Function arg_as_scalar

tools/profiler/src/problem_space.cpp:1165–1190

Lexically casts an argument to a given type stored in a byte array. Returns true if not null.

/// Lexically casts an argument to a given type stored in a byte array. Returns true if not null.
bool arg_as_scalar(
  std::vector<uint8_t> &bytes,
  library::NumericTypeID numeric_type,
  KernelArgument::Value const *value_ptr) {

  if (value_ptr->not_null) {
    if (value_ptr->argument->description->type == ArgumentTypeID::kInteger) {
      int64_t int_value = static_cast<IntegerArgument::IntegerValue const *>(value_ptr)->value;
      
      // TODO - convert int64_t => destination type
    }
    else if (value_ptr->argument->description->type == ArgumentTypeID::kScalar) {
      std::string const &str_value = static_cast<ScalarArgument::ScalarValue const *>(value_ptr)->value;

      return lexical_cast(bytes, numeric_type, str_value);
    }
    else {
      throw std::runtime_error(
        "arg_as_int() - illegal cast. Problem space argument must be integer or scalar");
    }

    return true;
  }

  return false;
}

/// Lexically casts an argument to a given type and returns a byte array
bool arg_as_scalar(