Handle.h

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#ifndef BASE_HANDLE_H
#define BASE_HANDLE_H

// Std. configurations

#include <string>
#include <map>
#include <typeinfo>

class QAtomicInt;

namespace Base
{

template <class T>
class Reference
{
public:
    //**************************************************************************
    // construction & destruction

    Reference() : _toHandle(0) {
    }

    Reference(T* p) : _toHandle(p) {
        if (_toHandle)
            _toHandle->ref();
    }

    Reference(const Reference<T>& p) : _toHandle(p._toHandle) {
        if (_toHandle)
            _toHandle->ref();
    }

    ~Reference() {
        if (_toHandle)
            _toHandle->unref();
    }

    //**************************************************************************
    // operator implementation

    Reference <T>& operator=(T* p) {
        // check if we want to reassign the same object
        if (_toHandle == p)
            return *this;
        if (_toHandle)
            _toHandle->unref();
        _toHandle = p;
        if (_toHandle)
            _toHandle->ref();
        return *this;
    }

    Reference <T>& operator=(const Reference<T>& p) {
        // check if we want to reassign the same object
        if (_toHandle == p._toHandle)
            return *this;
        if (_toHandle)
            _toHandle->unref();
        _toHandle = p._toHandle;
        if (_toHandle)
            _toHandle->ref();
        return *this;
    }

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

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

    operator T*() const {
        return _toHandle;
    }

    bool operator<(const Reference<T>& p) const {
        return _toHandle < p._toHandle;
    }

    bool operator==(const Reference<T>& p) const {
        return _toHandle == p._toHandle;
    }

    bool operator!=(const Reference<T>& p) const {
        return _toHandle != p._toHandle;
    }


    //**************************************************************************
    // checking on the state

    bool isValid(void) const {
        return _toHandle != 0;
    }

    bool isNull(void) const {
        return _toHandle == 0;
    }

    int getRefCount(void) const {
        if (_toHandle)
            return _toHandle->getRefCount();
        return 0;
    }

private:
    T *_toHandle; 
};

class BaseExport Handled
{
public:
    Handled();
    virtual ~Handled();

    void ref() const;
    void unref() const;

    int getRefCount(void) const;
    const Handled& operator = (const Handled&);

private:
    QAtomicInt* _lRefCount;
};

} // namespace Base

#endif // BASE_HANDLE_H