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ACE_Singleton< TYPE, ACE_LOCK > Class Template Reference

A Singleton Adapter uses the Adapter pattern to turn ordinary classes into Singletons optimized with the Double-Checked Locking optimization pattern. More...

#include <Singleton.h>

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Public Methods

virtual void cleanup (void *param=0)

Static Public Methods

TYPE * instance (void)
 Global access point to the Singleton.

void dump (void)
 Dump the state of the object.


Protected Methods

 ACE_Singleton (void)
 Default constructor.


Static Protected Methods

ACE_Singleton< TYPE, ACE_LOCK > *& instance_i (void)
 Get pointer to the Singleton instance.


Protected Attributes

TYPE instance_
 Contained instance.


Static Protected Attributes

ACE_Singleton< TYPE, ACE_LOCK > * singleton_ = 0
 Pointer to the Singleton (ACE_Cleanup) instance.


Detailed Description

template<class TYPE, class ACE_LOCK>
class ACE_Singleton< TYPE, ACE_LOCK >

A Singleton Adapter uses the Adapter pattern to turn ordinary classes into Singletons optimized with the Double-Checked Locking optimization pattern.

This implementation is a slight variation on the GoF Singleton pattern. In particular, a single <ACE_Singleton<TYPE, ACE_LOCK> > instance is allocated here, not a <TYPE> instance. The reason for this is to allow registration with the ACE_Object_Manager, so that the Singleton can be cleaned up when the process exits. For this scheme to work, a (static) cleanup() function must be provided. ACE_Singleton provides one so that TYPE doesn't need to. If you want to make sure that only the singleton instance of <T> is created, and that users cannot create their own instances of <T>, do the following to class <T>: (a) Make the constructor of <T> private (or protected) (b) Make Singleton a friend of <T> Here is an example:

 * class foo
 * {
 * friend class ACE_Singleton<foo, ACE_Null_Mutex>;
 * private:
 * foo () { cout << "foo constructed" << endl; }
 * ~foo () { cout << "foo destroyed" << endl; }
 * };
 * typedef ACE_Singleton<foo, ACE_Null_Mutex> FOO;
 * 

NOTE: the best types to use for ACE_LOCK are ACE_Recursive_Thread_Mutex and ACE_Null_Mutex. ACE_Recursive_Thread_Mutex should be used in multi-threaded programs in which it is possible for more than one thread to access the <ACE_Singleton<TYPE, ACE_LOCK>> instance. ACE_Null_Mutex can be used otherwise. The reason that these types of locks are best has to do with their allocation by the ACE_Object_Manager. Single ACE_Recursive_Thread_Mutex and ACE_Null_Mutex instances are used for all ACE_Singleton instantiations. However, other types of locks are allocated per ACE_Singleton instantiation.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

template<class TYPE, class ACE_LOCK>
ACE_INLINE ACE_Singleton< TYPE, ACE_LOCK >::ACE_Singleton void    [protected]
 

Default constructor.


Member Function Documentation

template<class TYPE, class ACE_LOCK>
void ACE_Singleton< TYPE, ACE_LOCK >::cleanup void *    param = 0 [virtual]
 

Cleanup method, used by <ace_cleanup_destroyer> to destroy the ACE_Singleton.

Reimplemented from ACE_Cleanup.

template<class TYPE, class ACE_LOCK>
void ACE_Singleton< TYPE, ACE_LOCK >::dump void    [static]
 

Dump the state of the object.

Reimplemented in ACE_Unmanaged_Singleton< TYPE, ACE_LOCK >.

template<class TYPE, class ACE_LOCK>
TYPE * ACE_Singleton< TYPE, ACE_LOCK >::instance void    [static]
 

Global access point to the Singleton.

Reimplemented in ACE_Unmanaged_Singleton< TYPE, ACE_LOCK >.

template<class TYPE, class ACE_LOCK>
ACE_Singleton< TYPE, ACE_LOCK > *& ACE_Singleton< TYPE, ACE_LOCK >::instance_i void    [static, protected]
 

Get pointer to the Singleton instance.

Reimplemented in ACE_Unmanaged_Singleton< TYPE, ACE_LOCK >.


Member Data Documentation

template<class TYPE, class ACE_LOCK>
TYPE ACE_Singleton< TYPE, ACE_LOCK >::instance_ [protected]
 

Contained instance.

template<class TYPE, class ACE_LOCK>
ACE_Singleton< TYPE, ACE_LOCK > * ACE_Singleton< TYPE, ACE_LOCK >::singleton_ = 0 [static, protected]
 

Pointer to the Singleton (ACE_Cleanup) instance.

Reimplemented in ACE_Unmanaged_Singleton< TYPE, ACE_LOCK >.


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