Manual.hxx

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2013-2017 Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@gmail.com>
 *
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 */

#ifndef MANUAL_HXX
#define MANUAL_HXX

#include <cassert>
#include <new>
#include <utility>

#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
#pragma GCC diagnostic push
#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wstrict-aliasing"
#endif

/**
 * Container for an object that gets constructed and destructed
 * manually.  The object is constructed in-place, and therefore
 * without allocation overhead.  It can be constructed and destructed
 * repeatedly.
 */
template<class T>
class Manual {
	alignas(T)
	char data[sizeof(T)];

#ifndef NDEBUG
	bool initialized = false;
#endif

public:
#ifndef NDEBUG
	~Manual() {
		assert(!initialized);
	}
#endif

	/**
	 * Cast a value reference to the containing Manual instance.
	 */
	static constexpr Manual<T> &Cast(T &value) {
		return reinterpret_cast<Manual<T> &>(value);
	}

	template<typename... Args>
	void Construct(Args&&... args) {
		assert(!initialized);

		void *p = data;
		new(p) T(std::forward<Args>(args)...);

#ifndef NDEBUG
		initialized = true;
#endif
	}

	void Destruct() {
		assert(initialized);

		T &t = Get();
		t.T::~T();

#ifndef NDEBUG
		initialized = false;
#endif
	}

	T &Get() {
		assert(initialized);

		void *p = static_cast<void *>(data);
		return *static_cast<T *>(p);
	}

	const T &Get() const {
		assert(initialized);

		const void *p = static_cast<const void *>(data);
		return *static_cast<const T *>(p);
	}

	operator T &() {
		return Get();
	}

	operator const T &() const {
		return Get();
	}

	T *operator->() {
		return &Get();
	}

	const T *operator->() const {
		return &Get();
	}
};

#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
#endif

#endif