Arbutils/src/Memory/BorrowedPtr.hpp

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#ifndef ARBUTILS_BORROWEDPTR_HPP
#define ARBUTILS_BORROWEDPTR_HPP
#include <memory>
#include "../Assert.hpp"
namespace ArbUt {
/// @brief A borrowed pointer is used to indicate a pointer that is not owned by its holder.
/// @details A borrowed pointer is used to indicate a pointer that is not owned by an object, but instead borrowed
/// from another owning object that is assumed to always be kept alive during the entire lifetime of the borrowing
// object.
template <class T> class BorrowedPtr {
private:
T* _raw;
public:
/// @brief Initialise a BorrowedPtr with a null pointer.
inline BorrowedPtr<T>() noexcept : _raw(nullptr){};
/// @brief Initialise a BorrowedPtr with a specific raw pointer.
inline BorrowedPtr<T>(T* ptr) noexcept : _raw(ptr){};
/// @brief Initialise a BorrowedPtr from a copy.
inline BorrowedPtr<T>(const BorrowedPtr<T>& other) noexcept : _raw(other._raw){};
/// @brief Initialise a BorrowedPtr with a std unique_ptr.
inline BorrowedPtr<T>(const std::unique_ptr<T>& other) noexcept : _raw(other.get()){};
~BorrowedPtr() noexcept = default;
/// @brief Copy operator.
inline BorrowedPtr<T>& operator=(const BorrowedPtr<T>& rhs) noexcept {
if (this == &rhs)
return *this;
_raw = rhs._raw;
return *this;
}
/// @brief Operator for access into underlying pointer.
/// @warning Note that this asserts that the underlying pointer is not null first, to prevent segfaults.
inline T* operator->() const {
AssertNotNull(_raw);
return _raw;
}
/// @brief Get the raw underlying pointer.
inline T* GetRaw() const noexcept { return _raw; }
/// @brief Check equality of two BorrowedPtr objects
inline bool operator==(const BorrowedPtr& rhs) const noexcept { return _raw == rhs._raw; }
/// @brief Check equality of two BorrowedPtr objects
inline bool operator!=(const BorrowedPtr& rhs) const noexcept { return _raw != rhs._raw; }
/// @brief Returns whether the underlying pointer is a nullptr or not.
[[nodiscard]] inline constexpr bool IsNull() const noexcept { return _raw == nullptr; }
/// @brief Returns a const version of the underlying pointer.
inline BorrowedPtr<const T> Const() const noexcept { return BorrowedPtr<const T>(_raw); }
/// @brief Casts the underlying pointer to another type using dynamic_cast.
template <class TCast> inline BorrowedPtr<TCast> As() const {
auto cast = dynamic_cast<TCast*>(_raw);
return BorrowedPtr<TCast>(cast);
}
/// @brief Try to cast the underlying pointer to another type using dynamic_cast.
template <class TCast> inline bool TryAs(BorrowedPtr<TCast>& out) const noexcept {
auto cast = dynamic_cast<TCast*>(_raw);
if (cast == nullptr)
return false;
out = BorrowedPtr<TCast>(cast);
return true;
}
/// @brief Force cast the underlying pointer to another type using reinterpret_cast.
template <class TCast> inline BorrowedPtr<TCast> ForceAs() const noexcept {
auto cast = reinterpret_cast<TCast*>(_raw);
return BorrowedPtr<TCast>(cast);
}
};
}
namespace std {
/// @brief Helper class for allowing hashing of BorrowedPtr.
template <class T> struct hash<ArbUt::BorrowedPtr<T>> {
/// @brief Returns a hash of for a borrowed Pointer. Effectively just the raw memory address.
/// @param k A borrowed pointer.
/// @return The hash of the borrowed pointer.
std::size_t operator()(const ArbUt::BorrowedPtr<T>& k) const { return (size_t)k.GetRaw(); }
};
}
#endif // ARBUTILS_BORROWEDPTR_HPP