BUG: Fix printing of values in MetaDataObject

Also removes dead code related to METADATAPRINT

Fix #1454

Author: phcerdan

Modules/Core/Common/include/itkMetaDataObject.h

@@ -63,11 +63,6 @@ namespace itk
  * string "[UNKNOWN PRINT CHARACTERISTICS]" that works for all possible
  * MetaDataObject types.
  *
- * The application developer may overload the default implementation to provide
- * a specialized Print() characteristics to produce results desirable for their application.
- * A set of very crude Macros {NATIVE_TYPE_METADATAPRINT, ITK_OBJECT_TYPE_METADATAPRINT_1COMMA,
- * ITK_IMAGE_TYPE_METADATAPRINT  } are provided to facilitate a very simple implementation, and as an example.
- *
  * \ingroup ITKCommon
  *
  */
@@ -123,13 +118,6 @@ class ITK_TEMPLATE_EXPORT MetaDataObject : public MetaDataObjectBase
   void
   SetMetaDataObjectValue(const MetaDataObjectType & newValue);
 
-  /**
-   * Defines the default behavior for printing out this element
-   * \param os An output stream
-   */
-  void
-  Print(std::ostream & os) const override;
-
   /** Returns (metaDataObject1 == metaDataObject2). */
   friend bool
   operator==(const Self & lhs, const Self & rhs)
@@ -144,10 +132,19 @@ class ITK_TEMPLATE_EXPORT MetaDataObject : public MetaDataObjectBase
     return !(lhs == rhs);
   }
 
+  /** Helper to print contents of a MetaDataObject. */
+  void PrintValue(std::ostream & os) const;
+
 protected:
   MetaDataObject() = default;
   ~MetaDataObject() override = default;
 
+  /**
+   * Defines the default behavior for printing out this element
+   * \param os An output stream
+   */
+  void PrintSelf(std::ostream & os, Indent indent) const override;
+
 private:
   /** Assigns the value of `source` to `target`.
    * \note The trailing return type is there, just to enable SFINAE.*/
@@ -262,53 +259,8 @@ ExposeMetaData(const MetaDataDictionary & Dictionary, const std::string key, T &
   return true;
 }
 
-} // end namespace itk
-
-/**
- * \def ITK_NATIVE_TYPE_METADATAPRINT( TYPE_NAME )
- * \brief An ugly macro to facilitate creating a simple implementation of
- * the MetaDataObject<Type>::Print() function for types that
- * have operator<< defined.
- * \param TYPE_NAME the native type parameter type
- */
-#define ITK_NATIVE_TYPE_METADATAPRINT(TYPE_NAME)                      \
-  template <>                                                         \
-  void itk::MetaDataObject<TYPE_NAME>::Print(std::ostream & os) const \
-  {                                                                   \
-    os << this->m_MetaDataObjectValue << std::endl;                   \
-  }
-
-/**
- * \def ITK_OBJECT_TYPE_METADATAPRINT_1COMMA( TYPE_NAME_PART1, TYPE_NAME_PART2 )
- * \brief An ugly macro to facilitate creating a simple implementation of
- * the MetaDataObject< Type >::Print() function for
- * itk::Objects that have 1 comma in their type definition
- * \param TYPE_NAME_PART1
- * \param TYPE_NAME_PART2
- */
-#define ITK_OBJECT_TYPE_METADATAPRINT_1COMMA(TYPE_NAME_PART1, TYPE_NAME_PART2)               \
-  template <>                                                                                \
-  void itk::MetaDataObject<TYPE_NAME_PART1, TYPE_NAME_PART2>::Print(std::ostream & os) const \
-  {                                                                                          \
-    this->m_MetaDataObjectValue->Print(os);                                                  \
-  }
 
-/**
- * \def ITK_IMAGE_TYPE_METADATAPRINT( STORAGE_TYPE )
- * An ugly macro to facilitate creating a simple implementation of
- * the MetaDataObject<Type>::Print() function for
- * itk::Image\<STORAGE_TYPE,[1-8]\>\::Pointer
- * \param STORAGE_TYPE The storage type of the image type to print.
- */
-#define ITK_IMAGE_TYPE_METADATAPRINT(STORAGE_TYPE)                           \
-  ITK_OBJECT_TYPE_METADATAPRINT_1COMMA(itk::Image<STORAGE_TYPE, 1>::Pointer) \
-  ITK_OBJECT_TYPE_METADATAPRINT_1COMMA(itk::Image<STORAGE_TYPE, 2>::Pointer) \
-  ITK_OBJECT_TYPE_METADATAPRINT_1COMMA(itk::Image<STORAGE_TYPE, 3>::Pointer) \
-  ITK_OBJECT_TYPE_METADATAPRINT_1COMMA(itk::Image<STORAGE_TYPE, 4>::Pointer) \
-  ITK_OBJECT_TYPE_METADATAPRINT_1COMMA(itk::Image<STORAGE_TYPE, 5>::Pointer) \
-  ITK_OBJECT_TYPE_METADATAPRINT_1COMMA(itk::Image<STORAGE_TYPE, 6>::Pointer) \
-  ITK_OBJECT_TYPE_METADATAPRINT_1COMMA(itk::Image<STORAGE_TYPE, 7>::Pointer) \
-  ITK_OBJECT_TYPE_METADATAPRINT_1COMMA(itk::Image<STORAGE_TYPE, 8>::Pointer)
+} // end namespace itk
 
 #ifndef ITK_MANUAL_INSTANTIATION
 #  include "itkMetaDataObject.hxx"

