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#ifndef UTILSPP_CLONEPTR_HPP
#define UTILSPP_CLONEPTR_HPP

#include <cassert>
#include <stdexcept>

namespace utilspp
{
  // This class is meant to manage a pointer. This class will 
  // ensure that when we go out of scope, it will delete the 
  // pointer.
  // 
  // However, contrary to the std::auto_ptr, instead of 
  // transfering the ownership on copy construction, it clones 
  // the content. This means that we can have STL containers
  // that uses that class for managing the pointers.
  //
  // So, it means that the class we stores, needs a "clone"
  // member.
  template <typename T> 
  class clone_ptr
  {
  public:
    clone_ptr() : value_(NULL) {}

    // This constructor takes ownership of the pointer.
    //
    // Note that it isn't explicit. This might be a 
    // problem.
    clone_ptr(T * value) : value_(value) {}

    ~clone_ptr() {if (value_) delete value_;}
    
    // This is the default constructor that takes his 
    // value from cloning the content of the other 
    // clone_ptr.
    clone_ptr(const clone_ptr & other)
    {value_ = other->clone();}
 
    T * operator->() 
    {
      if (value_)
	return value_;
      
      throw std::runtime_error("using a null clone_ptr");
    }

    const T * operator->() const
    {
      assert(value_);

      return value_;
    }

    T * get() { return value_; }
    const T * get() const { return value_; }
    
    // This just releases the pointer. It means that the
    // pointer is no longer owned by the smart pointer.
    T * release() 
    { 
      T * r = value_; 
      value_ = NULL;

      return r;
    }

  private:
    T * value_;
  };
}

#endif
