From 32c16d319ee43dbf02588373b07ef21c9574ca58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tobias Klausmann <tobias.klausmann@lenze.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 14:09:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] MinMaxString: Add *operator for assigning std::string

Signed-off-by: Tobias Klausmann <tobias.klausmann@lenze.com>
---
 src/libaas/basyx/base/minMaxString.cpp | 5 +++++
 src/libaas/basyx/base/minMaxString.h   | 1 +
 tests/tests_libaas/test_basyx.cpp      | 6 +++++-
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/libaas/basyx/base/minMaxString.cpp b/src/libaas/basyx/base/minMaxString.cpp
index 58e7f36..371e847 100644
--- a/src/libaas/basyx/base/minMaxString.cpp
+++ b/src/libaas/basyx/base/minMaxString.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ MinMaxString &MinMaxString::operator=(const MinMaxString &str) noexcept {
    return *this;
 }
 
+std::string MinMaxString::operator*() noexcept {
+   return this->str();
+
+}
+
 MinMaxString &MinMaxString::operator=(const basyx::util::string_view& str) noexcept {
    replace(str.to_string());
    return *this;
diff --git a/src/libaas/basyx/base/minMaxString.h b/src/libaas/basyx/base/minMaxString.h
index 2f72810..4c9a382 100644
--- a/src/libaas/basyx/base/minMaxString.h
+++ b/src/libaas/basyx/base/minMaxString.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class MinMaxString: protected std::string {
    MinMaxString& operator=(const MinMaxString& str) noexcept;
    MinMaxString& operator=(const basyx::util::string_view& str) noexcept;
    MinMaxString& operator=(const std::string& str) noexcept;
+   std::string operator*() noexcept;
    //MinMaxString& operator=(MinMaxString &) noexcept = default;
 
    bool operator==(const std::string& rhs) {
diff --git a/tests/tests_libaas/test_basyx.cpp b/tests/tests_libaas/test_basyx.cpp
index 2738ea0..a756ff1 100644
--- a/tests/tests_libaas/test_basyx.cpp
+++ b/tests/tests_libaas/test_basyx.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ TEST_F(BaseTest, MinMaxString) {
    ASSERT_EQ(min, mmStr.length());
    std::string cmp;
    cmp+= base::STRING_PADDING;
-   ASSERT_STREQ(cmp.data(), mmStr.str().data());
+   ASSERT_STREQ(cmp.data(), (*mmStr).data());
 
    // Check if max size is honored
    base::MinMaxString mmStr2(min, max);
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ TEST_F(BaseTest, MinMaxString) {
    mmStr5.assign(ste);
    ASSERT_STREQ(ste.data(), mmStr5.str().data());
 
+
+   base::MinMaxString mmStr6(min, max);
+   mmStr6.assign("bla");
+   std::string base = *mmStr6;
 }
 
 TEST_F(BaseTest, VersionRevisionType)