complex_number.hpp

#ifndef COMPLEX_NUMBER_HPP_
#define COMPLEX_NUMBER_HPP_

// Trick to allow type promotion below
template <typename T>
struct identity_t { typedef T type; };

/// Make working with std::complex<> nubmers suck less... allow promotion.
#define COMPLEX_OPS(OP)                                                 \
  template <typename _Tp>                                               \
  std::complex<_Tp>                                                     \
  operator OP(std::complex<_Tp> lhs, const typename identity_t<_Tp>::type & rhs) \
  {                                                                     \
    return lhs OP rhs;                                                  \
  }                                                                     \
  template <typename _Tp>                                               \
  std::complex<_Tp>                                                     \
  operator OP(const typename identity_t<_Tp>::type & lhs, const std::complex<_Tp> & rhs) \
  {                                                                     \
    return lhs OP rhs;                                                  \
  }
COMPLEX_OPS(+)
COMPLEX_OPS(-)
COMPLEX_OPS(*)
COMPLEX_OPS(/)
#undef COMPLEX_OPS

#endif /* COMPLEX_NUMBER_HPP_ */