UT_StackBuffer.h

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/*
 * PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.  This software is proprietary to
 * Side Effects Software Inc., and is not to be reproduced,
 * transmitted, or disclosed in any way without written permission.
 *
 * NAME:        UT_StackBuffer.h (C++)
 *
 * COMMENTS:    A special buffer class that allocates from the stack if
 *              below the given threshold.
 *
 */

#ifndef __UT_StackBuffer_h__
#define __UT_StackBuffer_h__

#include <SYS/SYS_Types.h>

template <typename T, size_t MAXBYTES = 256>
class UT_StackBuffer
{
public:
    UT_StackBuffer(size_t num_elems)
        : mySize(num_elems)
    {
        if (num_elems <= MAXELEMS)
            myData = myBuffer;
        else
            myData = new T[num_elems];
    }
    ~UT_StackBuffer()
    {
        if (myData != myBuffer)
            delete [] myData;
    }

    operator T *()
    {
        return myData;
    }
    operator const T *() const
    {
        return (const T *)myData;
    }

    T           *array() { return myData; }
    const T     *array() const { return myData; }

    // Some compilers get confused when there are both the array subscript
    // operators below and the implicit cast to pointer above,
    // even though it seems obvious that the operator[] should take
    // precedence when doing buf[integer].
#if 0
    T           &operator[](exint i) { return myData[i]; }
    const T     &operator[](exint i) const { return myData[i]; }
#endif

    T           &operator()(exint i) { return myData[i]; }
    const T     &operator()(exint i) const { return myData[i]; }

    exint       size() const    { return mySize; }

    typedef T           *iterator;
    typedef const T     *const_iterator;
    iterator             begin() { return myData; }
    iterator             end() { return myData+mySize; }
    const_iterator       begin() const { return myData; }
    const_iterator       end() const { return myData+mySize; }

private:
    static const int    MAXELEMS = (MAXBYTES + sizeof(T) - 1)/sizeof(T);

    T           *myData;
    exint        mySize;
    T            myBuffer[MAXELEMS];
};

#endif // __UT_StackBuffer_h__