scummvm/common/singleton.h

/* ScummVM - Scumm Interpreter
 * Copyright (C) 2001  Ludvig Strigeus
 * Copyright (C) 2001-2004 The ScummVM project
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#ifndef COMMON_SINGLETON_H
#define COMMON_SINGLETON_H

namespace Common {

/**
 * Generic template base class for implementing the singleton design pattern.
 */
template <class T>
class Singleton
{
private:
	Singleton<T>(const Singleton<T>&);
	Singleton<T>& operator= (const Singleton<T>&);
	
	static T* _singleton;

public:
	static T& instance() {
		// TODO: We aren't thread safe. For now we ignore it since the
		// only thing using this singleton template is the config manager,
		// and that is first instantiated long before any threads.
		// TODO: We don't leak, but the destruction order is nevertheless
		// semi-random. If we use multiple singletons, the destruction
		// order might become an issue. There are various approaches
		// to solve that problem, but for now this is sufficient
		if (!_singleton)
			_singleton = new T;
		return *_singleton;
	}
protected:
	Singleton<T>()		{ }
	~Singleton<T>()		{ }
}; 

template <class T>
T* Singleton<T>::_singleton=0;

}	// End of namespace Common

#endif