Cleanup: Use higher level semantic for zeroing DNA objects in C++

Replaces old-style memzero-style of call with zero-initializer.
Allows to shorten typical initialization code to a single line:

  Object foo = blender::dna::shallow_zero_initialize<Object>()

This will allow to more easily convert designated initializer
which is often used to fill object with zeroes to the explicit
function calls:

  MyDNAStruct foo = {};

will be translated to

  MyDNAStruct foo = blender::dna::shallow_zero_initialize<MyDNAStruct>();

Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D14486

3 files changed, 23 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_convert.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_convert.cc
index abf106164f7..bf9525d5c90 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_convert.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_convert.cc
@@ -910,8 +910,7 @@ static void curve_to_mesh_eval_ensure(Object &object)
    *
    * So we create temporary copy of the object which will use same data as the original bevel, but
    * will have no modifiers. */
-  Object bevel_object;
-  blender::dna::zero_memory(bevel_object);
+  Object bevel_object = blender::dna::shallow_zero_initialize<Object>();
   if (curve.bevobj != nullptr) {
     bevel_object = blender::dna::shallow_copy(*curve.bevobj);
     BLI_listbase_clear(&bevel_object.modifiers);
@@ -920,8 +919,7 @@ static void curve_to_mesh_eval_ensure(Object &object)
   }
 
   /* Same thing for taper. */
-  Object taper_object;
-  blender::dna::zero_memory(taper_object);
+  Object taper_object = blender::dna::shallow_zero_initialize<Object>();
   if (curve.taperobj != nullptr) {
     taper_object = blender::dna::shallow_copy(*curve.taperobj);
     BLI_listbase_clear(&taper_object.modifiers);
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.cc
index 4714a79de58..6006ce88896 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.cc
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ IDTypeInfo IDType_ID_OB = {
 
 void BKE_object_workob_clear(Object *workob)
 {
-  blender::dna::zero_memory(*workob);
+  *workob = blender::dna::shallow_zero_initialize<Object>();
 
   workob->scale[0] = workob->scale[1] = workob->scale[2] = 1.0f;
   workob->dscale[0] = workob->dscale[1] = workob->dscale[2] = 1.0f;
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_defs.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_defs.h
index 79477a56695..bbce4839506 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_defs.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_defs.h
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ template<class T> class ShallowDataConstRef {
   const T &ref_;
 };
 
+template<class T> class ShallowZeroInitializeTag {
+};
+
 }  // namespace blender::dna::internal
 
 #  define DNA_DEFINE_CXX_METHODS(class_name) \
@@ -108,6 +111,18 @@ template<class T> class ShallowDataConstRef {
         _DNA_internal_memcpy(this, ref.get_pointer(), sizeof(class_name)); \
       } \
       return *this; \
+    } \
+    /* Create object which memory is filled with zeros. */ \
+    class_name(const blender::dna::internal::ShallowZeroInitializeTag<class_name> /*tag*/) \
+        : class_name() \
+    { \
+      _DNA_internal_memzero(this, sizeof(class_name)); \
+    } \
+    class_name &operator=( \
+        const blender::dna::internal::ShallowZeroInitializeTag<class_name> /*tag*/) \
+    { \
+      _DNA_internal_memzero(this, sizeof(class_name)); \
+      return *this; \
     }
 
 namespace blender::dna {
@@ -126,11 +141,12 @@ template<class T>
   return internal::ShallowDataConstRef(other);
 }
 
-/* Fill underlying memory used by DNA object with zeroes. */
-template<class T> inline void zero_memory(T &object)
+/* DNA object initializer which leads to an object which underlying memory is filled with zeroes.
+ */
+template<class T>
+[[nodiscard]] inline internal::ShallowZeroInitializeTag<T> shallow_zero_initialize()
 {
-  /* TODO(sergey): Consider adding static assert for T being a trivial type. */
-  _DNA_internal_memzero(&object, sizeof(T));
+  return internal::ShallowZeroInitializeTag<T>();
 }
 
 }  // namespace blender::dna