// -*- C++ -*-

//=============================================================================
/**
 *  @file    Based_Pointer_Repository.h
 *
 *  Based_Pointer_Repository.h,v 4.9 2002/06/30 23:55:57 schmidt Exp
 *
 *  @author Dietrich Quehl <Dietrich.Quehl@med.siemens.de>
 *  @author Douglas C. Schmidt <schmidt@.cs.wustl.edu>
 */
//=============================================================================

#ifndef ACE_BASED_POINTER_REPOSITORY_H
#define ACE_BASED_POINTER_REPOSITORY_H

#include "ace/pre.h"

#include "ace/ACE_export.h"

#if !defined (ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE)
# pragma once
#endif /* ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE */

#include "ace/OS.h"

// Forward decl., using the "Cheshire Cat" technique.
class ACE_Based_Pointer_Repository_Rep;

/**
 * @class ACE_Based_Pointer_Repository
 *
 * @brief Maps pointers to the base address of the region to which each
 * pointer belongs.
 */
class ACE_Export ACE_Based_Pointer_Repository
{
public:
  // = Use <ACE_Null_Mutex> to allow locking while iterating.

  // = Initialization and termination methods.
  ACE_Based_Pointer_Repository (void);
  ~ACE_Based_Pointer_Repository (void);

  // = Search structure methods.
  /**
   * Return the appropriate <base_addr> region that contains <addr>.
   * Returns 1 on success and 0 if the <addr> isn't contained in any
   * <base_addr> region.
   */
  int find (void *addr,
            void *&base_addr);

  /// Bind a new entry to the repository or update the size of an
  /// existing entry.  Returns 0 on success and -1 on failure.
  int bind (void *addr,
            size_t size);

  /// Unbind from the repository the <base_addr> that <addr> is
  /// contained within.
  int unbind (void *addr);

private:

  /// Use the "Cheshire-Cat" technique to hide the implementation in
  /// order to avoid circular #include dependencies.
  ACE_Based_Pointer_Repository_Rep *rep_;

};

#include "ace/Singleton.h"

/// Provide a Singleton access point to the based pointer repository.
typedef ACE_Singleton<ACE_Based_Pointer_Repository, ACE_SYNCH_RW_MUTEX>
        ACE_BASED_POINTER_REPOSITORY;

#include "ace/post.h"

#endif /* ACE_BASED_POINTER_REPOSITORY_H */
