[CORE] Refactoring add functions from BaseLink and Link

Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/BaseComponent.cpp

@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ void BaseComponent::addSlave(BaseComponent::SPtr s)
     if (previous == this) return;
     if (previous)
         previous->l_slaves.remove(s);
-    l_slaves.add(s);
+    l_slaves.add(s.get());
     if (previous)
         this->getContext()->notifyMoveSlave(previous.get(), this, s.get());
     else

Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/BaseLink.h

@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ class SOFA_CORE_API BaseLink
 
     /// Add a new target to the link.
     bool add(Base* baseptr, const std::string& path) { return _doAdd_(baseptr, path); }
+    bool add(Base* baseptr) { return _doAdd_(baseptr); }
 
     /// Change the link's target at the provided index.
     bool set(Base* baseptr, size_t index=0) { return _doSet_(baseptr, index); }
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ class SOFA_CORE_API BaseLink
     virtual void _doSetOwner_(Base* owner) = 0;
     virtual Base* _doGet_(const size_t=0) const = 0;
     virtual bool _doAdd_(Base* target, const std::string&) = 0;
+    virtual bool _doAdd_(Base*) = 0;
     virtual void _doClear_() = 0;
     virtual std::string _doGetLinkedPath_(const size_t=0) const = 0;
 

Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/Link.h

@@ -377,27 +377,6 @@ class TLink : public BaseLink
         return true;
     }
 
-    bool add(DestPtr v)
-    {
-        if (!v)
-            return false;
-        const std::size_t index = TraitsContainer::add(m_value,v);
-        updateCounter();
-        added(v, index);
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    bool add(DestPtr v, const std::string& path)
-    {
-        if (!v && path.empty())
-            return false;
-        std::size_t index = TraitsContainer::add(m_value,v);
-        TraitsValueType::setPath(m_value[index],path);
-        updateCounter();
-        added(v, index);
-        return true;
-    }
-
     bool addPath(const std::string& path)
     {
         if (path.empty())
@@ -503,7 +482,32 @@ class TLink : public BaseLink
         }
 
         /// TLink:adding accepts nullptr (for a not yet resolved link).
-        return TLink::add(destptr, path);
+        std::size_t index = TraitsContainer::add(m_value, destptr);
+        TraitsValueType::setPath(m_value[index], path);
+        updateCounter();
+        added(destptr, index);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    bool _doAdd_(Base* baseptr) override
+    {
+        /// If the pointer is null and the path empty we do nothing
+        if(!baseptr)
+            return false;
+
+        /// Downcast the pointer to a compatible type and
+        /// If the types are not compatible with the Link we returns false
+        auto destptr = castTo<DestType*>(baseptr);
+        if(!destptr)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        /// TLink:adding accepts nullptr (for a not yet resolved link).
+        const std::size_t index = TraitsContainer::add(m_value, destptr);
+        updateCounter();
+        added(destptr, index);
+        return true;;
     }
 
     /// Returns false on type mismatch
@@ -577,7 +581,7 @@ class MultiLink : public TLink<TOwnerType,TDestType,TFlags|BaseLink::FLAG_MULTIL
     MultiLink(const BaseLink::InitLink<OwnerType>& init, DestPtr val)
         : Inherit(init), m_validator(nullptr)
     {
-        if (val) this->add(val);
+        if (val) this->_doAdd_(sofa::core::castToBase(TraitsDestPtr::get(val)));
     }
 
     virtual ~MultiLink()
@@ -654,7 +658,7 @@ class SingleLink : public TLink<TOwnerType,TDestType,TFlags&~BaseLink::FLAG_MULT
     SingleLink(const BaseLink::InitLink<OwnerType>& init, DestPtr val)
         : Inherit(init), m_validator(nullptr)
     {
-        if (val) this->add(val);
+        if (val) this->_doAdd_(sofa::core::castToBase(TraitsDestPtr::get(val)));
     }
 
     virtual ~SingleLink()

Sofa/framework/Simulation/Core/src/sofa/simulation/Node.cpp

@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ bool Node::doAddObject(sofa::core::objectmodel::BaseComponent::SPtr sobj, sofa::
 {
     this->setObjectContext(sobj);
     if(insertionLocation == sofa::core::objectmodel::TypeOfInsertion::AtEnd)
-        object.add(sobj);
+        object.add(sobj.get());
     else
         object.addBegin(sobj);
 
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ void Node::doAddChild(BaseNode::SPtr node)
 {
     const Node::SPtr dagnode = sofa::core::objectmodel::SPtr_static_cast<Node>(node);
     setDirtyDescendancy();
-    child.add(dagnode);
+    child.add(dagnode.get());
     dagnode->l_parents.add(this);
     dagnode->l_parents.updateLinks(); // to fix load-time unresolved links
 }