/***************************************************************************
    LibUFO - UI For OpenGL
    copyright         : (C) 2001-2005 by Johannes Schmidt
    email             : schmidtjf at users.sourceforge.net
                             -------------------

    file              : include/ufo/usharedptr.hpp
    begin             : Thu Aug 22 2002
    $Id: usharedptr.hpp,v 1.2 2005/11/10 10:56:32 bruckner Exp $
 ***************************************************************************/

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 ***************************************************************************/

#ifndef USHAREDPTR_HPP
#define USHAREDPTR_HPP

#include "config/ufo_config.hpp"

namespace ufo {

/** @short Shared reference counting smart pointer.
  * @ingroup core
  *
  * @author Johannes Schmidt
  */
template<typename T>
class USharedPtr {
private:
	T * m_object; // shared object
	int * m_refCount; // shared counter

public:
	explicit USharedPtr() : m_object(NULL), m_refCount(NULL) {}

	explicit USharedPtr(const USharedPtr<T> & right) {
		if (right.m_object) {
			m_object = right.m_object;
			m_refCount = right.m_refCount;
			++*m_refCount;
		} else {
			m_object = NULL;
			m_refCount = NULL;
		}
	}

	explicit USharedPtr(T * right) : m_object(NULL), m_refCount(NULL) {
		assign(right);
	}
	/*
	explicit USharedPtr(const T * right) : m_object(NULL), m_refCount(NULL) {
		assign(const_cast<T*>(right));
	}
	*/
	~USharedPtr() {
		release();
	}

	USharedPtr<T>& operator =(const USharedPtr<T>& right) {
		if (right.m_object) {
			++*right.m_refCount;
		}

		release();

		m_object = right.m_object;
		m_refCount = right.m_refCount;

		return *this;
	}

	USharedPtr<T>& operator =(T* right) {
		assign(right);

		return *this;
	}
	/*
	USharedPtr<T>& operator =(const T* right) {
		assign(const_cast<T*>(right));

		return *this;
	}
	*/
	bool valid() {
		return (m_object != NULL);
	}
	bool operator()() const {
		return (m_object != NULL);
	}
	bool operator!() const {
		return (m_object == NULL);
	}

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

	T & operator *() const {
		return *m_object;
	}

	operator T*() const {
		return m_object;
	}
/* msvc6 don't like this for abstract classes
	operator T() const {
		return *m_object;
	}
*/
	int refCount() {
		return *m_refCount;
	}
private: // Private methods
	void assign(T * t) {
		if (t == m_object) { return; }

		release();
		if (t) {
			m_object = t;
			m_refCount = new int;
			*m_refCount = 1;
		}
	}
	void release() {
		if (m_object) {
			if (*m_refCount == 1) {
				delete m_refCount;
				delete m_object;
			} else {
				--*m_refCount;
			}
			m_object = NULL;
			m_refCount = NULL;
		}
	}
};

} // namespace ufo

#endif // USHAREDPTR_HPP
