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/// @author Daniel H. Larkin
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#ifndef ARANGODB_CACHE_FINDING_H
#define ARANGODB_CACHE_FINDING_H

#include "Basics/Common.h"
#include "Cache/CachedValue.h"

namespace arangodb {
namespace cache {

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// @brief A helper class for managing CachedValue lifecycles.
///
/// Returned to clients by Cache::find. Clients must destroy the Finding
/// object within a short period of time to allow proper memory management
/// within the cache system. If the underlying value needs to be retained for
/// any significant period of time, it must be copied so that the finding
/// object may be destroyed.
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
class Finding {
 public:
  Finding(CachedValue* v);
  Finding(Finding const& other);
  Finding(Finding&& other);
  Finding& operator=(Finding const& other);
  Finding& operator=(Finding&& other);
  ~Finding();

  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  /// @brief Changes the underlying CachedValue pointer.
  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  void reset(CachedValue* v);

  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  /// @brief Specifies whether the value was found. If not, value is nullptr.
  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  bool found() const;

  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  /// @brief Returns the underlying value pointer.
  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  CachedValue const* value() const;

  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  /// @brief Creates a copy of the underlying value and returns a pointer.
  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  CachedValue* copy() const;

 private:
  CachedValue* _value;
};

};  // end namespace cache
};  // end namespace arangodb

#endif