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+/*
+ * This file is part of the TrinityCore Project. See AUTHORS file for Copyright information
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+ * option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program 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 General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef TRINITYCORE_UNIQUE_TRACKING_PTR_H
+#define TRINITYCORE_UNIQUE_TRACKING_PTR_H
+
+#include "Define.h"
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace Trinity
+{
+template <typename T, typename Deleter = std::default_delete<T>>
+class unique_trackable_ptr;
+
+template <typename T>
+class unique_weak_ptr;
+
+template <typename T>
+class unique_strong_ref_ptr;
+
+/**
+ * \brief Specialized variant of std::shared_ptr that enforces unique ownership and/or std::unique_ptr with std::weak_ptr capabilities
+ * Implementation has the same overhead as a std::shared_ptr, that is, a separate allocation for control block that holds use counters
+ * \tparam T Type of held object
+ * \tparam Deleter Object deleter (defaults to std::default_delete<T>)
+ */
+template <typename T, typename Deleter>
+class unique_trackable_ptr
+{
+public:
+    using element_type = T;
+    using pointer = T*;
+    using deleter_type = Deleter;
+
+    unique_trackable_ptr() : _ptr(nullptr, deleter_type()) { }
+
+    explicit unique_trackable_ptr(pointer ptr) : _ptr(ptr, deleter_type()) { }
+
+    explicit unique_trackable_ptr(pointer ptr, deleter_type deleter) : _ptr(ptr, std::move(deleter)) { }
+
+    unique_trackable_ptr(unique_trackable_ptr const&) = delete;
+
+    unique_trackable_ptr(unique_trackable_ptr&& other) noexcept
+        : _ptr(std::move(other._ptr)) { }
+
+    unique_trackable_ptr& operator=(unique_trackable_ptr const&) = delete;
+
+    unique_trackable_ptr& operator=(unique_trackable_ptr&& other) noexcept
+    {
+        _ptr = std::move(other);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    ~unique_trackable_ptr() = default;
+
+    unique_trackable_ptr& operator=(std::nullptr_t)
+    {
+        reset();
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    void swap(unique_trackable_ptr& other) noexcept
+    {
+        using std::swap;
+        swap(_ptr, other._ptr);
+    }
+
+    element_type& operator*() const
+    {
+        return *_ptr;
+    }
+
+    pointer operator->() const
+    {
+        return _ptr.operator->();
+    }
+
+    pointer get() const
+    {
+        return _ptr.get();
+    }
+
+    explicit operator bool() const
+    {
+        return static_cast<bool>(_ptr);
+    }
+
+    void reset(pointer ptr = nullptr, deleter_type deleter = {})
+    {
+        _ptr.reset(ptr, std::move(deleter));
+    }
+
+private:
+    template <typename T0>
+    friend class unique_weak_ptr;
+
+    template <typename T0, typename... Args>
+    friend std::enable_if_t<!std::is_array_v<T0>, unique_trackable_ptr<T0>> make_unique_trackable(Args&&... args);
+
+    template <typename T0>
+    friend std::enable_if_t<std::is_unbounded_array_v<T0>, unique_trackable_ptr<T0>> make_unique_trackable(std::size_t N);
+
+    template <typename T0>
+    friend std::enable_if_t<std::is_unbounded_array_v<T0>, unique_trackable_ptr<T0>> make_unique_trackable(std::size_t N, std::remove_extent_t<T0> const& val);
+
+    template <typename T0>
+    friend std::enable_if_t<std::is_bounded_array_v<T0>, unique_trackable_ptr<T0>> make_unique_trackable();
+
+    template <typename T0>
+    friend std::enable_if_t<std::is_bounded_array_v<T0>, unique_trackable_ptr<T0>> make_unique_trackable(std::remove_extent_t<T0> const& val);
+
+    std::shared_ptr<element_type> _ptr;
+};
+
+/**
+ * \brief Trinity::unique_trackable_ptr companion class, replicating what std::weak_ptr is to std::shared_ptr
+ * \tparam T Type of held object
+ */
+template <typename T>
+class unique_weak_ptr
+{
+public:
+    using element_type = T;
+    using pointer = T*;
