1 // Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
3 // found in the LICENSE file.
4
5 // Weak pointers are pointers to an object that do not affect its lifetime,
6 // and which may be invalidated (i.e. reset to nullptr) by the object, or its
7 // owner, at any time, most commonly when the object is about to be deleted.
8
9 // Weak pointers are useful when an object needs to be accessed safely by one
10 // or more objects other than its owner, and those callers can cope with the
11 // object vanishing and e.g. tasks posted to it being silently dropped.
12 // Reference-counting such an object would complicate the ownership graph and
13 // make it harder to reason about the object's lifetime.
14
15 // EXAMPLE:
16 //
17 // class Controller {
18 // public:
19 // Controller() : weak_factory_(this) {}
20 // void SpawnWorker() { Worker::StartNew(weak_factory_.GetWeakPtr()); }
21 // void WorkComplete(const Result& result) { ... }
22 // private:
23 // // Member variables should appear before the WeakPtrFactory, to ensure
24 // // that any WeakPtrs to Controller are invalidated before its members
25 // // variable's destructors are executed, rendering them invalid.
26 // WeakPtrFactory<Controller> weak_factory_;
27 // };
28 //
29 // class Worker {
30 // public:
31 // static void StartNew(const WeakPtr<Controller>& controller) {
32 // Worker* worker = new Worker(controller);
33 // // Kick off asynchronous processing...
34 // }
35 // private:
36 // Worker(const WeakPtr<Controller>& controller)
37 // : controller_(controller) {}
38 // void DidCompleteAsynchronousProcessing(const Result& result) {
39 // if (controller_)
40 // controller_->WorkComplete(result);
41 // }
42 // WeakPtr<Controller> controller_;
43 // };
44 //
45 // With this implementation a caller may use SpawnWorker() to dispatch multiple
46 // Workers and subsequently delete the Controller, without waiting for all
47 // Workers to have completed.
48
49 // ------------------------- IMPORTANT: Thread-safety -------------------------
50
51 // Weak pointers may be passed safely between threads, but must always be
52 // dereferenced and invalidated on the same SequencedTaskRunner otherwise
53 // checking the pointer would be racey.
54 //
55 // To ensure correct use, the first time a WeakPtr issued by a WeakPtrFactory
56 // is dereferenced, the factory and its WeakPtrs become bound to the calling
57 // thread or current SequencedWorkerPool token, and cannot be dereferenced or
58 // invalidated on any other task runner. Bound WeakPtrs can still be handed
59 // off to other task runners, e.g. to use to post tasks back to object on the
60 // bound sequence.
61 //
62 // If all WeakPtr objects are destroyed or invalidated then the factory is
63 // unbound from the SequencedTaskRunner/Thread. The WeakPtrFactory may then be
64 // destroyed, or new WeakPtr objects may be used, from a different sequence.
65 //
66 // Thus, at least one WeakPtr object must exist and have been dereferenced on
67 // the correct thread to enforce that other WeakPtr objects will enforce they
68 // are used on the desired thread.
69
70 #ifndef BASE_MEMORY_WEAK_PTR_H_
71 #define BASE_MEMORY_WEAK_PTR_H_
72
73 #include <cstddef>
74 #include <type_traits>
75
76 #include "base/base_export.h"
77 #include "base/logging.h"
78 #include "base/macros.h"
79 #include "base/memory/ref_counted.h"
80 #include "base/sequence_checker.h"
81
82 namespace base {
83
84 template <typename T> class SupportsWeakPtr;
85 template <typename T> class WeakPtr;
86
87 namespace internal {
88 // These classes are part of the WeakPtr implementation.
89 // DO NOT USE THESE CLASSES DIRECTLY YOURSELF.
90
91 class BASE_EXPORT WeakReference {
92 public:
93 // Although Flag is bound to a specific SequencedTaskRunner, it may be
94 // deleted from another via base::WeakPtr::~WeakPtr().
95 class BASE_EXPORT Flag : public RefCountedThreadSafe<Flag> {
96 public:
97 Flag();
98
99 void Invalidate();
100 bool IsValid() const;
101
102 private:
103 friend class base::RefCountedThreadSafe<Flag>;
104
105 ~Flag();
106
107 SequenceChecker sequence_checker_;
108 bool is_valid_;
109 };
110
111 WeakReference();
112 explicit WeakReference(const Flag* flag);
113 ~WeakReference();
114
115 WeakReference(WeakReference&& other);
116 WeakReference(const WeakReference& other);
117 WeakReference& operator=(WeakReference&& other) = default;
118 WeakReference& operator=(const WeakReference& other) = default;
119
120 bool is_valid() const;
121
122 private:
123 scoped_refptr<const Flag> flag_;
124 };
125
126 class BASE_EXPORT WeakReferenceOwner {
127 public:
128 WeakReferenceOwner();
129 ~WeakReferenceOwner();
130
131 WeakReference GetRef() const;
132
HasRefs()133 bool HasRefs() const {
134 return flag_.get() && !flag_->HasOneRef();
135 }
136
137 void Invalidate();
138
139 private:
140 mutable scoped_refptr<WeakReference::Flag> flag_;
141 };
142
143 // This class simplifies the implementation of WeakPtr's type conversion
144 // constructor by avoiding the need for a public accessor for ref_. A
145 // WeakPtr<T> cannot access the private members of WeakPtr<U>, so this
146 // base class gives us a way to access ref_ in a protected fashion.