Modules/Core/Common/include/itkMetaDataObject.hxx

@@ -28,9 +28,70 @@
 #ifndef itkMetaDataObject_hxx
 #define itkMetaDataObject_hxx
 
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <iterator>
+
+template <typename T, typename = void>
+inline constexpr bool is_iterable_print_v = false;
+
+// Specialize for std::vector<T>
+template <typename T>
+inline constexpr bool is_iterable_print_v<std::vector<T>, std::void_t<>> = true;
+
+// Specialize for std::vector<std::vector<T>>
+template <typename T>
+inline constexpr bool is_iterable_print_v<std::vector<std::vector<T>>, std::void_t<>> = true;
 
 namespace itk
 {
+template <typename TIterable>
+void printIterable(std::ostream &os, const TIterable& iterable)
+{
+  if constexpr (is_iterable_print_v<TIterable>) {
+    os << "[";
+    auto begin = std::begin(iterable);
+    auto end = std::end(iterable);
+    for (auto it = begin; it != end; ++it) {
+      if (it != begin) {
+        os << ", "; // Separator for elements
+      }
+      printIterable(os, *it); // No additional indent for nested iterables
+    }
+    os << "]"; // Closing bracket
+  } else {
+    os << iterable; // Handle non-iterable types
+  }
+}
+
+template <typename MetaDataObjectType>
+void
+MetaDataObject<MetaDataObjectType>::PrintValue(std::ostream & os) const
+{
+  if constexpr (is_iterable_print_v<MetaDataObjectType>) {
+    os << "[";
+    auto begin = std::begin(m_MetaDataObjectValue);
+    auto end = std::end(m_MetaDataObjectValue);
+    for (auto it = begin; it != end; ++it) {
+      if (it != begin) {
+        os << ", ";
+      }
+      printIterable(os, *it);
+    }
+    os << "]";
+  } else {
+    os << m_MetaDataObjectValue;
+  }
+}
+
+template <typename MetaDataObjectType>
+void
+MetaDataObject<MetaDataObjectType>::PrintSelf(std::ostream & os, Indent indent) const
+{
+  os << indent;
+  this->PrintValue(os);
+  os << std::endl;
+}
+
 template <typename MetaDataObjectType>
 const char *
 MetaDataObject<MetaDataObjectType>::GetMetaDataObjectTypeName() const
@@ -59,12 +120,6 @@ MetaDataObject<MetaDataObjectType>::SetMetaDataObjectValue(const MetaDataObjectT
   Self::Assign(m_MetaDataObjectValue, newValue);
 }
 
-template <typename MetaDataObjectType>
-void
-MetaDataObject<MetaDataObjectType>::Print(std::ostream & os) const
-{
-  Superclass::Print(os);
-}
 
 } // end namespace itk
 

Modules/Core/Common/include/itkMetaDataObjectBase.h

@@ -86,17 +86,16 @@ class ITKCommon_EXPORT MetaDataObjectBase : public LightObject
     return !(lhs == rhs);
   }
 
+protected:
+  MetaDataObjectBase();
+  ~MetaDataObjectBase() override;
 
   /**
    * Defines the default behavior for printing out this element
    * \param os An output stream
    */
-  virtual void
-  Print(std::ostream & os) const;
-
-protected:
-  MetaDataObjectBase();
-  ~MetaDataObjectBase() override;
+  void
+  PrintSelf(std::ostream & os, Indent indent) const override;
 
 private:
   virtual bool

Modules/Core/Common/src/itkMetaDataObjectBase.cxx

@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ MetaDataObjectBase::GetMetaDataObjectTypeInfo() const
 
 
 void
-MetaDataObjectBase::Print(std::ostream & os) const
+MetaDataObjectBase::PrintSelf(std::ostream & os, Indent indent) const
 {
-  os << "[UNKNOWN_PRINT_CHARACTERISTICS]" << std::endl;
+  os << indent << "[UNKNOWN_PRINT_CHARACTERISTICS]" << std::endl;
 }
 
 } // end namespace itk

Modules/Core/Common/test/itkMetaDataObjectTest.cxx

@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ testMetaData(const TMetaData & value)
   std::cout << "The metadata's type name is: " << metaDataObject->GetMetaDataObjectTypeName() << std::endl;
   std::cout << "The metadata object: " << std::endl;
   metaDataObject->Print(std::cout);
+  std::cout << "The metadata value only: " << std::endl;
+  metaDataObject->PrintValue(std::cout);
 
   std::cout << std::endl << std::endl;
 
@@ -67,7 +69,18 @@ itkMetaDataObjectTest(int, char *[])
   result += testMetaData<long long>(-24);
   result += testMetaData<float>(-24);
   result += testMetaData<double>(-24);
+  // Exercise printing of iterable types
+  // std::string is specialized to be treated as non-iterable
   result += testMetaData<std::string>("I T K");
+  auto v3 = std::vector<double>{ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 };
+  result += testMetaData<std::vector<double>>(v3);
+  result += testMetaData<std::vector<std::vector<double>>>(std::vector<std::vector<double>>{ v3, v3 });
+  // Exercise itk::Array
+  auto a3 = itk::Array<double>(3, 5.0);
+  result += testMetaData<itk::Array<double>>(a3);
+  // Exercise itk::Matrix
+  auto m3 = itk::Matrix<double, 3, 3>();
+  result += testMetaData<itk::Matrix<double, 3, 3>>(m3);
 
   using ImageType = itk::Image<unsigned short, 3>;
   ImageType::Pointer image = nullptr;