// Copyright (c) 2005-2022 Jay Berkenbilt // // This file is part of qpdf. // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. // You may obtain a copy of the License at // // http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 // // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and // limitations under the License. // // Versions of qpdf prior to version 7 were released under the terms // of version 2.0 of the Artistic License. At your option, you may // continue to consider qpdf to be licensed under those terms. Please // see the manual for additional information. #ifndef POINTERHOLDER_HH #define POINTERHOLDER_HH #ifndef POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION // In qpdf 11, #define POINTERHOLDER_IS_SHARED_POINTER // In qpdf 11, issue a warning: // #define POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION 0 to suppress this warning, and see below. // # warn "POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION is not defined -- see qpdf/PointerHolder.hh" // undefined = define as 0; will also issue a warning in qpdf 11 // 0 = no deprecation warnings // 1 = make PointerHolder(T*) explicit // 2 = warn for use of getPointer() and getRefcount() // 3 = warn for all use of PointerHolder // 4 = don't define PointerHolder at all # define POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION 0 #endif // !defined(POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION) // *** WHAT IS HAPPENING *** // In qpdf 11, PointerHolder will be replaced with std::shared_ptr // wherever it appears in the qpdf API. The PointerHolder object will // be derived from std::shared_ptr to provide a backward-compatible // interface and will be mutually assignable with std::shared_ptr. // Code that uses containers of PointerHolder will require adjustment. // *** HOW TO TRANSITION *** // The symbol POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION can be defined to help you // transition your code away from PointerHolder. You can define it // before including any qpdf header files or including its definition // in your build configuration. If not defined, it automatically gets // defined to 0, which enables full backward compatibility. That way, // you don't have to take action for your code to continue to work. // If you want to work gradually to transition your code away from // PointerHolder, you can define POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION and fix the // code so it compiles without warnings and works correctly. If you // want to be able to continue to support old qpdf versions at the // same time, you can write code like this: // #ifndef POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION // ... use PointerHolder as before 10.6 // #else // ... use PointerHolder or shared_ptr as needed // #endif // Each level of POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION exposes differences between // PointerHolder and std::shared_ptr. The easiest way to transition is // to increase POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION in steps of 1 so that you can // test and handle changes incrementally. // *** Transitions available starting at qpdf 10.6.0 *** // POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION = 1 // // PointerHolder has an implicit constructor that takes a T*, so // you can replace a PointerHolder's pointer by directly assigning // a T* to it or pass a T* to a function that expects a // PointerHolder. std::shared_ptr does not have this (risky) // behavior. When POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION = 1, PointerHolder's T* // constructor is declared explicit. For compatibility with // std::shared_ptr, you can still assign nullptr to a PointerHolder. // Constructing all your PointerHolder instances explicitly is // backward compatible, so you can make this change without // conditional compilation and still use the changes with older qpdf // versions. // // Also defined is a make_pointer_holder method that acts like // std::make_shared. You can use this as well, but it is not // compatible with qpdf prior to 10.6. Like std::make_shared, // make_pointer_holder can only be used when the constructor // implied by its arguments is public. If you use this, you should be // able to just replace it with std::make_shared when qpdf 11 is out. // POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION = 2 // // std::shared_ptr as get() and use_count(). PointerHolder has // getPointer() and getRefcount(). In 10.6.0, get() and use_count() // were added as well. When POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION = 2, getPointer() // and getRefcount() are deprecated. Fix deprecation warnings by // replacing with get() and use_count(). This breaks compatibility // with qpdf older than 10.6. Search for CONST BEHAVIOR for an // additional note. // // Once your code is clean at POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION = 2, the only // remaining issues that prevent simple replacement of PointerHolder // with std::shared_ptr are shared arrays and containers, and neither // of these are used in the qpdf API. // *** Transitions available starting at qpdf 11.0.0 ** // NOTE: Until qpdf 11 is released, this is a plan and is subject to // change. Be sure to check again after qpdf 11 is released. // POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION = 3 // // Warn for all use of PointerHolder. This helps you remove all use // of PointerHolder from your code and use std::shared_ptr instead. // You