threadingutils.hpp

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#ifndef THREADINGUTILS_H
#define THREADINGUTILS_H

#include <boost/thread.hpp>
#include <boost/thread/mutex.hpp>
#include <boost/atomic.hpp>

namespace ADWIF
{
  template<typename T>
  class AtomicRefCount
  {
  public:
    AtomicRefCount(boost::atomic<T> & atom, bool inc = true): myAtom(atom) { if (inc) myAtom++; }
    ~AtomicRefCount() { myAtom--; }
  private:
    AtomicRefCount(const AtomicRefCount<T> &);
    AtomicRefCount<T> & operator=(const AtomicRefCount<T> &);
  private:
    boost::atomic<T> & myAtom;
  };
}

#endif // THREADINGUTILS_H