+ ~reference()
+ {
+ if (value)
+ {
+ int rc = dec(value);
+ if (rc == 0)
+ delete value;
+ }
+ }
+ inline operator bool() const { return value; }
+ inline operator T*() const { return value; }
+ inline T* operator->() const { return value; }
+ inline T& operator*() const { return *value; }
+ inline bool operator<(const reference<T>& other) const { return value < other.value; }
+ inline bool operator>(const reference<T>& other) const { return value > other.value; }
+ inline bool operator==(const reference<T>& other) const { return value == other.value; }
+ inline bool operator!=(const reference<T>& other) const { return value != other.value; }
+ private:
+ void* operator new(size_t);
+ void operator delete(void*);
+};
+
+/** This class can be used on its own to represent an exception, or derived to represent a module-specific exception.
+ * When a module whishes to abort, e.g. within a constructor, it should throw an exception using ModuleException or
+ * a class derived from ModuleException. If a module throws an exception during its constructor, the module will not
+ * be loaded. If this happens, the error message returned by ModuleException::GetReason will be displayed to the user
+ * attempting to load the module, or dumped to the console if the ircd is currently loading for the first time.
+ */
+class CoreExport CoreException : public std::exception
+{
+ protected:
+ /** Holds the error message to be displayed
+ */
+ const std::string err;
+ /** Source of the exception
+ */
+ const std::string source;
+ public:
+ /** Default constructor, just uses the error mesage 'Core threw an exception'.
+ */
+ CoreException() : err("Core threw an exception"), source("The core") {}
+ /** This constructor can be used to specify an error message before throwing.
+ */
+ CoreException(const std::string &message) : err(message), source("The core") {}
+ /** This constructor can be used to specify an error message before throwing,
+ * and to specify the source of the exception.
+ */
+ CoreException(const std::string &message, const std::string &src) : err(message), source(src) {}
+ /** This destructor solves world hunger, cancels the world debt, and causes the world to end.
+ * Actually no, it does nothing. Never mind.
+ * @throws Nothing!
+ */
+ virtual ~CoreException() throw() {};
+ /** Returns the reason for the exception.
+ * The module should probably put something informative here as the user will see this upon failure.
+ */
+ virtual const char* GetReason()
+ {
+ return err.c_str();
+ }
+
+ virtual const char* GetSource()
+ {
+ return source.c_str();
+ }
+};
+
+class Module;
+
+class CoreExport ModuleException : public CoreException
+{
+ public:
+ /** This constructor can be used to specify an error message before throwing.
+ */
+ ModuleException(const std::string &message, Module* me = NULL);
+};
+
+/** Module reference, similar to reference<Module>
+ */
+class CoreExport ModuleRef : public reference_base
+{
+ Module* const value;
+ public:
+ ModuleRef(Module* v);
+ ~ModuleRef();
+ inline operator Module*() const { return value; }
+ inline Module* operator->() const { return value; }
+ inline Module& operator*() const { return *value; }
+ private:
+ ModuleRef(const ModuleRef&);
+ void operator=(const ModuleRef&);
+ void* operator new(size_t);
+ void operator delete(void*);
+};
+
+#endif