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#ifndef nsCOMPtr_h___
#define nsCOMPtr_h___

/*
  Having problems?
  
  See the User Manual at:
    http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xpcom/nsCOMPtr.html


  nsCOMPtr
    better than a raw pointer
  for owning objects
                       -- scc
*/


  // Wrapping includes can speed up compiles (see "Large Scale C++ Software Design")
#ifndef nsDebug_h___
#include "nsDebug.h"
  // for |NS_PRECONDITION|
#endif

#ifndef nsISupportsUtils_h__
#include "nsISupportsUtils.h"
  // for |nsresult|, |NS_ADDREF|, |NS_GET_IID| et al
#endif

#ifndef nscore_h___
#include "nscore.h"
  // for |NS_..._CAST|, |NS_COM|
#endif


/*
  WARNING:
    This file defines several macros for internal use only.  These macros begin with the
    prefix |NSCAP_|.  Do not use these macros in your own code.  They are for internal use
    only for cross-platform compatibility, and are subject to change without notice.
*/


#ifdef _MSC_VER
  #define NSCAP_FEATURE_INLINE_STARTASSIGNMENT
    // under VC++, we win by inlining StartAssignment

    // Also under VC++, at the highest warning level, we are overwhelmed  with warnings
    //  about (unused) inline functions being removed.  This is to be expected with
    //  templates, so we disable the warning.
  #pragma warning( disable: 4514 )
#endif

#define NSCAP_FEATURE_USE_BASE

#ifdef NS_DEBUG
  #define NSCAP_FEATURE_TEST_DONTQUERY_CASES
  #undef NSCAP_FEATURE_USE_BASE
//#define NSCAP_FEATURE_TEST_NONNULL_QUERY_SUCCEEDS
#endif

  /*
    |...TEST_DONTQUERY_CASES| and |...DEBUG_PTR_TYPES| introduce some code that is 
    problematic on a select few of our platforms, e.g., QNX.  Therefore, I'm providing
    a mechanism by which these features can be explicitly disabled from the command-line.
  */

#ifdef NSCAP_DISABLE_TEST_DONTQUERY_CASES
  #undef NSCAP_FEATURE_TEST_DONTQUERY_CASES
#endif

#if __GNUC__ > 3 || (__GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 3)
  // Our use of nsCOMPtr_base::mRawPtr violates the C++ standard's aliasing
  // rules. Mark it with the may_alias attribute so that gcc 3.3 and higher
  // don't reorder instructions based on aliasing assumptions for
  // this variable.  Fortunately, gcc versions < 3.3 do not do any
  // optimizations that break nsCOMPtr.

  #define NS_MAY_ALIAS_PTR(t)    t*  __attribute__((__may_alias__))
#else
  #define NS_MAY_ALIAS_PTR(t)    t*
#endif

#if defined(NSCAP_DISABLE_DEBUG_PTR_TYPES)
  #define NSCAP_FEATURE_USE_BASE
#endif


#ifdef HAVE_CPP_BOOL
  typedef bool NSCAP_BOOL;
#else
  typedef PRBool NSCAP_BOOL;
#endif




  /*
    The following three macros (|NSCAP_ADDREF|, |NSCAP_RELEASE|, and |NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT|)
      allow external clients the ability to add logging or other interesting debug facilities.
      In fact, if you want |nsCOMPtr| to participate in the standard logging facility, you
      provide (e.g., in "nsTraceRefcnt.h") suitable definitions

        #define NSCAP_ADDREF(this, ptr)         NS_ADDREF(ptr)
        #define NSCAP_RELEASE(this, ptr)        NS_RELEASE(ptr)
  */

#ifndef NSCAP_ADDREF
  #define NSCAP_ADDREF(this, ptr)     (ptr)->AddRef()
#endif

#ifndef NSCAP_RELEASE
  #define NSCAP_RELEASE(this, ptr)    (ptr)->Release()
#endif

  // Clients can define |NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT| to perform logging.
#ifdef NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT
    // Remember that |NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT| was defined by some client so that we know
    //  to instantiate |~nsGetterAddRefs| in turn to note the external assignment into
    //  the |nsCOMPtr|.
  #define NSCAP_LOG_EXTERNAL_ASSIGNMENT
#else
    // ...otherwise, just strip it out of the code
  #define NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(this, ptr)
#endif

#ifndef NSCAP_LOG_RELEASE
  #define NSCAP_LOG_RELEASE(this, ptr)
#endif




  /*
    WARNING:
      VC++4.2 is very picky.  To compile under VC++4.2, the classes must be defined
      in an order that satisfies:
    
        nsDerivedSafe < nsCOMPtr
        already_AddRefed < nsCOMPtr
        nsCOMPtr < nsGetterAddRefs

      The other compilers probably won't complain, so please don't reorder these
      classes, on pain of breaking 4.2 compatibility.
  */


template <class T>
class nsDerivedSafe : public T
    /*
      No client should ever see or have to type the name of this class.  It is the
      artifact that makes it a compile-time error to call |AddRef| and |Release|
      on a |nsCOMPtr|.  DO NOT USE THIS TYPE DIRECTLY IN YOUR CODE.

      See |nsCOMPtr::operator->|, |nsCOMPtr::operator*|, et al.

