Overview

This module is designed to deepen understanding of C++ type conversion, serialization, and polymorphism through practical exercises.

Projects

Goal: Implement a ScalarConverter class with a single static method, convert, to convert a string literal into multiple scalar types (char, int, float, double).
Key Features:
- Handle pseudo-literals (nan, +inf, -inf, etc.).
- Manage non-displayable and impossible conversions with clear error messages.
- The class should not be instantiable.

Goal: Implement a Serializer class with the following methods:
- uintptr_t serialize(Data* ptr);
- Data* deserialize(uintptr_t raw);
Key Features:
- Convert a pointer to an unsigned integer type and back.
- Ensure the deserialized pointer matches the original.
- Create a non-empty Data structure to test serialization.

Goal: Create a base class and derive three classes (A, B, C) with type identification functionality.
Key Features:
- Implement Base* generate(void) to randomly instantiate and return one of the derived types.
- Use void identify(Base* p) and void identify(Base& p) to detect the actual type.
- Avoid using std::typeinfo.

Language: C++98
Compilation:
- A Makefile is provided for compilation.
- Include the necessary headers for numeric limits and special values handling.
Environment: Linux-based systems or any compatible environment supporting C++98.

Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd <repository-folder>

Run the individual exercices:

./convert <literal>
./serialize
./identify