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#ifndef CAF_PARAM_HPP
#define CAF_PARAM_HPP

#include <type_traits>

#include "caf/atom.hpp"

namespace caf {

/// Represents a message handler parameter of type `T` and
/// guarantees copy-on-write semantics.
template <class T>
class param {
public:
  enum flag {
    shared_access,    // x_ lives in a shared type_erased_tuple
    exclusive_access, // x_ lives in an unshared type_erased_tuple
    private_access    // x_ is a copy of the original value
  };

  param(const void* ptr, bool is_shared)
      : x_(reinterpret_cast<T*>(const_cast<void*>(ptr))) {
    flag_ = is_shared ? shared_access : exclusive_access;
  }

  param(const param& other) = delete;
  param& operator=(const param& other) = delete;

  param(param&& other) : x_(other.x_), flag_(other.flag_) {
    other.x_ = nullptr;
  }

  ~param() {
    if (flag_ == private_access)
      delete x_;
  }

  const T& get() const {
    return *x_;
  }

  operator const T&() const {
    return *x_;
  }

  const T* operator->() const {
    return x_;
  }

  /// Detaches the value if needed and returns a mutable reference to it.
  T& get_mutable() {
    if (flag_ == shared_access) {
      auto cpy = new T(get());
      x_ = cpy;
      flag_ = private_access;
    }
    return *x_;
  }

  /// Moves the value out of the `param`.
  T&& move() {
    return std::move(get_mutable());
  }

private:
  T* x_;
  flag flag_;
};

/// Convenience alias that wraps `T` into `param<T>`
/// unless `T` is arithmetic or an atom constant.
template <class T>
using param_t =
  typename std::conditional<
    std::is_arithmetic<T>::value || is_atom_constant<T>::value,
    T,
    param<T>
  >::type;

/// Unpacks `param<T>` to `T`.
template <class T>
struct remove_param {
  using type = T;
};

template <class T>
struct remove_param<param<T>> {
  using type = T;
};

/// Convenience struct for `remove_param<std::decay<T>>`.
template <class T>
struct param_decay {
  using type = typename remove_param<typename std::decay<T>::type>::type;
};

} // namespace caf

#endif // CAF_PARAM_HPP
