README.md

must_be_shared

must_be_shared is a class that forces classes derived from std::enable_shared_from_this to be managed by std::shared_ptr.

usage

1. Replace std::shared_ptr with must_be_shared.
2. Place the constructor in public.
3. Add const magic_t& _ in the first argument of the constructor.
4. Add must_be_shared<XXX>(_) in the constructor initializer. (XXX is your class name)
5. Set the second and subsequent arguments of the constructor to the creation function create().

It requires that the constructor be placed public, but it is not possible to create it locally, as there is no way to create a magic_t as public.

sample

#include "must_be_shared.h"

class FOO : public must_be_shared<FOO> {
private:
  int foo_value_;
public:
  FOO(const magic_t& _, int foo_value):
    must_be_shared<FOO>(_),
    foo_value_(foo_value)
    {}
  void foo() {
    auto instance = shared_from_this();
    std::cout << "foo -> " << instance->foo_value_ << std::endl;
  }
};

class BAR : public FOO {
private:
  int bar_value_;
public:
  BAR(const magic_t& _, int bar_value = 100, int foo_value = 200):
    FOO(_, foo_value),
    bar_value_(bar_value)
     {}
  void bar() {
    auto instance = shared_from_this_as<BAR>();
    std::cout << "bar -> " << instance->bar_value_ << std::endl;
  }
};

int main() {
  // compile error
  // auto foo = FOO(FOO::magic_t{FOO::_magic_seed{}}, 1);

  // basic
  auto foo = FOO::create(1);
  foo->foo();

  // derived class
  auto bar = BAR::create<BAR>(10, 20);
  bar->foo();
  bar->bar();

  // You can use default arguments
  auto bar_default = BAR::create<BAR>();
  bar_default->foo();
  bar_default->bar();

  // If you want to manage with a base class
  auto bar_as_foo = BAR::create<BAR, FOO>(10, 20);
  bar_as_foo->foo();
  // bar_as_foo->bar(); // <-- compile error
  bar_as_foo->shared_from_this_as<BAR>()->bar();
}

// foo -> 1
// foo -> 20
// bar -> 10
// foo -> 200
// bar -> 100
// foo -> 20
// bar -> 10