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+
+/*
+ * CINELERRA
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Adam Williams <broadcast at earthling dot net>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef GARBAGE_H
+#define GARBAGE_H
+
+
+#include "arraylist.h"
+#include "garbage.inc"
+#include "mutex.inc"
+
+// Garbage collection
+// The objects inherit from GarbageObject.
+// The constructor sets users to 1 so the caller must call
+// Garbage::remove_user when it's done.
+// Other users of the object must call add_user to increment the user count
+// and Garbage::remove_user to decriment the user count.
+// The object is only deleted if a call to Garbage::delete_object is made and
+// the user count is 0. returns 0 when no more users, 1 if still in use.
+
+// Can't make graphics elements inherit because they must be deleted
+// when the window is locked and they change their parent pointers.
+
+// Elements of link lists must first be unlinked with remove_pointer and then
+// passed to delete_object.
+
+// ArrayList objects must be deleted one at a time with delete_object.
+// Then the pointers must be deleted with remove_all.
+//
+// NOTE: Garbage must be first base class or this!=0 test is broken
+
+class Garbage
+{
+public:
+ Garbage(const char *title);
+ virtual ~Garbage();
+
+// Called when user begins to use the object.
+ void add_user();
+ int remove_user();
+
+ int users;
+ int deleted;
+ char *title;
+ Mutex *lock;
+};
+
+
+
+// class Garbage
+// {
+// public:
+// Garbage();
+// ~Garbage();
+//
+// // Called by GarbageObject constructor
+// // void add_object(GarbageObject *ptr);
+//
+// // Called by user to delete the object.
+// // Flags the object for deletion as soon as it has no users.
+// static void delete_object(GarbageObject *ptr);
+//
+//
+// // Called by remove_user and delete_object
+// // static void remove_expired();
+// Mutex *lock;
+// // ArrayList<GarbageObject*> objects;
+//
+// // Global garbage collector
+// static Garbage *garbage;
+// };
+
+
+
+#endif