller(Base *this_ptr, const char *arguments, char *result) {
+
+    const char *next = arguments;
+    A1 arg1 = parse_arg<A1>(next_arg(next),&next);
+    A2 arg2 = parse_arg<A2>(next_arg(next),&next);
+    A3 arg3 = parse_arg<A3>(next_arg(next),NULL);
+
+    R res = (static_cast<T*>(this_ptr)->*member)(arg1,arg2,arg3);
+    if(result != NULL) {
+        write_result<R>(res, result);
+    }
+}
+
+
+/* Function rpc_function caller
+ */
+template<typename R, R (*func)()>
+void rpc_function_caller(const char *arguments, char *result) {
+    R res = (*func)();
+    if(result != NULL) {
+        write_result<R>(res, result);
+    }
+}
+
+
+/* Function rpc_function caller
+ */
+template<typename R, typename A1, R (*func)(A1)>
+void rpc_function_caller(const char *arguments, char *result) {
+    A1 arg1 = parse_arg<A1>(next_arg(arguments),NULL);
+    R res = (*func)(arg1);
+    if(result != NULL) {
+        write_result<R>(res, result);
+    }
+}
+
+
+/* Function rpc_function caller
+ */
+template<typename R, typename A1, typename A2, R (*func)(A1,A2)>
+void rpc_function_caller(const char *arguments, char *result) {
+
+    const char *next = arguments;
+    A1 arg1 = parse_arg<A1>(next_arg(next),&next);
+    A2 arg2 = parse_arg<A2>(next_arg(next),NULL);
+
+    R res = (*func)(arg1,arg2);
+    if(result != NULL) {
+        write_result<R>(res, result);
+    }
+}
+
+
+/* Function rpc_function caller
+ */
+template<typename R, typename A1, typename A2, typename A3, R (*func)(A1,A2,A3)>
+void rpc_function_caller(const char *arguments, char *result) {
+
+    const char *next = arguments;
+    A1 arg1 = parse_arg<A1>(next_arg(next),&next);
+    A2 arg2 = parse_arg<A2>(next_arg(next),&next);
+    A3 arg3 = parse_arg<A3>(next_arg(next),NULL);
+
+    R res = (*func)(arg1,arg2,arg3);
+    if(result != NULL) {
+        write_result<R>(res, result);
+    }
+}
+
+
+/* Function rpc_function caller
+ */
+template<typename R, typename A1, typename A2, typename A3, typename A4, R (*func)(A1,A2,A3,A4)>
+void rpc_function_caller(const char *arguments, char *result) {
+
+    const char *next = arguments;
+    A1 arg1 = parse_arg<A1>(next_arg(next),&next);
+    A2 arg2 = parse_arg<A2>(next_arg(next),&next);
+    A3 arg3 = parse_arg<A3>(next_arg(next),&next);
+    A4 arg4 = parse_arg<A4>(next_arg(next),NULL);
+
+    R res = (*func)(arg1,arg2,arg3,arg4);
+    if(result != NULL) {
+        write_result<R>(res, result);
+    }
+}
+
+
+struct rpc_method { 
+    const char *name;
+    typedef void (*caller_t)(Base*, const char*, char*);
+    typedef const struct rpc_method *(*super_t)(Base*);
+    union {
+        caller_t caller;
+        super_t super;
+    };
+};
+
+template<class C>
+const struct rpc_method *rpc_super(Base *this_ptr) {
+    return static_cast<C*>(this_ptr)->C::get_rpc_methods();
+}
+
+#define RPC_METHOD_END { NULL, NULL }
+#define RPC_METHOD_SUPER(C) { NULL, (rpc_method::caller_t)(rpc_method::super_t)rpc_super<C> }
+
+/* Function rpc
+ *  Parse a string describing a call and then do it
+ *
+ * Variables
+ *  call - A pointer to a string describing the call, which has
+ *    the form /object/method arg ... argn. Arguments are
+ *    delimited by space characters, and the string is terminated
+ *    by a null character.
+ *  result - A pointer to an array to write the result into.
+ */
+bool rpc(const char *buf, char *result = 0);
+
+
+} // namespace mbed
+
+#endif