Vector type

Src/Data/Myc.Data.Types.RTTI.pas

@@ -12,11 +12,61 @@ type
         function AsTValue: TValue;
     end;
 
+function RttiTypeToDataType(rttiType: TRttiType): TDataType;
+
 implementation
 
 uses
+    System.TypInfo,
     System.Math;
 
+// Recursively converts a TRttiType to an IDataType.
+function RttiTypeToDataType(rttiType: TRttiType): TDataType;
+var
+    i: Integer;
+begin
+    // Convert an RTTI type representation to its corresponding IDataType.
+    case rttiType.TypeKind of
+        tkInteger, tkInt64, tkChar, tkWChar: Result := TDataType.Ordinal;
+        tkFloat:
+            if (rttiType.Handle = TypeInfo(TDateTime)) then
+                Result := TDataType.Timestamp
+            else
+                Result := TDataType.Float;
+        tkString, tkWideString, tkUString: Result := TDataType.Text;
+        tkEnumeration:
+        begin
+            var enumType := rttiType as TRttiEnumerationType;
+            var names := enumType.GetNames;
+            var identifiers: TArray<string>;
+            SetLength(identifiers, Length(names));
+            for i := 0 to High(names) do
+                identifiers[i] := names[i];
+            Result := TDataType.EnumOf(enumType.Name, identifiers);
+        end;
+        tkDynArray:
+        begin
+            var arrayType := rttiType as TRttiDynamicArrayType;
+            Result := TDataType.ArrayOf(RttiTypeToDataType(arrayType.ElementType));
+        end;
+        tkRecord:
+        begin
+            var recordType := rttiType as TRttiRecordType;
+            var fields := recordType.GetFields;
+            var recordFields: TArray<TDataRecordField>;
+            SetLength(recordFields, Length(fields));
+            for i := 0 to High(fields) do
+                recordFields[i] := TDataRecordField.Create(fields[i].Name, RttiTypeToDataType(fields[i].FieldType));
+            Result := TDataType.RecordOf(recordFields);
+        end;
+    else
+        // Raise an exception for unsupported types.
+        raise ENotSupportedException.CreateFmt(
+            'Type "%s" (Kind: %s) is not supported for RTTI-based record creation.',
+            [rttiType.Name, GetEnumName(TypeInfo(TTypeKind), Ord(rttiType.TypeKind))]);
+    end;
+end;
+
 { TValueHelper }
 
 function TValueHelper.AsTValue: TValue;

Src/Data/Myc.Data.Types.Records.pas

@@ -38,17 +38,23 @@ type
 
         class constructor CreateClass;
         class destructor DestroyClass;
+
         // Factory method to get a cached or new record type instance.
         class function GetInstance(const AFields: TArray<TDataRecordField>): IDataRecordType; overload; static;
         class function GetInstance(const AFields: array of TDataRecordField): IDataRecordType; overload; static;
 
+        // TODO Create a record ba analyzing the RTTI of T
+        class function GetInstance<T>: IDataRecordType; overload; static;
+
         function CreateValue(const AItems: array of IDataValue): IDataRecordValue;
     end;
 
 implementation
 
 uses
-    System.SyncObjs;
+    System.SyncObjs,
+    System.Rtti,
+    Myc.Data.Types.RTTI;
 
 type
     // Implements the record data value.
@@ -324,6 +330,23 @@ begin
     Result := GetInstance(tFields);
 end;
 
+class function TImplDataRecordType.GetInstance<T>: IDataRecordType;
+var
+    ctx: TRttiContext;
+    rttiType: TRttiType;
+begin
+    // Create an RTTI context to introspect the type T.
+    ctx := TRttiContext.Create;
+    rttiType := ctx.GetType(TypeInfo(T));
+
+    // The generic parameter T must be a record.
+    if not (rttiType is TRttiRecordType) then
+        raise EArgumentException.Create('Generic parameter T must be a record type.');
+
+    // Delegate the conversion from RTTI type to IDataType to the helper function.
+    Result := RttiTypeToDataType(rttiType).AsRecord;
+end;
+
 constructor TImplDataRecordType.Create(const AFields: array of TDataRecordField);
 var
     i: Integer;

