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author | Matt A. Tobin <mattatobin@localhost.localdomain> | 2018-02-02 04:16:08 -0500 |
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committer | Matt A. Tobin <mattatobin@localhost.localdomain> | 2018-02-02 04:16:08 -0500 |
commit | 5f8de423f190bbb79a62f804151bc24824fa32d8 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/xpcom/glue/nsTWeakRef.h b/xpcom/glue/nsTWeakRef.h new file mode 100644 index 000000000..6c9a5e8eb --- /dev/null +++ b/xpcom/glue/nsTWeakRef.h @@ -0,0 +1,176 @@ +/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */ +/* vim: set ts=8 sts=2 et sw=2 tw=80: */ +/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public + * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this + * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */ + +#ifndef nsTWeakRef_h__ +#define nsTWeakRef_h__ + +#ifndef nsDebug_h___ +#include "nsDebug.h" +#endif + +/** + * A weak reference class for use with generic C++ objects. NOT THREADSAFE! + * + * Example usage: + * + * class A { + * public: + * A() : mWeakSelf(this) { + * } + * ~A() { + * mWeakSelf.forget(); + * } + * void Bar() { printf("Bar!\n"); } + * const nsTWeakRef<A> &AsWeakRef() const { return mWeakSelf; } + * private: + * nsTWeakRef<A> mWeakSelf; + * }; + * + * class B { + * public: + * void SetA(const nsTWeakRef<A> &a) { + * mA = a; + * } + * void Foo() { + * if (mA) + * mA->Bar(); + * } + * private: + * nsTWeakRef<A> mA; + * }; + * + * void Test() { + * B b; + * { + * A a; + * b.SetA(a.AsWeakRef()); + * b.Foo(); // prints "Bar!" + * } + * b.Foo(); // prints nothing because |a| has already been destroyed + * } + * + * One can imagine much more complex examples, especially when asynchronous + * event processing is involved. + * + * Keep in mind that you should only ever need a class like this when you have + * multiple instances of B, such that it is not possible for A and B to simply + * have pointers to one another. + */ +template<class Type> +class nsTWeakRef +{ +public: + ~nsTWeakRef() + {} + + /** + * Construct from an object pointer (may be null). + */ + explicit nsTWeakRef(Type* aObj = nullptr) + { + if (aObj) { + mRef = new Inner(aObj); + } else { + mRef = nullptr; + } + } + + /** + * Construct from another weak reference object. + */ + explicit nsTWeakRef(const nsTWeakRef<Type>& aOther) : mRef(aOther.mRef) + {} + + /** + * Assign from an object pointer. + */ + nsTWeakRef<Type>& operator=(Type* aObj) + { + if (aObj) { + mRef = new Inner(aObj); + } else { + mRef = nullptr; + } + return *this; + } + + /** + * Assign from another weak reference object. + */ + nsTWeakRef<Type>& operator=(const nsTWeakRef<Type>& aOther) + { + mRef = aOther.mRef; + return *this; + } + + /** + * Get the referenced object. This method may return null if the reference + * has been cleared or if an out-of-memory error occurred at assignment. + */ + Type* get() const { return mRef ? mRef->mObj : nullptr; } + + /** + * Called to "null out" the weak reference. Typically, the object referenced + * by this weak reference calls this method when it is being destroyed. + * @returns The former referenced object. + */ + Type* forget() + { + Type* obj; + if (mRef) { + obj = mRef->mObj; + mRef->mObj = nullptr; + mRef = nullptr; + } else { + obj = nullptr; + } + return obj; + } + + /** + * Allow |*this| to be treated as a |Type*| for convenience. + */ + operator Type*() const { return get(); } + + /** + * Allow |*this| to be treated as a |Type*| for convenience. Use with + * caution since this method will crash if the referenced object is null. + */ + Type* operator->() const MOZ_NO_ADDREF_RELEASE_ON_RETURN + { + NS_ASSERTION(mRef && mRef->mObj, + "You can't dereference a null weak reference with operator->()."); + return get(); + } + +private: + + struct Inner + { + int mCnt; + Type* mObj; + + explicit Inner(Type* aObj) + : mCnt(1) + , mObj(aObj) + { + } + void AddRef() + { + ++mCnt; + } + void Release() + { + if (--mCnt == 0) { + delete this; + } + } + }; + + RefPtr<Inner> mRef; +}; + +#endif // nsTWeakRef_h__ |