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7 #ifndef mozilla_NotNull_h
8 #define mozilla_NotNull_h
10 // It's often unclear if a particular pointer, be it raw (T*) or smart
11 // (RefPtr<T>, nsCOMPtr<T>, etc.) can be null. This leads to missing null
12 // checks (which can cause crashes) and unnecessary null checks (which clutter
13 // the code).
15 // C++ has a built-in alternative that avoids these problems: references. This
16 // module defines another alternative, NotNull, which can be used in cases
17 // where references are not suitable.
19 // In the comments below we use the word "handle" to cover all varieties of
20 // pointers and references.
22 // References
23 // ----------
24 // References are always non-null. (You can do |T& r = *p;| where |p| is null,
25 // but that's undefined behaviour. C++ doesn't provide any built-in, ironclad
26 // guarantee of non-nullness.)
28 // A reference works well when you need a temporary handle to an existing
29 // single object, e.g. for passing a handle to a function, or as a local handle
30 // within another object. (In Rust parlance, this is a "borrow".)
32 // A reference is less appropriate in the following cases.
34 // - As a primary handle to an object. E.g. code such as this is possible but
35 // strange: |T& t = *new T(); ...; delete &t;|
37 // - As a handle to an array. It's common for |T*| to refer to either a single
38 // |T| or an array of |T|, but |T&| cannot refer to an array of |T| because
39 // you can't index off a reference (at least, not without first converting it
40 // to a pointer).
42 // - When the handle identity is meaningful, e.g. if you have a hashtable of
43 // handles, because you have to use |&| on the reference to convert it to a
44 // pointer.
46 // - Some people don't like using non-const references as function parameters,
47 // because it is not clear at the call site that the argument might be
48 // modified.
50 // - When you need "smart" behaviour. E.g. we lack reference equivalents to
51 // RefPtr and nsCOMPtr.
53 // - When interfacing with code that uses pointers a lot, sometimes using a
54 // reference just feels like an odd fit.
56 // Furthermore, a reference is impossible in the following cases.
58 // - When the handle is rebound to another object. References don't allow this.
60 // - When the handle has type |void|. |void&| is not allowed.
62 // NotNull is an alternative that can be used in any of the above cases except
63 // for the last one, where the handle type is |void|. See below.
65 #include <stddef.h>
67 #include <type_traits>
68 #include <utility>
70 #include "mozilla/Assertions.h"
72 namespace mozilla {
74 namespace detail {
75 template <typename T>
76 struct CopyablePtr {
77 T mPtr;
79 template <typename U>
80 explicit CopyablePtr(U&& aPtr) : mPtr{std::forward<U>(aPtr)} {}
82 template <typename U>
83 explicit CopyablePtr(CopyablePtr<U> aPtr) : mPtr{std::move(aPtr.mPtr)} {}
85 } // namespace detail
87 template <typename T>
88 class MovingNotNull;
90 // NotNull can be used to wrap a "base" pointer (raw or smart) to indicate it
91 // is not null. Some examples:
93 // - NotNull<char*>
94 // - NotNull<RefPtr<Event>>
95 // - NotNull<nsCOMPtr<Event>>
96 // - NotNull<UniquePtr<Pointee>>
98 // NotNull has the following notable properties.
100 // - It has zero space overhead.
102 // - It must be initialized explicitly. There is no default initialization.
104 // - It auto-converts to the base pointer type.
106 // - It does not auto-convert from a base pointer. Implicit conversion from a
107 // less-constrained type (e.g. T*) to a more-constrained type (e.g.
108 // NotNull<T*>) is dangerous. Creation and assignment from a base pointer can
109 // only be done with WrapNotNull() or MakeNotNull<>(), which makes them
110 // impossible to overlook, both when writing and reading code.
112 // - When initialized (or assigned) it is checked, and if it is null we abort.
113 // This guarantees that it cannot be null.
115 // - |operator bool()| is deleted. This means you cannot check a NotNull in a
116 // boolean context, which eliminates the possibility of unnecessary null
117 // checks.
119 // - It is not movable, but copyable if the base pointer type is copyable. It
120 // may be used together with MovingNotNull to avoid unnecessary copies or when
121 // the base pointer type is not copyable (such as UniquePtr<T>).