      This type should be a nested class inside |nsCOMPtr<T>|.
    */
  {
    private:
#ifdef HAVE_CPP_ACCESS_CHANGING_USING
      using T::AddRef;
      using T::Release;
#else
      nsrefcnt AddRef(void);
      nsrefcnt Release(void);
#endif

#if !defined(AIX) && !defined(IRIX)
      void operator delete( void*, size_t );                  // NOT TO BE IMPLEMENTED
        // declaring |operator delete| private makes calling delete on an interface pointer a compile error
#endif

      nsDerivedSafe<T>& operator=( const T& );                // NOT TO BE IMPLEMENTED
        // you may not call |operator=()| through a dereferenced |nsCOMPtr|, because you'd get the wrong one

        /*
          Compiler warnings and errors: nsDerivedSafe operator=() hides inherited operator=().
          If you see that, that means somebody checked in a [XP]COM interface class that declares an
          |operator=()|, and that's _bad_.  So bad, in fact, that this declaration exists explicitly
          to stop people from doing it.
        */

    protected:
      nsDerivedSafe();                                        // NOT TO BE IMPLEMENTED
        /*
          This ctor exists to avoid compile errors and warnings about nsDeriviedSafe using the
          default ctor but inheriting classes without an empty ctor. See bug 209667.
        */
  };

#if !defined(HAVE_CPP_ACCESS_CHANGING_USING) && defined(NEED_CPP_UNUSED_IMPLEMENTATIONS)
template <class T>
nsrefcnt
nsDerivedSafe<T>::AddRef()
  {
    return 0;
  }

template <class T>
nsrefcnt
nsDerivedSafe<T>::Release()
  {
    return 0;
  }

#endif



template <class T>
struct already_AddRefed
    /*
      ...cooperates with |nsCOMPtr| to allow you to assign in a pointer _without_
      |AddRef|ing it.  You might want to use this as a return type from a function
      that produces an already |AddRef|ed pointer as a result.

      See also |getter_AddRefs()|, |dont_AddRef()|, and |class nsGetterAddRefs|.

      This type should be a nested class inside |nsCOMPtr<T>|.

      Yes, |already_AddRefed| could have been implemented as an |nsCOMPtr_helper| to
      avoid adding specialized machinery to |nsCOMPtr| ... but this is the simplest
      case, and perhaps worth the savings in time and space that its specific
      implementation affords over the more general solution offered by
      |nsCOMPtr_helper|.
    */
  {
    already_AddRefed( T* aRawPtr )
        : mRawPtr(aRawPtr)
      {
        // nothing else to do here
      }

    T* get() const { return mRawPtr; }

    T* mRawPtr;
  };

template <class T>
inline
const already_AddRefed<T>
getter_AddRefs( T* aRawPtr )
    /*
      ...makes typing easier, because it deduces the template type, e.g., 
      you write |dont_AddRef(fooP)| instead of |already_AddRefed<IFoo>(fooP)|.
    */
  {
    return already_AddRefed<T>(aRawPtr);
  }

template <class T>
inline
const already_AddRefed<T>
getter_AddRefs( const already_AddRefed<T> aAlreadyAddRefedPtr )
  {
    return aAlreadyAddRefedPtr;
  }

template <class T>
inline
const already_AddRefed<T>
dont_AddRef( T* aRawPtr )
  {
    return already_AddRefed<T>(aRawPtr);
  }

template <class T>
inline
const already_AddRefed<T>
dont_AddRef( const already_AddRefed<T> aAlreadyAddRefedPtr )
  {
    return aAlreadyAddRefedPtr;
  }



class nsCOMPtr_helper
    /*
      An |nsCOMPtr_helper| transforms commonly called getters into typesafe forms
      that are more convenient to call, and more efficient to use with |nsCOMPtr|s.
      Good candidates for helpers are |QueryInterface()|, |CreateInstance()|, etc.

      Here are the rules for a helper:
        - it implements |operator()| to produce an interface pointer
        - (except for its name) |operator()| is a valid [XP]COM `getter'
        - the interface pointer that it returns is already |AddRef()|ed (as from any good getter)
        - it matches the type requested with the supplied |nsIID| argument
        - its constructor provides an optional |nsresult*| that |operator()| can fill
          in with an error when it is executed
          
      See |class nsGetInterface| for an example.
    */
  {
    public:
      virtual nsresult NS_FASTCALL operator()( const nsIID&, void** ) const = 0;
  };

/*
  |nsQueryInterface| could have been implemented as an |nsCOMPtr_helper| to
  avoid adding specialized machinery in |nsCOMPtr|, But |do_QueryInterface|
  is called often enough that the codesize savings are big enough to
  warrant the specialcasing.
*/

class NS_COM nsQueryInterface
  {
    public:
      nsQueryInterface( nsISupports* aRawPtr )
          : mRawPtr(aRawPtr)
        {
          // nothing else to do here
        }

      nsresult NS_FASTCALL operator()( const nsIID& aIID, void** ) const;

    private:
      nsISupports*  mRawPtr;
  };

class NS_COM nsQueryInterfaceWithError
  {
    public:
      nsQueryInterfaceWithError( nsISupports* aRawPtr, nsresult* error )
          : mRawPtr(aRawPtr),
            mErrorPtr(error)
        {
          // nothing else to do here
        }

