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

152 lines
3.7 KiB
C++

/*
OPTIONAL-REF.hpp - optional and switchable reference
Copyright (C) Lumiera.org
2010, Hermann Vosseler <Ichthyostega@web.de>
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program 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 General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
*/
#ifndef LIB_OPTIONAL_REF_H
#define LIB_OPTIONAL_REF_H
#include "lib/error.hpp"
#include "lib/bool-checkable.hpp"
namespace lib {
using lumiera::error::LUMIERA_ERROR_BOTTOM_VALUE;
/**
* Optional or switchable link to an existing object.
* This reference wrapper is accessed like a functor,
* but has the ability to be \em disabled. This disabled state
* is managed automatically by ctor and dtor, can be detected
* through \c bool check and -- contrary to a \c NULL pointer
* -- produces a real exception instead of crashing.
*
* @note \em not taking ownership of the pointee
*
* @see OptionalRef_test
* @see lib::AutoRegistered usage example
* @see SessionInterfaceModules::~SessionInterfaceModules()
*
*/
template<typename T>
class OptionalRef
: public lib::BoolCheckable<OptionalRef<T> >
{
T* ref_;
public:
OptionalRef()
: ref_(0)
{ }
~OptionalRef()
{
clear();
}
// using default copy operations...
explicit
OptionalRef(T& target) ///< ...\em not allowing implicit conversion from T&
: ref_(&target)
{ }
T&
operator() () const
{
if (!isValid())
throw lumiera::error::Logic ("access to this object is (not/yet) enabled"
, LUMIERA_ERROR_BOTTOM_VALUE);
return *ref_;
}
/* === mutations ===*/
void
link_to (T& target)
{
ref_ = &target;
}
void
clear()
{
ref_ = 0;
}
/* === comparison and diagnostics === */
bool
isValid() const
{
return bool(ref_);
}
bool
points_to (T const& target) const
{
return isValid()
&& ref_ == &target;
}
friend bool
operator== (OptionalRef const& r1, OptionalRef const& r2)
{
return r1.ref_ == r2.ref_;
}
friend bool
operator!= (OptionalRef const& r1, OptionalRef const& r2)
{
return r1.ref_ != r2.ref_;
}
// mixed comparisons
friend bool
operator== (OptionalRef const& ref, T const& otherTarget) ///< @note might throw
{
return ref() == otherTarget;
}
friend bool operator== (T const& otherTarget, OptionalRef const& ref) { return ref == otherTarget; }
friend bool operator!= (T const& otherTarget, OptionalRef const& ref) { return !(ref == otherTarget); }
friend bool operator!= (OptionalRef const& ref, T const& otherTarget) { return !(ref == otherTarget); }
};
template<typename T>
OptionalRef<T>
optionalRefTo (T& target)
{
return OptionalRef<T> (target);
}
} // namespace lib
#endif