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+/*
+ * Copyright © 2013 Canonical Ltd.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3,
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * Authored by: Thomas Voß <thomas.voss@canonical.com>
+ */
+#ifndef COM_UBUNTU_SIGNAL_H_
+#define COM_UBUNTU_SIGNAL_H_
+
+#include <core/connection.h>
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <list>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <set>
+
+namespace core
+{
+/**
+ * @brief A signal class that observers can subscribe to.
+ * @tparam Arguments List of argument types passed on to observers when the signal is emitted.
+ */
+template<typename ...Arguments>
+class Signal
+{
+public:
+    /**
+     * @brief Slot is the function type that observers have to provide to connect to this signal.
+     */
+    typedef std::function<void(Arguments...)> Slot;
+
+private:
+    struct SlotWrapper
+    {
+        void operator()(Arguments... args)
+        {
+            dispatcher(std::bind(slot, args...));
+        }
+
+        Slot slot;
+        Connection::Dispatcher dispatcher;
+        Connection connection;
+    };
+
+public:
+    /**
+     * @brief Signal constructs a new instance. Never throws.
+     */
+    inline Signal() noexcept(true) : d(new Private())
+    {
+    }
+
+    inline ~Signal()
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(d->guard);
+        for (auto slot : d->slots)
+            slot.connection.reset();
+    }
+
+    // Copy construction, assignment and equality comparison are disabled.
+    Signal(const Signal&) = delete;
+    Signal& operator=(const Signal&) = delete;
+    bool operator==(const Signal&) const = delete;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Connects the provided slot to this signal instance.
+     *
+     * Calling this method is thread-safe and synchronized with any
+     * other connect, signal emission or disconnect calls.
+     *
+     * @param slot The function to be called when the signal is emitted.
+     * @return A connection object corresponding to the signal-slot connection.
+     */
+    inline Connection connect(const Slot& slot) const
+    {
+        // Helpers to initialize an invalid connection.
+        static const Connection::Disconnector empty_disconnector{};
+        static const Connection::DispatcherInstaller empty_dispatcher_installer{};
+
+        // The default dispatcher immediately executes the function object
+        // provided as argument on whatever thread is currently running.
+        static const Connection::Dispatcher default_dispatcher
+                = [](const std::function<void()>& handler) { handler(); };
+
+        Connection conn{empty_disconnector, empty_dispatcher_installer};
+
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(d->guard);
+
+        auto result = d->slots.insert(
+                    d->slots.end(),
+                    SlotWrapper{slot, default_dispatcher, conn});
+
+        // We implicitly share our internal state with the connection here
+        // by passing in our private bits contained in 'd' to the std::bind call.
+        // This admittedly uncommon approach allows us to cleanly manage connection
+        // and signal lifetimes without the need to mark everything as mutable.
+        conn.d->disconnector = std::bind(
+                    &Private::disconnect_slot_for_iterator,
+                    d,
+                    result);
+        conn.d->dispatcher_installer = std::bind(
+                    &Private::install_dispatcher_for_iterator,
+                    d,
+                    std::placeholders::_1,
+                    result);
+
+        return conn;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief operator () emits the signal with the provided parameters.
+     *
+     * Please note that signal emissions might not be delivered immediately to
+     * registered slots, depending on whether the respective connection is dispatched
+     * via a queueing dispatcher. For that reason, the lifetime of the arguments has to
+     * exceed the scope of the call to this operator and its surrounding scope.
+     *
+     * @param args The arguments to be passed on to registered slots.
+     */
+    inline void operator()(Arguments... args)
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(d->guard);
+        for(auto slot : d->slots)
+        {
+            slot(args...);
+        }
+    }
+
+private:
+    struct Private
+    {
+        typedef std::list<SlotWrapper> SlotContainer;
+
+        inline void disconnect_slot_for_iterator(typename SlotContainer::iterator it)
+        {
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(guard);
+            slots.erase(it);
+        }
+
+        inline void install_dispatcher_for_iterator(const Connection::Dispatcher& dispatcher,
+                                                    typename SlotContainer::iterator it)
+        {
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(guard);
+            it->dispatcher = dispatcher;
+        }
+
+        std::mutex guard;
+        SlotContainer slots;
+    };
+    std::shared_ptr<Private> d;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief A signal class that observers can subscribe to,
+ * template specialization for signals without arguments.
