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Emeric Vigier2f625822012-08-06 11:09:52 -04001// Copyright (C) 2001-2005 Open Source Telecom Corporation.
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42/**
43 * @file counter.h
44 * @short Generic automatic counter data type template class.
45 **/
46
47#ifndef CCXX_COUNTER_H_
48#define CCXX_COUNTER_H_
49
50#ifdef CCXX_NAMESPACES
51namespace ost {
52#endif
53
54/**
55 * The counter template is used for generic objects which act as
56 * automatic counters. Each time the object is accessed, the underlying
57 * counted data type is incremented.
58 *
59 * @author David Sugar <dyfet@gnutelephony.org>
60 * @short Automatic counter template class.
61 */
62template <typename T>
63class Counter
64{
65protected:
66 T count;
67
68public:
69 /**
70 * Construct and initialize a counter to zero.
71 */
72 inline Counter()
73 {count = 0;};
74
75 /**
76 * Construct a counter with an initial value set for another counter.
77 *
78 * @param counter to copy from.
79 */
80 inline Counter(const Counter &counter)
81 {count = counter.count;};
82
83 /**
84 * Construct a counter with an initial value of the specified
85 * data type.
86 *
87 * @param initial value to set.
88 */
89 inline Counter(T initial)
90 {count = initial;};
91
92 inline T& operator=(T c)
93 {counter = c;};
94
95 inline operator T()
96 {return count++;}
97};
98
99#ifdef CCXX_NAMESPACES
100} // namespace
101#endif
102
103#endif
104