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//| Description:  Magic Set Editor - Program to make Magic (tm) cards          |
//| Copyright:    (C) 2001 - 2006 Twan van Laarhoven                           |
//| License:      GNU General Public License 2 or later (see file COPYING)     |
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#ifndef HEADER_UTIL_SMART_PTR
#define HEADER_UTIL_SMART_PTR

/** @file util/shared_ptr.hpp
 *
 *  Utilities related to boost smart pointers
 */

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Includes

#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
using namespace boost;

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Declaring

/// Declares the type TypeP as a shared_ptr<Type>
#define DECLARE_POINTER_TYPE(Type)			\
	class Type;								\
	typedef shared_ptr<Type> Type##P

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Creating

/// Allocate a new shared-pointed object
template <typename T>
inline shared_ptr<T> new_shared() {
	return shared_ptr<T>(new T());
}

/// Allocate a new shared-pointed object, given one argument to pass to the ctor of T
template <typename T, typename A0>
inline shared_ptr<T> new_shared1(const A0& a0) {
	return shared_ptr<T>(new T(a0));
}
/// Allocate a new shared-pointed object, given two arguments to pass to the ctor of T
template <typename T, typename A0, typename A1>
inline shared_ptr<T> new_shared2(const A0& a0, const A1& a1) {
	return shared_ptr<T>(new T(a0, a1));
}
/// Allocate a new shared-pointed object, given three arguments to pass to the ctor of T
template <typename T, typename A0, typename A1, typename A2>
inline shared_ptr<T> new_shared3(const A0& a0, const A1& a1, const A2& a2) {
	return shared_ptr<T>(new T(a0, a1, a2));
}
/// Allocate a new shared-pointed object, given four arguments to pass to the ctor of T
template <typename T, typename A0, typename A1, typename A2, typename A3>
inline shared_ptr<T> new_shared4(const A0& a0, const A1& a1, const A2& a2, const A3& a3) {
	return shared_ptr<T>(new T(a0, a1, a2, a3));
}
/// Allocate a new shared-pointed object, given seven arguments to pass to the ctor of T
template <typename T, typename A0, typename A1, typename A2, typename A3, typename A4, typename A5, typename A6>
inline shared_ptr<T> new_shared7(const A0& a0, const A1& a1, const A2& a2, const A3& a3, const A4& a4, const A5& a5, const A6& a6) {
	return shared_ptr<T>(new T(a0, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6));
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : EOF
#endif