      nsresult NS_FASTCALL operator()( const nsIID& aIID, void** ) const;

    private:
      nsISupports*  mRawPtr;
      nsresult*     mErrorPtr;
  };

inline
nsQueryInterface
do_QueryInterface( nsISupports* aRawPtr )
  {
    return nsQueryInterface(aRawPtr);
  }

inline
nsQueryInterfaceWithError
do_QueryInterface( nsISupports* aRawPtr, nsresult* error )
  {
    return nsQueryInterfaceWithError(aRawPtr, error);
  }

template <class T>
inline
void
do_QueryInterface( already_AddRefed<T>& )
  {
    // This signature exists soley to _stop_ you from doing the bad thing.
    //  Saying |do_QueryInterface()| on a pointer that is not otherwise owned by
    //  someone else is an automatic leak.  See <http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8221>.
  }

template <class T>
inline
void
do_QueryInterface( already_AddRefed<T>&, nsresult* )
  {
    // This signature exists soley to _stop_ you from doing the bad thing.
    //  Saying |do_QueryInterface()| on a pointer that is not otherwise owned by
    //  someone else is an automatic leak.  See <http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8221>.
  }



class nsCOMPtr_base
    /*
      ...factors implementation for all template versions of |nsCOMPtr|.

      This should really be an |nsCOMPtr<nsISupports>|, but this wouldn't work
      because unlike the

      Here's the way people normally do things like this
      
        template <class T> class Foo { ... };
        template <> class Foo<void*> { ... };
        template <class T> class Foo<T*> : private Foo<void*> { ... };
    */
  {
    public:

      nsCOMPtr_base( nsISupports* rawPtr = 0 )
          : mRawPtr(rawPtr)
        {
          // nothing else to do here
        }

      NS_COM NS_FASTCALL ~nsCOMPtr_base();

      NS_COM void NS_FASTCALL   assign_with_AddRef( nsISupports* );
      NS_COM void NS_FASTCALL   assign_from_qi( const nsQueryInterface, const nsIID& );
      NS_COM void NS_FASTCALL   assign_from_qi_with_error( const nsQueryInterfaceWithError&, const nsIID& );
      NS_COM void NS_FASTCALL   assign_from_helper( const nsCOMPtr_helper&, const nsIID& );
      NS_COM void** NS_FASTCALL begin_assignment();

    protected:
      NS_MAY_ALIAS_PTR(nsISupports) mRawPtr;

      void
      assign_assuming_AddRef( nsISupports* newPtr )
        {
            /*
              |AddRef()|ing the new value (before entering this function) before
              |Release()|ing the old lets us safely ignore the self-assignment case.
              We must, however, be careful only to |Release()| _after_ doing the
              assignment, in case the |Release()| leads to our _own_ destruction,
              which would, in turn, cause an incorrect second |Release()| of our old
              pointer.  Thank <[email protected]> for discovering this.
            */
          nsISupports* oldPtr = mRawPtr;
          mRawPtr = newPtr;
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(this, newPtr);
          NSCAP_LOG_RELEASE(this, oldPtr);
          if ( oldPtr )
            NSCAP_RELEASE(this, oldPtr);
        }
  };

// template <class T> class nsGetterAddRefs;

template <class T>
class nsCOMPtr
#ifdef NSCAP_FEATURE_USE_BASE
    : private nsCOMPtr_base
#endif
  {

#ifdef NSCAP_FEATURE_USE_BASE
  #define NSCAP_CTOR_BASE(x) nsCOMPtr_base(x)
#else
  #define NSCAP_CTOR_BASE(x) mRawPtr(x)

    private:
      void    assign_with_AddRef( nsISupports* );
      void    assign_from_qi( const nsQueryInterface, const nsIID& );
      void    assign_from_qi_with_error( const nsQueryInterfaceWithError&, const nsIID& );
      void    assign_from_helper( const nsCOMPtr_helper&, const nsIID& );
      void**  begin_assignment();

      void
      assign_assuming_AddRef( T* newPtr )
        {
          T* oldPtr = mRawPtr;
          mRawPtr = newPtr;
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(this, newPtr);
          NSCAP_LOG_RELEASE(this, oldPtr);
          if ( oldPtr )
            NSCAP_RELEASE(this, oldPtr);
        }

    private:
      T* mRawPtr;
#endif

    public:
      typedef T element_type;
      
#ifndef NSCAP_FEATURE_USE_BASE
     ~nsCOMPtr()
        {
          NSCAP_LOG_RELEASE(this, mRawPtr);
          if ( mRawPtr )
            NSCAP_RELEASE(this, mRawPtr);
        }
#endif

#ifdef NSCAP_FEATURE_TEST_DONTQUERY_CASES
      void
      Assert_NoQueryNeeded()
        {
          if ( mRawPtr )
            {
              nsCOMPtr<T> query_result( do_QueryInterface(mRawPtr) );
              NS_ASSERTION(query_result.get() == mRawPtr, "QueryInterface needed");
            }
        }

  #define NSCAP_ASSERT_NO_QUERY_NEEDED() Assert_NoQueryNeeded();
#else
  #define NSCAP_ASSERT_NO_QUERY_NEEDED()
#endif


