experts: Print values of data nodes when debugging

1 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/host/lib/experts/expert_nodes.hpp b/host/lib/experts/expert_nodes.hpp
index c89f4f3a8..dc5cc934b 100644
--- a/host/lib/experts/expert_nodes.hpp
+++ b/host/lib/experts/expert_nodes.hpp
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ namespace uhd { namespace experts {
 
         virtual const std::string& get_dtype() const = 0;
 
+        virtual std::string to_string() const = 0;
+
         // Graph resolution specific
         virtual bool is_dirty() const = 0;
         virtual void mark_clean() = 0;
@@ -81,6 +83,23 @@ namespace uhd { namespace experts {
         const std::string   _name;
     };
 
+    class data_node_printer {
+    public:
+        //Generic implementation
+        template<typename data_t>
+        static std::string print(const data_t& val) {
+            std::ostringstream os;
+            os << val;
+            return os.str();
+        }
+
+        static std::string print(const boost::uint8_t& val) {
+            std::ostringstream os;
+            os << int(val);
+            return os.str();
+        }
+    };
+
     /*!---------------------------------------------------------
      * class data_node_t
      *
@@ -120,6 +139,10 @@ namespace uhd { namespace experts {
             return dtype;
         }
 
+        virtual std::string to_string() const {
+            return data_node_printer::print(get());
+        }
+
         inline node_author_t get_author() const {
             return _author;
         }
@@ -431,6 +454,10 @@ namespace uhd { namespace experts {
             return dtype;
         }
 
+        virtual std::string to_string() const {
+            return "<worker>";
+        }
+
         // Workers don't have callbacks so implement stubs
         virtual void set_write_callback(const callback_func_t&) {}
         virtual bool has_write_callback() const { return false; }