Src/Data/Myc.Data.Types.Vector.pas

@@ -0,0 +1,403 @@
+unit Myc.Data.Types.Vector;
+
+interface
+
+uses
+    System.Generics.Collections,
+    Myc.Data.Types;
+
+type
+    // Implements the IDataVectorType interface.
+    TImplDataVectorType = class(TInterfacedObject, IDataType, IDataVectorType)
+    private
+        // Registry for singleton type instances.
+        class var
+            FVectorTypeRegistry: TDictionary<String, IDataVectorType>;
+
+            FElementType: IDataType;
+            FElementCount: Integer;
+            FName: string;
+        function GetName: String;
+        function GetKind: TDataKind;
+        function GetElementType: IDataType;
+        function GetElementCount: Integer;
+        function CreateValue(const AItems: array of IDataValue): IDataVectorValue;
+
+        class constructor Create;
+        class destructor Destroy;
+    public
+        constructor Create(const AElementType: IDataType; const AElementCount: Integer);
+
+        // Gets a cached or new instance for the given element type and count.
+        class function GetInstance(const AElementType: IDataType; const AElementCount: Integer): IDataVectorType; static;
+    end;
+
+implementation
+
+uses
+    System.SysUtils;
+
+type
+    // Implements a generic vector value for N > 4 elements.
+    TImplDataVectorValue = class(TInterfacedObject, IDataVectorValue)
+    private
+        FDataType: IDataVectorType;
+        FItems: TArray<IDataValue>;
+        function GetDataType: IDataType;
+        function GetAsString: string;
+        function GetElementCount: Integer;
+        function GetItem(Idx: Integer): IDataValue;
+    public
+        constructor Create(const ADataType: IDataVectorType; const AItems: array of IDataValue);
+    end;
+
+    // Optimized implementation for a vector with 1 element.
+    TImplDataVectorValue1 = class(TInterfacedObject, IDataValue, IDataVectorValue)
+    private
+        FDataType: IDataVectorType;
+        FItem0: IDataValue;
+        function GetDataType: IDataType;
+        function GetAsString: string;
+        function GetElementCount: Integer;
+        function GetItem(Idx: Integer): IDataValue;
+    public
+        constructor Create(const ADataType: IDataVectorType; const AItems: array of IDataValue);
+    end;
+
+    // Optimized implementation for a vector with 2 elements.
+    TImplDataVectorValue2 = class(TInterfacedObject, IDataValue, IDataVectorValue)
+    private
+        FDataType: IDataVectorType;
+        FItem0, FItem1: IDataValue;
+        function GetDataType: IDataType;
+        function GetAsString: string;
+        function GetElementCount: Integer;
+        function GetItem(Idx: Integer): IDataValue;
+    public
+        constructor Create(const ADataType: IDataVectorType; const AItems: array of IDataValue);
+    end;
+
+    // Optimized implementation for a vector with 3 elements.
+    TImplDataVectorValue3 = class(TInterfacedObject, IDataValue, IDataVectorValue)
+    private
+        FDataType: IDataVectorType;
+        FItem0, FItem1, FItem2: IDataValue;
+        function GetDataType: IDataType;
+        function GetAsString: string;
+        function GetElementCount: Integer;
+        function GetItem(Idx: Integer): IDataValue;
+    public
+        constructor Create(const ADataType: IDataVectorType; const AItems: array of IDataValue);
+    end;
+
+    // Optimized implementation for a vector with 4 elements.
+    TImplDataVectorValue4 = class(TInterfacedObject, IDataValue, IDataVectorValue)
+    private
+        FDataType: IDataVectorType;
+        FItem0, FItem1, FItem2, FItem3: IDataValue;
+        function GetDataType: IDataType;
+        function GetAsString: string;
+        function GetElementCount: Integer;
+        function GetItem(Idx: Integer): IDataValue;
+    public
+        constructor Create(const ADataType: IDataVectorType; const AItems: array of IDataValue);
+    end;
+
+{ TImplDataVectorValue }
+
+constructor TImplDataVectorValue.Create(const ADataType: IDataVectorType; const AItems: array of IDataValue);
+var
+    i: Integer;
+begin
+    inherited Create;
+    FDataType := ADataType;
+    SetLength(FItems, Length(AItems));
