lix/src/libutil/ref.hh

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#pragma once
///@file
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#include <memory>
#include <exception>
#include <stdexcept>
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namespace nix {
/**
* A simple non-nullable reference-counted pointer. Actually a wrapper
* around std::shared_ptr that prevents null constructions.
*/
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template<typename T>
class ref
{
private:
std::shared_ptr<T> p;
public:
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ref(const ref<T> & r)
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: p(r.p)
{ }
explicit ref<T>(const std::shared_ptr<T> & p)
: p(p)
{
if (!p)
throw std::invalid_argument("null pointer cast to ref");
}
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explicit ref<T>(T * p)
: p(p)
{
if (!p)
throw std::invalid_argument("null pointer cast to ref");
}
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T* operator ->() const
{
return &*p;
}
T& operator *() const
{
return *p;
}
operator std::shared_ptr<T> () const
{
return p;
}
std::shared_ptr<T> get_ptr() const
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{
return p;
}
template<typename T2>
ref<T2> cast() const
{
return ref<T2>(std::dynamic_pointer_cast<T2>(p));
}
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template<typename T2>
std::shared_ptr<T2> dynamic_pointer_cast() const
{
return std::dynamic_pointer_cast<T2>(p);
}
template<typename T2>
operator ref<T2> () const
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{
return ref<T2>((std::shared_ptr<T2>) p);
}
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bool operator == (const ref<T> & other) const
{
return p == other.p;
}
bool operator != (const ref<T> & other) const
{
return p != other.p;
}
bool operator < (const ref<T> & other) const
{
return p < other.p;
}
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private:
template<typename T2, typename... Args>
friend ref<T2>
make_ref(Args&&... args);
};
template<typename T, typename... Args>
inline ref<T>
make_ref(Args&&... args)
{
auto p = std::make_shared<T>(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
return ref<T>(p);
}
}