src/util/signal-scoped-connection.hpp

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#ifndef NDN_UTIL_SIGNAL_SCOPED_CONNECTION_HPP
#define NDN_UTIL_SIGNAL_SCOPED_CONNECTION_HPP

#include "signal-connection.hpp"

namespace ndn {
namespace util {
namespace signal {

/** \brief disconnects a Connection automatically upon destruction
 */
class ScopedConnection : noncopyable
{
public:
  ScopedConnection();

  /** \brief implicit constructor from Connection
   *  \param connection the Connection to be disconnected upon destruction
   */
  ScopedConnection(const Connection& connection);

  /** \brief move constructor
   */
  ScopedConnection(ScopedConnection&& other);

  /** \brief assigns a connection
   *
   *  If a different connection has been assigned to this instance previously,
   *  that connection will be disconnected immediately.
   */
  ScopedConnection&
  operator=(const Connection& connection);

  /** \brief disconnects the connection
   */
  ~ScopedConnection();

  /** \brief disconnects the connection manually
   */
  void
  disconnect();

  /** \brief releases the connection so that it won't be disconnected
   *         when this ScopedConnection is destructed
   */
  void
  release();

private:
  Connection m_connection;
};

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

#endif // NDN_UTIL_SIGNAL_SCOPED_CONNECTION_HPP