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1 //
2 // Copyright (C) 2014 The Android Open Source Project
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16 
17 #ifndef UPDATE_ENGINE_UPDATE_MANAGER_BOXED_VALUE_H_
18 #define UPDATE_ENGINE_UPDATE_MANAGER_BOXED_VALUE_H_
19 
20 #include <memory>
21 #include <string>
22 
23 #include <base/macros.h>
24 
25 namespace chromeos_update_manager {
26 
27 // BoxedValue is a class to hold pointers of a given type that deletes them when
28 // the instance goes out of scope, as std::unique_ptr<T> does. The main
29 // difference with it is that the type T is not part of the class, i.e., this
30 // isn't a parametric class. The class has a parametric constructor that accepts
31 // a const T* which will define the type of the object passed on delete.
32 //
33 // It is safe to use this class in linked containers such as std::list and
34 // std::map but the object can't be copied. This means that you need to
35 // construct the BoxedValue in place using a container method like emplace()
36 // or move it with std::move().
37 //
38 //   list<BoxedValue> lst;
39 //   lst.emplace_back(new const int(42));
40 //   lst.emplace_back(new const string("Hello world!"));
41 //
42 //   map<int, BoxedValue> m;
43 //   m.emplace(123, std::move(BoxedValue(new const string("Hola mundo!"))));
44 //
45 //   auto it = m.find(42);
46 //   if (it != m.end())
47 //     cout << "m[42] points to " << it->second.value() << endl;
48 //   cout << "m[33] points to " << m[33].value() << endl;
49 //
50 // Since copy and assign are not allowed, you can't create a copy of the
51 // BoxedValue which means that you can only use a reference to it.
52 //
53 
54 class BoxedValue {
55  public:
56   // Creates an empty BoxedValue. Since the pointer can't be assigned from other
57   // BoxedValues or pointers, this is only useful in places where a default
58   // constructor is required, such as std::map::operator[].
BoxedValue()59   BoxedValue() : value_(nullptr), deleter_(nullptr), printer_(nullptr) {}
60 
61   // Creates a BoxedValue for the passed pointer |value|. The BoxedValue keeps
62   // the ownership of this pointer and can't be released.
63   template <typename T>
BoxedValue(const T * value)64   explicit BoxedValue(const T* value)
65       : value_(static_cast<const void*>(value)),
66         deleter_(ValueDeleter<T>),
67         printer_(ValuePrinter<T>) {}
68 
69   // The move constructor takes ownership of the pointer since the semantics of
70   // it allows to render the passed BoxedValue undefined. You need to use the
71   // move constructor explicitly preventing it from accidental references,
72   // like in:
73   //   BoxedValue new_box(std::move(other_box));
BoxedValue(BoxedValue && other)74   BoxedValue(BoxedValue&& other) noexcept
75       : value_(other.value_),
76         deleter_(other.deleter_),
77         printer_(other.printer_) {
78     other.value_ = nullptr;
79     other.deleter_ = nullptr;
80     other.printer_ = nullptr;
81   }
82 
83   // Deletes the |value| passed on construction using the delete for the passed
84   // type.
~BoxedValue()85   ~BoxedValue() {
86     if (deleter_)
87       deleter_(value_);
88   }
89 
value()90   const void* value() const { return value_; }
91 
ToString()92   std::string ToString() const {
93     if (!printer_)
94       return "(no printer)";
95     if (!value_)
96       return "(no value)";
97     return printer_(value_);
98   }
99 
100   // Static method to call the destructor of the right type.
101   template <typename T>
ValueDeleter(const void * value)102   static void ValueDeleter(const void* value) {
103     delete reinterpret_cast<const T*>(value);
104   }
105 
106   // Static method to print a type. See boxed_value.cc for common
107   // instantiations.
108   template <typename T>
109   static std::string ValuePrinter(const void* value);
110 
111  private:
112   // A pointer to the cached value.
113   const void* value_;
114 
115   // A function that calls delete for the right type of value_.
116   void (*deleter_)(const void*);
117 
118   // A function that converts value_ to a string.
119   std::string (*printer_)(const void*);
120 
121   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(BoxedValue);
122 };
123 
124 }  // namespace chromeos_update_manager
125 
126 #endif  // UPDATE_ENGINE_UPDATE_MANAGER_BOXED_VALUE_H_
127