BLI: add utility to check if type is any specific type

This adds `blender::is_same_any_v` which is the almost the same as
`std::is_same_v`. The difference is that it allows for checking multiple
types at the same time.

Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D13673

source/blender/blenlib/BLI_memory_utils.hh

@@ -497,6 +497,12 @@ inline constexpr bool is_span_convertible_pointer_v =
      /* Allow casting any pointer to const void pointers. */
      std::is_same_v<To, const void *>);
 
+/**
+ * Same as #std::is_same_v but allows for checking multiple types at the same time.
+ */
+template<typename T, typename... Args>
+inline constexpr bool is_same_any_v = (std::is_same_v<T, Args> || ...);
+
 /**
  * Inline buffers for small-object-optimization should be disable by default. Otherwise we might
  * get large unexpected allocations on the stack.

source/blender/blenlib/BLI_virtual_array.hh

@@ -477,9 +477,9 @@ template<typename T> struct VArrayAnyExtraInfo {
   template<typename StorageT> static VArrayAnyExtraInfo get()
   {
     /* These are the only allowed types in the #Any. */
-    static_assert(std::is_base_of_v<VArrayImpl<T>, StorageT> ||
+    static_assert(
-                  std::is_same_v<StorageT, const VArrayImpl<T> *> ||
+        std::is_base_of_v<VArrayImpl<T>, StorageT> ||
-                  std::is_same_v<StorageT, std::shared_ptr<const VArrayImpl<T>>>);
+        is_same_any_v<StorageT, const VArrayImpl<T> *, std::shared_ptr<const VArrayImpl<T>>>);
 
     /* Depending on how the virtual array implementation is stored in the #Any, a different
      * #get_varray function is required. */

source/blender/blenlib/tests/BLI_memory_utils_test.cc

@@ -169,4 +169,11 @@ static_assert(is_span_convertible_pointer_v<int *, const void *>);
 static_assert(!is_span_convertible_pointer_v<TestBaseClass *, TestChildClass *>);
 static_assert(!is_span_convertible_pointer_v<TestChildClass *, TestBaseClass *>);
 
+static_assert(is_same_any_v<int, float, bool, int>);
+static_assert(is_same_any_v<int, int, float>);
+static_assert(is_same_any_v<int, int>);
+static_assert(!is_same_any_v<int, float, bool>);
+static_assert(!is_same_any_v<int, float>);
+static_assert(!is_same_any_v<int>);
+
 }  // namespace blender::tests

source/blender/functions/FN_generic_virtual_array.hh

@@ -753,8 +753,7 @@ namespace detail {
 template<typename StorageT> inline GVArrayAnyExtraInfo GVArrayAnyExtraInfo::get()
 {
   static_assert(std::is_base_of_v<GVArrayImpl, StorageT> ||
-                std::is_same_v<StorageT, const GVArrayImpl *> ||
+                is_same_any_v<StorageT, const GVArrayImpl *, std::shared_ptr<const GVArrayImpl>>);
-                std::is_same_v<StorageT, std::shared_ptr<const GVArrayImpl>>);
 
   if constexpr (std::is_base_of_v<GVArrayImpl, StorageT>) {
     return {[](const void *buffer) {

source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_volume_displace.cc

@@ -203,9 +203,10 @@ struct DisplaceGridOp {
 
   template<typename GridType> void operator()()
   {
-    if constexpr (std::is_same_v<GridType, openvdb::points::PointDataGrid> ||
+    if constexpr (blender::is_same_any_v<GridType,
-                  std::is_same_v<GridType, openvdb::StringGrid> ||
+                                         openvdb::points::PointDataGrid,
-                  std::is_same_v<GridType, openvdb::MaskGrid>) {
+                                         openvdb::StringGrid,
+                                         openvdb::MaskGrid>) {
       /* We don't support displacing these grid types yet. */
       return;
     }

source/blender/nodes/NOD_geometry_exec.hh

@@ -134,12 +134,8 @@ class GeoNodeExecParams {
   }
 
   template<typename T>
-  static inline constexpr bool is_field_base_type_v = std::is_same_v<T, float> ||
+  static inline constexpr bool is_field_base_type_v =
-                                                      std::is_same_v<T, int> ||
+      is_same_any_v<T, float, int, bool, ColorGeometry4f, float3, std::string>;
-                                                      std::is_same_v<T, bool> ||
-                                                      std::is_same_v<T, ColorGeometry4f> ||
-                                                      std::is_same_v<T, float3> ||
-                                                      std::is_same_v<T, std::string>;
 
   /**
    * Get the input value for the input socket with the given identifier.

source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_join_geometry.cc

@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ static void join_component_type(Span<GeometrySet> src_geometry_sets, GeometrySet
   InstancesComponent &instances =
       instances_geometry_set.get_component_for_write<InstancesComponent>();
 
-  if constexpr (std::is_same_v<Component, InstancesComponent> ||
+  if constexpr (is_same_any_v<Component, InstancesComponent, VolumeComponent>) {
-                std::is_same_v<Component, VolumeComponent>) {
     join_components(components, result);
   }
   else {