123 template <typename T>
124 class NotNull {
125 template <typename U>
126 friend constexpr NotNull<U> WrapNotNull(U aBasePtr);
127 template <typename U>
128 friend constexpr NotNull<U> WrapNotNullUnchecked(U aBasePtr);
129 template <typename U, typename... Args>
130 friend constexpr NotNull<U> MakeNotNull(Args&&... aArgs);
131 template <typename U>
132 friend class NotNull;
134 detail::CopyablePtr<T> mBasePtr;
136 // This constructor is only used by WrapNotNull() and MakeNotNull<U>().
137 template <typename U>
138 constexpr explicit NotNull(U aBasePtr) : mBasePtr(T{std::move(aBasePtr)}) {
139 static_assert(sizeof(T) == sizeof(NotNull<T>),
140 "NotNull must have zero space overhead.");
141 static_assert(offsetof(NotNull<T>, mBasePtr) == 0,
142 "mBasePtr must have zero offset.");
145 public:
146 // Disallow default construction.
147 NotNull() = delete;
149 // Construct/assign from another NotNull with a compatible base pointer type.
150 template <typename U,
151 typename = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<const U&, T>>>
152 constexpr MOZ_IMPLICIT NotNull(const NotNull<U>& aOther)
153 : mBasePtr(aOther.mBasePtr) {}
155 template <typename U,
156 typename = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<U&&, T>>>
157 constexpr MOZ_IMPLICIT NotNull(MovingNotNull<U>&& aOther)
158 : mBasePtr(std::move(aOther).unwrapBasePtr()) {}
160 // Disallow null checks, which are unnecessary for this type.
161 explicit operator bool() const = delete;
163 // Explicit conversion to a base pointer. Use only to resolve ambiguity or to
164 // get a castable pointer.
165 constexpr const T& get() const { return mBasePtr.mPtr; }
167 // Implicit conversion to a base pointer. Preferable to get().
168 constexpr operator const T&() const { return get(); }
170 // Implicit conversion to a raw pointer from const lvalue-reference if
171 // supported by the base pointer (for RefPtr<T> -> T* compatibility).
172 template <typename U,
173 std::enable_if_t<!std::is_pointer_v<T> &&
174 std::is_convertible_v<const T&, U*>,
175 int> = 0>
176 constexpr operator U*() const& {
177 return get();
180 // Don't allow implicit conversions to raw pointers from rvalue-references.
181 template <typename U,
182 std::enable_if_t<!std::is_pointer_v<T> &&
183 std::is_convertible_v<const T&, U*> &&
184 !std::is_convertible_v<const T&&, U*>,
185 int> = 0>
186 constexpr operator U*() const&& = delete;
188 // Dereference operators.
189 constexpr auto* operator->() const MOZ_NONNULL_RETURN {
190 return mBasePtr.mPtr.operator->();
192 constexpr decltype(*mBasePtr.mPtr) operator*() const {
193 return *mBasePtr.mPtr;
196 // NotNull can be copied, but not moved. Moving a NotNull with a smart base
197 // pointer would leave a nullptr NotNull behind. The move operations must not
198 // be explicitly deleted though, since that would cause overload resolution to
199 // fail in situations where a copy is possible.
200 NotNull(const NotNull&) = default;
201 NotNull& operator=(const NotNull&) = default;
204 // Specialization for T* to allow adding MOZ_NONNULL_RETURN attributes.
205 template <typename T>
206 class NotNull<T*> {
207 template <typename U>
208 friend constexpr NotNull<U> WrapNotNull(U aBasePtr);
209 template <typename U>
210 friend constexpr NotNull<U*> WrapNotNullUnchecked(U* aBasePtr);
211 template <typename U, typename... Args>
212 friend constexpr NotNull<U> MakeNotNull(Args&&... aArgs);
213 template <typename U>
214 friend class NotNull;
216 T* mBasePtr;
218 // This constructor is only used by WrapNotNull() and MakeNotNull<U>().
219 template <typename U>
220 constexpr explicit NotNull(U* aBasePtr) : mBasePtr(aBasePtr) {}
222 public:
223 // Disallow default construction.
224 NotNull() = delete;
226 // Construct/assign from another NotNull with a compatible base pointer type.
