AtomicPtr.hpp

/* This file is part of Raul.
 * Copyright (C) 2007-2009 David Robillard <http://drobilla.net>
 *
 * Raul is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
 * terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
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 */

#ifndef RAUL_ATOMIC_PTR_HPP
#define RAUL_ATOMIC_PTR_HPP

#include <glib.h>

namespace Raul {


template<typename T>
class AtomicPtr {
public:
    inline AtomicPtr()
        { g_atomic_pointer_set(static_cast<volatile gpointer*>(&_val), NULL); }

    inline AtomicPtr(const AtomicPtr& copy)
        { g_atomic_pointer_set(static_cast<volatile gpointer*>(&_val),
                static_cast<gpointer>(copy.get())); }

    inline T* get() const
        { return static_cast<T*>(g_atomic_pointer_get(static_cast<volatile gpointer*>(&_val))); }

    inline void operator=(T* val)
        { g_atomic_pointer_set(&_val, static_cast<gpointer>(val)); }

    inline bool compare_and_exchange(gpointer oldval, gpointer newval)
        { return g_atomic_pointer_compare_and_exchange(&_val, oldval, newval); }

private:
    mutable volatile gpointer _val;
};


} // namespace Raul

#endif // RAUL_ATOMIC_PTR_HPP