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/// @file bsls_bslonce.h
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// bsls_bslonce.h                                                     -*-C++-*-
#ifndef INCLUDED_BSLS_BSLONCE
#define INCLUDED_BSLS_BSLONCE
 
#include <bsls_ident.h>
BSLS_IDENT("$Id: $")
 
/// @defgroup bsls_bslonce bsls_bslonce
/// @brief  Provide BSL a thread-safe way to execute code once per process.
/// @addtogroup bsl
/// @{
/// @addtogroup bsls
/// @{
/// @addtogroup bsls_bslonce
/// @{
///
/// <h1> Outline </h1>
/// * <a href="#bsls_bslonce-purpose"> Purpose</a>
/// * <a href="#bsls_bslonce-classes"> Classes </a>
/// * <a href="#bsls_bslonce-description"> Description </a>
///   * <a href="#bsls_bslonce-usage"> Usage </a>
///     * <a href="#bsls_bslonce-example-1-using-bsls-bslonce-to-perform-a-singleton-initialization"> Example 1: Using bsls::BslOnce to Perform a Singleton Initialization </a>
///
/// # Purpose {#bsls_bslonce-purpose}
/// Provide BSL a thread-safe way to execute code once per process.
///
/// # Classes {#bsls_bslonce-classes}
///
/// -   bsls::BslOnce: statically initializable gate-keeper for a once-block
/// -   bsls::BslOnceGuard: guard for safely using `bsls::BslOnce`
///
/// # Description {#bsls_bslonce-description}
/// This component provides a pair of classes, `bsls::BslOnce`
/// and `bsls::BslOnceGuard`, which give the caller a way to run a block of
/// code exactly once within the current process, particularly in the presence
/// of multiple threads.  The typical purpose of this one-time execution is the
/// initialization of a singleton on first use.
///
/// [**WARNING**] Clients outside of `bsl` should *not* use this component.
/// Because of its location in the hierarchy, this component guards critical
/// sections using a spin-lock.  Equivalent components that are more robust and
/// efficient will be provided at a higher level (see @ref bslmt_once ).
///
/// A `bsls::BslOnce` object can be statically initialized using the
/// `BSLS_BSLONCE_INITIALIZER` macro.
///
/// ## Usage {#bsls_bslonce-usage}
///
///
/// This section illustrates intended use of this component.
///
/// ### Example 1: Using bsls::BslOnce to Perform a Singleton Initialization {#bsls_bslonce-example-1-using-bsls-bslonce-to-perform-a-singleton-initialization}
///
///
/// The following example demonstrates using `bsls::BslOnce` to initialize a
/// singleton object.
///
/// First we declare a `struct`, `MySingleton`, whose definition is elided:
/// @code
/// struct MySingleton {
///
///   // PUBLIC DATA
///   int d_exampleData;
///
///   // ...
/// };
/// @endcode
/// Notice that the data members are public because we want to avoid dynamic
/// runtime initialize (i.e., initialization at run-time before the start of
/// `main`) when an object of this type is declared in a static context.
///
/// Now we implement a function `getSingleton` that returns a singleton object.
/// `getSingleton` uses `BslOnce` to ensure the singleton is initialized only
/// once, and that the singleton is initialized before the function returns:
/// @code
/// /// Return a reference to a modifiable singleton object.
/// MySingleton *getSingleton()
/// {
///    static MySingleton singleton = { 0 };
///    static BslOnce     once      = BSLS_BSLONCE_INITIALIZER;
///
///    BslOnceGuard onceGuard;
///    if (onceGuard.enter(&once)) {
///      // Initialize 'singleton'.  Note that this code is executed exactly
///      // once.
///
///    }
///    return &singleton;
/// }
/// @endcode
/// Notice that `BslOnce` must be initialized to `BSLS_BSLONCE_INITIALIZER`, and
/// that `singleton` is a function scoped static variable to avoid allocating
/// it on the `heap` (which might be reported as leaked memory).
/// @}
/** @} */
/** @} */
 
/** @addtogroup bsl
 * @{
 */
/** @addtogroup bsls
 * @{
 */
/** @addtogroup bsls_bslonce
 * @{
 */
 
#include <bsls_atomicoperations.h>
 
#ifdef BDE_BUILD_TARGET_SAFE
// This component needs to be below bsls_assert in the physical hierarchy, so
// 'BSLS_ASSERT' macros can't be used here.  To workaround this issue, we use
// the C 'assert' instead.
 
#include <assert.h>
#define BSLS_BSLONCE_ASSERT_SAFE(x) assert((x))
 
#else
 
#define BSLS_BSLONCE_ASSERT_SAFE(x)
 
#endif
 
 
namespace bsls {
 
                        // =============
                        // class BslOnce
                        // =============
 
/// Use this macro to initialize an object of type `bsls::Once`.  E.g.:
/// @code
/// bsls::Once once = BSLS_BSLONCE_INITIALIZER;
/// @endcode
/// Note that we use an unlikely arbitrary value to permit effectively
/// asserting a `BslOnce` for correct initialization.
#define BSLS_BSLONCE_INITIALIZER { { 0xdead } }
 
 
 // This `struct` provides a simple data type for ensuring a block of code
 // is executed (only) once.  Note that this is defined as a `struct` to
 // allow constant initialization in a global or static context using
 // `BSLS_BSLONCE_INITIALIZER`.
struct BslOnce {
 
  public:
     // PUBLIC DATA
     bsls::AtomicOperations::AtomicTypes::Int d_onceState;
                           // The state of the one-time block of code managed
                           // by this object (must be one of the 'State'
                           // values).  This value is public to allow static
                           // initialization (with 'BSLS_BSLONCE_INITIALIZER'),
                           // but should never be directly accessed or
                           // modified.
 
