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// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// File: no_destructor.h
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// This header file defines the absl::NoDestructor<T> wrapper for defining a
// static type that does not need to be destructed upon program exit. Instead,
// such an object survives during program exit (and can be safely accessed at
// any time).
//
// absl::NoDestructor<T> is useful when when a variable has static storage
// duration but its type has a non-trivial destructor. Global constructors are
// not recommended because of the C++'s static initialization order fiasco (See
// https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/siof). Global destructors are not
// allowed due to similar concerns about destruction ordering. Using
// absl::NoDestructor<T> as a function-local static prevents both of these
// issues.
//
// See below for complete details.
#ifndef ABSL_BASE_NO_DESTRUCTOR_H_
#define ABSL_BASE_NO_DESTRUCTOR_H_
#include <
new>
#include <type_traits>
#include <utility>
#include "absl/base/config.h"
#include "absl/base/nullability.h"
namespace absl {
ABSL_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
// absl::NoDestructor<T>
//
// NoDestructor<T> is a wrapper around an object of type T that behaves as an
// object of type T but never calls T's destructor. NoDestructor<T> makes it
// safer and/or more efficient to use such objects in static storage contexts,
// ideally as function scope static variables.
//
// An instance of absl::NoDestructor<T> has similar type semantics to an
// instance of T:
//
// * Constructs in the same manner as an object of type T through perfect
// forwarding.
// * Provides pointer/reference semantic access to the object of type T via
// `->`, `*`, and `get()`.
// (Note that `const NoDestructor<T>` works like a pointer to const `T`.)
//
// Additionally, NoDestructor<T> provides the following benefits:
//
// * Never calls T's destructor for the object
// * If the object is a function-local static variable, the type can be
// lazily constructed.
//
// An object of type NoDestructor<T> is "trivially destructible" in the notion
// that its destructor is never run.
//
// Usage as Function Scope Static Variables
//
// Function static objects will be lazily initialized within static storage:
//
// // Function scope.
// const std::string& MyString() {
// static const absl::NoDestructor<std::string> x("foo");
// return *x;
// }
//
// For function static variables, NoDestructor avoids heap allocation and can be
// inlined in static storage, resulting in exactly-once, thread-safe
// construction of an object, and very fast access thereafter (the cost is a few
// extra cycles).
//
// Using NoDestructor<T> in this manner is generally better than other patterns
// which require pointer chasing:
//
// // Prefer using absl::NoDestructor<T> instead for the static variable.
// const std::string& MyString() {
// static const std::string* x = new std::string("foo");
// return *x;
// }
//
// Usage as Global Static Variables
//
// NoDestructor<T> allows declaration of a global object of type T that has a
// non-trivial destructor since its destructor is never run. However, such
// objects still need to worry about initialization order, so such use is not
// recommended, strongly discouraged by the Google C++ Style Guide, and outright
// banned in Chromium.
// See https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html#Static_and_Global_Variables
//
// // Global or namespace scope.
// absl::NoDestructor<MyRegistry> reg{"foo", "bar", 8008};
//
// Note that if your object already has a trivial destructor, you don't need to
// use NoDestructor<T>.
//
template <
typename T>
class NoDestructor {
public:
// Forwards arguments to the T's constructor: calls T(args...).
template <
typename... Ts,
// Disable this overload when it might collide with copy/move.
typename std::enable_if<!std::is_same<
void(std::decay_t<Ts>&...),
void(NoDestructor&)>::value,
int>::type = 0>
explicit constexpr NoDestructor(Ts&&... args)
: impl_(std::forward<Ts>(args)...) {}
// Forwards copy and move construction for T. Enables usage like this:
// static NoDestructor<std::array<string, 3>> x{{{"1", "2", "3"}}};
// static NoDestructor<std::vector<int>> x{{1, 2, 3}};
explicit constexpr NoDestructor(
const T& x) : impl_(x) {}
explicit constexpr NoDestructor(T&& x)
: impl_(std::move(x)) {}
// No copying.
NoDestructor(
const NoDestructor&) =
delete;
NoDestructor&
operator=(
const NoDestructor&) =
delete;
// Pretend to be a smart pointer to T with deep constness.
// Never returns a null pointer.
T&
operator*() {
return *get(); }
absl::Nonnull<T*> operator->() {
return get(); }
absl::Nonnull<T*> get() {
return impl_.get(); }
const T&
operator*()
const {
return *get(); }
absl::Nonnull<
const T*> operator->()
const {
return get(); }
absl::Nonnull<
const T*> get()
const {
return impl_.get(); }
private:
class DirectImpl {
public:
template <
typename... Args>
explicit constexpr DirectImpl(Args&&... args)
: value_(std::forward<Args>(args)...) {}
absl::Nonnull<
const T*> get()
const {
return &value_; }
absl::Nonnull<T*> get() {
return &value_; }
private:
T value_;
};
class PlacementImpl {
public:
template <
typename... Args>
explicit PlacementImpl(Args&&... args) {
new (&space_) T(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
}
absl::Nonnull<
const T*> get()
const {
return Launder(
reinterpret_cast<
const T*>(&space_));
}
absl::Nonnull<T*> get() {
return Launder(
reinterpret_cast<T*>(&space_)); }
private:
template <
typename P>
static absl::Nonnull<P*> Launder(absl::Nonnull<P*> p) {
#if defined(__cpp_lib_launder) && __cpp_lib_launder >= 201606L
return std::launder(p);
#elif ABSL_HAVE_BUILTIN(__builtin_launder)
return __builtin_launder(p);
#else
// When `std::launder` or equivalent are not available, we rely on
// undefined behavior, which works as intended on Abseil's officially
// supported platforms as of Q3 2023.
#if defined(__GNUC__) && !
defined(__clang__)
#pragma GCC diagnostic push
#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored
"-Wstrict-aliasing"
#endif
return p;
#if defined(__GNUC__) && !
defined(__clang__)
#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
#endif
#endif
}
alignas(T)
unsigned char space_[
sizeof(T)];
};
// If the object is trivially destructible we use a member directly to avoid
// potential once-init runtime initialization. It somewhat defeats the
// purpose of NoDestructor in this case, but this makes the class more
// friendly to generic code.
std::conditional_t<std::is_trivially_destructible<T>::value, DirectImpl,
PlacementImpl>
impl_;
};
#ifdef ABSL_HAVE_CLASS_TEMPLATE_ARGUMENT_DEDUCTION
// Provide 'Class Template Argument Deduction': the type of NoDestructor's T
// will be the same type as the argument passed to NoDestructor's constructor.
template <
typename T>
NoDestructor(T) -> NoDestructor<T>;
#endif // ABSL_HAVE_CLASS_TEMPLATE_ARGUMENT_DEDUCTION
ABSL_NAMESPACE_END
}
// namespace absl
#endif // ABSL_BASE_NO_DESTRUCTOR_H_