        // Constructors

      nsCOMPtr()
            : NSCAP_CTOR_BASE(0)
          // default constructor
        {
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(this, 0);
        }

      nsCOMPtr( const nsCOMPtr<T>& aSmartPtr )
            : NSCAP_CTOR_BASE(aSmartPtr.mRawPtr)
          // copy-constructor
        {
          if ( mRawPtr )
            NSCAP_ADDREF(this, mRawPtr);
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(this, aSmartPtr.mRawPtr);
        }

      nsCOMPtr( T* aRawPtr )
            : NSCAP_CTOR_BASE(aRawPtr)
          // construct from a raw pointer (of the right type)
        {
          if ( mRawPtr )
            NSCAP_ADDREF(this, mRawPtr);
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(this, aRawPtr);
          NSCAP_ASSERT_NO_QUERY_NEEDED();
        }

      nsCOMPtr( const already_AddRefed<T>& aSmartPtr )
            : NSCAP_CTOR_BASE(aSmartPtr.mRawPtr)
          // construct from |dont_AddRef(expr)|
        {
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(this, aSmartPtr.mRawPtr);
          NSCAP_ASSERT_NO_QUERY_NEEDED();
        }

      nsCOMPtr( const nsQueryInterface qi )
            : NSCAP_CTOR_BASE(0)
          // construct from |do_QueryInterface(expr)|
        {
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(this, 0);
          assign_from_qi(qi, NS_GET_IID(T));
        }

      nsCOMPtr( const nsQueryInterfaceWithError& qi )
            : NSCAP_CTOR_BASE(0)
          // construct from |do_QueryInterface(expr, &rv)|
        {
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(this, 0);
          assign_from_qi_with_error(qi, NS_GET_IID(T));
        }

      nsCOMPtr( const nsCOMPtr_helper& helper )
            : NSCAP_CTOR_BASE(0)
          // ...and finally, anything else we might need to construct from
          //  can exploit the |nsCOMPtr_helper| facility
        {
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(this, 0);
          assign_from_helper(helper, NS_GET_IID(T));
          NSCAP_ASSERT_NO_QUERY_NEEDED();
        }


        // Assignment operators

      nsCOMPtr<T>&
      operator=( const nsCOMPtr<T>& rhs )
          // copy assignment operator
        {
          assign_with_AddRef(rhs.mRawPtr);
          return *this;
        }

      nsCOMPtr<T>&
      operator=( T* rhs )
          // assign from a raw pointer (of the right type)
        {
          assign_with_AddRef(rhs);
          NSCAP_ASSERT_NO_QUERY_NEEDED();
          return *this;
        }

      nsCOMPtr<T>&
      operator=( const already_AddRefed<T>& rhs )
          // assign from |dont_AddRef(expr)|
        {
          assign_assuming_AddRef(rhs.mRawPtr);
          NSCAP_ASSERT_NO_QUERY_NEEDED();
          return *this;
        }

      nsCOMPtr<T>&
      operator=( const nsQueryInterface rhs )
          // assign from |do_QueryInterface(expr)|
        {
          assign_from_qi(rhs, NS_GET_IID(T));
          return *this;
        }

      nsCOMPtr<T>&
      operator=( const nsQueryInterfaceWithError& rhs )
          // assign from |do_QueryInterface(expr, &rv)|
        {
          assign_from_qi_with_error(rhs, NS_GET_IID(T));
          return *this;
        }

      nsCOMPtr<T>&
      operator=( const nsCOMPtr_helper& rhs )
          // ...and finally, anything else we might need to assign from
          //  can exploit the |nsCOMPtr_helper| facility.
        {
          assign_from_helper(rhs, NS_GET_IID(T));
          NSCAP_ASSERT_NO_QUERY_NEEDED();
          return *this;
        }

      void
      swap( nsCOMPtr<T>& rhs )
          // ...exchange ownership with |rhs|; can save a pair of refcount operations
        {
#ifdef NSCAP_FEATURE_USE_BASE
          nsISupports* temp = rhs.mRawPtr;
#else
          T* temp = rhs.mRawPtr;
#endif
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(&rhs, mRawPtr);
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(this, temp);
          NSCAP_LOG_RELEASE(this, mRawPtr);
          NSCAP_LOG_RELEASE(&rhs, temp);
          rhs.mRawPtr = mRawPtr;
          mRawPtr = temp;
          // |rhs| maintains the same invariants, so we don't need to |NSCAP_ASSERT_NO_QUERY_NEEDED|
        }

      void
      swap( T*& rhs )
          // ...exchange ownership with |rhs|; can save a pair of refcount operations
        {
#ifdef NSCAP_FEATURE_USE_BASE
          nsISupports* temp = rhs;
#else
          T* temp = rhs;
#endif
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(this, temp);
          NSCAP_LOG_RELEASE(this, mRawPtr);
          rhs = NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(T*, mRawPtr);
          mRawPtr = temp;
          NSCAP_ASSERT_NO_QUERY_NEEDED();
        }


        // Other pointer operators

      nsDerivedSafe<T>*
      get() const
          /*
            Prefer the implicit conversion provided automatically by |operator nsDerivedSafe<T>*() const|.
             Use |get()| _only_ to resolve ambiguity.

