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boost/archive/detail/helper_collection.hpp

#ifndef BOOST_ARCHIVE_DETAIL_HELPER_COLLECTION_HPP
#define BOOST_ARCHIVE_DETAIL_HELPER_COLLECTION_HPP

// MS compatible compilers support #pragma once
#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1020)
# pragma once
#endif

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// helper_collection.hpp: archive support for run-time helpers

// (C) Copyright 2002-2008 Robert Ramey and Joaquin M Lopez Munoz
// Use, modification and distribution is subject to the Boost Software
// License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)

//  See http://www.boost.org for updates, documentation, and revision history.

#include <cstddef> // NULL
#include <vector>
#include <utility>
#include <memory>
#include <algorithm>

#include <boost/config.hpp>

#include <boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp>
#include <boost/smart_ptr/make_shared.hpp>

namespace boost {

namespace archive {
namespace detail {

class helper_collection
{
    helper_collection(const helper_collection&);              // non-copyable
    helper_collection& operator = (const helper_collection&); // non-copyable

    // note: we dont' actually "share" the function object pointer
    // we only use shared_ptr to make sure that it get's deleted

    typedef std::pair<
        const void *,
        boost::shared_ptr<void>
    > helper_value_type;
    template<class T>
    boost::shared_ptr<void> make_helper_ptr(){
        // use boost::shared_ptr rather than std::shared_ptr to maintain
        // c++03 compatibility
        return boost::make_shared<T>();
    }

    typedef std::vector<helper_value_type> collection;
    collection m_collection;

    struct predicate {
        const void * const m_ti;
        bool operator()(helper_value_type const &rhs) const {
            return m_ti == rhs.first;
        }
        predicate & operator=(const void * ti); // to suppress warning
        predicate(const void * ti) :
            m_ti(ti)
        {}
    };
protected:
    helper_collection(){}
    ~helper_collection(){}
public:
    template<typename Helper>
    Helper& get_helper(void * const id = 0) {
        collection::const_iterator it =
            std::find_if(
                m_collection.begin(),
                m_collection.end(),
                predicate(id)
            );

        void * rval = 0;
        if(it == m_collection.end()){
            m_collection.push_back(
                std::make_pair(id, make_helper_ptr<Helper>())
            );
            rval = m_collection.back().second.get();
        }
        else{
            rval = it->second.get();
        }
        return *static_cast<Helper *>(rval);
    }
};

} // namespace detail
} // namespace serialization
} // namespace boost

#endif // BOOST_ARCHIVE_DETAIL_HELPER_COLLECTION_HPP