src/util/signal-connection.hpp

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#ifndef NDN_UTIL_SIGNAL_CONNECTION_HPP
#define NDN_UTIL_SIGNAL_CONNECTION_HPP

#include "../common.hpp"

namespace ndn {
namespace util {
namespace signal {

/** \brief represents a connection to a signal
 *  \note This type is copyable. Any copy can be used to disconnect.
 */
class Connection
{
public:
  Connection();

  /** \brief disconnects from the signal
   *  \note If the connection is already disconnected, or if the Signal has been destructed,
   *        this operation has no effect.
   *  \warning During signal emission, attempting to disconnect a connection other than
   *           the executing handler's own connection results in undefined behavior.
   */
  void
  disconnect();

  /** \brief compare for equality
   *
   *  Two connections are equal if they both refer to the same connection that isn't disconnected,
   *  or they are both disconnected.
   */
  bool
  operator==(const Connection& other) const;

  bool
  operator!=(const Connection& other) const;

private:
  /** \param disconnect weak_ptr to a function that disconnects the handler
   */
  explicit
  Connection(weak_ptr<function<void()>> disconnect);

  template<typename Owner, typename ...TArgs>
  friend class Signal;

private:
  /** \note The only shared_ptr to the disconnect function is stored in Signal<..>::Slot,
   *        and will be destructed if the handler is disconnected (through another Connection
   *        instance) or the Signal is destructed.
   *        Connection needs a weak_ptr instead of a shared_ptr to the disconnect function,
   *        because the disconnect function is bound with an iterator to the Slot,
   *        which is invalidated when the Slot is erased.
   */
  weak_ptr<function<void()>> m_disconnect;
};

} // namespace signal
} // namespace util
} // namespace ndn

#endif // NDN_UTIL_SIGNAL_CONNECTION_HPP