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Codechange: convert news C-strings to std::string #9378

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Motivation / Problem

Continue the C-string to std::string conversion.

Description

Change free_data from something that is malloced/freed to something that is allocated with new and delete. Type this so it becomes easier to spot all types of information that get passed into there by finding the appropriate sub classes. In doing so replace strduped strings with strings in an allocated sub class.

Limitations

Practically all this information could be put in sub classes of NewsItem, but that is something that should be done at a later point.

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Some things are not automated, and forgotten often. This list is a reminder for the reviewers.

  • The bug fix is important enough to be backported? (label: 'backport requested')
  • This PR affects the save game format? (label 'savegame upgrade')
  • This PR affects the GS/AI API? (label 'needs review: Script API')
    • ai_changelog.hpp, gs_changelog.hpp need updating.
    • The compatibility wrappers (compat_*.nut) need updating.
  • This PR affects the NewGRF API? (label 'needs review: NewGRF')

src/news_type.h Outdated
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ struct NewsTypeData {
NewsDisplay GetDisplay() const;
};

/** Container for any custom data that must be deleted after the news item has reached end-of-life. */
struct NewsAllocatedData {};
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Is there a way we can force this type to never be used directly? (Which is presumably undesirable?)

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We could define all "default" constructors as protected and then you must make a sub class of it. On the other hand, why make a new instance of this when you can pass nullptr as easily?
So I'm not quite sure whether all the guarding against such a thing is worth it. I just added it for a tiny bit more type safety.

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@rubidium42 rubidium42 merged commit 9c7a7b5 into OpenTTD:master Jul 1, 2021
@rubidium42 rubidium42 deleted the string_news branch July 1, 2021 17:04
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