ref.hh

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#pragma once
 
#include <compare>
#include <memory>
#include <exception>
#include <stdexcept>
 
namespace nix {
 
template<typename T>
class ref
{
private:
 
    std::shared_ptr<T> p;
 
public:
 
    ref(const ref<T> & r)
        : p(r.p)
    { }
 
    explicit ref<T>(const std::shared_ptr<T> & p)
        : p(p)
    {
        if (!p)
            throw std::invalid_argument("null pointer cast to ref");
    }
 
    explicit ref<T>(T * p)
        : p(p)
    {
        if (!p)
            throw std::invalid_argument("null pointer cast to ref");
    }
 
    T* operator ->() const
    {
        return &*p;
    }
 
    T& operator *() const
    {
        return *p;
    }
 
    operator std::shared_ptr<T> () const
    {
        return p;
    }
 
    std::shared_ptr<T> get_ptr() const
    {
        return p;
    }
 
    template<typename T2>
    ref<T2> cast() const
    {
        return ref<T2>(std::dynamic_pointer_cast<T2>(p));
    }
 
    template<typename T2>
    std::shared_ptr<T2> dynamic_pointer_cast() const
    {
        return std::dynamic_pointer_cast<T2>(p);
    }
 
    template<typename T2>
    operator ref<T2> () const
    {
        return ref<T2>((std::shared_ptr<T2>) p);
    }
 
    ref<T> & operator=(ref<T> const & rhs) = default;
 
    bool operator == (const ref<T> & other) const
    {
        return p == other.p;
    }
 
    bool operator != (const ref<T> & other) const
    {
        return p != other.p;
    }
 
    bool operator < (const ref<T> & other) const
    {
        return p < other.p;
    }
 
private:
 
    template<typename T2, typename... Args>
    friend ref<T2>
    make_ref(Args&&... args);
 
};
 
template<typename T, typename... Args>
inline ref<T>
make_ref(Args&&... args)
{
    auto p = std::make_shared<T>(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
    return ref<T>(p);
}
 
}