Implement controls for file descriptor inheritance

[libs/core.git] / source / io / base.h

diff --git a/source/io/base.h b/source/io/base.h
index 394a2c2306e60ebbe9f8bb7ddee0e1d4f37b4403..a6a8827c6d4c28ee981806c4284af063b96de8dd 100644 (file)
--- a/source/io/base.h
+++ b/source/io/base.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define MSP_IO_BASE_H_
 
 #include <sigc++/sigc++.h>
+#include <msp/core/mutex.h>
 #include "handle.h"
 #include "mode.h"
 #include "poll.h"
@@ -11,13 +12,22 @@ namespace IO {
 
 /**
 Common interface for all I/O objects.
-
-A derived class must call set_events(P_NONE) before it is destroyed to avoid
-leaving stale pointers in an EventDispatcher.
 */
 class Base
 {
 public:
+       /** RAII synchronization primitive.  Prevents concurrent access to the
+       target object during the lifetime of the Synchronize object. */
+       class Synchronize
+       {
+       private:
+               Base &io;
+
+       public:
+               Synchronize(Base &);
+               ~Synchronize();
+       };
+
        /** Emitted when there is no more data to be read. */
        sigc::signal<void> signal_end_of_file;
 
@@ -32,6 +42,7 @@ public:
 protected:
        Mode mode;
        bool eof_flag;
+       Mutex *mutex;
 
        Base();
 private:
@@ -46,7 +57,13 @@ public:
        was done.
 
        Blocking is enabled by default. */
-       virtual void set_block(bool) { }
+       virtual void set_block(bool) = 0;
+
+       /** Sets inheritance mode.  When inheritance is enabled, the file descriptor
+       will persist through Process::execute.
+
+       Inheritance is disabled by default. */
+       virtual void set_inherit(bool) = 0;
 
        /** Returns the current mode flags. */
        Mode get_mode() const { return mode; }
@@ -94,7 +111,7 @@ public:
 
        /** Returns the system-level handle for the object.  Used by Console to
        perform redirections. */
-       virtual const Handle &get_handle(Mode);
+       virtual const Handle &get_handle(Mode) = 0;
 };
 
 } // namespace IO