weak_referenceable_mixin.h

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/*! \file
  \brief  weak reference and related classes

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#ifndef INCLUDED_WEAK_REFERENCEABLE_MIXIN_H
#define INCLUDED_WEAK_REFERENCEABLE_MIXIN_H

#include "weak_reference.h"
#include "dynamic_array.h"
#include "gls_cpp_lang_support.h"

namespace disti
{
    /** utility helper mixin class for simplifying implementing WeakReferenceable.
      * Classes that want to implement WeakReferenceable can simply inherit this class 
      */
    class WeakReferenceableMixin : virtual public WeakReferenceable
    {
    public:
        /** \see WeakReferenceable */
        void AddWeakReference( WeakReference* weakRef ) DISTI_METHOD_OVERRIDE
        {
            // reduce storage by only allocating the dynamic array when asked for a weak reference 
            if( !_weakRefs )
            {
                _weakRefs = new DynamicArray< WeakReference* >();
            }
        
            // store the weak reference so we can notify it when we are deleted 
            _weakRefs->InsertObject( weakRef );
        }

        /** \see WeakReferenceable */
        void NotifyWeakReferenceDestroyed( WeakReference* ref ) DISTI_METHOD_OVERRIDE
        {
            // When a weak reference is deleted, remove it from our list so that we don't call a method on a deleted object
            // in our destructor             
            if( _weakRefs )
            {
                for( unsigned int index = 0u; index < _weakRefs->Count(); ++index )
                {
                    if( ref == (*_weakRefs)[index] )
                    {
                        _weakRefs->DeleteObjectAtIndex( index );
                        return;
                    }
                }
            }
        }

    protected:
        /** constructor */
        WeakReferenceableMixin( void )
            : _weakRefs( NULL )
        {
        }

        /** destructor. Notifies all weak references that this object is being deleted */
        virtual ~WeakReferenceableMixin()
        {
            if( _weakRefs )
            {
                for( unsigned int index = 0u; index < _weakRefs->Count(); ++index )
                {
                    (*_weakRefs)[index]->NotifyReferentDestroyed();
                }

                delete _weakRefs;
                _weakRefs = NULL;
            }

        }

        /** pointer to array of weak refs.  Allocated on the first call to GetWeakReference() */
        DynamicArray<WeakReference*>* _weakRefs;
    };

} // namespace disti

#endif