+    for i := 0 to High(FItems) do
+        FItems[i] := AItems[i];
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorValue.GetAsString: string;
+var
+    i: Integer;
+    sb: TStringBuilder;
+begin
+    sb := TStringBuilder.Create;
+    try
+        sb.Append('(');
+        for i := 0 to High(FItems) do
+        begin
+            if (i > 0) then
+                sb.Append(', ');
+            sb.Append(FItems[i].AsString);
+        end;
+        sb.Append(')');
+        Result := sb.ToString;
+    finally
+        sb.Free;
+    end;
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorValue.GetDataType: IDataType;
+begin
+    Result := FDataType;
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorValue.GetElementCount: Integer;
+begin
+    Result := Length(FItems);
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorValue.GetItem(Idx: Integer): IDataValue;
+begin
+    Result := FItems[Idx];
+end;
+
+{ TImplDataVectorValue1 }
+
+constructor TImplDataVectorValue1.Create(const ADataType: IDataVectorType; const AItems: array of IDataValue);
+begin
+    inherited Create;
+    FDataType := ADataType;
+    FItem0 := AItems[0];
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorValue1.GetAsString: string;
+begin
+    Result := '(' + FItem0.AsString + ')';
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorValue1.GetDataType: IDataType;
+begin
+    Result := FDataType;
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorValue1.GetElementCount: Integer;
+begin
+    Result := 1;
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorValue1.GetItem(Idx: Integer): IDataValue;
+begin
+    case Idx of
+        0: Result := FItem0;
+    else
+        raise EArgumentException.Create('Index out of bounds');
+    end;
+end;
+
+{ TImplDataVectorValue2 }
+
+constructor TImplDataVectorValue2.Create(const ADataType: IDataVectorType; const AItems: array of IDataValue);
+begin
+    inherited Create;
+    FDataType := ADataType;
+    FItem0 := AItems[0];
+    FItem1 := AItems[1];
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorValue2.GetAsString: string;
+begin
+    Result := '(' + FItem0.AsString + ', ' + FItem1.AsString + ')';
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorValue2.GetDataType: IDataType;
+begin
+    Result := FDataType;
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorValue2.GetElementCount: Integer;
+begin
+    Result := 2;
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorValue2.GetItem(Idx: Integer): IDataValue;
+begin
+    case Idx of
+        0: Result := FItem0;
+        1: Result := FItem1;
+    else
+        raise EArgumentException.Create('Index out of bounds');
+    end;
+end;
+
+{ TImplDataVectorValue3 }
+
+constructor TImplDataVectorValue3.Create(const ADataType: IDataVectorType; const AItems: array of IDataValue);
+begin
+    inherited Create;
+    FDataType := ADataType;
+    FItem0 := AItems[0];
+    FItem1 := AItems[1];
+    FItem2 := AItems[2];
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorValue3.GetAsString: string;
+begin
+    Result := '(' + FItem0.AsString + ', ' + FItem1.AsString + ', ' + FItem2.AsString + ')';
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorValue3.GetDataType: IDataType;
+begin
+    Result := FDataType;
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorValue3.GetElementCount: Integer;
+begin
+    Result := 3;
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorValue3.GetItem(Idx: Integer): IDataValue;
+begin
+    case Idx of
+        0: Result := FItem0;
+        1: Result := FItem1;
+        2: Result := FItem2;
+    else
+        raise EArgumentException.Create('Index out of bounds');
+    end;
+end;
+
+{ TImplDataVectorValue4 }
+
+constructor TImplDataVectorValue4.Create(const ADataType: IDataVectorType; const AItems: array of IDataValue);
+begin
+    inherited Create;
+    FDataType := ADataType;
+    FItem0 := AItems[0];
+    FItem1 := AItems[1];
+    FItem2 := AItems[2];
+    FItem3 := AItems[3];
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorValue4.GetAsString: string;
+begin
+    Result := '(' + FItem0.AsString + ', ' + FItem1.AsString + ', ' + FItem2.AsString + ', ' + FItem3.AsString + ')';