+
+    unique_weak_ptr() = default;
+
+    template<typename Deleter>
+    unique_weak_ptr(unique_trackable_ptr<T, Deleter> const& trackable) : _ptr(trackable._ptr)
+    {
+    }
+
+    unique_weak_ptr(unique_weak_ptr const& other) = default;
+    unique_weak_ptr(unique_weak_ptr&& other) noexcept = default;
+
+    template<typename Deleter>
+    unique_weak_ptr& operator=(unique_trackable_ptr<T, Deleter> const& trackable)
+    {
+        _ptr = trackable._ptr;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    unique_weak_ptr& operator=(unique_weak_ptr const& other) = default;
+    unique_weak_ptr& operator=(unique_weak_ptr&& other) noexcept = default;
+
+    ~unique_weak_ptr() = default;
+
+    void swap(unique_weak_ptr& other) noexcept
+    {
+        using std::swap;
+        swap(_ptr, other._ptr);
+    }
+
+    bool expired() const
+    {
+        return _ptr.expired();
+    }
+
+    unique_strong_ref_ptr<element_type> lock() const
+    {
+        return unique_strong_ref_ptr<element_type>(_ptr.lock());
+    }
+
+private:
+    std::weak_ptr<element_type> _ptr;
+};
+
+/**
+ * \brief Result of unique_weak_ptr::lock() function, this class holds a temporary strong reference to held object
+ * to prevent it from being deallocated by another thread while it is being actively accessed.
+ * This class is non-movable and non-copypable and is intended only for short lived local variables
+ * \tparam T Type of held object
+ */
+template <typename T>
+class unique_strong_ref_ptr
+{
+public:
+    using element_type = T;
+    using pointer = T*;
+
+    unique_strong_ref_ptr(unique_strong_ref_ptr const&) = delete;
+    unique_strong_ref_ptr(unique_strong_ref_ptr&&) = delete;
+    unique_strong_ref_ptr& operator=(unique_strong_ref_ptr const&) = delete;
+    unique_strong_ref_ptr& operator=(unique_strong_ref_ptr&&) = delete;
+
+    ~unique_strong_ref_ptr() = default;
+
+    element_type& operator*() const
+    {
+        return *_ptr;
+    }
+
+    pointer operator->() const
+    {
+        return _ptr.operator->();
+    }
+
+    pointer get() const
+    {
+        return _ptr.get();
+    }
+
+    explicit operator bool() const
+    {
+        return static_cast<bool>(_ptr);
+    }
+
+    friend std::strong_ordering operator<=>(unique_strong_ref_ptr const&, unique_strong_ref_ptr const&) = default;
+
+private:
+    template <typename T0>
+    friend class unique_weak_ptr;
+
+    unique_strong_ref_ptr(std::shared_ptr<element_type> ptr) : _ptr(std::move(ptr)) { }
+
+    std::shared_ptr<element_type> _ptr;
+};
+
+template <typename T, typename... Args>
+std::enable_if_t<!std::is_array_v<T>, unique_trackable_ptr<T>> make_unique_trackable(Args&&... args)
+{
+    unique_trackable_ptr<T> ptr;
+    ptr._ptr = std::make_shared<T>(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    return ptr;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+std::enable_if_t<std::is_unbounded_array_v<T>, unique_trackable_ptr<T>> make_unique_trackable(std::size_t N)
+{
+    unique_trackable_ptr<T> ptr;
+    ptr._ptr = std::make_shared<T>(N);
+    return ptr;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+std::enable_if_t<std::is_unbounded_array_v<T>, unique_trackable_ptr<T>> make_unique_trackable(std::size_t N, std::remove_extent_t<T> const& val)
+{
+    unique_trackable_ptr<T> ptr;
+    ptr._ptr = std::make_shared<T>(N, val);
+    return ptr;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+std::enable_if_t<std::is_bounded_array_v<T>, unique_trackable_ptr<T>> make_unique_trackable()
+{
+    unique_trackable_ptr<T> ptr;
+    ptr._ptr = std::make_shared<T>();
+    return ptr;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+std::enable_if_t<std::is_bounded_array_v<T>, unique_trackable_ptr<T>> make_unique_trackable(std::remove_extent_t<T> const& val)
+{
+    unique_trackable_ptr<T> ptr;
+    ptr._ptr = std::make_shared<T>(val);
+    return ptr;
+}
+}
+
+#endif // TRINITYCORE_UNIQUE_TRACKING_PTR_H