LUMIERA.clone/src/lib/singleton-ref.hpp

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/*
SINGLETON-REF.hpp - helper template providing singleton-like access for implementation code
Copyright (C) Lumiera.org
2008, Hermann Vosseler <Ichthyostega@web.de>
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modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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*/
/** @file singleton-ref.hpp
** Helper for singleton-kind access without managing object creation and lifecycle.
** A typical usage scenario is when implementing C Language Interfaces without any
** canonical access to some "this" pointer.
**
** @see gui::NotificationService usage example
*/
#ifndef LIB_SINGLETON_REF_H
#define LIB_SINGLETON_REF_H
#include "lib/error.hpp"
#include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
namespace lib {
namespace singleton {
/***************************************
* Detail/Policy class specifying
* how the SingletonRef can be accessed
*/
template<class TY>
class AccessAsReference
: boost::noncopyable
{
TY* obj_;
typedef AccessAsReference<TY> _ThisType;
public:
void
open (TY* instance)
{
ASSERT (!obj_, "Lifecycle error");
obj_ = instance;
}
void
close ()
{
ASSERT (obj_, "Lifecycle error");
obj_ = 0;
}
TY*
operator-> () const
{
if (!obj_)
throw lumiera::error::State("Target currently not available.");
return obj_;
}
typedef TY* _ThisType::*unspecified_bool_type;
/** implicit conversion to "bool" */
operator unspecified_bool_type() const // never throws
{
return obj_? &_ThisType::obj_ : 0;
}
bool operator! () const { return !obj_; }
};
} // namespace Singleton
/*************************************************************
* Helper template providing singleton access without managing
* object creation and lifecycle.
* @param TY the actual type to be made accessible
* @param B a base class to inherit from; defaults to noncopyable
* @param Accessor how to implement the static instance access
*/
template< class TY
, class B = boost::noncopyable
, template<class> class Access = singleton::AccessAsReference
>
struct SingletonRef
: public B
{
typedef Access<TY> Accessor;
Accessor& accessor_;
SingletonRef(TY * instance, Accessor& acc)
: accessor_(acc)
{
accessor_.open (instance);
}
~SingletonRef()
{
accessor_.close ();
}
};
} // namespace lib
#endif