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorValue4.GetDataType: IDataType;
+begin
+    Result := FDataType;
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorValue4.GetElementCount: Integer;
+begin
+    Result := 4;
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorValue4.GetItem(Idx: Integer): IDataValue;
+begin
+    case Idx of
+        0: Result := FItem0;
+        1: Result := FItem1;
+        2: Result := FItem2;
+        3: Result := FItem3;
+    else
+        raise EArgumentException.Create('Index out of bounds');
+    end;
+end;
+
+{ TImplDataVectorType }
+
+class constructor TImplDataVectorType.Create;
+begin
+    // Initialize the class-level type registry.
+    FVectorTypeRegistry := TDictionary<String, IDataVectorType>.Create;
+end;
+
+class destructor TImplDataVectorType.Destroy;
+begin
+    // Free the class-level type registry.
+    FVectorTypeRegistry.Free;
+    FVectorTypeRegistry := nil;
+end;
+
+constructor TImplDataVectorType.Create(const AElementType: IDataType; const AElementCount: Integer);
+begin
+    inherited Create;
+    if (AElementCount <= 0) then
+        raise EArgumentException.Create('Element count must be greater than zero.');
+
+    FElementType := AElementType;
+    FElementCount := AElementCount;
+    FName := Format('Vector<%s>[%d]', [FElementType.Name, FElementCount]);
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorType.CreateValue(const AItems: array of IDataValue): IDataVectorValue;
+var
+    item: IDataValue;
+    i: Integer;
+begin
+    // Validate that the number of items matches the vector's element count.
+    if (Length(AItems) <> FElementCount) then
+        raise EArgumentException
+            .CreateFmt('Invalid number of elements for vector. Expected %d, but got %d.', [FElementCount, Length(AItems)]);
+
+    // Validate that all items match the element type of this vector type.
+    i := 0;
+    for item in AItems do
+    begin
+        if (item.DataType <> FElementType) then
+            raise EArgumentException.CreateFmt(
+                'Invalid data type for item at index %d. Expected ''%s'', but got ''%s''.',
+                [i, FElementType.Name, item.DataType.Name]);
+        inc(i);
+    end;
+
+    // Use optimized implementations for vectors with 1-4 elements.
+    case FElementCount of
+        1: Result := TImplDataVectorValue1.Create(Self, AItems);
+        2: Result := TImplDataVectorValue2.Create(Self, AItems);
+        3: Result := TImplDataVectorValue3.Create(Self, AItems);
+        4: Result := TImplDataVectorValue4.Create(Self, AItems);
+    else
+        // Use the generic implementation for vectors with more than 4 elements.
+        Result := TImplDataVectorValue.Create(Self, AItems);
+    end;
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorType.GetElementCount: Integer;
+begin
+    Result := FElementCount;
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorType.GetElementType: IDataType;
+begin
+    Result := FElementType;
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorType.GetKind: TDataKind;
+begin
+    Result := dkVector;
+end;
+
+function TImplDataVectorType.GetName: String;
+begin
+    Result := FName;
+end;
+
+class function TImplDataVectorType.GetInstance(const AElementType: IDataType; const AElementCount: Integer): IDataVectorType;
+var
+    key: string;
+begin
+    if (AElementCount <= 0) then
+        raise EArgumentException.Create('Element count must be greater than zero.');
+
+    if not Assigned(AElementType) then
+        raise EArgumentException.Create('Cannot create a vector type with a nil element type.');
+
+    // Generate a unique key for the dictionary. Using a separator that is unlikely in a type name.
+    key := AElementType.Name + '|' + AElementCount.ToString;
+
+    TMonitor.Enter(FVectorTypeRegistry);
+    try
+        if not FVectorTypeRegistry.TryGetValue(key, Result) then
+        begin
+            Result := TImplDataVectorType.Create(AElementType, AElementCount);
+            FVectorTypeRegistry.Add(key, Result);
+        end;
+    finally
+        TMonitor.Exit(FVectorTypeRegistry);
+    end;
+end;
+
+end.