            Returns a |nsDerivedSafe<T>*| to deny clients the use of |AddRef| and |Release|.
          */
        {
          return NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(nsDerivedSafe<T>*, mRawPtr);
        }

      operator nsDerivedSafe<T>*() const
          /*
            ...makes an |nsCOMPtr| act like its underlying raw pointer type (except against |AddRef()|, |Release()|,
              and |delete|) whenever it is used in a context where a raw pointer is expected.  It is this operator
              that makes an |nsCOMPtr| substitutable for a raw pointer.

            Prefer the implicit use of this operator to calling |get()|, except where necessary to resolve ambiguity.
          */
        {
          return get();
        }

      nsDerivedSafe<T>*
      operator->() const
        {
          NS_PRECONDITION(mRawPtr != 0, "You can't dereference a NULL nsCOMPtr with operator->().");
          return get();
        }

#ifdef CANT_RESOLVE_CPP_CONST_AMBIGUITY
  // broken version for IRIX

      nsCOMPtr<T>*
      get_address() const
          // This is not intended to be used by clients.  See |address_of|
          // below.
        {
          return NS_CONST_CAST(nsCOMPtr<T>*, this);
        }

#else // CANT_RESOLVE_CPP_CONST_AMBIGUITY

      nsCOMPtr<T>*
      get_address()
          // This is not intended to be used by clients.  See |address_of|
          // below.
        {
          return this;
        }

      const nsCOMPtr<T>*
      get_address() const
          // This is not intended to be used by clients.  See |address_of|
          // below.
        {
          return this;
        }

#endif // CANT_RESOLVE_CPP_CONST_AMBIGUITY

    public:
      nsDerivedSafe<T>&
      operator*() const
        {
          NS_PRECONDITION(mRawPtr != 0, "You can't dereference a NULL nsCOMPtr with operator*().");
          return *get();
        }

#if 0
    private:
      friend class nsGetterAddRefs<T>;
#endif

      T**
      StartAssignment()
        {
#ifndef NSCAP_FEATURE_INLINE_STARTASSIGNMENT
          return NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(T**, begin_assignment());
#else
          assign_assuming_AddRef(0);
          return NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(T**, &mRawPtr);
#endif
        }
  };



  /*
    Specializing |nsCOMPtr| for |nsISupports| allows us to use |nsCOMPtr<nsISupports>| the
    same way people use |nsISupports*| and |void*|, i.e., as a `catch-all' pointer pointing
    to any valid [XP]COM interface.  Otherwise, an |nsCOMPtr<nsISupports>| would only be able
    to point to the single [XP]COM-correct |nsISupports| instance within an object; extra
    querying ensues.  Clients need to be able to pass around arbitrary interface pointers,
    without hassles, through intermediary code that doesn't know the exact type.
  */

NS_SPECIALIZE_TEMPLATE
class nsCOMPtr<nsISupports>
    : private nsCOMPtr_base
  {
    public:
      typedef nsISupports element_type;

        // Constructors

      nsCOMPtr()
            : nsCOMPtr_base(0)
          // default constructor
        {
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(this, 0);
        }

      nsCOMPtr( const nsCOMPtr<nsISupports>& aSmartPtr )
            : nsCOMPtr_base(aSmartPtr.mRawPtr)
          // copy constructor
        {
          if ( mRawPtr )
            NSCAP_ADDREF(this, mRawPtr);
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(this, aSmartPtr.mRawPtr);
        }

      nsCOMPtr( nsISupports* aRawPtr )
            : nsCOMPtr_base(aRawPtr)
          // construct from a raw pointer (of the right type)
        {
          if ( mRawPtr )
            NSCAP_ADDREF(this, mRawPtr);
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(this, aRawPtr);
        }

      nsCOMPtr( const already_AddRefed<nsISupports>& aSmartPtr )
            : nsCOMPtr_base(aSmartPtr.mRawPtr)
          // construct from |dont_AddRef(expr)|
        {
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(this, aSmartPtr.mRawPtr);
        }

      nsCOMPtr( const nsQueryInterface qi )
            : nsCOMPtr_base(0)
          // assign from |do_QueryInterface(expr)|
        {
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(this, 0);
          assign_from_qi(qi, NS_GET_IID(nsISupports));
        }

      nsCOMPtr( const nsQueryInterfaceWithError& qi )
            : nsCOMPtr_base(0)
          // assign from |do_QueryInterface(expr, &rv)|
        {
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(this, 0);
          assign_from_qi_with_error(qi, NS_GET_IID(nsISupports));
        }

      nsCOMPtr( const nsCOMPtr_helper& helper )
            : nsCOMPtr_base(0)
          // ...and finally, anything else we might need to construct from
          //  can exploit the |nsCOMPtr_helper| facility
        {
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(this, 0);
          assign_from_helper(helper, NS_GET_IID(nsISupports));
        }


