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+ Copyright (c) 2009, Charles McGarvey
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+
+#ifndef _MOOF_MIPPLETON_HH_
+#define _MOOF_MIPPLETON_HH_
+
+/**
+ * @file Mippleton.hh
+ * Related to singletons, a mippleton is an object which can be obtained
+ * globally using a unique name. Unlike singletons, there can be multiple
+ * mippletons per class, each with a different name or identifier. Mippletons
+ * are create automatically when they are first requested (retained) and deleted
+ * after the last interested code releases its hold on the object.
+ */
+
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+
+
+namespace Mf {
+
+
+template <class T>
+class Mippleton
+{
+ typedef std::pair<unsigned,T*> ptr_value_t;
+ typedef std::pair<std::string,ptr_value_t> ptr_map_pair_t;
+ typedef std::map<std::string,ptr_value_t> ptr_map_t;
+
+ static ptr_map_t ptrs_;
+ std::string name_;
+
+public:
+ explicit Mippleton(const std::string& name) : name_(name) {}
+
+ inline const std::string& getName() const
+ {
+ return name_;
+ }
+
+ inline static T* retain(const std::string& name)
+ {
+ typename ptr_map_t::iterator it;
+
+ if ((it = ptrs_.find(name)) != ptrs_.end())
+ {
+ (*it).second.first++;
+ return (*it).second.second;
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ T* newObj = new T(name);
+ ptrs_.insert(ptr_map_pair_t(name, ptr_value_t(1, newObj)));
+ return newObj;
+ }
+ }
+
+ inline static void releaseByName(const std::string& name)
+ {
+ typename ptr_map_t::iterator it;
+
+ if ((it = ptrs_.find(name)) != ptrs_.end() && -(*it).second.first == 0)
+ {
+ delete (*it).second.second;
+ ptrs_.erase(it);
+ }
+ }
+
+ inline static void release(T* obj)
+ {
+ releaseByName(obj->getName());
+ }
+};
+
+template <class T>
+std::map<std::string,std::pair<unsigned,T*> > Mippleton<T>::ptrs_;
+
+
+} // namespace Mf
+
+#endif // _MOOF_MIPPLETON_HH_
+
+/** vim: set ts=4 sw=4 tw=80: *************************************************/
+