event-queue.h

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/*

Copyright (C) 2012-2013 John W. Eaton

This file is part of Octave.

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*/

#if !defined (octave_event_queue_h)
#define octave_event_queue_h 1

#include <queue>
#include <memory>

#include "action-container.h"

class
event_queue : public action_container
{
public:

  event_queue (void) : fifo () { }

  // Destructor should not raise an exception, so all actions
  // registered should be exception-safe (but setting error_state is
  // allowed). If you're not sure, see event_queue_safe.

  ~event_queue (void) { run (); }

  void add (elem *new_elem)
  {
    fifo.push (new_elem);
  }

  void run_first (void)
  {
    if (! empty ())
      {
        // No leak on exception!
        std::auto_ptr<elem> ptr (fifo.front ());
        fifo.pop ();
        ptr->run ();
      }
  }

  void discard_first (void)
  {
    if (! empty ())
      {
        elem *ptr = fifo.front ();
        fifo.pop ();
        delete ptr;
      }
  }

  size_t size (void) const { return fifo.size (); }

protected:

  std::queue<elem *> fifo;

private:

  // No copying!

  event_queue (const event_queue&);

  event_queue& operator = (const event_queue&);
};

// Like event_queue, but this one will guard against the
// possibility of seeing an exception (or interrupt) in the cleanup
// actions. Not that we can do much about it, but at least we won't
// crash.

class
event_queue_safe : public event_queue
{
private:

  static void gripe_exception (void);

public:

  event_queue_safe (void) : event_queue () { }

  ~event_queue_safe (void)
  {
    while (! empty ())
      {
        try
          {
            run_first ();
          }
        catch (...) // Yes, the black hole. Remember we're in a dtor.
          {
            gripe_exception ();
          }
      }
  }

private:

  // No copying!

  event_queue_safe (const event_queue_safe&);

  event_queue_safe& operator = (const event_queue_safe&);
};

#endif