Changes to facilitate bindings to python

include/fastdds/dds/common/InstanceHandle.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Proyectos y Sistemas de Mantenimiento SL (eProsima).
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+/**
+ * @file InstanceHandle.hpp
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef _FASTDDS_DDS_COMMON_INSTANCEHANDLE_HPP_
+#define _FASTDDS_DDS_COMMON_INSTANCEHANDLE_HPP_
+
+#include <fastdds/rtps/common/InstanceHandle.h>
+#include <fastrtps/fastrtps_dll.h>
+
+
+namespace eprosima {
+namespace fastdds {
+namespace dds {
+
+using InstanceHandle_t = eprosima::fastrtps::rtps::InstanceHandle_t;
+
+extern RTPS_DllAPI const InstanceHandle_t HANDLE_NIL;
+
+} // namespace dds
+} // namespace fastdds
+} // namespace eprosima
+
+#endif // _FASTDDS_DDS_COMMON_INSTANCEHANDLE_HPP_

include/fastdds/dds/topic/TypeSupport.hpp

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define _FASTDDS_TYPE_SUPPORT_HPP_
 
 #include <fastdds/dds/topic/TopicDataType.hpp>
+#include <fastdds/dds/common/InstanceHandle.hpp>
 #include <fastrtps/types/DynamicPubSubType.h>
 #include <fastrtps/types/TypesBase.h>
 
@@ -31,12 +32,6 @@ namespace eprosima {
 namespace fastdds {
 namespace dds {
 
-//! Handle to identiy different instances of the same Topic of a certain type.
-using InstanceHandle_t = eprosima::fastrtps::rtps::InstanceHandle_t;
-
-//! The NIL instance handle.
-extern RTPS_DllAPI const InstanceHandle_t HANDLE_NIL;
-
 class DomainParticipant;
 
 /**
@@ -54,9 +49,6 @@ class TypeSupport : public std::shared_ptr<fastdds::dds::TopicDataType>
     using ReturnCode_t = eprosima::fastrtps::types::ReturnCode_t;
 
     using Base = std::shared_ptr<fastdds::dds::TopicDataType>;
-    using Base::operator ->;
-    using Base::operator *;
-    using Base::operator bool;
 
     /**
      * @brief Constructor