Reusable class library for multi-threaded application
A method, system, and computer program product for providing of server-based objects automated memory management in multithreaded, object-oriented programming applications through the use of a reusable class library. The exemplary method derives a new object class from the generic base object class to provide the new object class with smart pointer functionality. The exemplary method type-defines the generic template class to the new object class automated reference counting functionality thereby creating a proxy object. In embodiments, the object-oriented programming language may be C++. The exemplary method provides automated reference counting combined with the use of smart pointers to achieve automated memory management of server-based objects.
1 . A method for providing of server-based objects automated memory management in multithreaded, object-oriented programming applications through the use of a reusable class library, the method comprising steps of:
deriving a new object class from the generic base object class to provide the new object class with smart pointer functionality; and
type-defining the generic template class to the new object class automated reference counting functionality thereby creating a proxy object.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
calling the generic base object class and the generic template class from the reusable class library.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said object-oriented programming language is C++.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein deriving a new class involves generating an exact copy of the generic base class.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said reusable class library provides automated reference counting.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein destruction of an object in the generic base object class by an executing thread does not effect a simultaneously executing thread accessing an associated object of the reusable class library.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
calling an object in a multithreaded application from the new object class functioning as the reusable class library.
8 . A system for providing of server-based objects automated memory management in multithreaded, object-oriented programming applications through the use of a reusable class library, the system comprising:
a module for deriving a new object class from the generic base object class to provide the new object class with smart pointer functionality; and
a module for type-defining the generic template class to the new object class automated reference counting functionality thereby creating a proxy object.
9 . The system of claim 8 , further comprising the steps of:
calling the generic base object class and the generic template class from the reusable class library.
10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein said object-oriented programming language is C++.
11 . The system of claim 8 , wherein deriving a new class involves generating an exact copy of the generic base class.
12 . The system of claim 8 , wherein said reusable class library provides automated reference counting.
13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein destruction of an object in the generic base object class by an executing thread does not effect a simultaneously executing thread accessing an associated object of the reusable class library.
14 . The system of claim 8 , further comprising the steps of:
calling an object in a multithreaded application from the new object class functioning as the reusable class library.
15 . A computer program product, tangibly embodied in an information carrier, for providing of server-based objects automated memory management in multithreaded, object-oriented programming applications through the use of a reusable class library, the computer program product being operable to cause a machine to:
derive a new object class from the generic base object class to provide the new object class with smart pointer functionality; and
type-define the generic template class to the new object class automated reference counting functionality thereby creating a proxy object.
16 . The computer program product of claim 15 , further comprising the steps of:
calling the generic base object class and the generic template class from the reusable class library.
17 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein said object-oriented programming language is C++.
18 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein deriving a new class involves generating an exact copy of the generic base class.
19 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein said reusable class library provides automated reference counting.
20 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein destruction of an object in the generic base object class by an executing thread does not effect a simultaneously executing thread accessing an associated object of the reusable class library.
21 . The computer program product of claim 15 , further comprising the steps of:
calling an object in a multithreaded application from the new object class functioning as the reusable class library.