Implement poor-man's RTTI for use over KiWAY.

Fixes: lp:1777883
* https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1777883

3d-viewer/3d_cache/3d_cache_wrapper.h

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 class CACHE_WRAPPER : public S3D_CACHE, public PROJECT::_ELEM
 {
 public:
+    KICAD_T Type() override { return CACHE_WRAPPER_T; }
+
     CACHE_WRAPPER();
     virtual ~CACHE_WRAPPER();
 };

common/project.cpp

@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ FP_LIB_TABLE* PROJECT::PcbFootprintLibs( KIWAY& aKiway )
     FP_LIB_TABLE*   tbl = (FP_LIB_TABLE*) GetElem( ELEM_FPTBL );
 
     // its gotta be NULL or a FP_LIB_TABLE, or a bug.
-    wxASSERT( !tbl || dynamic_cast<FP_LIB_TABLE*>( tbl ) );
+    wxASSERT( !tbl || tbl->Type() == FP_LIB_TABLE_T );
 
     if( !tbl )
     {

eeschema/class_library.h

@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ typedef boost::ptr_vector< PART_LIB >                   PART_LIBS_BASE;
 class PART_LIBS : public PART_LIBS_BASE, public PROJECT::_ELEM
 {
 public:
+    KICAD_T Type() override { return PART_LIBS_T; }
 
     static int s_modify_generation;         ///< helper for GetModifyHash()
 

eeschema/eeschema_config.cpp

@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ SYMBOL_LIB_TABLE* PROJECT::SchSymbolLibTable()
     SYMBOL_LIB_TABLE* tbl = (SYMBOL_LIB_TABLE*) GetElem( ELEM_SYMBOL_LIB_TABLE );
 
     // its gotta be NULL or a SYMBOL_LIB_TABLE, or a bug.
-    wxASSERT( !tbl || dynamic_cast<SYMBOL_LIB_TABLE*>( tbl ) );
+    wxASSERT( !tbl || tbl->Type() == SYMBOL_LIB_TABLE_T );
 
     if( !tbl )
     {

eeschema/sch_edit_frame.cpp

@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ PART_LIBS* PROJECT::SchLibs()
 {
     PART_LIBS* libs = (PART_LIBS*) GetElem( PROJECT::ELEM_SCH_PART_LIBS );
 
-    wxASSERT( !libs || dynamic_cast<PART_LIBS*>( libs ) );
+    wxASSERT( !libs || libs->Type() == PART_LIBS_T );
 
     if( !libs )
     {

eeschema/symbol_lib_table.h

@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ class SYMBOL_LIB_TABLE : public LIB_TABLE
     static int m_modifyHash;     ///< helper for GetModifyHash()
 
 public:
+    KICAD_T Type() override { return SYMBOL_LIB_TABLE_T; }
+
     static const char* PropPowerSymsOnly;
     static const char* PropNonPowerSymsOnly;
 

include/core/typeinfo.h

@@ -169,6 +169,15 @@ enum KICAD_T
      */
     TYPE_PL_EDITOR_LAYOUT,
 
+    /*
+     * FOR PROJECT::_ELEMs
+     */
+    SYMBOL_LIB_TABLE_T,
+    FP_LIB_TABLE_T,
+    PART_LIBS_T,
+    SEARCH_STACK_T,
+    CACHE_WRAPPER_T,
+
     // End value
     MAX_STRUCT_TYPE_ID
 };

include/fp_lib_table.h

@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ class FP_LIB_TABLE : public LIB_TABLE
     friend class FP_LIB_TABLE_GRID;
 
 public:
+    KICAD_T Type() override { return FP_LIB_TABLE_T; }
 
     virtual void Parse( LIB_TABLE_LEXER* aLexer ) override;
 

include/project.h

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <wx/string.h>
 #include <wx/filename.h>
+#include <core/typeinfo.h>
 
 /// A variable name whose value holds the current project directory.
 /// Currently an environment variable, eventually a project variable.
@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ public:
     {
     public:
         virtual ~_ELEM() {}
+
+        virtual KICAD_T Type() = 0;     // Sanity-checking for returned values.
     };
 
     PROJECT();

include/search_stack.h

@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ class SEARCH_STACK : public wxPathList, public PROJECT::_ELEM
 {
 public:
 
+    KICAD_T Type() override { return SEARCH_STACK_T; }
+
 #if defined(DEBUG)
     void Show( const wxString& aPrefix ) const;
 #endif

pcbnew/pcb_base_frame.cpp

@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ FP_LIB_TABLE* PROJECT::PcbFootprintLibs()
     FP_LIB_TABLE*   tbl = (FP_LIB_TABLE*) GetElem( ELEM_FPTBL );
 
     // its gotta be NULL or a FP_LIB_TABLE, or a bug.
-    wxASSERT( !tbl || dynamic_cast<FP_LIB_TABLE*>( tbl ) );
+    wxASSERT( !tbl || tbl->Type() == FP_LIB_TABLE_T );
 
     if( !tbl )
     {