diff --git a/include/ccaosdb.h b/include/ccaosdb.h
index cfe5cf446511d7272554cf4ac7be958bb0a55c11..263dd25770a8a20a34eb9fcd95b09e51759895df 100644
--- a/include/ccaosdb.h
+++ b/include/ccaosdb.h
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ typedef struct {
} caosdb_entity_message;
// GETTERS FOR EVERYTHING
+int caosdb_entity_entity_to_string(caosdb_entity_entity *entity, char **out);
int caosdb_entity_entity_get_id(caosdb_entity_entity *entity, char **out);
int caosdb_entity_entity_get_role(caosdb_entity_entity *entity, char **out);
int caosdb_entity_entity_get_name(caosdb_entity_entity *entity, char **out);
@@ -376,6 +377,7 @@ int caosdb_entity_entity_get_parents_size(caosdb_entity_entity *entity, int *out
int caosdb_entity_entity_get_parent(caosdb_entity_entity *entity, caosdb_entity_parent *out,
int index);
+int caosdb_entity_property_to_string(caosdb_entity_property *entity, char **out);
int caosdb_entity_property_get_id(caosdb_entity_property *property, char **out);
int caosdb_entity_property_get_name(caosdb_entity_property *property, char **out);
int caosdb_entity_property_get_description(caosdb_entity_property *property, char **out);
@@ -401,6 +403,7 @@ int caosdb_entity_property_get_string_list_value_at(caosdb_entity_property *prop
const int index);
int caosdb_entity_property_get_value_list_length(caosdb_entity_property *property, int *out);
+int caosdb_entity_parent_to_string(caosdb_entity_parent *entity, char **out);
int caosdb_entity_parent_get_id(caosdb_entity_parent *parent, char **out);
int caosdb_entity_parent_get_name(caosdb_entity_parent *parent, char **out);
int caosdb_entity_parent_get_description(caosdb_entity_parent *parent, char **out);
diff --git a/src/ccaosdb.cpp b/src/ccaosdb.cpp
index b4c7ea1aac3aae3fd5ac539815883d0ea905d56f..b5f79213a02769a31f04bcd9e8a794377fcf05a9 100644
--- a/src/ccaosdb.cpp
+++ b/src/ccaosdb.cpp
@@ -584,6 +584,16 @@ ERROR_RETURN_CODE(GENERIC_ERROR, int caosdb_entity_delete_parent(caosdb_entity_p
})
CAOSDB_ENTITY_GET(id, GetId())
+ERROR_RETURN_CODE(GENERIC_ERROR,
+ int caosdb_entity_entity_to_string(caosdb_entity_entity *entity, char **out), {
+ auto *wrapped_entity = WRAPPED_ENTITY_CAST(entity);
+ std::string role_str = wrapped_entity->ToString();
+ auto *tmp = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char) * role_str.length() + 1);
+ strcpy(tmp, role_str.c_str());
+ delete[] * out;
+ *out = tmp;
+ return 0;
+ })
ERROR_RETURN_CODE(GENERIC_ERROR,
int caosdb_entity_entity_get_role(caosdb_entity_entity *entity, char **out), {
auto *wrapped_entity = WRAPPED_ENTITY_CAST(entity);
@@ -839,10 +849,30 @@ ERROR_RETURN_CODE(GENERIC_ERROR,
})
CAOSDB_PARENT_GET(id, GetId())
+ERROR_RETURN_CODE(GENERIC_ERROR,
+ int caosdb_entity_parent_to_string(caosdb_entity_parent *entity, char **out), {
+ auto *wrapped_entity = WRAPPED_PARENT_CAST(entity);
+ std::string role_str = wrapped_entity->ToString();
+ auto *tmp = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char) * role_str.length() + 1);
+ strcpy(tmp, role_str.c_str());
+ delete[] * out;
+ *out = tmp;
+ return 0;
+ })
CAOSDB_PARENT_GET(name, GetName())
CAOSDB_PARENT_GET(description, GetDescription())
CAOSDB_PROPERTY_GET(id, GetId())
+ERROR_RETURN_CODE(GENERIC_ERROR,
+ int caosdb_entity_property_to_string(caosdb_entity_property *entity, char **out), {
+ auto *wrapped_entity = WRAPPED_PROPERTY_CAST(entity);
+ std::string role_str = wrapped_entity->ToString();
+ auto *tmp = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char) * role_str.length() + 1);
+ strcpy(tmp, role_str.c_str());
+ delete[] * out;
+ *out = tmp;
+ return 0;
+ })
CAOSDB_PROPERTY_GET(name, GetName())
CAOSDB_PROPERTY_GET(description, GetDescription())
diff --git a/test/test_ccaosdb.cpp b/test/test_ccaosdb.cpp
index 475a5d1a96cb89a3b10ea9e29b0d3e6ab80a6b5d..a97ffa209979c86d457cf94da52c75b06d319685 100644
--- a/test/test_ccaosdb.cpp
+++ b/test/test_ccaosdb.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ TEST_F(test_ccaosdb, test_entity) {
EXPECT_EQ(return_code, 0);
EXPECT_EQ(strcmp(out, "length"), 0);
+ return_code = caosdb_entity_entity_to_string(&entity, &out);
+ EXPECT_EQ(return_code, 0);
+
// test call without validation of result
return_code = caosdb_entity_entity_set_role(&entity, "FILE");
EXPECT_EQ(return_code, 0);
@@ -170,6 +173,7 @@ TEST_F(test_ccaosdb, test_entity) {
caosdb_entity_entity_get_role(&entity, &out);
EXPECT_EQ(strcmp(out, "PROPERTY"), 0);
+
caosdb_entity_entity_set_description(&entity, "The length of an object");
caosdb_entity_entity_get_description(&entity, &out);
EXPECT_EQ(strcmp(out, "The length of an object"), 0);
@@ -241,6 +245,9 @@ TEST_F(test_ccaosdb, test_property) {
caosdb_entity_property_get_id(&property, &out);
EXPECT_EQ(strcmp(out, "some_id"), 0);
+ return_code = caosdb_entity_property_to_string(&property, &out);
+ EXPECT_EQ(return_code, 0);
+
caosdb_entity_property_get_name(&property, &out);
EXPECT_EQ(strcmp(out, "some_name"), 0);
@@ -341,6 +348,7 @@ TEST_F(test_ccaosdb, test_entity_with_parent_and_property) {
char *in = nullptr; // NOLINT
char *out = nullptr; // NOLINT
+
// cannot assign an already assigned property
return_code = caosdb_entity_entity_get_property(&entity, &input_property, 0);
EXPECT_EQ(return_code, caosdb::StatusCode::EXTERN_C_ASSIGNMENT_ERROR);
@@ -382,6 +390,9 @@ TEST_F(test_ccaosdb, test_entity_with_parent_and_property) {
caosdb_entity_parent_get_name(&output_parent, &out);
EXPECT_EQ(strcmp(in, out), 0);
+ return_code = caosdb_entity_parent_to_string(&input_parent, &out);
+ EXPECT_EQ(return_code, 0);
+
// Delete everything
return_code = caosdb_entity_delete_parent(&input_parent);
EXPECT_EQ(return_code, 0);