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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: */
// Copyright (c) 2008 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

#ifndef BASE_SCOPED_NSAUTORELEASE_POOL_H_
#define BASE_SCOPED_NSAUTORELEASE_POOL_H_

#include "base/basictypes.h"

#if defined(OS_MACOSX)
#  if defined(__OBJC__)
@class NSAutoreleasePool;
#  else   // __OBJC__
class NSAutoreleasePool;
#  endif  // __OBJC__
#endif    // OS_MACOSX

namespace base {

// On the Mac, ScopedNSAutoreleasePool allocates an NSAutoreleasePool when
// instantiated and sends it a -drain message when destroyed.  This allows an
// autorelease pool to be maintained in ordinary C++ code without bringing in
// any direct Objective-C dependency.
//
// On other platforms, ScopedNSAutoreleasePool is an empty object with no
// effects.  This allows it to be used directly in cross-platform code without
// ugly #ifdefs.
class ScopedNSAutoreleasePool {
 public:
#if !defined(OS_MACOSX)
  ScopedNSAutoreleasePool() {}
  void Recycle() {}
#else   // OS_MACOSX
  ScopedNSAutoreleasePool();
  ~ScopedNSAutoreleasePool();

  // Clear out the pool in case its position on the stack causes it to be
  // alive for long periods of time (such as the entire length of the app).
  // Only use then when you're certain the items currently in the pool are
  // no longer needed.
  void Recycle();

 private:
  NSAutoreleasePool* autorelease_pool_;
#endif  // OS_MACOSX

 private:
  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(ScopedNSAutoreleasePool);
};

}  // namespace base

#endif  // BASE_SCOPED_NSAUTORELEASE_POOL_H_