NullablePtr.hpp

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#pragma once

#include <type_traits>

namespace chatterino {

template <typename T>
class NullablePtr
{
public:
    NullablePtr()
        : element_(nullptr)
    {
    }

    NullablePtr(T *element)
        : element_(element)
    {
    }

    T *operator->() const
    {
        assert(this->hasElement());

        return element_;
    }

    typename std::add_lvalue_reference<T>::type operator*() const
    {
        assert(this->hasElement());

        return *element_;
    }

    T *get() const
    {
        assert(this->hasElement());

        return this->element_;
    }

    bool isNull() const
    {
        return this->element_ == nullptr;
    }

    bool hasElement() const
    {
        return this->element_ != nullptr;
    }

    operator bool() const
    {
        return this->hasElement();
    }

    bool operator!() const
    {
        return !this->hasElement();
    }

    template <typename X = T,
              typename = std::enable_if_t<!std::is_const<X>::value>>
    operator NullablePtr<const T>() const
    {
        return NullablePtr<const T>(this->element_);
    }

private:
    T *element_;
};

}  // namespace chatterino