QoreReferenceCounter.h

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  QoreReferenceCounter.h
 
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#ifndef _QORE_QOREREFERENCECOUNTER_H
 
#define _QORE_QOREREFERENCECOUNTER_H
 
#include <qore/common.h>
#include <qore/macros.h>
 
#include <atomic>
 
class QoreThreadLock;
 
class QoreReferenceCounter {
protected:
   mutable std::atomic_int references;
 
public:
   DLLEXPORT QoreReferenceCounter();
 
 
   DLLEXPORT QoreReferenceCounter(const QoreReferenceCounter& old);
 
   DLLEXPORT ~QoreReferenceCounter();
 
 
   DLLEXPORT int reference_count() const;
 
 
   DLLEXPORT bool is_unique() const;
 
   DLLEXPORT void ROreference() const;
 
 
   DLLEXPORT bool ROdereference() const;
};
 
#endif // _QORE_QOREREFERENCECOUNTER_H