PyObjectPtr.h

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#ifndef LSST_LOG_PYOBJECTPTR_H
#define LSST_LOG_PYOBJECTPTR_H
 
// Python header has to be first to avoid compilation warnings
#include "Python.h"
 
#include <cstddef>
 
namespace lsst::log::detail {

class PyObjectPtr {
public:

    static PyObjectPtr from_borrowed(PyObject* object) {
        Py_XINCREF(object);
        return PyObjectPtr(object);
    }

    explicit PyObjectPtr(PyObject* object = nullptr) : m_object(object) {}
 
    // copy constructor, increments ref. counter
    PyObjectPtr(PyObjectPtr const& other) : m_object(other.m_object) {
        Py_XINCREF(m_object);
    }
 
    // move constructor, steals reference
    PyObjectPtr(PyObjectPtr&& other) : m_object(other.m_object) {
        other.m_object = nullptr;
    }
 
    // Decrement ref. counter
    ~PyObjectPtr() { Py_CLEAR(m_object); }
 
    PyObjectPtr& operator=(PyObjectPtr const& other) {
        Py_CLEAR(m_object);
        m_object = other.m_object;
        Py_XINCREF(m_object);
        return *this;
    }
 
    PyObjectPtr& operator=(PyObjectPtr&& other) {
        Py_CLEAR(m_object);
        m_object = other.m_object;
        other.m_object = nullptr;
        return *this;
    }
 
    PyObjectPtr& operator=(PyObject* object) {
        Py_CLEAR(m_object);
        m_object = object;
        Py_XINCREF(m_object);
        return *this;
    }
 
    // can be converted to regular pointer
    operator PyObject*() const { return m_object; }
 
    // release ownership
    PyObject* release() {
        auto object = m_object;
        m_object = nullptr;
        return object;
    }
 
    // This returns a reference so you can take a pointer of a pointer, needed
    // for some API methods.
    PyObject*& get() { return m_object; }
 
    // compare to nullptr
    bool operator==(std::nullptr_t) const { return m_object == nullptr; }
    bool operator!=(std::nullptr_t) const { return m_object != nullptr; }
 
private:
 
    PyObject* m_object = nullptr;
};
 
} // namespace lsst::log::detail
 
#endif // LSST_LOG_PYOBJECTPTR_H