+ */
+template<>
+class Signal<void>
+{
+public:
+    /**
+     * @brief Slot is the function type that observers have to provide to connect to this signal.
+     */
+    typedef std::function<void()> Slot;
+
+private:
+    struct SlotWrapper
+    {
+        void operator()()
+        {
+            dispatcher(slot);
+        }
+
+        Slot slot;
+        Connection::Dispatcher dispatcher;
+        Connection connection;
+    };
+
+public:
+    /**
+     * @brief Signal constructs a new instance. Never throws.
+     */
+    inline Signal() noexcept(true) : d(new Private())
+    {
+    }
+
+    inline ~Signal()
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(d->guard);
+        for (auto slot : d->slots)
+            slot.connection.reset();
+    }
+
+    // Copy construction, assignment and equality comparison are disabled.
+    Signal(const Signal&) = delete;
+    Signal& operator=(const Signal&) = delete;
+    bool operator==(const Signal&) const = delete;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Connects the provided slot to this signal instance.
+     *
+     * Calling this method is thread-safe and synchronized with any
+     * other connect, signal emission or disconnect calls.
+     *
+     * @param slot The function to be called when the signal is emitted.
+     * @return A connection object corresponding to the signal-slot connection.
+     */
+    inline Connection connect(const Slot& slot) const
+    {
+        // Helpers to initialize an invalid connection.
+        static const Connection::Disconnector empty_disconnector{};
+        static const Connection::DispatcherInstaller empty_dispatcher_installer{};
+
+        // The default dispatcher immediately executes the function object
+        // provided as argument on whatever thread is currently running.
+        static const Connection::Dispatcher default_dispatcher
+                = [](const std::function<void()>& handler) { handler(); };
+
+        Connection conn{empty_disconnector, empty_dispatcher_installer};
+
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(d->guard);
+
+        auto result = d->slots.insert(
+                    d->slots.end(),
+                    SlotWrapper{slot, default_dispatcher, conn});
+
+        // We implicitly share our internal state with the connection here
+        // by passing in our private bits contained in 'd' to the std::bind call.
+        // This admittedly uncommon approach allows us to cleanly manage connection
+        // and signal lifetimes without the need to mark everything as mutable.
+        conn.d->disconnector = std::bind(
+                    &Private::disconnect_slot_for_iterator,
+                    d,
+                    result);
+        conn.d->dispatcher_installer = std::bind(
+                    &Private::install_dispatcher_for_iterator,
+                    d,
+                    std::placeholders::_1,
+                    result);
+
+        return conn;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief operator () emits the signal.
+     *
+     * Please note that signal emissions might not be delivered immediately to
+     * registered slots, depending on whether the respective connection is dispatched
+     * via a queueing dispatcher.
+     */
+    inline void operator()()
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(d->guard);
+        for(auto slot : d->slots)
+        {
+            slot();
+        }
+    }
+
+private:
+    struct Private
+    {
+        typedef std::list<SlotWrapper> SlotContainer;
+
+        inline void disconnect_slot_for_iterator(typename SlotContainer::iterator it)
+        {
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(guard);
+            slots.erase(it);
+        }
+
+        inline void install_dispatcher_for_iterator(const Connection::Dispatcher& dispatcher,
+                                                    typename SlotContainer::iterator it)
+        {
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(guard);
+            it->dispatcher = dispatcher;
+        }
+
+        std::mutex guard;
+        SlotContainer slots;
+    };
+    std::shared_ptr<Private> d;
+};
+}
+
+#endif // COM_UBUNTU_SIGNAL_H_