auto_release.h

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/*<std-header orig-src='shore' incl-file-exclusion='AUTO_RELEASE_H'>

 $Id: auto_release.h,v 1.3 2010/06/15 17:26:00 nhall Exp $

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#ifndef AUTO_RELEASE_H
#define AUTO_RELEASE_H

#include "w_defines.h"

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/**\brief Template class that releases a held resource upon destruction.
 *
 * This template class is an analog of auto_ptr<T>  from the C++ standard
 * template library, but rather than freeing a heap object, it releases a
 * resource by calling the resource's "release" method. This only works if
 * the resource has a method
 * \code
 * void release();
 * \endcode
 *
 * For more complex releasing requirements, see the specializations 
 * auto_release_t<queue_based_lock_t>,
 * auto_release_t<pthread_mutex_t>, and
 * the analogous templates for read-write synchronization primitives
 * auto_release_r_t<>, and
 * auto_release_w_t<>
 *
 * Used in the storage manager by buffer manager and io layer.
 */
template <class T> class auto_release_t {
public:
    NORET                       auto_release_t(T& t)  
        : obj(t)  {};
    NORET                       ~auto_release_t()  {
        obj.release();
    }
private:
    T&                          obj;
};

     
/**\brief Template class that releases a held queue_based_lock_t upon destruction.
 *
 * \sa auto_release_t<>
 */
template<>
class auto_release_t<w_pthread_lock_t> 
{
 public:
    /// construct with a reference to the lock and a pointer to the Queue-node upon which this thread spins
    NORET            auto_release_t(w_pthread_lock_t& t, w_pthread_lock_t::ext_qnode* me)
        : obj(t), _me(me) { }
    NORET            ~auto_release_t() {
        obj.release(_me);
    }
 private:
    w_pthread_lock_t&                obj;
    w_pthread_lock_t::ext_qnode*    _me;
};

/**\brief Template class that releases a held pthread mutex upon destruction.
 * 
 * \sa auto_release_t<>
 */
template<>
class auto_release_t<pthread_mutex_t> 
{
 public:
    /// construct with a pointer to the mutex
    NORET            auto_release_t(pthread_mutex_t* t) : obj(t) {}
    void            exit() { if(obj) pthread_mutex_unlock(obj); obj=NULL; }
    NORET            ~auto_release_t() { exit(); }
 private:
    pthread_mutex_t*                obj;
};

/**\brief Template class that, upon destruction, releases a read-write lock held for read.
 *
 * This template class is an analog of auto_ptr<T>  from the C++ standard
 * template library, but rather than freeing a heap object, it releases a
 * lock (thread-synchronization primitive, not a database lock)
 * by calling the lock's "release_read" method. This only works if
 * the resource has a method
 * \code
 * void release_read();
 * \endcode
 *
 * \sa auto_release_w_t<>
 */
template<class T>
class auto_release_r_t {
 public:
    NORET            auto_release_r_t(T& t)
        : obj(t)    { }
    NORET            ~auto_release_r_t() {
        obj.release_read();
    }
 private:
    T&         obj;
};

/**\brief Template class that, upon destruction, releases a read-write lock held for write.
 *
 * This template class is an analog of auto_ptr<T>  from the C++ standard
 * template library, but rather than freeing a heap object, it releases a
 * lock (thread-synchronization primitive, not a database lock)
 * by calling the lock's "release_write" method. This only works if
 * the resource has a method
 * \code
 * void release_write();
 * \endcode
 *
 * \sa auto_release_r_t<>
 */
template<class T>
class auto_release_w_t
{
 public:
    NORET            auto_release_w_t(T& t)
        : obj(t)    { }
    NORET            ~auto_release_w_t() {
        obj.release_write();
    }
 private:
    T&         obj;
};

    
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