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/* Interface for NSAutoreleasePool for GNUStep
Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Written by: Andrew Kachites McCallum <mccallum@gnu.ai.mit.edu>
Date: 1995
This file is part of the GNUstep Base Library.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
Library General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
Boston, MA 02111 USA.
*/
#ifndef __NSAutoreleasePool_h_GNUSTEP_BASE_INCLUDE
#define __NSAutoreleasePool_h_GNUSTEP_BASE_INCLUDE
#import "../GNUstepBase/GSVersionMacros.h"
#import "NSObject.h"
#if defined(__cplusplus)
extern "C" {
#endif
@class NSAutoreleasePool;
@class NSThread;
/**
* Each thread has its own copy of these variables.
<example>
{
NSAutoreleasePool *current_pool; // current pool for thread
unsigned total_objects_count; // total #/autoreleased objects over thread's lifetime
id *pool_cache; // cache of previously-allocated pools,
int pool_cache_size; // used internally for recycling
int pool_cache_count;
}
</example>
*/
typedef struct autorelease_thread_vars
{
/* The current, default NSAutoreleasePool for the calling thread;
the one that will hold objects that are arguments to
[NSAutoreleasePool +addObject:]. */
__unsafe_unretained NSAutoreleasePool *current_pool;
/* The total number of objects autoreleased since the thread was
started, or since -resetTotalAutoreleasedObjects was called
in this thread. (if compiled in) */
unsigned total_objects_count;
/* A cache of NSAutoreleasePool's already alloc'ed. Caching old pools
instead of deallocating and re-allocating them will save time. */
__unsafe_unretained id *pool_cache;
int pool_cache_size;
int pool_cache_count;
} thread_vars_struct;
/* Initialize an autorelease_thread_vars structure for a new thread.
This function is called in NSThread each time an NSThread is created.
TV should be of type `struct autorelease_thread_vars *' */
#define init_autorelease_thread_vars(TV) \
memset (TV, 0, sizeof (__typeof__ (*TV)))
/**
* Each pool holds its objects-to-be-released in a linked-list of
these structures.
<example>
{
struct autorelease_array_list *next;
unsigned size;
unsigned count;
id objects[0];
}
</example>
*/
typedef struct autorelease_array_list
{
struct autorelease_array_list *next;
unsigned size;
unsigned count;
__unsafe_unretained id objects[0];
} array_list_struct;
/**
* <p>
* The standard OpenStep system of memory management employs retain counts.
* When an object is created, it has a retain count of 1. When an object
* is retained, the retain count is incremented. When it is released the
* retain count is decremented, and when the retain count goes to zero the
* object gets deallocated.
* </p>
* <p>
* A simple retain/release mechanism has problems with passing objects
* from one scope to another,
* so it's augmented with autorelease pools. You can use the
* AUTORELEASE() macro to call the [NSObject-autorelease]
* method, which adds an object to the current autorelease pool by
* calling [NSAutoreleasePool+addObject:].<br />
* An autorelease pool simply maintains a reference to each object
* added to it, and for each addition, the autorelease pool will
* call the [NSObject-release] method of the object when the pool
* is released. So doing an AUTORELEASE() is just the same as
* doing a RELEASE(), but deferred until the current autorelease
* pool is deallocated.
* </p>
* <p>
* The NSAutoreleasePool class maintains a separate stack of
* autorelease pools objects in each thread.
* </p>
* <p>
* When an autorelease pool is created, it is automatically
* added to the stack of pools in the thread.
* </p>
* <p>
* When a pool is destroyed, it (and any pool later in
* the stack) is removed from the stack.
* </p>
* <p>
* This mechanism provides a simple but controllable and reasonably
* efficient way of managing temporary objects. An object can be
* autoreleased and then passed around and used until the topmost
* pool in the stack is destroyed.
* </p>
* <p>
* Most methods return objects which are either owned by autorelease
* pools or by the receiver of the method, so the lifetime of the
* returned object can be assumed to be the shorter of the lifetime
* of the current autorelease pool, or that of the receiver on which
* the method was called.<br />
* The exceptions to this are those object returned by -
* </p>
* <deflist>
* <term>[NSObject+alloc], [NSObject+allocWithZone:]</term>
* <desc>
* Methods whose names begin with alloc return an uninitialised
* object, owned by the caller.
* </desc>
* <term>[NSObject-init]</term>
* <desc>
* Methods whose names begin with init return an initialised
* version of the receiving object, owned by the caller.<br />
* NB. The returned object may not actually be the same as the
* receiver ... sometimes an init method releases the original
* receiver and returns an alternative.
* </desc>
* <term>[NSObject+new]</term>
* <desc>
* Methods whose names begin with new combine the effects of
* allocation and initialisation.
