cpp_musings/callbacks.cpp

// callbacks
// not meant to be read top to bottom, but rather following the function calls, starting from main

#include <functional> // to demo std::function style callbacks

class handle_t
{
	public:
	~handle_t(); // cancels the request
};

class result_t; // what we want
class error_t; // what may happen instead

handle_t request_c(void(*)(void*, result_t), void(*)(void*, error_t), void*) { return {}; }

handle_t request_f(std::function<void(result_t)>, std::function<void(error_t)>) { return {}; }

template <typename Callback>
// insert sfinae or require for callback, accepting either result or error
handle_t request_m(Callback) { return {}; }

void on_completion(result_t);
void on_completion(error_t);

int main(int argc, char const* argv[])
{
	auto handle = request_m([](auto result)
	{
		on_completion(result);
	});

	return 0;
}