cpp-descriptive-pointers/const_propogating_ptr.hpp

//
//  const_propogating_ptr.hpp
//  pointers
//
//  Created by Sam Jaffe on 12/3/16.
//

#pragma once
#include <memory>

#include "pointer_fwd.hpp"
#include "ptr_compare.hpp"

template <typename P>
class const_propogating_ptr {
public:
  using element_type = typename std::pointer_traits<P>::element_type;
  using pointer = element_type  *;
  using reference = element_type &;
  using const_pointer = element_type const *;
  using const_reference = element_type const &;

  const_propogating_ptr() : _ptr(nullptr) {}
  const_propogating_ptr(P const & p) : _ptr(p) {}
  const_propogating_ptr(P && p) : _ptr(std::move(p)) {}
  
  const_propogating_ptr(const_propogating_ptr & other) : _ptr(other._ptr) {}
  const_propogating_ptr(const_propogating_ptr &&) = default;
  const_propogating_ptr(const_propogating_ptr const &) = delete;
  const_propogating_ptr& operator=(const_propogating_ptr & other) { _ptr = other._ptr; return *this; }
  const_propogating_ptr& operator=(const_propogating_ptr &&) = default;
  const_propogating_ptr& operator=(const_propogating_ptr const &) = delete;
  
  template <typename Y>
  explicit operator const_propogating_ptr<Y>() & {
    return _ptr;
  }
  
  template <typename Y>
  explicit operator const_ptr<Y>() const {
    return _ptr;
  }
  
  template <typename Y>
  explicit operator const_propogating_ptr<Y>() const & = delete;
  
  operator bool() const {
    return bool(_ptr);
  }
  
  reference operator*() { return *_ptr; }
  pointer get() { return std::addressof(operator*()); }
  pointer operator->() { return get(); }
  
  const_reference operator*() const { return *_ptr; }
  const_pointer get() const { return std::addressof(operator*()); }
  const_pointer operator->() const { return get(); }
  
private:
  P _ptr;
};

POINTER_TEMPLATE_COMPARE( const_propogating_ptr )