        // Assignment operators

      nsCOMPtr<nsISupports>&
      operator=( const nsCOMPtr<nsISupports>& rhs )
          // copy assignment operator
        {
          assign_with_AddRef(rhs.mRawPtr);
          return *this;
        }

      nsCOMPtr<nsISupports>&
      operator=( nsISupports* rhs )
          // assign from a raw pointer (of the right type)
        {
          assign_with_AddRef(rhs);
          return *this;
        }

      nsCOMPtr<nsISupports>&
      operator=( const already_AddRefed<nsISupports>& rhs )
          // assign from |dont_AddRef(expr)|
        {
          assign_assuming_AddRef(rhs.mRawPtr);
          return *this;
        }

      nsCOMPtr<nsISupports>&
      operator=( const nsQueryInterface rhs )
          // assign from |do_QueryInterface(expr)|
        {
          assign_from_qi(rhs, NS_GET_IID(nsISupports));
          return *this;
        }

      nsCOMPtr<nsISupports>&
      operator=( const nsQueryInterfaceWithError& rhs )
          // assign from |do_QueryInterface(expr, &rv)|
        {
          assign_from_qi_with_error(rhs, NS_GET_IID(nsISupports));
          return *this;
        }

      nsCOMPtr<nsISupports>&
      operator=( const nsCOMPtr_helper& rhs )
          // ...and finally, anything else we might need to assign from
          //  can exploit the |nsCOMPtr_helper| facility.
        {
          assign_from_helper(rhs, NS_GET_IID(nsISupports));
          return *this;
        }

      void
      swap( nsCOMPtr<nsISupports>& rhs )
          // ...exchange ownership with |rhs|; can save a pair of refcount operations
        {
          nsISupports* temp = rhs.mRawPtr;
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(&rhs, mRawPtr);
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(this, temp);
          NSCAP_LOG_RELEASE(this, mRawPtr);
          NSCAP_LOG_RELEASE(&rhs, temp);
          rhs.mRawPtr = mRawPtr;
          mRawPtr = temp;
        }

      void
      swap( nsISupports*& rhs )
          // ...exchange ownership with |rhs|; can save a pair of refcount operations
        {
          nsISupports* temp = rhs;
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(this, temp);
          NSCAP_LOG_RELEASE(this, mRawPtr);
          rhs = mRawPtr;
          mRawPtr = temp;
        }


        // Other pointer operators

      nsDerivedSafe<nsISupports>*
      get() const
          /*
            Prefer the implicit conversion provided automatically by |operator nsDerivedSafe<nsISupports>*() const|.
             Use |get()| _only_ to resolve ambiguity.

            Returns a |nsDerivedSafe<nsISupports>*| to deny clients the use of |AddRef| and |Release|.
          */
        {
          return NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(nsDerivedSafe<nsISupports>*, mRawPtr);
        }

      operator nsDerivedSafe<nsISupports>*() const
          /*
            ...makes an |nsCOMPtr| act like its underlying raw pointer type (except against |AddRef()|, |Release()|,
              and |delete|) whenever it is used in a context where a raw pointer is expected.  It is this operator
              that makes an |nsCOMPtr| substitutable for a raw pointer.

            Prefer the implicit use of this operator to calling |get()|, except where necessary to resolve ambiguity.
          */
        {
          return get();
        }

      nsDerivedSafe<nsISupports>*
      operator->() const
        {
          NS_PRECONDITION(mRawPtr != 0, "You can't dereference a NULL nsCOMPtr with operator->().");
          return get();
        }

#ifdef CANT_RESOLVE_CPP_CONST_AMBIGUITY
  // broken version for IRIX

      nsCOMPtr<nsISupports>*
      get_address() const
          // This is not intended to be used by clients.  See |address_of|
          // below.
        {
          return NS_CONST_CAST(nsCOMPtr<nsISupports>*, this);
        }

#else // CANT_RESOLVE_CPP_CONST_AMBIGUITY

      nsCOMPtr<nsISupports>*
      get_address()
          // This is not intended to be used by clients.  See |address_of|
          // below.
        {
          return this;
        }

      const nsCOMPtr<nsISupports>*
      get_address() const
          // This is not intended to be used by clients.  See |address_of|
          // below.
        {
          return this;
        }

#endif // CANT_RESOLVE_CPP_CONST_AMBIGUITY

    public:

      nsDerivedSafe<nsISupports>&
      operator*() const
        {
          NS_PRECONDITION(mRawPtr != 0, "You can't dereference a NULL nsCOMPtr with operator*().");
          return *get();
        }

#if 0
    private:
      friend class nsGetterAddRefs<nsISupports>;
#endif

      nsISupports**
      StartAssignment()
        {
#ifndef NSCAP_FEATURE_INLINE_STARTASSIGNMENT
          return NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(nsISupports**, begin_assignment());
#else
          assign_assuming_AddRef(0);
          return NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(nsISupports**, &mRawPtr);
#endif
        }
  };

