A complete reference-counted object cache

hsutter_fav.cpp

shared_ptr<widget> get_widget(int id) {
  static map<int, weak_ptr<widget>> cache;
  static mutex m;

  lock_guard<mutex> hold(m);
  auto sp = cache[id].lock();
  if (!sp) cache[id] = sp = load_widget(id);
  return sp;
}