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/*
* QEMU Object Model.
*
* Based on ideas by Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
*
* Copyright (C) 2009 Red Hat Inc.
*
* Authors:
* Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@redhat.com>
*
* This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2. See
* the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
*
* QObject Reference Counts Terminology
* ------------------------------------
*
* - Returning references: A function that returns an object may
* return it as either a weak or a strong reference. If the reference
* is strong, you are responsible for calling QDECREF() on the reference
* when you are done.
*
* If the reference is weak, the owner of the reference may free it at
* any time in the future. Before storing the reference anywhere, you
* should call QINCREF() to make the reference strong.
*
* - Transferring ownership: when you transfer ownership of a reference
* by calling a function, you are no longer responsible for calling
* QDECREF() when the reference is no longer needed. In other words,
* when the function returns you must behave as if the reference to the
* passed object was weak.
*/
#ifndef QOBJECT_H
#define QOBJECT_H
#include <stddef.h>
#include <assert.h>
typedef enum {
QTYPE_NONE,
QTYPE_QINT,
QTYPE_QSTRING,
QTYPE_QDICT,
QTYPE_QLIST,
QTYPE_QFLOAT,
QTYPE_QBOOL,
QTYPE_QERROR,
} qtype_code;
struct QObject;
typedef struct QType {
qtype_code code;
void (*destroy)(struct QObject *);
} QType;
typedef struct QObject {
const QType *type;
size_t refcnt;
} QObject;
/* Objects definitions must include this */
#define QObject_HEAD \
QObject base
/* Get the 'base' part of an object */
#define QOBJECT(obj) (&(obj)->base)
/* High-level interface for qobject_incref() */
#define QINCREF(obj) \
qobject_incref(QOBJECT(obj))
/* High-level interface for qobject_decref() */
#define QDECREF(obj) \
qobject_decref(QOBJECT(obj))
/* Initialize an object to default values */
#define QOBJECT_INIT(obj, qtype_type) \
obj->base.refcnt = 1; \
obj->base.type = qtype_type
/**
* qobject_incref(): Increment QObject's reference count
*/
static inline void qobject_incref(QObject *obj)
{
if (obj)
obj->refcnt++;
}
/**
* qobject_decref(): Decrement QObject's reference count, deallocate
* when it reaches zero
*/
static inline void qobject_decref(QObject *obj)
{
if (obj && --obj->refcnt == 0) {
assert(obj->type != NULL);
assert(obj->type->destroy != NULL);
obj->type->destroy(obj);
}
}
/**
* qobject_type(): Return the QObject's type
*/
static inline qtype_code qobject_type(const QObject *obj)
{
assert(obj->type != NULL);
return obj->type->code;
}
#endif /* QOBJECT_H */