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C++ singleton implementation with static initialization support.
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/** | |
* | |
*/ | |
#ifndef _SINGLETON_H | |
#define _SINGLETON_H | |
namespace lib { | |
namespace detail { | |
template <typename T> | |
struct SingletonWrapper { | |
~SingletonWrapper(void) { | |
} | |
T m_instance; | |
static bool m_bool; | |
}; /* lib::detail::SingletonWrapper */ | |
template <typename T> | |
bool lib::detail::SingletonWrapper<T>::m_bool = false; | |
}; /* DgLib::detail */ | |
template <typename T> | |
class Singleton { | |
private: | |
static T& m_instance; | |
/* Needed to use the static instance without accessing. */ | |
static void use(const T&) { | |
} | |
static T& get_instance(void) { | |
/* This is the actual singleton instance. */ | |
static lib::detail::SingletonWrapper<T> wrapper; | |
/* Force use of the instance...required. */ | |
use(m_instance); | |
/* Return the singleton stored in the wrapper. Don't use our | |
own 'm_instance' as it may not be initialized yet. */ | |
return static_cast<T&>(wrapper.m_instance); | |
} | |
public: | |
static const T& get_const_instance(void) { | |
return get_instance(); | |
} | |
static T& get_mutable_instance(void) { | |
return get_instance(); | |
} | |
}; /* lib::Singleton */ | |
/* This line is key. It is required in order to make the singleton statically | |
initialized at runtime prior to main() running. */ | |
template <typename T> | |
T& Singleton<T>::m_instance = Singleton<T>::get_instance(); | |
}; /* lib */ | |
#endif /* _SINGLETON_H */ | |
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