 
  private:
     // PRIVATE TYPES
     enum State {
         // Note that we select unusual integer values in order to more
         // effectively test (in appropriate build modes) that 'd_onceState'
         // was correctly initialized.
 
         e_NOT_ENTERED = 0xdead,
         e_IN_PROGRESS,
         e_DONE
     };
 
    // PRIVATE MANIPULATORS
 
    /// Enter the one-time block of code.  Return `true` if the one-time
    /// block of code has been entered, and `false` if the one-time block of
    /// code has already been executed.  If this function returns `false`
    /// then the thread of execution in which `enter` returned `true` has
    /// already called `leave` -- i.e., the one-time block of code is
    /// guaranteed to have *completed* execution.  The behavior is undefined
    /// unless this object was originally initialized to
    /// `BSLS_BSLONCE_INITIALIZER`.  Note that this private variant of
    /// `enter` does not perform a test before attempting to acquire the
    /// spin-lock, and is meant to be implemented out of line (so that the
    /// expected path of `enter` may be more easily inlined).
    bool doEnter();
 
  public:
    // MANIPULATORS
 
    /// Enter the one-time block of code.  Return `true` if the one-time
    /// block of code has been entered, and `false` if the one-time block of
    /// code has already been executed.  If this function returns `false`
    /// then the thread of execution in which `enter` returned `true` has
    /// already called `leave` -- i.e., the one-time block of code is
    /// guaranteed to have *completed* execution.  The behavior is undefined
    /// unless this object was originally initialized to
    /// `BSLS_BSLONCE_INITIALIZER`.  Note that a successful `enter` locks a
    /// spin-lock; it is imperative that `leave` be called quickly.
    bool enter();
 
    /// Exit the one-time block of code.  The behavior is undefined unless
    /// the caller had previously called `enter`, and `enter` had returned
    /// `true`.
    void leave();
};
 
 
                        // ==================
                        // class BslOnceGuard
                        // ==================
 
/// This class provides a guard for managing a `BslOnce` for the purpose of
/// executing a block of code (only) once.
///
/// See @ref bsls_bslonce 
class BslOnceGuard {
 
  private:
 
     // DATA
    BslOnce *d_once;  // once gate-keeper
 
    // NOT IMPLEMENTED
    BslOnceGuard(const BslOnceGuard&);
    BslOnceGuard& operator=(const BslOnceGuard&);
 
 
  public:
    // CREATORS
 
    /// Create a guard to manage a block of code that is executed once.
    BslOnceGuard();
 
    /// Destroy this guard, and if `enter` had been called on this object
    /// without a subsequent call to `leave`, then call `leave` to signal
    /// the completion of the one-time block of code.
    ~BslOnceGuard();
 
    // MANIPULATORS
 
    /// Enter the one-time block of code that is managed by the specified
    /// `once`.  Return `true` if the one-time block of code has been
    /// entered, and `false` if the one-time block of code has already been
    /// executed.  If this function returns `false` then the thread of
    /// execution in which `enter` returned `true` has already called
    /// `leave` -- i.e., the one-time block of code is guaranteed to have
    /// *completed* execution.  The behavior is undefined unless `once` was
    /// originally initialized to `BSLS_BSLONCE_INITIALIZER`.  Note that a
    /// successful `enter` locks a spin-lock; it is imperative that `leave`
    /// be called quickly.
    bool enter(BslOnce *once);
 
    /// Exit the one-time block of code.  The behavior is undefined unless
    /// the caller had previously called `enter`, and `enter` had returned
    /// `true`.
    void leave();
};
 
 
// ============================================================================
//                         INLINE DEFINITIONS
// ============================================================================
 
                        // -------------
                        // class BslOnce
                        // -------------
 
 
// MANIPULATORS
inline
bool BslOnce::enter()
{
    if (e_DONE == bsls::AtomicOperations::getIntAcquire(&d_onceState)) {
        return false;                                                 // RETURN
    }
 
    return doEnter();
};
 
inline
void BslOnce::leave()
{
    BSLS_BSLONCE_ASSERT_SAFE(e_IN_PROGRESS ==
                          bsls::AtomicOperations::getIntRelaxed(&d_onceState));
    bsls::AtomicOperations::setIntRelease(&d_onceState, e_DONE);
}
 
 
                        // ==================
                        // class BslOnceGuard
                        // ==================
 
 
// CREATORS
inline
BslOnceGuard::BslOnceGuard()
: d_once(0)
{
}
 
inline
BslOnceGuard::~BslOnceGuard()
{
    if (d_once) {
        d_once->leave();
    }
}
 
// MANIPULATORS
inline
bool BslOnceGuard::enter(BslOnce *once)
{
    BSLS_BSLONCE_ASSERT_SAFE(once);
    BSLS_BSLONCE_ASSERT_SAFE(!d_once);
 
    bool success = once->enter();
 
    // If the block guarded by 'once' has successfully been entered, set
    // 'd_once' so that 'leave' will be called when this guard is destroyed.
 
    if (success) {
        d_once = once;
    }
    return success;
}
 
inline
void BslOnceGuard::leave()
{
    BSLS_BSLONCE_ASSERT_SAFE(d_once);
 
    d_once->leave();
    d_once = 0;
 
}
 
}  // close package namespace
 
 
#endif
 
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/** @} */
/** @} */
/** @} */