#ifndef NSCAP_FEATURE_USE_BASE
template <class T>
void
nsCOMPtr<T>::assign_with_AddRef( nsISupports* rawPtr )
  {
    if ( rawPtr )
      NSCAP_ADDREF(this, rawPtr);
    assign_assuming_AddRef(NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(T*, rawPtr));
  }

template <class T>
void
nsCOMPtr<T>::assign_from_qi( const nsQueryInterface qi, const nsIID& aIID )
  {
    T* newRawPtr;
    if ( NS_FAILED( qi(aIID, NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(void**, &newRawPtr)) ) )
      newRawPtr = 0;
    assign_assuming_AddRef(newRawPtr);
  }

template <class T>
void
nsCOMPtr<T>::assign_from_qi_with_error( const nsQueryInterfaceWithError& qi, const nsIID& aIID )
  {
    T* newRawPtr;
    if ( NS_FAILED( qi(aIID, NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(void**, &newRawPtr)) ) )
      newRawPtr = 0;
    assign_assuming_AddRef(newRawPtr);
  }

template <class T>
void
nsCOMPtr<T>::assign_from_helper( const nsCOMPtr_helper& helper, const nsIID& aIID )
  {
    T* newRawPtr;
    if ( NS_FAILED( helper(aIID, NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(void**, &newRawPtr)) ) )
      newRawPtr = 0;
    assign_assuming_AddRef(newRawPtr);
  }

template <class T>
void**
nsCOMPtr<T>::begin_assignment()
  {
    assign_assuming_AddRef(0);
    return NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(void**, &mRawPtr);
  }
#endif

#ifdef CANT_RESOLVE_CPP_CONST_AMBIGUITY

// This is the broken version for IRIX, which can't handle the version below.

template <class T>
inline
nsCOMPtr<T>*
address_of( const nsCOMPtr<T>& aPtr )
  {
    return aPtr.get_address();
  }

#else // CANT_RESOLVE_CPP_CONST_AMBIGUITY

template <class T>
inline
nsCOMPtr<T>*
address_of( nsCOMPtr<T>& aPtr )
  {
    return aPtr.get_address();
  }

template <class T>
inline
const nsCOMPtr<T>*
address_of( const nsCOMPtr<T>& aPtr )
  {
    return aPtr.get_address();
  }

#endif // CANT_RESOLVE_CPP_CONST_AMBIGUITY

template <class T>
class nsGetterAddRefs
    /*
      ...

      This class is designed to be used for anonymous temporary objects in the
      argument list of calls that return COM interface pointers, e.g.,

        nsCOMPtr<IFoo> fooP;
        ...->QueryInterface(iid, getter_AddRefs(fooP))

      DO NOT USE THIS TYPE DIRECTLY IN YOUR CODE.  Use |getter_AddRefs()| instead.

      When initialized with a |nsCOMPtr|, as in the example above, it returns
      a |void**|, a |T**|, or an |nsISupports**| as needed, that the outer call (|QueryInterface| in this
      case) can fill in.

      This type should be a nested class inside |nsCOMPtr<T>|.
    */
  {
    public:
      explicit
      nsGetterAddRefs( nsCOMPtr<T>& aSmartPtr )
          : mTargetSmartPtr(aSmartPtr)
        {
          // nothing else to do
        }

#if defined(NSCAP_FEATURE_TEST_DONTQUERY_CASES) || defined(NSCAP_LOG_EXTERNAL_ASSIGNMENT)
     ~nsGetterAddRefs()
        {
#ifdef NSCAP_LOG_EXTERNAL_ASSIGNMENT
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(void *, address_of(mTargetSmartPtr)), mTargetSmartPtr.get());
#endif

#ifdef NSCAP_FEATURE_TEST_DONTQUERY_CASES
          mTargetSmartPtr.Assert_NoQueryNeeded();
#endif
        }
#endif

      operator void**()
        {
          return NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(void**, mTargetSmartPtr.StartAssignment());
        }

      operator nsISupports**()
        {
          return NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(nsISupports**, mTargetSmartPtr.StartAssignment());
        }

      operator T**()
        {
          return mTargetSmartPtr.StartAssignment();
        }

      T*&
      operator*()
        {
          return *(mTargetSmartPtr.StartAssignment());
        }

    private:
      nsCOMPtr<T>& mTargetSmartPtr;
  };


NS_SPECIALIZE_TEMPLATE
class nsGetterAddRefs<nsISupports>
  {
    public:
      explicit
      nsGetterAddRefs( nsCOMPtr<nsISupports>& aSmartPtr )
          : mTargetSmartPtr(aSmartPtr)
        {
          // nothing else to do
        }

#ifdef NSCAP_LOG_EXTERNAL_ASSIGNMENT
     ~nsGetterAddRefs()
        {
          NSCAP_LOG_ASSIGNMENT(NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(void *, address_of(mTargetSmartPtr)), mTargetSmartPtr.get());
        }
#endif

      operator void**()
        {
          return NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(void**, mTargetSmartPtr.StartAssignment());
        }

      operator nsISupports**()
        {
          return mTargetSmartPtr.StartAssignment();
        }

      nsISupports*&
      operator*()
        {
          return *(mTargetSmartPtr.StartAssignment());
        }

    private:
      nsCOMPtr<nsISupports>& mTargetSmartPtr;
  };


template <class T>
inline
nsGetterAddRefs<T>
getter_AddRefs( nsCOMPtr<T>& aSmartPtr )
    /*
      Used around a |nsCOMPtr| when 
      ...makes the class |nsGetterAddRefs<T>| invisible.
    */
  {
    return nsGetterAddRefs<T>(aSmartPtr);
  }