will also have to transition any containers of PointerHolder in // your code. // POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION = 4 // // Suppress definition of the PointerHolder type entirely. // CONST BEHAVIOR // PointerHolder has had a long-standing bug in its const behavior. // const PointerHolder's getPointer() method returns a T const*. // This is incorrect and is not how regular pointers or standard // library smart pointers behave. Making a PointerHolder const // should prevent reassignment of its pointer but not affect the thing // it points to. For that, use PointerHolder. The new get() // method behaves correctly in this respect and is therefore slightly // different from getPointer(). This shouldn't break any correctly // written code. If you are relying on the incorrect behavior, use // PointerHolder instead. // OLD DOCUMENTATION // This class is basically std::shared_ptr but predates that by // several years. // This class expects to be initialized with a dynamically allocated // object pointer. It keeps a reference count and deletes this once // the reference count goes to zero. PointerHolder objects are // explicitly safe for use in STL containers. // It is very important that a client who pulls the pointer out of // this holder does not let the holder go out of scope until it is // finished with the pointer. It is also important that exactly one // instance of this object ever gets initialized with a given pointer. // Otherwise, the pointer will be deleted twice, and before that, some // objects will be left with a pointer to a deleted object. In other // words, the only legitimate way for two PointerHolder objects to // contain the same pointer is for one to be a copy of the other. // Copy and assignment semantics are well-defined and essentially // allow you to use PointerHolder as a means to get pass-by-reference // semantics in a pass-by-value environment without having to worry // about memory management details. // Comparison (== and <) are defined and operate on the internally // stored pointers, not on the data. This makes it possible to store // PointerHolder objects in sorted lists or to find them in STL // containers just as one would be able to store pointers. Comparing // the underlying pointers provides a well-defined, if not // particularly meaningful, ordering. #include template class PointerHolder { private: class Data { public: Data(T* pointer, bool array) : pointer(pointer), array(array), refcount(0) { } ~Data() { if (array) { delete[] this->pointer; } else { delete this->pointer; } } T* pointer; bool array; int refcount; private: Data(Data const&) = delete; Data& operator=(Data const&) = delete; }; public: #if POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION >= 1 explicit #endif // POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION >= 1 PointerHolder(T* pointer = 0) { this->init(new Data(pointer, false)); } // Special constructor indicating to free memory with delete [] // instead of delete PointerHolder(bool, T* pointer) { this->init(new Data(pointer, true)); } PointerHolder(PointerHolder const& rhs) { this->copy(rhs); } PointerHolder& operator=(PointerHolder const& rhs) { if (this != &rhs) { this->destroy(); this->copy(rhs); } return *this; } PointerHolder& operator=(decltype(nullptr)) { this->operator=(PointerHolder()); return *this; } ~PointerHolder() { this->destroy(); } bool operator==(PointerHolder const& rhs) const { return this->data->pointer == rhs.data->pointer; } bool operator==(decltype(nullptr)) const { return this->data->pointer == nullptr; } bool operator<(PointerHolder const& rhs) const { return this->data->pointer < rhs.data->pointer; } // get() is for interface compatibility with std::shared_ptr T* get() const { return this->data->pointer; } // NOTE: The pointer returned by getPointer turns into a pumpkin // when the last PointerHolder that contains it disappears. #if POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION >= 2 [[deprecated("use PointerHolder::get() instead of getPointer()")]] #endif // POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION >= 2 T* getPointer() { return this->data->pointer; } #if POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION >= 2 [[deprecated("use PointerHolder::get() instead of getPointer()")]] #endif // POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION >= 2 T const* getPointer() const { return this->data->pointer; } #if POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION >= 2 [[deprecated("use use_count() instead of getRefcount()")]] #endif // POINTERHOLDER_TRANSITION >= 2 int getRefcount() const { return this->data->refcount; } // use_count() is for compatibility with std::shared_ptr long use_count() { return static_cast(this->data->refcount); } T const& operator*() const { return *this->data->pointer; } T& operator*() { return *this->data->pointer; } T const* operator->() const { return this->data->pointer; } T* operator->() { return this->data->pointer; } private: void init(Data* data) { this->data = data; ++this->data->refcount; } void copy(PointerHolder const& rhs) { this->init(rhs.data); } void destroy() { bool gone = false; { if (--this->data->refcount == 0) { gone = true; } } if (gone) { delete this->data; } } Data* data; }; template inline PointerHolder make_pointer_holder(_Args&&... __args) { return PointerHolder(new T(__args...)); } template PointerHolder make_array_pointer_holder(size_t n) { return PointerHolder(true, new T[n]); } #endif // POINTERHOLDER_HH