From e3e84490e5c61d620d0a8b211b2a2610def3b1db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michele Caini <michele.caini@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 08:37:32 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] meta: rebind meta_any with context(ctx)

---
 TODO                        |  1 +
 src/entt/meta/meta.hpp      | 10 ++++++++++
 test/entt/meta/meta_any.cpp |  8 ++++++--
 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 1fed0569c..e5eea1a7f 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ TODO:
 * any cdynamic to support const ownership construction
 * allow passing arguments to meta setter/getter (we can fallback on meta invoke probably)
 * meta: review/update rebind policy for handles and arguments
+* meta: deprecate rebinding ctors for meta any/handle
diff --git a/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp b/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
index 58c1ad07b..d7758be08 100644
--- a/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
@@ -650,6 +650,16 @@ class meta_any {
         return *ctx;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Returns the underlying meta context.
+     * @return The underlying meta context.
+     */
+    void context(const meta_ctx &area) noexcept {
+        if(ctx = &area; node.resolve != nullptr) {
+            node = node.resolve(internal::meta_context::from(*ctx));
+        }
+    }
+
 private:
     any storage;
     const meta_ctx *ctx{&locator<meta_ctx>::value_or()};
diff --git a/test/entt/meta/meta_any.cpp b/test/entt/meta/meta_any.cpp
index 9227c7a09..d448895e8 100644
--- a/test/entt/meta/meta_any.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/meta/meta_any.cpp
@@ -137,14 +137,18 @@ TEST_F(MetaAny, Empty) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(MetaAny, Context) {
-    entt::meta_any any{};
+    using namespace entt::literals;
+
+    entt::meta_any any{std::in_place_type<clazz>};
     const entt::meta_ctx ctx{};
 
+    ASSERT_TRUE(any.type().data("value"_hs));
     ASSERT_EQ(&any.context(), &entt::locator<entt::meta_ctx>::value_or());
     ASSERT_NE(&any.context(), &ctx);
 
-    any = entt::meta_any{entt::meta_ctx_arg, ctx};
+    any.context(ctx);
 
+    ASSERT_FALSE(any.type().data("value"_hs));
     ASSERT_NE(&any.context(), &entt::locator<entt::meta_ctx>::value_or());
     ASSERT_EQ(&any.context(), &ctx);
 }