src/base/RefCount.h

   1 /*
   2  * Copyright (C) 1996-2014 The Squid Software Foundation and contributors
   3  *
   4  * Squid software is distributed under GPLv2+ license and includes
   5  * contributions from numerous individuals and organizations.
   6  * Please see the COPYING and CONTRIBUTORS files for details.
   7  */
   8
   9 /* DEBUG: section --    Refcount allocator */
  10
  11 #ifndef SQUID_REFCOUNT_H_
  12 #define SQUID_REFCOUNT_H_
  13
  14 // reference counting requires the Lock API on base classes
  15 #include "base/Lock.h"
  16
  17 #include <iostream>
  18
  19 /**
  20  * Template for Reference Counting pointers.
  21  *
  22  * Objects of type 'C' must inherit from 'RefCountable' in base/Lock.h
  23  * which provides the locking interface used by reference counting.
  24  */
  25 template <class C>
  26 class RefCount
  27 {
  28
  29 public:
  30     RefCount () : p_ (NULL) {}
  31
  32     RefCount (C const *p) : p_(p) { reference (*this); }
  33
  34     ~RefCount() {
  35         dereference();
  36     }
  37
  38     RefCount (const RefCount &p) : p_(p.p_) {
  39         reference (p);
  40     }
  41
  42     RefCount& operator = (const RefCount& p) {
  43         // DO NOT CHANGE THE ORDER HERE!!!
  44         // This preserves semantics on self assignment
  45         C const *newP_ = p.p_;
  46         reference(p);
  47         dereference(newP_);
  48         return *this;
  49     }
  50
  51     bool operator !() const { return !p_; }
  52
  53     C * operator-> () const {return const_cast<C *>(p_); }
  54
  55     C & operator * () const {return *const_cast<C *>(p_); }
  56
  57     C const * getRaw() const {return p_; }
  58
  59     C * getRaw() {return const_cast<C *>(p_); }
  60
  61     bool operator == (const RefCount& p) const {
  62         return p.p_ == p_;
  63     }
  64
  65     bool operator != (const RefCount &p) const {
  66         return p.p_ != p_;
  67     }
  68
  69 private:
  70     void dereference(C const *newP = NULL) {
  71         /* Setting p_ first is important:
  72         * we may be freed ourselves as a result of
  73         * delete p_;
  74         */
  75         C const (*tempP_) (p_);
  76         p_ = newP;
  77
  78         if (tempP_ && tempP_->unlock() == 0)
  79             delete tempP_;
  80     }
  81
  82     void reference (const RefCount& p) {
  83         if (p.p_)
  84             p.p_->lock();
  85     }
  86
  87     C const *p_;
  88
  89 };
  90
  91 template <class C>
  92 inline std::ostream &operator <<(std::ostream &os, const RefCount<C> &p)
  93 {
  94     if (p != NULL)
  95         return os << p.getRaw() << '*' << p->LockCount();
  96     else
  97         return os << "NULL";
  98 }
  99
 100 #endif /* SQUID_REFCOUNT_H_ */
 101