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// Safe sequence/iterator base implementation  -*- C++ -*-

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/** @file debug/safe_base.h
 *  This file is a GNU debug extension to the Standard C++ Library.
 */

#ifndef _GLIBCXX_DEBUG_SAFE_BASE_H
#define _GLIBCXX_DEBUG_SAFE_BASE_H 1

#include <ext/concurrence.h>

namespace __gnu_debug
{
  class _Safe_sequence_base;

  /** \brief Basic functionality for a "safe" iterator.
   *
   *  The %_Safe_iterator_base base class implements the functionality
   *  of a safe iterator that is not specific to a particular iterator
   *  type. It contains a pointer back to the sequence it references
   *  along with iterator version information and pointers to form a
   *  doubly-linked list of iterators referenced by the container.
   *
   *  This class must not perform any operations that can throw an
   *  exception, or the exception guarantees of derived iterators will
   *  be broken.
   */
  class _Safe_iterator_base
  {
  public:
    /** The sequence this iterator references; may be NULL to indicate
    a singular iterator. */
    _Safe_sequence_base* _M_sequence;

    /** The version number of this iterator. The sentinel value 0 is
     *  used to indicate an invalidated iterator (i.e., one that is
     *  singular because of an operation on the container). This
     *  version number must equal the version number in the sequence
     *  referenced by _M_sequence for the iterator to be
     *  non-singular.
     */
    unsigned int         _M_version;

    /** Pointer to the previous iterator in the sequence's list of
    iterators. Only valid when _M_sequence != NULL. */
    _Safe_iterator_base* _M_prior;

    /** Pointer to the next iterator in the sequence's list of
    iterators. Only valid when _M_sequence != NULL. */
    _Safe_iterator_base* _M_next;

  protected:
    /** Initializes the iterator and makes it singular. */
    _Safe_iterator_base()
    : _M_sequence(0), _M_version(0), _M_prior(0), _M_next(0)
    { }

    /** Initialize the iterator to reference the sequence pointed to
     *  by @p__seq. @p __constant is true when we are initializing a
     *  constant iterator, and false if it is a mutable iterator. Note
     *  that @p __seq may be NULL, in which case the iterator will be
     *  singular. Otherwise, the iterator will reference @p __seq and
     *  be nonsingular.
     */
    _Safe_iterator_base(const _Safe_sequence_base* __seq, bool __constant)
    : _M_sequence(0), _M_version(0), _M_prior(0), _M_next(0)
    { this->_M_attach(const_cast<_Safe_sequence_base*>(__seq), __constant); }

    /** Initializes the iterator to reference the same sequence that
    @p __x does. @p __constant is true if this is a constant
    iterator, and false if it is mutable. */
    _Safe_iterator_base(const _Safe_iterator_base& __x, bool __constant)
    : _M_sequence(0), _M_version(0), _M_prior(0), _M_next(0)
    { this->_M_attach(__x._M_sequence, __constant); }

    _Safe_iterator_base&
    operator=(const _Safe_iterator_base&);

    explicit
    _Safe_iterator_base(const _Safe_iterator_base&);

    ~_Safe_iterator_base() { this->_M_detach(); }

    /** For use in _Safe_iterator. */
    __gnu_cxx::__mutex& _M_get_mutex();

  public:
    /** Attaches this iterator to the given sequence, detaching it
     *  from whatever sequence it was attached to originally. If the
     *  new sequence is the NULL pointer, the iterator is left
     *  unattached.
     */
    void _M_attach(_Safe_sequence_base* __seq, bool __constant);

    /** Likewise, but not thread-safe. */
    void _M_attach_single(_Safe_sequence_base* __seq, bool __constant);

    /** Detach the iterator for whatever sequence it is attached to,
     *  if any.
    */
    void _M_detach();

    /** Likewise, but not thread-safe. */
    void _M_detach_single();

    /** Determines if we are attached to the given sequence. */
    bool _M_attached_to(const _Safe_sequence_base* __seq) const
    { return _M_sequence == __seq; }

    /** Is this iterator singular? */
    bool _M_singular() const;

    /** Can we compare this iterator to the given iterator @p __x?
    Returns true if both iterators are nonsingular and reference
    the same sequence. */
    bool _M_can_compare(const _Safe_iterator_base& __x) const;
  };

  /**
   * @brief Base class that supports tracking of iterators that
   * reference a sequence.
   *
   * The %_Safe_sequence_base class provides basic support for
   * tracking iterators into a sequence. Sequences that track
   * iterators must derived from %_Safe_sequence_base publicly, so
   * that safe iterators (which inherit _Safe_iterator_base) can
   * attach to them. This class contains two linked lists of
   * iterators, one for constant iterators and one for mutable
   * iterators, and a version number that allows very fast
   * invalidation of all iterators that reference the container.
   *
   * This class must ensure that no operation on it may throw an
   * exception, otherwise "safe" sequences may fail to provide the
   * exception-safety guarantees required by the C++ standard.
   */
  class _Safe_sequence_base
  {
  public:
    /// The list of mutable iterators that reference this container
    _Safe_iterator_base* _M_iterators;

    /// The list of constant iterators that reference this container
    _Safe_iterator_base* _M_const_iterators;

    /// The container version number. This number may never be 0.
    mutable unsigned int _M_version;

  protected:
    // Initialize with a version number of 1 and no iterators
    _Safe_sequence_base()
    : _M_iterators(0), _M_const_iterators(0), _M_version(1)
    { }

    /** Notify all iterators that reference this sequence that the
    sequence is being destroyed. */
    ~_Safe_sequence_base()
    { this->_M_detach_all(); }

    /** Detach all iterators, leaving them singular. */
    void
    _M_detach_all();

    /** Detach all singular iterators.
     *  @post for all iterators i attached to this sequence,
     *   i->_M_version == _M_version.
     */
    void
    _M_detach_singular();

    /** Revalidates all attached singular iterators.  This method may
     *  be used to validate iterators that were invalidated before
     *  (but for some reason, such as an exception, need to become
     *  valid again).
     */
    void
    _M_revalidate_singular();

    /** Swap this sequence with the given sequence. This operation
     *  also swaps ownership of the iterators, so that when the
     *  operation is complete all iterators that originally referenced
     *  one container now reference the other container.
     */
    void
    _M_swap(_Safe_sequence_base& __x);

    /** For use in _Safe_sequence. */
    __gnu_cxx::__mutex& _M_get_mutex();

  public:
    /** Invalidates all iterators. */
    void
    _M_invalidate_all() const
    { if (++_M_version == 0) _M_version = 1; }
  };
} // namespace __gnu_debug

#endif

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