/*
  HANDLE.hpp  -  opaque handle to an implementation entity, automatically managing lifecycle
 
  Copyright (C)         Lumiera.org
    2009,               Hermann Vosseler <Ichthyostega@web.de>
 
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*/

/** @file handle.hpp
 ** A generic opaque handle to an implementation entity, including lifecycle management.
 ** The intended use is for some public interface to return such a handle to track the
 ** lifecycle or registration of a dedicated service created for this call. The handle
 ** is implemented as refcounting smart-ptr on top of shared_ptr, which especially
 ** means for the client code that the handle has value semantics, can be copied and
 ** stored, while the referred service will stay alive as long as there is still an
 ** handle in use. A handle may be empty ("null handle") or closed; the latter
 ** also decreases the ref count and can be used to close a service explicitly.
 ** 
 ** Possibly a service may use an extension of the handle template carrying dedicated
 ** API functions. In this case, the handle acts like a PImpl; the actual definition
 ** of the implementation class the handle points at is necessary only in the
 ** translation unit implementing such an extended handle.
 **
 ** @see proc::DummyPlayer::Process usage example
 ** 
 */


#ifndef LIB_HANDLE_H
#define LIB_HANDLE_H

#include "lib/nobug-init.hpp"
#include "lib/sync.hpp"

#include <tr1/memory>


namespace lib {
  
  using std::tr1::shared_ptr;
  using std::tr1::weak_ptr;
  
  
  
  /**
   * Generic opaque reference counting handle, for accessing a service
   * and managing its lifecycle. Usually such a handle is created by
   * an service interface and \link #activate activated \endlink by
   * setting up the link to some internal implementation object.
   * This setup can only be done by a friend or derived class,
   * while client code is free to copy and store handle objects.
   * Finally, any handle can be closed, thereby decrementing
   * the use count.
   */
  template<class IMP>
  class Handle 
    : protected std::tr1::shared_ptr<IMP>
    {
    public:
      typedef std::tr1::shared_ptr<IMP> SmP;
      
      /** by default create an Null handle.
       *  Typically this is followed by activating
       *  the handle by the managing service.
       */
      Handle ( )
      : SmP()
      { }
      
                                 Handle (Handle const& r)        : SmP(r)  {}
      template<class Y>          Handle (shared_ptr<Y> const& r) : SmP(r)  {}
      template<class Y> explicit Handle (weak_ptr<Y> const& wr)  : SmP(wr) {}
      template<class Y> explicit Handle (std::auto_ptr<Y> & ar)  : SmP(ar) {}
      
      Handle& operator= (Handle const& r)                          { SmP::operator= (r);  return *this; }  
      template<class Y> Handle& operator=(shared_ptr<Y> const& sr) { SmP::operator= (sr); return *this; }
      template<class Y> Handle& operator=(std::auto_ptr<Y> & ar)   { SmP::operator= (ar); return *this; }
      
      
      /** deactivate this handle, so it isn't tied any longer
       *  to the associated implementation or service object.
       *  When all handles have either been deactivated or
       *  went out of scope, the associated implementation
       *  reaches end-of-life.
       */
      void close ()  { SmP::reset(); }
      
      
      typedef IMP* SmP::*__unspecified_bool_type;
      
      /** implicit conversion to "bool" */ 
      operator __unspecified_bool_type()  const { return *this; } // never throws
      bool operator! ()                   const { return !SmP::get(); }  // dito

      
      
      
    protected:
      
      /** Activation of the handle by the managing service.
       * @param impl the implementation object this handle is tied to
       * @param whenDead functor to be invoked when reaching end-of-life 
       */
      template<typename DEL>
      Handle&
      activate (IMP* impl, DEL whenDead)
        {
          SmP::reset (impl, whenDead);
          return *this;
        }
      
      IMP& 
      impl()
        {
          REQUIRE (SmP::get(), "Lifecycle-Error");
          return *(SmP::get());
        }
    };
  
  
} // namespace lib
#endif