/*
 *    Copyright (c) <2002-2005> <Jean-Philippe Barrette-LaPierre>
 *    
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 */

#ifndef UTILSPP_SMARTPTR_HPP
#define UTILSPP_SMARTPTR_HPP

#include <stdexcept>
#include "NonCopyable.hpp"

#define NULL_BODY_ERROR "the smart pointer contain a NULL pointer"

namespace utilspp
{

  template < typename Type = unsigned int >
  class FastCount
  {
  public:
    FastCount(Type count = 1) : mCount(count)
    {}

    FastCount &operator++()
    {
      mCount++;
      return *this;
    }

    FastCount &operator--()
    {
      mCount--;
      return *this;
    }

    operator Type()
    {
      return mCount;
    }

    Type useCount()
    {
      return mCount;
    }

  private:
    Type mCount;
  };

  
  template < typename ContentType, typename CountPolicy = FastCount >
  class CountingBody : public utilspp::NonCopyable
  {
  public:
    CountingBody(ContentType *body) : mBody(body)
    {}

    void inc()
    {
      ++mCount;
    }

    void dec()
    {
      --mCount;
      if (mCount <= 0) {
	delete this;
      }
    }

    ContentType *get()
    {
      return mBody;
    }

  protected:
    ~CountingBody()
    {
      if (mBody != NULL) {
	delete mBody;
	mBody = NULL;
      }
    }

  private:
    CountPolicy mCount;
    ContentType *mBody;
  };


  template < typename ContentType, typename CountingBodyPolicy = CountingBody>
  class SharedPtr
  {
  public:
    SharedPtr() : mContent(new CountingPolicy< ContentType >(NULL))
    {}

    explicit SharedPtr(ContentType *content) : mContent(new CountingBodyPolicy< ContentType >(content))
    {}

    ~SharedPtr()
    {
      mContent->dec();
    }

    SharedPtr(const SharedPtr &other) : mContent(other.mContent)
    {
      mContent->inc();
    }

    SharedPtr& operator=(const SharedPtr &other)
    {
      if(mContent->get() != other.mContent->get()) {
	mContent->dec();
	mContent = other.mContent;
	mContent->inc();
      }
      return ( *this );
    }

    SharedPtr& operator=(ContentType *content)
    {
      mContent--;
      mContent = new CountingBodyPolicy< ContentType >(content);
    }

    bool operator==(const SharedPtr &other) const
    {
      return (mContent->get() == other.mContent->get());
    }

    bool operator!=(const SharedPtr &other) const
    {
      return (mContent->get() != other.mContent->get());
    }

    bool operator<(const SharedPtr &other) const
    {
      return (mContent->get() < other.mContent->get());
    }

    operator ContentType*()
    {
      return mContent->get();
    }

    ContentType& operator*()
    {
      if(mContent->get() == NULL) {
	throw std::runtime_error(NULL_BODY_ERROR);
      }
      return *mContent->get();
    }

    ContentType* operator->()
    { 
      if(mContent->get() == NULL) {
	throw std::runtime_error(NULL_BODY_ERROR);
      }
      return mContent->get();
    }

  private:
    CountingBodyPolicy * mContent;
  };
};

#endif


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