Src/Data/Myc.Data.Types.pas

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ uses
     System.SysUtils;
 
 type
-    TDataKind = (dkVoid, dkOrdinal, dkFloat, dkText, dkTimestamp, dkDecimal, dkRecord, dkTuple, dkArray, dkEnum, dkMethod);
+    TDataKind = (dkVoid, dkOrdinal, dkFloat, dkText, dkTimestamp, dkDecimal, dkRecord, dkTuple, dkArray, dkVector, dkEnum, dkMethod);
 
     IDataType = interface
         {$region 'private'}
@@ -189,6 +189,27 @@ type
         property ElementType: IDataType read GetElementType;
     end;
 
+    // Represents a fixed-size vector of data values.
+    IDataVectorValue = interface(IDataValue)
+        {$region 'private'}
+        function GetElementCount: Integer;
+        function GetItem(Idx: Integer): IDataValue;
+        {$endregion}
+        property ElementCount: Integer read GetElementCount;
+        property Items[Idx: Integer]: IDataValue read GetItem; default;
+    end;
+
+    // Represents the type of a fixed-size vector.
+    IDataVectorType = interface(IDataType)
+        {$region 'private'}
+        function GetElementType: IDataType;
+        function GetElementCount: Integer;
+        {$endregion}
+        function CreateValue(const AItems: array of IDataValue): IDataVectorValue;
+        property ElementType: IDataType read GetElementType;
+        property ElementCount: Integer read GetElementCount;
+    end;
+
     TDataType = record
         type
             TValue = record
@@ -207,6 +228,7 @@ type
                 function AsRecord: IDataRecordValue; inline;
                 function AsTuple: IDataTupleValue; inline;
                 function AsArray: IDataArrayValue; inline;
+                function AsVector: IDataVectorValue; inline;
                 function AsEnum: IDataEnumValue; inline;
                 function AsMethod: IDataMethodValue; inline;
                 function AsVoid: IDataVoidValue; inline;
@@ -479,6 +501,36 @@ type
                 property ElementType: IDataType read GetElementType;
             end;
 