227 template <typename U,
228 typename = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<const U&, T*>>>
229 constexpr MOZ_IMPLICIT NotNull(const NotNull<U>& aOther)
230 : mBasePtr(aOther.get()) {
231 static_assert(sizeof(T*) == sizeof(NotNull<T*>),
232 "NotNull must have zero space overhead.");
233 static_assert(offsetof(NotNull<T*>, mBasePtr) == 0,
234 "mBasePtr must have zero offset.");
237 template <typename U,
238 typename = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<U&&, T*>>>
239 constexpr MOZ_IMPLICIT NotNull(MovingNotNull<U>&& aOther)
240 : mBasePtr(NotNull{std::move(aOther)}) {}
242 // Disallow null checks, which are unnecessary for this type.
243 explicit operator bool() const = delete;
245 // Explicit conversion to a base pointer. Use only to resolve ambiguity or to
246 // get a castable pointer.
247 constexpr T* get() const MOZ_NONNULL_RETURN { return mBasePtr; }
249 // Implicit conversion to a base pointer. Preferable to get().
250 constexpr operator T*() const MOZ_NONNULL_RETURN { return get(); }
252 // Dereference operators.
253 constexpr T* operator->() const MOZ_NONNULL_RETURN { return get(); }
254 constexpr T& operator*() const { return *mBasePtr; }
257 template <typename T>
258 constexpr NotNull<T> WrapNotNull(T aBasePtr) {
259 MOZ_RELEASE_ASSERT(aBasePtr);
260 return NotNull<T>{std::move(aBasePtr)};
263 // WrapNotNullUnchecked should only be used in situations, where it is
264 // statically known that aBasePtr is non-null, and redundant release assertions
265 // should be avoided. It is only defined for raw base pointers, since it is only
266 // needed for those right now. There is no fundamental reason not to allow
267 // arbitrary base pointers here.
268 template <typename T>
269 constexpr NotNull<T> WrapNotNullUnchecked(T aBasePtr) {
270 return NotNull<T>{std::move(aBasePtr)};
273 template <typename T>
274 MOZ_NONNULL(1)
275 constexpr NotNull<T*> WrapNotNullUnchecked(T* const aBasePtr) {
276 #if defined(__clang__)
277 # pragma clang diagnostic push
278 # pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wpointer-bool-conversion"
279 #elif defined(__GNUC__)
280 # pragma GCC diagnostic push
281 # pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wnonnull-compare"
282 #endif
283 MOZ_ASSERT(aBasePtr);
284 #if defined(__clang__)
285 # pragma clang diagnostic pop
286 #elif defined(__GNUC__)
287 # pragma GCC diagnostic pop
288 #endif
289 return NotNull<T*>{aBasePtr};
292 // A variant of NotNull that can be used as a return value or parameter type and
293 // moved into both NotNull and non-NotNull targets. This is not possible with
294 // NotNull, as it is not movable. MovingNotNull can therefore not guarantee it
295 // is always non-nullptr, but it can't be dereferenced, and there are debug
296 // assertions that ensure it is only moved once.
297 template <typename T>
298 class MOZ_NON_AUTOABLE MovingNotNull {
299 template <typename U>
300 friend constexpr MovingNotNull<U> WrapMovingNotNullUnchecked(U aBasePtr);
302 T mBasePtr;
303 #ifdef DEBUG
304 bool mConsumed = false;
305 #endif
307 // This constructor is only used by WrapNotNull() and MakeNotNull<U>().
308 template <typename U>
309 constexpr explicit MovingNotNull(U aBasePtr) : mBasePtr{std::move(aBasePtr)} {
310 #ifndef DEBUG
311 static_assert(sizeof(T) == sizeof(MovingNotNull<T>),
312 "NotNull must have zero space overhead.");
313 #endif
314 static_assert(offsetof(MovingNotNull<T>, mBasePtr) == 0,
315 "mBasePtr must have zero offset.");
318 public:
319 MovingNotNull() = delete;
321 MOZ_IMPLICIT MovingNotNull(const NotNull<T>& aSrc) : mBasePtr(aSrc.get()) {}
323 template <typename U,
324 typename = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<U, T>>>
325 MOZ_IMPLICIT MovingNotNull(const NotNull<U>& aSrc) : mBasePtr(aSrc.get()) {}
327 template <typename U,
328 typename = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<U, T>>>
329 MOZ_IMPLICIT MovingNotNull(MovingNotNull<U>&& aSrc)
330 : mBasePtr(std::move(aSrc).unwrapBasePtr()) {}
332 MOZ_IMPLICIT operator T() && { return std::move(*this).unwrapBasePtr(); }
334 MOZ_IMPLICIT operator NotNull<T>() && { return std::move(*this).unwrap(); }
336 NotNull<T> unwrap() && {
337 return WrapNotNullUnchecked(std::move(*this).unwrapBasePtr());
340 T unwrapBasePtr() && {
341 #ifdef DEBUG
342 MOZ_ASSERT(!mConsumed);
343 mConsumed = true;
344 #endif
345 return std::move(mBasePtr);
348 MovingNotNull(MovingNotNull&&) = default;
349 MovingNotNull& operator=(MovingNotNull&&) = default;
352 template <typename T>
353 constexpr MovingNotNull<T> WrapMovingNotNullUnchecked(T aBasePtr) {
354 return MovingNotNull<T>{std::move(aBasePtr)};
357 template <typename T>
358 constexpr MovingNotNull<T> WrapMovingNotNull(T aBasePtr) {
359 MOZ_RELEASE_ASSERT(aBasePtr);
360 return WrapMovingNotNullUnchecked(std::move(aBasePtr));
363 namespace detail {
365 // Extract the pointed-to type from a pointer type (be it raw or smart).
