From b9aad1f15dc600e4dbe4c62d3fcced6363188ba3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zautrix Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 19:01:18 +0000 Subject: Initial revision --- (limited to 'microkde/kdecore/ksharedptr.h') diff --git a/microkde/kdecore/ksharedptr.h b/microkde/kdecore/ksharedptr.h new file mode 100644 index 0000000..545058a --- a/dev/null +++ b/microkde/kdecore/ksharedptr.h @@ -0,0 +1,171 @@ +/* This file is part of the KDE libraries + Copyright (c) 1999 Waldo Bastian + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public + License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation. + + 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. +*/ +#ifndef KSharedPTR_H +#define KSharedPTR_H + +/** + * Reference counting for shared objects. If you derive your object + * from this class, then you may use it in conjunction with + * @ref KSharedPtr to control the lifetime of your object. + * + * Specifically, all classes that derive from KShared have an internal + * counter keeping track of how many other objects have a reference to + * their object. If used with @ref KSharedPtr, then your object will + * not be deleted until all references to the object have been + * released. + * + * You should probably not ever use any of the methods in this class + * directly -- let the @ref KSharedPtr take care of that. Just derive + * your class from KShared and forget about it. + * + * @author Waldo Bastian + * @version $Id$ + */ +class KShared { +public: + /** + * Standard constructor. This will initialize the reference count + * on this object to 0. + */ + KShared() : count(0) { } + + /** + * Copy constructor. This will @em not actually copy the objects + * but it will initialize the reference count on this object to 0. + */ + KShared( const KShared & ) : count(0) { } + + /** + * Overloaded assignment operator. + */ + KShared &operator=(const KShared & ) { return *this; } + + /** + * Increases the reference count by one. + */ + void _KShared_ref() const { count++; } + + /** + * Releases a reference (decreases the reference count by one). If + * the count goes to 0, this object will delete itself. + */ + void _KShared_unref() const { if (!--count) delete this; } + + /** + * Return the current number of references held. + * + * @return Number of references + */ + int _KShared_count() const { return count; } + +protected: + virtual ~KShared() { } +private: + mutable int count; +}; + +/** + * Can be used to control the lifetime of an object that has derived + * @ref KShared. As long a someone holds a KSharedPtr on some @ref KShared + * object it won't become deleted but is deleted once its reference + * count is 0. This struct emulates C++ pointers perfectly. So just + * use it like a simple C++ pointer. + * + * KShared and KSharedPtr are preferred over QShared / QSharedPtr + * since they are more safe. + * + * @author Waldo Bastian + * @version $Id$ + */ +template< class T > +struct KSharedPtr +{ +public: +/** + * Creates a null pointer. + */ + KSharedPtr() + : ptr(0) { } + /** + * Creates a new pointer. + * @param the pointer + */ + KSharedPtr( T* t ) + : ptr(t) { if ( ptr ) ptr->_KShared_ref(); } + + /** + * Copies a pointer. + * @param the pointer to copy + */ + KSharedPtr( const KSharedPtr& p ) + : ptr(p.ptr) { if ( ptr ) ptr->_KShared_ref(); } + + /** + * Unreferences the object that this pointer points to. If it was + * the last reference, the object will be deleted. + */ + ~KSharedPtr() { if ( ptr ) ptr->_KShared_unref(); } + + KSharedPtr& operator= ( const KSharedPtr& p ) { + if ( ptr == p.ptr ) return *this; + if ( ptr ) ptr->_KShared_unref(); + ptr = p.ptr; + if ( ptr ) ptr->_KShared_ref(); + return *this; + } + KSharedPtr& operator= ( T* p ) { + if ( ptr == p ) return *this; + if ( ptr ) ptr->_KShared_unref(); + ptr = p; + if ( ptr ) ptr->_KShared_ref(); + return *this; + } + bool operator== ( const KSharedPtr& p ) const { return ( ptr == p.ptr ); } + bool operator!= ( const KSharedPtr& p ) const { return ( ptr != p.ptr ); } + bool operator== ( const T* p ) const { return ( ptr == p ); } + bool operator!= ( const T* p ) const { return ( ptr != p ); } + bool operator!() const { return ( ptr == 0 ); } + operator T*() const { return ptr; } + + /** + * Returns the pointer. + * @return the pointer + */ + T* data() { return ptr; } + + /** + * Returns the pointer. + * @return the pointer + */ + const T* data() const { return ptr; } + + const T& operator*() const { return *ptr; } + T& operator*() { return *ptr; } + const T* operator->() const { return ptr; } + T* operator->() { return ptr; } + + /** + * Returns the number of references. + * @return the number of references + */ + int count() const { return ptr->_KShared_count(); } // for debugging purposes +private: + T* ptr; +}; + +#endif -- cgit v0.9.0.2