+            TVector = record
+                type
+                    TValue = record
+                    private
+                        FVectorValue: IDataVectorValue;
+                        function GetDataType: TDataType.TVector;
+                        function GetItems(Idx: Integer): TDataType.TValue; inline;
+                        function GetElementCount: Integer; inline;
+                    public
+                        constructor Create(const AVectorValue: IDataVectorValue);
+                        class operator Implicit(const A: IDataVectorValue): TDataType.TVector.TValue; overload; inline;
+                        class operator Implicit(const A: TDataType.TVector.TValue): IDataVectorValue; overload; inline;
+                        class operator Implicit(const A: TDataType.TVector.TValue): TDataType.TValue; overload; inline;
+                        property ElementCount: Integer read GetElementCount;
+                        property Items[Idx: Integer]: TDataType.TValue read GetItems; default;
+                        property DataType: TDataType.TVector read GetDataType;
+                    end;
+            private
+                FVectorType: IDataVectorType;
+                function GetElementType: IDataType; inline;
+                function GetElementCount: Integer; inline;
+            public
+                constructor Create(const AVectorType: IDataVectorType);
+                class operator Implicit(const A: IDataVectorType): TDataType.TVector; overload; inline;
+                class operator Implicit(const A: TDataType.TVector): IDataVectorType; overload; inline;
+                function CreateValue(const AItems: array of IDataValue): TDataType.TVector.TValue;
+                property ElementType: IDataType read GetElementType;
+                property ElementCount: Integer read GetElementCount;
+            end;
+
             TMethod = record
                 type
                     TProc = reference to function(const AValue: TDataType.TValue): TDataType.TValue;
@@ -530,6 +582,7 @@ type
         class operator Implicit(const A: TDataType.TRecord): TDataType; overload; inline;
         class operator Implicit(const A: TDataType.TTuple): TDataType; overload; inline;
         class operator Implicit(const A: TDataType.TArray): TDataType; overload; inline;
+        class operator Implicit(const A: TDataType.TVector): TDataType; overload; inline;
 
         // Type factories
         class function Void: TDataType.TVoid; static; inline;
@@ -541,8 +594,10 @@ type
         class function Tuple: TDataType.TTuple; static; inline;
         class function MethodOf(const AArgType, AResultType: IDataType): TDataType.TMethod; static;
         class function ArrayOf(const AElementType: IDataType): TDataType.TArray; static;
+        class function VectorOf(const AElementType: IDataType; const AElementCount: Integer): TDataType.TVector; static;
         class function RecordOf(const Fields: TArray<TDataRecordField>): TDataType.TRecord; overload; static;
         class function RecordOf(const Fields: array of TDataRecordField): TDataType.TRecord; overload; static;
+        class function RecordOf<T>: TDataType.TRecord; overload; static;
         class function EnumOf(const AName: string; const AIdentifiers: array of string): TDataType.TEnum; static;
 
         function AsOrdinal: TDataType.TOrdinal; inline;
@@ -553,6 +608,7 @@ type
         function AsRecord: TDataType.TRecord; inline;
         function AsTuple: TDataType.TTuple; inline;
         function AsArray: TDataType.TArray; inline;
+        function AsVector: TDataType.TVector; inline;
         function AsEnum: TDataType.TEnum; inline;
         function AsMethod: TDataType.TMethod; inline;
 
@@ -572,6 +628,7 @@ uses
     Myc.Data.Types.Timestamp,
     Myc.Data.Types.Decimal,
     Myc.Data.Types.Arrays,
+    Myc.Data.Types.Vector,
     Myc.Data.Types.Records,
     Myc.Data.Types.Tuple,
     Myc.Data.Types.Enum,
@@ -1264,6 +1321,75 @@ begin
     Result := A.FArrayType;
 end;
 
