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- /*
-
- Copyright (C) 2000-2002 Stefan Westerfeld
- stefan@space.twc.de
-
- This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
- License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
- version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
- This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
- Library General Public License for more details.
-
- You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
- along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB. If not, write to
- the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
- Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
-
- */
-
- /*
- * BC - Status (2002-03-08): WeakReference(Base)
- *
- * Has to be kept binary compatible by not touching it. Add a new class if
- * you need something else.
- */
-
- #ifndef MCOP_WEAKREFERENCE_H
- #define MCOP_WEAKREFERENCE_H
-
- #include "arts_export.h"
-
- namespace Arts {
-
- class ARTS_EXPORT WeakReferenceBase {
- public:
- virtual void release() = 0;
- };
-
- /**
- * The WeakReference class can be used to safely store an object, without
- * disallowing that it gets destroyed. A typical situation where you may want
- * to use this is when you implement a datastructure, where A refers B, and
- * B refers A. Using "normal" references, this structure would never get
- * freed.
- *
- * Usage example:
- *
- * Synth_WAVE_SIN sin;
- * WeakReference<Synth_PLAY_WAV> weak_sin;
- *
- * {
- * Synth_WAVE_SIN test = weak_sin;
- * if(test.isNull())
- * printf("#1 missing object\n");
- * else
- * test.start();
- * }
- *
- * // now, the strong reference leaves
- * sin = Synth_WAVE_SIN::null();
- *
- * {
- * Synth_WAVE_SIN test = weak_sin;
- * if(test.isNull())
- * printf("#2 missing object\n");
- * else
- * test.stop();
- *
- * This would output "#2 missing object".
- *
- */
-
- template<class SmartWrapper>
- class WeakReference : public WeakReferenceBase
- {
- private:
- typename SmartWrapper::_base_class *content;
-
- public:
- WeakReference()
- {
- content = 0;
- }
- WeakReference(const WeakReference<SmartWrapper>& source)
- :WeakReferenceBase(source), content(source.content)
- {
- if(content)
- content->_addWeakReference(this);
- }
- WeakReference(SmartWrapper& source)
- {
- content = source._base();
- if(content)
- content->_addWeakReference(this);
- }
- inline WeakReference<SmartWrapper>& operator=(const
- WeakReference<SmartWrapper>& source)
- {
- release();
- content = source.content;
- if(content)
- content->_addWeakReference(this);
- return *this;
- }
- virtual ~WeakReference()
- {
- release();
- }
- void release()
- {
- if(content)
- {
- content->_removeWeakReference(this);
- content = 0;
- }
- }
- inline operator SmartWrapper() const
- {
- if(content)
- return SmartWrapper::_from_base(content->_copy());
- else
- return SmartWrapper::null();
- }
- };
-
- }
-
- #endif /* MCOP_WEAKREFERENCE_H */
-