AutoRef2.h

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// Copyright 2000-2026 CEA (www.cea.fr) IFPEN (www.ifpenergiesnouvelles.com)
// See the top-level COPYRIGHT file for details.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
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/* AutoRef2.h                                                  (C) 2000-2026 */
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/* Encapsulation of a pointer with a reference counter.                      */
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#ifndef ARCCORE_BASE_AUTOREF2_H
#define ARCCORE_BASE_AUTOREF2_H
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#include "arccore/base/ArccoreGlobal.h"
 
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namespace Arcane
{
 
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template <class T>
class AutoRef2
{
 public:
 
  using ThatClass = AutoRef2<T>;
 
 public:

  AutoRef2() = default;
  explicit AutoRef2(T* t)
  {
    _changeValue(t);
  }

  AutoRef2(const ThatClass& from)
  {
    _changeValue(from.m_value);
  }

  AutoRef2(ThatClass&& from) noexcept
  : m_value(from.m_value)
  {
    from.m_value = nullptr;
  }

  ThatClass& operator=(const ThatClass& from)
  {
    _changeValue(from.m_value);
    return (*this);
  }

  ThatClass& operator=(ThatClass&& from) noexcept
  {
    _removeRef();
    m_value = from.m_value;
    from.m_value = nullptr;
    return (*this);
  }

  ThatClass& operator=(T* new_value)
  {
    _changeValue(new_value);
    return (*this);
  }

  ~AutoRef2() { _removeRef(); }

  T* operator->() const
  {
    ARCCORE_CHECK_PTR(m_value);
    return m_value;
  }

  inline T& operator*() const
  {
    ARCCORE_CHECK_PTR(m_value);
    return *m_value;
  }

  T* get() const { return m_value; }
 
  bool isNull() const { return !m_value; }
  operator bool() const { return m_value; }
 
  friend bool operator==(const ThatClass& a, const ThatClass& b)
  {
    return a.get() == b.get();
  }
  friend bool operator!=(const ThatClass& a, const ThatClass& b)
  {
    return a.get() != b.get();
  }
 
 private:

  void _addRef()
  {
    if (m_value)
      m_value->addRef();
  }

  void _removeRef() noexcept
  {
    if (m_value)
      m_value->removeRef();
  }

  void _changeValue(T* new_value)
  {
    if (m_value == new_value)
      return;
    _removeRef();
    m_value = new_value;
    _addRef();
  }
 
 private:
 
  T* m_value = nullptr; 
};
 
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} // namespace Arcane
 
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#endif