366 // The default implementation uses the dereferencing operator of the pointer
367 // type to find what it's pointing to.
368 template <typename Pointer>
369 struct PointedTo {
370 // Remove the reference that dereferencing operators may return.
371 using Type = std::remove_reference_t<decltype(*std::declval<Pointer>())>;
372 using NonConstType = std::remove_const_t<Type>;
375 // Specializations for raw pointers.
376 // This is especially required because VS 2017 15.6 (March 2018) started
377 // rejecting the above `decltype(*std::declval<Pointer>())` trick for raw
378 // pointers.
379 // See bug 1443367.
380 template <typename T>
381 struct PointedTo<T*> {
382 using Type = T;
383 using NonConstType = T;
386 template <typename T>
387 struct PointedTo<const T*> {
388 using Type = const T;
389 using NonConstType = T;
392 } // namespace detail
394 // Allocate an object with infallible new, and wrap its pointer in NotNull.
395 // |MakeNotNull<Ptr<Ob>>(args...)| will run |new Ob(args...)|
396 // and return NotNull<Ptr<Ob>>.
397 template <typename T, typename... Args>
398 constexpr NotNull<T> MakeNotNull(Args&&... aArgs) {
399 using Pointee = typename detail::PointedTo<T>::NonConstType;
400 static_assert(!std::is_array_v<Pointee>,
401 "MakeNotNull cannot construct an array");
402 return NotNull<T>(new Pointee(std::forward<Args>(aArgs)...));
405 // Compare two NotNulls.
406 template <typename T, typename U>
407 constexpr bool operator==(const NotNull<T>& aLhs, const NotNull<U>& aRhs) {
408 return aLhs.get() == aRhs.get();
410 template <typename T, typename U>
411 constexpr bool operator!=(const NotNull<T>& aLhs, const NotNull<U>& aRhs) {
412 return aLhs.get() != aRhs.get();
415 // Compare a NotNull to a base pointer.
416 template <typename T, typename U>
417 constexpr bool operator==(const NotNull<T>& aLhs, const U& aRhs) {
418 return aLhs.get() == aRhs;
420 template <typename T, typename U>
421 constexpr bool operator!=(const NotNull<T>& aLhs, const U& aRhs) {
422 return aLhs.get() != aRhs;
425 // Compare a base pointer to a NotNull.
426 template <typename T, typename U>
427 constexpr bool operator==(const T& aLhs, const NotNull<U>& aRhs) {
428 return aLhs == aRhs.get();
430 template <typename T, typename U>
431 constexpr bool operator!=(const T& aLhs, const NotNull<U>& aRhs) {
432 return aLhs != aRhs.get();
435 // Disallow comparing a NotNull to a nullptr.
436 template <typename T>
437 bool operator==(const NotNull<T>&, decltype(nullptr)) = delete;
438 template <typename T>
439 bool operator!=(const NotNull<T>&, decltype(nullptr)) = delete;
441 // Disallow comparing a nullptr to a NotNull.
442 template <typename T>
443 bool operator==(decltype(nullptr), const NotNull<T>&) = delete;
444 template <typename T>
445 bool operator!=(decltype(nullptr), const NotNull<T>&) = delete;
447 } // namespace mozilla
449 #endif /* mozilla_NotNull_h */