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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
+/* vim: set ts=8 sts=2 et sw=2 tw=80: */
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+/* A class for non-null strong pointers to reference-counted objects. */
+
+#ifndef mozilla_OwningNonNull_h
+#define mozilla_OwningNonNull_h
+
+#include "nsCOMPtr.h"
+#include "nsCycleCollectionNoteChild.h"
+
+namespace mozilla {
+
+// OwningNonNull<T> is similar to a RefPtr<T>, which is not null after initial
+// initialization. It has a restricted interface compared to RefPtr, with some
+// additional operations defined. The main use is in DOM bindings. Use it
+// outside DOM bindings only if you can ensure it never escapes without being
+// properly initialized, and you don't need to move it. Otherwise, use a
+// RefPtr<T> instead.
+//
+// Compared to a plain RefPtr<T>, in particular
+// - it is copyable but not movable
+// - it can be constructed and assigned from T& and is convertible to T&
+// implicitly
+// - it cannot be cleared by the user once initialized, though it can be
+// re-assigned a new (non-null) value
+// - it is not convertible to bool, but there is an explicit isInitialized
+// member function
+//
+// Beware that there are two cases where an OwningNonNull<T> actually is nullptr
+// - it was default-constructed and not yet initialized
+// - it was cleared during CC unlinking.
+// All attempts to use it in an invalid state will trigger an assertion in debug
+// builds.
+//
+// The original intent of OwningNonNull<T> was to implement a class with the
+// same auto-conversion and annotation semantics as mozilla::dom::NonNull<T>
+// (i.e. never null once you have properly initialized it, auto-converts to T&),
+// but that holds a strong reference to the object involved. This was designed
+// for use in DOM bindings and in particular for storing what WebIDL represents
+// as InterfaceName (as opposed to `InterfaceName?`) in various containers
+// (dictionaries, sequences). DOM bindings never allow a default-constructed
+// uninitialized OwningNonNull to escape. RefPtr could have been used for this
+// use case, just like we could have used T* instead of NonNull<T>, but it
+// seemed desirable to explicitly annotate the non-null nature of the things
+// involved to eliminate pointless null-checks, which otherwise tend to
+// proliferate.
+template <class T>
+class MOZ_IS_SMARTPTR_TO_REFCOUNTED OwningNonNull {
+ public:
+ using element_type = T;
+
+ OwningNonNull() = default;
+
+ MOZ_IMPLICIT OwningNonNull(T& aValue) { init(&aValue); }
+
+ template <class U>
+ MOZ_IMPLICIT OwningNonNull(already_AddRefed<U>&& aValue) {
+ init(aValue);
+ }
+
+ template <class U>
+ MOZ_IMPLICIT OwningNonNull(RefPtr<U>&& aValue) {
+ init(std::move(aValue));
+ }
+
+ template <class U>
+ MOZ_IMPLICIT OwningNonNull(const OwningNonNull<U>& aValue) {
+ init(aValue);
+ }
+
+ // This is no worse than get() in terms of const handling.
+ operator T&() const { return ref(); }
+
+ operator T*() const { return get(); }
+
+ // Conversion to bool is always true, so delete to catch errors
+ explicit operator bool() const = delete;
+
+ T* operator->() const { return get(); }
+
+ T& operator*() const { return ref(); }
+
+ OwningNonNull<T>& operator=(T* aValue) {
+ init(aValue);
+ return *this;
+ }
+
+ OwningNonNull<T>& operator=(T& aValue) {
+ init(&aValue);
+ return *this;
+ }
+
+ template <class U>
+ OwningNonNull<T>& operator=(already_AddRefed<U>&& aValue) {
+ init(aValue);
+ return *this;
+ }
+
+ template <class U>
+ OwningNonNull<T>& operator=(RefPtr<U>&& aValue) {
+ init(std::move(aValue));
+ return *this;
+ }
+
+ template <class U>
+ OwningNonNull<T>& operator=(const OwningNonNull<U>& aValue) {
+ init(aValue);
+ return *this;
+ }
+
+ // Don't allow assigning nullptr, it makes no sense
+ void operator=(decltype(nullptr)) = delete;
+
+ T& ref() const {
+ MOZ_ASSERT(mInited);
+ MOZ_ASSERT(mPtr, "OwningNonNull<T> was set to null");
+ return *mPtr;
+ }
+
+ // Make us work with smart pointer helpers that expect a get().
+ T* get() const {
+ MOZ_ASSERT(mInited);
+ MOZ_ASSERT(mPtr, "OwningNonNull<T> was set to null");
+ return mPtr;
+ }
+
+ template <typename U>
+ void swap(U& aOther) {
+ mPtr.swap(aOther);
+#ifdef DEBUG
+ mInited = mPtr;
+#endif
+ }
+
+ // We have some consumers who want to check whether we're inited in non-debug
+ // builds as well. Luckily, we have the invariant that we're inited precisely
+ // when mPtr is non-null.
+ bool isInitialized() const {
+ MOZ_ASSERT(!!mPtr == mInited, "mInited out of sync with mPtr?");
+ return mPtr;
+ }
+
+ private:
+ void unlinkForCC() {
+#ifdef DEBUG
+ mInited = false;
+#endif
+ mPtr = nullptr;
+ }
+
+ // Allow ImplCycleCollectionUnlink to call unlinkForCC().
+ template <typename U>
+ friend void ImplCycleCollectionUnlink(OwningNonNull<U>& aField);
+
+ protected:
+ template <typename U>
+ void init(U&& aValue) {
+ mPtr = std::move(aValue);
+ MOZ_ASSERT(mPtr);
+#ifdef DEBUG
+ mInited = true;
+#endif
+ }
+
+ RefPtr<T> mPtr;
+#ifdef DEBUG
+ bool mInited = false;
+#endif
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+inline void ImplCycleCollectionUnlink(OwningNonNull<T>& aField) {
+ aField.unlinkForCC();
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+inline void ImplCycleCollectionTraverse(
+ nsCycleCollectionTraversalCallback& aCallback, OwningNonNull<T>& aField,
+ const char* aName, uint32_t aFlags = 0) {
+ CycleCollectionNoteChild(aCallback, aField.get(), aName, aFlags);
+}
+
+} // namespace mozilla
+
+// Declared in nsCOMPtr.h
+template <class T>
+template <class U>
+nsCOMPtr<T>::nsCOMPtr(const mozilla::OwningNonNull<U>& aOther)
+ : nsCOMPtr(aOther.get()) {}
+
+template <class T>
+template <class U>
+nsCOMPtr<T>& nsCOMPtr<T>::operator=(const mozilla::OwningNonNull<U>& aOther) {
+ return operator=(aOther.get());
+}
+
+// Declared in mozilla/RefPtr.h
+template <class T>
+template <class U>
+RefPtr<T>::RefPtr(const mozilla::OwningNonNull<U>& aOther)
+ : RefPtr(aOther.get()) {}
+
+template <class T>
+template <class U>
+RefPtr<T>& RefPtr<T>::operator=(const mozilla::OwningNonNull<U>& aOther) {
+ return operator=(aOther.get());
+}
+
+#endif // mozilla_OwningNonNull_h