subsurface/core/globals.h
Berthold Stoeger 8577b00cb7 core: add class that collects global objects to be deleted on exit
We have a prevailing problem with global QObjects defined as
static global variables. These get destructed after main()
exits, which means that the QApplication object does not
exist anymore. This more often than not leads to crashes.

In a quick search I didn't find a mechanism to register
objects for deletion with QApplication. Therefore, let's
do our own list of global objects that get destructed
before destroying the QApplication.

Signed-off-by: Berthold Stoeger <bstoeger@mail.tuwien.ac.at>
2022-03-16 13:06:06 -07:00

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// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
// Collection of objects that will be deleted on application exit.
// This feature is needed because many Qt-objects crash if freed
// after the application has exited.
#ifndef GLOBALS_H
#define GLOBALS_H
#include <memory>
#include <utility>
template <typename T, class... Args>
T *make_global(Args &&...args); // construct a global object of type T.
template <typename T>
T *register_global(T *); // register an already constructed object. returns input.
void free_globals(); // call on application exit. frees all global objects.
// Implementation
// A class with a virtual destructor that will be used to destruct the objects.
struct GlobalObjectBase
{
virtual ~GlobalObjectBase() { }
};
template <typename T>
struct GlobalObject : T, GlobalObjectBase
{
using T::T; // Inherit constructor from actual object.
};
void register_global_internal(GlobalObjectBase *);
template <typename T, class... Args>
T *make_global(Args &&...args)
{
GlobalObject<T> *res = new GlobalObject<T>(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
register_global_internal(res);
return res;
}
template <typename T>
T *register_global(T *o)
{
make_global<std::unique_ptr<T>>(o);
return o;
}
#endif