+{ TDataType.TVector.TValue }
+
+constructor TDataType.TVector.TValue.Create(const AVectorValue: IDataVectorValue);
+begin
+    FVectorValue := AVectorValue;
+end;
+
+function TDataType.TVector.TValue.GetDataType: TDataType.TVector;
+begin
+    Result := IDataVectorType(FVectorValue.DataType);
+end;
+
+function TDataType.TVector.TValue.GetElementCount: Integer;
+begin
+    Result := FVectorValue.ElementCount;
+end;
+
+function TDataType.TVector.TValue.GetItems(Idx: Integer): TDataType.TValue;
+begin
+    Result.Create(FVectorValue.Items[Idx]);
+end;
+
+class operator TDataType.TVector.TValue.Implicit(const A: IDataVectorValue): TDataType.TVector.TValue;
+begin
+    Result.FVectorValue := A;
+end;
+
+class operator TDataType.TVector.TValue.Implicit(const A: TDataType.TVector.TValue): IDataVectorValue;
+begin
+    Result := A.FVectorValue;
+end;
+
+class operator TDataType.TVector.TValue.Implicit(const A: TDataType.TVector.TValue): TDataType.TValue;
+begin
+    Result.Create(A.FVectorValue);
+end;
+
+{ TDataType.TVector }
+
+constructor TDataType.TVector.Create(const AVectorType: IDataVectorType);
+begin
+    FVectorType := AVectorType;
+end;
+
+function TDataType.TVector.CreateValue(const AItems: array of IDataValue): TDataType.TVector.TValue;
+begin
+    Result.Create(FVectorType.CreateValue(AItems));
+end;
+
+function TDataType.TVector.GetElementCount: Integer;
+begin
+    Result := FVectorType.ElementCount;
+end;
+
+function TDataType.TVector.GetElementType: IDataType;
+begin
+    Result := FVectorType.ElementType;
+end;
+
+class operator TDataType.TVector.Implicit(const A: IDataVectorType): TDataType.TVector;
+begin
+    Result.FVectorType := A;
+end;
+
+class operator TDataType.TVector.Implicit(const A: TDataType.TVector): IDataVectorType;
+begin
+    Result := A.FVectorType;
+end;
+
 { TDataType }
 
 constructor TDataType.Create(const ADataType: IDataType);
@@ -1330,16 +1456,19 @@ end;
 
 class function TDataType.RecordOf(const Fields: TArray<TDataRecordField>): TDataType.TRecord;
 begin
-    // The TImplDataRecordType now manages its own instances.
     Result.Create(TImplDataRecordType.GetInstance(Fields));
 end;
 
 class function TDataType.RecordOf(const Fields: array of TDataRecordField): TDataType.TRecord;
 begin
-    // The TImplDataRecordType now manages its own instances.
     Result.Create(TImplDataRecordType.GetInstance(Fields));
 end;
 
+class function TDataType.RecordOf<T>: TDataType.TRecord;
+begin
+    Result.Create(TImplDataRecordType.GetInstance<T>);
+end;
+
 class function TDataType.Text: TDataType.TText;
 begin
     Result.Create(TImplDataTextType.Singleton);
@@ -1355,6 +1484,12 @@ begin
     Result.Create(TImplDataTupleType.Singleton);
 end;
 
+class function TDataType.VectorOf(const AElementType: IDataType; const AElementCount: Integer): TDataType.TVector;
+begin
+    // The TImplDataVectorType now manages its own instances.
+    Result.Create(TImplDataVectorType.GetInstance(AElementType, AElementCount));
+end;
+
 class function TDataType.Void: TDataType.TVoid;
 begin
     Result.Create(TImplDataVoidType.Singleton);
@@ -1375,6 +1510,11 @@ begin
     Result.FDataType := A.FArrayType;
 end;
 
+class operator TDataType.Implicit(const A: TDataType.TVector): TDataType;
+begin
+    Result.FDataType := A.FVectorType;
+end;
+
 class operator TDataType.Implicit(const A: TDataType.TDecimal): TDataType;
 begin
     Result.FDataType := A.FDecimalType;
@@ -1503,6 +1643,13 @@ begin
     Result := IDataTupleValue(FDataValue);
 end;
 
+function TDataType.TValue.AsVector: IDataVectorValue;
+begin
+    if (FDataValue.DataType.Kind <> dkVector) then
+        raise EInvalidCast.Create('Vector expected');
+    Result := IDataVectorValue(FDataValue);
+end;
+
 function TDataType.TValue.AsVoid: IDataVoidValue;
 begin
     if (FDataValue.DataType.Kind <> dkVoid) then
@@ -1598,4 +1745,11 @@ begin
     Result.Create(IDataTupleType(FDataType));
 end;
 
+function TDataType.AsVector: TDataType.TVector;
+begin
+    if (FDataType.Kind <> dkVector) then
+        raise EInvalidCast.Create('Vector expected');
+    Result.Create(IDataVectorType(FDataType));
+end;
+
 end.