* </desc>
* <term>[NSObject-copy], [(NSCopying)-copyWithZone:]</term>
* <desc>
* Methods whose names begin with copy create a copy of the receiver
* which is owned by the caller.
* </desc>
* <term>
* [NSObject-mutableCopy], [(NSMutableCopying)-mutableCopyWithZone:]
* </term>
* <desc>
* Methods whose names begin with mutableCopy create a copy of the receiver
* which is owned by the caller.
* </desc>
* </deflist>
*/
NS_AUTOMATED_REFCOUNT_UNAVAILABLE
@interface NSAutoreleasePool : NSObject
{
#if GS_EXPOSE(NSAutoreleasePool) && !__has_feature(objc_arc)
/* For re-setting the current pool when we are dealloc'ed. */
NSAutoreleasePool *_parent;
/* This pointer to our child pool is necessary for co-existing
with exceptions. */
NSAutoreleasePool *_child;
/* A collection of the objects to be released. */
struct autorelease_array_list *_released;
struct autorelease_array_list *_released_head;
/* The total number of objects autoreleased in this pool. */
unsigned _released_count;
/* The method to add an object to this pool */
void (*_addImp)(id, SEL, id);
#endif
#if GS_NONFRAGILE
#else
/* Pointer to private additional data used to avoid breaking ABI
* when we don't have the non-fragile ABI available.
* Use this mechanism rather than changing the instance variable
* layout (see Source/GSInternal.h for details).
*/
@private id _internal GS_UNUSED_IVAR;
#endif
}
/**
* Adds anObj to the current autorelease pool.<br />
* If there is no autorelease pool in the thread,
* a warning is logged and the object is leaked (ie it will not be released).
*/
+ (void) addObject: (id)anObj;
/**
* Allocate and return an autorelease pool instance.<br />
* If there is an already-allocated NSAutoreleasePool available,
* save time by just returning that, rather than allocating a new one.<br />
* The pool instance becomes the current autorelease pool for this thread.
*/
+ (id) allocWithZone: (NSZone*)zone;
/**
* Adds anObj to this autorelease pool.
*/
- (void) addObject: (id)anObj;
/**
* Raises an exception - pools should not be autoreleased.
*/
- (id) autorelease;
#if OS_API_VERSION(MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_4, GS_API_LATEST)
/**
* Intended to trigger a garbage collection run (if needed) when called in
* a garbage collected environment.<br />
* In a non-garbage collected environment, this method implements the
* undocumented MacOS-X behavior, and releases the receiver.
*/
- (void) drain;
#endif
/**
* Destroys the receiver (calls -dealloc).
*/
- (oneway void) release;
/**
* Raises an exception ... pools should not be retained.
*/
- (id) retain;
#if OS_API_VERSION(GS_API_NONE, GS_API_NONE)
/**
* <p>
* Counts the number of times that the specified object occurs
* in autorelease pools in the current thread.
* </p>
* <p>
* This method is <em>slow</em> and should probably only be
* used for debugging purposes.
* </p>
*/
+ (unsigned) autoreleaseCountForObject: (id)anObject;
/**
* Return the currently active autorelease pool.
*/
+ (id) currentPool;
/**
* <p>
* Specifies whether objects contained in autorelease pools are to
* be released when the pools are deallocated (by default YES).
* </p>
* <p>
* You can set this to NO for debugging purposes.
* </p>
*/
+ (void) enableRelease: (BOOL)enable;
/**
* <p>
* When autorelease pools are deallocated, the memory they used
* is retained in a cache for re-use so that new polls can be
* created very quickly.
* </p>
* <p>
* This method may be used to empty that cache, ensuring that
* the minimum memory is used by the application.
* </p>
*/
+ (void) freeCache;
/**
* <p>
* Specifies a limit to the number of objects that may be added to
* an autorelease pool. When this limit is reached an exception is
* raised.
* </p>
* <p>
* You can set this to a smallish value to catch problems with code
* that autoreleases too many objects to operate efficiently.
* </p>
* <p>
* Default value is maxint.
* </p>
*/
+ (void) setPoolCountThreshold: (unsigned)c;
/**
* Return the number of objects in this pool.
*/
- (unsigned) autoreleaseCount;
/**
* Empties the current pool by releasing all the autoreleased objects
* in it. Also destroys any child pools (ones created after
* the receiver in the same thread) causing any objects in those pools
* to be released.<br />
* This is a low cost (efficient) method which may be used to get rid of
* autoreleased objects in the pool, but carry on using the pool.
*/
- (void) emptyPool;
#endif
@end
#if defined(__cplusplus)
}
#endif
#endif /* __NSAutoreleasePool_h_GNUSTEP_BASE_INCLUDE */