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/**
 * @file
 * @brief some functions to deal with (smart) pointer
 *
 * @author Reinhard Pfau \<Reinhard.Pfau@gmx.de\>
 * @copyright &copy; Copyright 2009 by Intra2net AG
 */

#ifndef _ASYNCIO_POINTER_FUNC_HPP_
#define _ASYNCIO_POINTER_FUNC_HPP_

#include <asyncio_config.hpp>
#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
#include <boost/enable_shared_from_this.hpp>
#ifdef HAVE_LIBI2NCOMMON
#  include <pointer_func.hpp>
#endif

namespace AsyncIo
{
namespace Utils
{

#ifdef HAVE_LIBI2NCOMMON

// NOTE: this typedef is needed by I2N code; please keep it!

typedef I2n::SharedBase SharedBase;

#else

class SharedBase
: public boost::enable_shared_from_this< SharedBase >
{
  public:
    typedef boost::shared_ptr< SharedBase > PtrType;

  public:
    SharedBase() {}
    virtual ~SharedBase() {}

    template< class D >
    boost::shared_ptr< D > get_ptr_as()
    {
      try
      {
        return boost::dynamic_pointer_cast< D >( shared_from_this() );
      }
      catch( boost::bad_weak_ptr& e )
      {
        // we ignore this error.
      }
      return boost::shared_ptr< D >();
    }
    
}; // end of SharedBase

#endif


} // end of namespace Utils
} // end of namespace AsyncIo


#endif