fix accessing std::list functions from within PtrList

[libasyncio] / utils / asyncio_ptr_list.hpp

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/** 
 * @file
 * @brief a pointer list
 *
 * provides a pointer list which is prepared for being used in nested
 * iterator loops.
 *
 * @author Reinhard Pfau \<reinhard.pfau@intra2net.com\>
 *
 * @copyright &copy; Copyright 2008 Intra2Net AG
 */

#ifndef __ASYNCIO__PTR_LIST_HPP__
#define __ASYNCIO__PTR_LIST_HPP__

#include <list>
#include <algorithm>


namespace AsyncIo
{
namespace Utils
{


/**
 * @brief provides a global instance counter.
 *
 * The global instance counter must be initialized by the module which uses it.
 * The main purpose for this is to keep track of the instances when PtrList's are
 * used as global objects.
 */
template< class T, bool globalcounted >
class GlobalCounted
{
        static int InstanceCount;

    public:

        GlobalCounted()
        {
            ++InstanceCount;
        } // eo GlobalCounted


        virtual ~GlobalCounted()
        {
            --InstanceCount;
        } // eo ~GlobalCounted

        static int Instances()
        {
            return InstanceCount;
        }
}; // eo GlobalCounted


template<>
class GlobalCounted< class T, false >
{
    public:
        GlobalCounted()
        {
        } // eo GlobalCounted


        virtual ~GlobalCounted()
        {
        } // eo ~GlobalCounted

}; // eo GlobalCounted



/**
 * @brief pointer list which supports deletion by set to NULL.
 *
 * This list can be used in nested iterator loops as long as some conditions
 * are fulfilled:
 * - inside the loops each iterator value is tested for not get NULL.
 * - cleaning the list is only allowed when the outmost loop exits.
 * .
 * 
 *
 * @tparam T type of the pointers.
 * @tparam globalcounted determine if a global instance counter should be included.
 */
template<class T, bool globalcounted= false>
class PtrList
: public GlobalCounted< PtrList< T, globalcounted >, globalcounted >
, protected std::list<T*>
{
        typedef std::list<T*> inherited;

    public:
        typedef GlobalCounted< PtrList< T, globalcounted >, globalcounted > GlobalCountType;

        typedef typename inherited::iterator iterator;
        typedef typename inherited::const_iterator const_iterator;

    public:

        PtrList()
        : Dirty(false)
        {
        } // eo PtrList


        ~PtrList()
        {
        } // eo ~PtrList


        /**
         * @brief add a new item pointer to the list.
         *
         * @param item item pointer which should be added
         */
        void add_item(T* item)
        {
            typename inherited::iterator it= std::find(inherited::begin(), inherited::end(), item);
            if (it != inherited::end())
            {
                // nothing to do since item is already in the list
                return;
            }
            this->push_back(item);
        } // eo add


        /**
         * @brief remove an item pointer from the list by setting to NULL.
         *
         * This sets the pointer in the list to NULL and marks the list as dirty.
         *
         * @param item the io object which should be removed from the list.
         */
        void remove_item(T* item)
        {
            typename inherited::iterator it= std::find(inherited::begin(), inherited::end(), item);
            if (it == inherited::end())
            {
                // nothing to do:
                return;
            }
            *it = NULL; // forget the pointer
            Dirty= true; // ..and mark the list as dirty (i.e. has NULL elements)
        } // eo remove


        /**
         * @brief cleans the list of objects by removing the NULL elements (if any).
         *
         * @note this function should only be called when it is ensured that no
         * other functions using iterators of this list.
         */
        void clean_list()
        {
            if (!Dirty)
            {
                // nothing to do
                return;
            }
            // remove the NULL elements now:
            this->erase(
                std::remove( inherited::begin(), inherited::end(), (T*)NULL),
                inherited::end() );
            Dirty= false;
        } // eo clean_list


        /**
         * @brief explicit set the list dirty.
         *
         * use this to mark the list as dirty, when an item is set to NULL via
         * a non const iterator.
         *
         * @note This is really dirty; better use remove_item(T*) in that cases!
         */
        void set_dirty()
        {
            Dirty= true;
        } // eo set_dirty


        iterator begin()
        {
            return inherited::begin();
        }


        iterator end()
        {
            return inherited::end();
        }


        const_iterator begin() const
        {
            return inherited::begin();
        }


        const_iterator end() const
        {
            return inherited::end();
        }

    protected:
        bool Dirty;

}; // eo class PtrList


} // eo namespace Utils
} // eo namespace AsyncIo

#endif