147 class BASE_EXPORT WeakPtrBase {
148 public:
149 WeakPtrBase();
150 ~WeakPtrBase();
151
152 WeakPtrBase(const WeakPtrBase& other) = default;
153 WeakPtrBase(WeakPtrBase&& other) = default;
154 WeakPtrBase& operator=(const WeakPtrBase& other) = default;
155 WeakPtrBase& operator=(WeakPtrBase&& other) = default;
156
157 protected:
158 explicit WeakPtrBase(const WeakReference& ref);
159
160 WeakReference ref_;
161 };
162
163 // This class provides a common implementation of common functions that would
164 // otherwise get instantiated separately for each distinct instantiation of
165 // SupportsWeakPtr<>.
166 class SupportsWeakPtrBase {
167 public:
168 // A safe static downcast of a WeakPtr<Base> to WeakPtr<Derived>. This
169 // conversion will only compile if there is exists a Base which inherits
170 // from SupportsWeakPtr<Base>. See base::AsWeakPtr() below for a helper
171 // function that makes calling this easier.
172 template<typename Derived>
StaticAsWeakPtr(Derived * t)173 static WeakPtr<Derived> StaticAsWeakPtr(Derived* t) {
174 static_assert(
175 std::is_base_of<internal::SupportsWeakPtrBase, Derived>::value,
176 "AsWeakPtr argument must inherit from SupportsWeakPtr");
177 return AsWeakPtrImpl<Derived>(t, *t);
178 }
179
180 private:
181 // This template function uses type inference to find a Base of Derived
182 // which is an instance of SupportsWeakPtr<Base>. We can then safely
183 // static_cast the Base* to a Derived*.
184 template <typename Derived, typename Base>
AsWeakPtrImpl(Derived * t,const SupportsWeakPtr<Base> &)185 static WeakPtr<Derived> AsWeakPtrImpl(
186 Derived* t, const SupportsWeakPtr<Base>&) {
187 WeakPtr<Base> ptr = t->Base::AsWeakPtr();
188 return WeakPtr<Derived>(ptr.ref_, static_cast<Derived*>(ptr.ptr_));
189 }
190 };
191
192 } // namespace internal
193
194 template <typename T> class WeakPtrFactory;
195
196 // The WeakPtr class holds a weak reference to |T*|.
197 //
198 // This class is designed to be used like a normal pointer. You should always
199 // null-test an object of this class before using it or invoking a method that
200 // may result in the underlying object being destroyed.
201 //
202 // EXAMPLE:
203 //
204 // class Foo { ... };
205 // WeakPtr<Foo> foo;
206 // if (foo)
207 // foo->method();
208 //
209 template <typename T>
210 class WeakPtr : public internal::WeakPtrBase {
211 public:
WeakPtr()212 WeakPtr() : ptr_(nullptr) {}
213
WeakPtr(std::nullptr_t)214 WeakPtr(std::nullptr_t) : ptr_(nullptr) {}
215
216 // Allow conversion from U to T provided U "is a" T. Note that this
217 // is separate from the (implicit) copy and move constructors.
218 template <typename U>
WeakPtr(const WeakPtr<U> & other)219 WeakPtr(const WeakPtr<U>& other) : WeakPtrBase(other), ptr_(other.ptr_) {
220 }
221 template <typename U>
WeakPtr(WeakPtr<U> && other)222 WeakPtr(WeakPtr<U>&& other)
223 : WeakPtrBase(std::move(other)), ptr_(other.ptr_) {}
224
get()225 T* get() const { return ref_.is_valid() ? ptr_ : nullptr; }
226
227 T& operator*() const {
228 DCHECK(get() != nullptr);
229 return *get();
230 }
231 T* operator->() const {
232 DCHECK(get() != nullptr);
233 return get();
234 }
235
reset()236 void reset() {
237 ref_ = internal::WeakReference();
238 ptr_ = nullptr;
239 }
240
241 // Allow conditionals to test validity, e.g. if (weak_ptr) {...};
242 explicit operator bool() const { return get() != nullptr; }
243
244 private:
245 friend class internal::SupportsWeakPtrBase;
246 template <typename U> friend class WeakPtr;
247 friend class SupportsWeakPtr<T>;
248 friend class WeakPtrFactory<T>;
249
WeakPtr(const internal::WeakReference & ref,T * ptr)250 WeakPtr(const internal::WeakReference& ref, T* ptr)
251 : WeakPtrBase(ref),
252 ptr_(ptr) {
253 }
254
255 // This pointer is only valid when ref_.is_valid() is true. Otherwise, its
256 // value is undefined (as opposed to nullptr).
