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// -*- C++ -*-

/**
 *  @file Refcountable.h
 *
 *  $Id$
 *
 *  @author Pradeep Gore <pradeep@oomworks.com>
 */

#ifndef TAO_Notify_REFCOUNTABLE_H
#define TAO_Notify_REFCOUNTABLE_H

#include /**/ "ace/pre.h"

#include "notify_serv_export.h"
#include "Refcountable_Guard_T.h"

#if !defined (ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE)
# pragma once
#endif /* ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE */

#include "tao/orbconf.h"
#include "tao/Basic_Types.h"
#include "ace/Synch_Traits.h"
#include "ace/Thread_Mutex.h"
#include "ace/Atomic_Op.h"

TAO_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL

/**
 * @class TAO_Notify_Refcountable
 *
 * @brief Thread-safe refounting, calls the <release> method when
 *        refcount falls to 0.
 *
 * The refcount is initialized to 0. When an instance of a derived
 * class becomes owned  by a managed pointer (Refcountable_Guard_T)
 * the reference count becomes non-zero. A debug message is printed
 * from the destructor if a refcounted is deleted with a non-zero
 * refcount.
 *
 * Instances declared on the stack should always have a refcount of
 * zero.
 *
 * A method that creates or simply returns an instance of Refcountable
 * should not increment the reference count. It is the responsibility
 * of the client to increment the reference count (take ownership or
 * guard against deletion). The client cannot know if the method will
 * or will not incr the refcount in its behalf.
 *
 * Use Refcountable_Guard_T or similar service to guarantee the
 * exception safe direct pairing of increments and decrements. Avoid
 * calling _incr_refcnt and _decr_refcnt.
 */
class TAO_Notify_Serv_Export TAO_Notify_Refcountable
{
public:
  typedef TAO_Notify_Refcountable_Guard_T< TAO_Notify_Refcountable > Ptr;
  typedef long Counter;

  /// Constuctor
  TAO_Notify_Refcountable (void);

  /// Destructor
  /// public for stack allocated instances
  virtual ~TAO_Notify_Refcountable ();

  /// This method sigantures deliberately match the RefCounting methods required for ESF Proxy
  /// Public for bridge implementations and various guard classes
  CORBA::ULong _incr_refcnt (void);
  CORBA::ULong _decr_refcnt (void);

protected:
  /// The mutex to serialize access to state variables.
  TAO_SYNCH_MUTEX lock_;

  /// Accessor for debugging.
#ifdef _DEBUG
  Counter refcount (void) const;
#endif

private:
  /// The release method is called when the refcount reaches 0.
  virtual void release (void) = 0;

  ACE_Atomic_Op< TAO_SYNCH_MUTEX, Counter > refcount_;
};

TAO_END_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL

#include /**/ "ace/post.h"

#endif /* TAO_Notify_REFCOUNTABLE_H */