gecko-dev/xpcom/threads/LeakRefPtr.h
Xidorn Quan 98d15627f8 Bug 1186745 part 1 - Add LeakRefPtr for pointer leaking by default. r=froydnj
This class can be used instead of raw pointer for a sound leaking-by-default
behavior. Also it could take advantage of move semantic check in the future.

--HG--
extra : source : 6bf72b4eaa92b13d42b547d8aeee677489a4d3e2
2015-10-06 13:00:59 +11:00

53 lines
1.2 KiB
C++

/* -*- 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/. */
/* Smart pointer which leaks its owning refcounted object by default. */
#ifndef LeakRefPtr_h
#define LeakRefPtr_h
#include "mozilla/AlreadyAddRefed.h"
namespace mozilla {
/**
* Instance of this class behaves like a raw pointer which leaks the
* resource it's owning if not explicitly released.
*/
template<class T>
class LeakRefPtr
{
public:
explicit LeakRefPtr(already_AddRefed<T>&& aPtr)
: mRawPtr(aPtr.take()) { }
explicit operator bool() const { return !!mRawPtr; }
LeakRefPtr<T>& operator=(already_AddRefed<T>&& aPtr)
{
mRawPtr = aPtr.take();
return *this;
}
T* get() const { return mRawPtr; }
already_AddRefed<T> take()
{
T* rawPtr = mRawPtr;
mRawPtr = nullptr;
return already_AddRefed<T>(rawPtr);
}
void release() { NS_RELEASE(mRawPtr); }
private:
T* MOZ_OWNING_REF mRawPtr;
};
} // namespace mozilla
#endif // LeakRefPtr_h