257 T* ptr_;
258 };
259
260 // Allow callers to compare WeakPtrs against nullptr to test validity.
261 template <class T>
262 bool operator!=(const WeakPtr<T>& weak_ptr, std::nullptr_t) {
263 return !(weak_ptr == nullptr);
264 }
265 template <class T>
266 bool operator!=(std::nullptr_t, const WeakPtr<T>& weak_ptr) {
267 return weak_ptr != nullptr;
268 }
269 template <class T>
270 bool operator==(const WeakPtr<T>& weak_ptr, std::nullptr_t) {
271 return weak_ptr.get() == nullptr;
272 }
273 template <class T>
274 bool operator==(std::nullptr_t, const WeakPtr<T>& weak_ptr) {
275 return weak_ptr == nullptr;
276 }
277
278 // A class may be composed of a WeakPtrFactory and thereby
279 // control how it exposes weak pointers to itself. This is helpful if you only
280 // need weak pointers within the implementation of a class. This class is also
281 // useful when working with primitive types. For example, you could have a
282 // WeakPtrFactory<bool> that is used to pass around a weak reference to a bool.
283 template <class T>
284 class WeakPtrFactory {
285 public:
WeakPtrFactory(T * ptr)286 explicit WeakPtrFactory(T* ptr) : ptr_(ptr) {
287 }
288
~WeakPtrFactory()289 ~WeakPtrFactory() { ptr_ = nullptr; }
290
GetWeakPtr()291 WeakPtr<T> GetWeakPtr() {
292 DCHECK(ptr_);
293 return WeakPtr<T>(weak_reference_owner_.GetRef(), ptr_);
294 }
295
296 // Call this method to invalidate all existing weak pointers.
InvalidateWeakPtrs()297 void InvalidateWeakPtrs() {
298 DCHECK(ptr_);
299 weak_reference_owner_.Invalidate();
300 }
301
302 // Call this method to determine if any weak pointers exist.
HasWeakPtrs()303 bool HasWeakPtrs() const {
304 DCHECK(ptr_);
305 return weak_reference_owner_.HasRefs();
306 }
307
308 private:
309 internal::WeakReferenceOwner weak_reference_owner_;
310 T* ptr_;
311 DISALLOW_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTORS(WeakPtrFactory);
312 };
313
314 // A class may extend from SupportsWeakPtr to let others take weak pointers to
315 // it. This avoids the class itself implementing boilerplate to dispense weak
316 // pointers. However, since SupportsWeakPtr's destructor won't invalidate
317 // weak pointers to the class until after the derived class' members have been
318 // destroyed, its use can lead to subtle use-after-destroy issues.
319 template <class T>
320 class SupportsWeakPtr : public internal::SupportsWeakPtrBase {
321 public:
SupportsWeakPtr()322 SupportsWeakPtr() {}
323
AsWeakPtr()324 WeakPtr<T> AsWeakPtr() {
325 return WeakPtr<T>(weak_reference_owner_.GetRef(), static_cast<T*>(this));
326 }
327
328 protected:
~SupportsWeakPtr()329 ~SupportsWeakPtr() {}
330
331 private:
332 internal::WeakReferenceOwner weak_reference_owner_;
333 DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(SupportsWeakPtr);
334 };
335
336 // Helper function that uses type deduction to safely return a WeakPtr<Derived>
337 // when Derived doesn't directly extend SupportsWeakPtr<Derived>, instead it
338 // extends a Base that extends SupportsWeakPtr<Base>.
339 //
340 // EXAMPLE:
341 // class Base : public base::SupportsWeakPtr<Producer> {};
342 // class Derived : public Base {};
343 //
344 // Derived derived;
345 // base::WeakPtr<Derived> ptr = base::AsWeakPtr(&derived);
346 //
347 // Note that the following doesn't work (invalid type conversion) since
348 // Derived::AsWeakPtr() is WeakPtr<Base> SupportsWeakPtr<Base>::AsWeakPtr(),
349 // and there's no way to safely cast WeakPtr<Base> to WeakPtr<Derived> at
350 // the caller.
351 //
352 // base::WeakPtr<Derived> ptr = derived.AsWeakPtr(); // Fails.
353
354 template <typename Derived>
AsWeakPtr(Derived * t)355 WeakPtr<Derived> AsWeakPtr(Derived* t) {
356 return internal::SupportsWeakPtrBase::StaticAsWeakPtr<Derived>(t);
357 }
358
359 } // namespace base
360
361 #endif // BASE_MEMORY_WEAK_PTR_H_
362