ref_ptr.h

#pragma once
 
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namespace vsg
{
 
    template<class T>
    class ref_ptr
    {
    public:
        using element_type = T;
 
        ref_ptr() noexcept :
            _ptr(nullptr) {}
 
        ref_ptr(const ref_ptr& rhs) noexcept :
            _ptr(rhs._ptr)
        {
            if (_ptr) _ptr->ref();
        }
 
        template<class R>
        ref_ptr(ref_ptr<R>&& rhs) noexcept :
            _ptr(rhs._ptr)
        {
            rhs._ptr = nullptr;
        }
 
        template<class R>
        ref_ptr(const ref_ptr<R>& ptr) noexcept :
            _ptr(ptr._ptr)
        {
            if (_ptr) _ptr->ref();
        }
 
        explicit ref_ptr(T* ptr) noexcept :
            _ptr(ptr)
        {
            if (_ptr) _ptr->ref();
        }
 
        template<class R>
        explicit ref_ptr(R* ptr) noexcept :
            _ptr(ptr)
        {
            if (_ptr) _ptr->ref();
        }
 
        ~ref_ptr()
        {
            if (_ptr) _ptr->unref();
        }
 
        void reset()
        {
            if (_ptr) _ptr->unref();
            _ptr = nullptr;
        }
 
        ref_ptr& operator=(T* ptr)
        {
            if (ptr == _ptr) return *this;
 
            T* temp_ptr = _ptr;
 
            _ptr = ptr;
 
            if (_ptr) _ptr->ref();
 
            // unref the original pointer after ref in case the old pointer object is a parent of the new pointer's object
            if (temp_ptr) temp_ptr->unref();
 
            return *this;
        }
 
        ref_ptr& operator=(const ref_ptr& rhs)
        {
            if (rhs._ptr == _ptr) return *this;
 
            T* temp_ptr = _ptr;
 
            _ptr = rhs._ptr;
 
            if (_ptr) _ptr->ref();
 
            // unref the original pointer after ref in case the old pointer object is a parent of the new pointer's object
            if (temp_ptr) temp_ptr->unref();
 
            return *this;
        }
 
        template<class R>
        ref_ptr& operator=(const ref_ptr<R>& rhs)
        {
            if (rhs._ptr == _ptr) return *this;
 
            T* temp_ptr = _ptr;
 
            _ptr = rhs._ptr;
 
            if (_ptr) _ptr->ref();
 
            // unref the original pointer after ref in case the old pointer object is a parent of the new pointer's object
            if (temp_ptr) temp_ptr->unref();
 
            return *this;
        }
 
        template<class R>
        ref_ptr& operator=(ref_ptr<R>&& rhs)
        {
            if (rhs._ptr == _ptr) return *this;
 
            if (_ptr) _ptr->unref();
 
            _ptr = rhs._ptr;
 
            rhs._ptr = nullptr;
 
            return *this;
        }
 
        template<class R>
        bool operator<(const ref_ptr<R>& rhs) const { return (_ptr < rhs._ptr); }
 
        template<class R>
        bool operator==(const ref_ptr<R>& rhs) const { return (rhs._ptr == _ptr); }
 
        template<class R>
        bool operator!=(const ref_ptr<R>& rhs) const { return (rhs._ptr != _ptr); }
 
        template<class R>
        bool operator<(const R* rhs) const { return (_ptr < rhs); }
 
        template<class R>
        bool operator==(const R* rhs) const { return (rhs == _ptr); }
 
        template<class R>
        bool operator!=(const R* rhs) const { return (rhs != _ptr); }
 
        bool valid() const noexcept { return _ptr != nullptr; }
 
        explicit operator bool() const noexcept { return valid(); }
 
        // potentially dangerous automatic type conversion, could cause dangling pointer if ref_ptr<> assigned to C pointer and ref_ptr<> destruction causes an object delete.
        operator T*() const noexcept { return _ptr; }
 
        void operator[](int) const = delete;
 
        T& operator*() const noexcept { return *_ptr; }
 
        T* operator->() const noexcept { return _ptr; }
 
        T* get() const noexcept { return _ptr; }
 
        T* release_nodelete() noexcept
        {
            T* temp_ptr = _ptr;
 
            if (_ptr) _ptr->unref_nodelete();
            _ptr = nullptr;
 
            return temp_ptr;
        }
 
        void swap(ref_ptr& rhs) noexcept
        {
            T* temp_ptr = _ptr;
            _ptr = rhs._ptr;
            rhs._ptr = temp_ptr;
        }
 
        template<class R>
        ref_ptr<R> cast() const { return ref_ptr<R>(_ptr ? _ptr->template cast<R>() : nullptr); }
 
    protected:
        template<class R>
        friend class ref_ptr;
 
        T* _ptr;
    };
 
} // namespace vsg