source: code/trunk/src/libraries/core/object/Destroyable.cc @ 11012

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/**
    @file
    @brief Implementation of Destroyable.
*/

#include "Destroyable.h"
#include "DestroyLaterManager.h"

#include <cassert>

namespace orxonox
{
    /**
        @brief Constructor: Sets the default values.
    */
    Destroyable::Destroyable()
    {
        this->referenceCount_ = 0;
        this->requestedDestruction_ = false;
    }

    /**
        @brief Destructor: Notifies all DestructionListener (for example @ref WeakPtr "weak pointers") that this object is being deleted.
    */
    Destroyable::~Destroyable()
    {
        assert(this->referenceCount_ <= 0);

        // notify all destruction listeners
        for (std::set<DestructionListener*>::iterator it = this->destructionListeners_.begin(); it != this->destructionListeners_.end(); )
            (*(it++))->objectDeleted();
    }

    /**
        @brief Deletes the object if no @ref orxonox::StrongPtr "strong pointers" point to this object. Otherwise schedules the object to be deleted as soon as possible.
        Always call destroy() instead of using 'delete' directly, otherwise strong pointers won't work.
    */
    void Destroyable::destroy()
    {
        assert(this); // Just in case someone tries to delete a NULL pointer
        this->requestedDestruction_ = true;
        if (this->referenceCount_ == 0)
        {
            this->preDestroy();
            if (this->referenceCount_ == 0)
                delete this;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Works like @ref destroy() but doesn't destroy the object until the current tick has ended.
     */
    void Destroyable::destroyLater()
    {
        // register in DestroyLaterManager - this ensures that a strongPtr points to this object and keeps it alive for a while
        DestroyLaterManager::getInstance().retain(this);

        // request destruction -> object will be deleted after all strongPtrs (including the one in DestroyLaterManager) were destroyed.
        this->destroy();
    }
}