  // Comparing two |nsCOMPtr|s

template <class T, class U>
inline
NSCAP_BOOL
operator==( const nsCOMPtr<T>& lhs, const nsCOMPtr<U>& rhs )
  {
    return NS_STATIC_CAST(const T*, lhs.get()) == NS_STATIC_CAST(const U*, rhs.get());
  }


template <class T, class U>
inline
NSCAP_BOOL
operator!=( const nsCOMPtr<T>& lhs, const nsCOMPtr<U>& rhs )
  {
    return NS_STATIC_CAST(const T*, lhs.get()) != NS_STATIC_CAST(const U*, rhs.get());
  }


  // Comparing an |nsCOMPtr| to a raw pointer

template <class T, class U>
inline
NSCAP_BOOL
operator==( const nsCOMPtr<T>& lhs, const U* rhs )
  {
    return NS_STATIC_CAST(const T*, lhs.get()) == rhs;
  }

template <class T, class U>
inline
NSCAP_BOOL
operator==( const U* lhs, const nsCOMPtr<T>& rhs )
  {
    return lhs == NS_STATIC_CAST(const T*, rhs.get());
  }

template <class T, class U>
inline
NSCAP_BOOL
operator!=( const nsCOMPtr<T>& lhs, const U* rhs )
  {
    return NS_STATIC_CAST(const T*, lhs.get()) != rhs;
  }

template <class T, class U>
inline
NSCAP_BOOL
operator!=( const U* lhs, const nsCOMPtr<T>& rhs )
  {
    return lhs != NS_STATIC_CAST(const T*, rhs.get());
  }

  // To avoid ambiguities caused by the presence of builtin |operator==|s
  // creating a situation where one of the |operator==| defined above
  // has a better conversion for one argument and the builtin has a
  // better conversion for the other argument, define additional
  // |operator==| without the |const| on the raw pointer.
  // See bug 65664 for details.

// This is defined by an autoconf test, but VC++ also has a bug that
// prevents us from using these.  (It also, fortunately, has the bug
// that we don't need them either.)
#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER < 1310)
#define NSCAP_DONT_PROVIDE_NONCONST_OPEQ
#endif

#ifndef NSCAP_DONT_PROVIDE_NONCONST_OPEQ
template <class T, class U>
inline
NSCAP_BOOL
operator==( const nsCOMPtr<T>& lhs, U* rhs )
  {
    return NS_STATIC_CAST(const T*, lhs.get()) == NS_CONST_CAST(const U*, rhs);
  }

template <class T, class U>
inline
NSCAP_BOOL
operator==( U* lhs, const nsCOMPtr<T>& rhs )
  {
    return NS_CONST_CAST(const U*, lhs) == NS_STATIC_CAST(const T*, rhs.get());
  }

template <class T, class U>
inline
NSCAP_BOOL
operator!=( const nsCOMPtr<T>& lhs, U* rhs )
  {
    return NS_STATIC_CAST(const T*, lhs.get()) != NS_CONST_CAST(const U*, rhs);
  }

template <class T, class U>
inline
NSCAP_BOOL
operator!=( U* lhs, const nsCOMPtr<T>& rhs )
  {
    return NS_CONST_CAST(const U*, lhs) != NS_STATIC_CAST(const T*, rhs.get());
  }
#endif



  // Comparing an |nsCOMPtr| to |0|

class NSCAP_Zero;

template <class T>
inline
NSCAP_BOOL
operator==( const nsCOMPtr<T>& lhs, NSCAP_Zero* rhs )
    // specifically to allow |smartPtr == 0|
  {
    return NS_STATIC_CAST(const void*, lhs.get()) == NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(const void*, rhs);
  }

template <class T>
inline
NSCAP_BOOL
operator==( NSCAP_Zero* lhs, const nsCOMPtr<T>& rhs )
    // specifically to allow |0 == smartPtr|
  {
    return NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(const void*, lhs) == NS_STATIC_CAST(const void*, rhs.get());
  }

template <class T>
inline
NSCAP_BOOL
operator!=( const nsCOMPtr<T>& lhs, NSCAP_Zero* rhs )
    // specifically to allow |smartPtr != 0|
  {
    return NS_STATIC_CAST(const void*, lhs.get()) != NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(const void*, rhs);
  }

template <class T>
inline
NSCAP_BOOL
operator!=( NSCAP_Zero* lhs, const nsCOMPtr<T>& rhs )
    // specifically to allow |0 != smartPtr|
  {
    return NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(const void*, lhs) != NS_STATIC_CAST(const void*, rhs.get());
  }


#ifdef HAVE_CPP_TROUBLE_COMPARING_TO_ZERO

  // We need to explicitly define comparison operators for `int'
  // because the compiler is lame.

template <class T>
inline
NSCAP_BOOL
operator==( const nsCOMPtr<T>& lhs, int rhs )
    // specifically to allow |smartPtr == 0|
  {
    return NS_STATIC_CAST(const void*, lhs.get()) == NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(const void*, rhs);
  }

template <class T>
inline
NSCAP_BOOL
operator==( int lhs, const nsCOMPtr<T>& rhs )
    // specifically to allow |0 == smartPtr|
  {
    return NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(const void*, lhs) == NS_STATIC_CAST(const void*, rhs.get());
  }

#endif // !defined(HAVE_CPP_TROUBLE_COMPARING_TO_ZERO)

  // Comparing any two [XP]COM objects for identity

inline
NSCAP_BOOL
SameCOMIdentity( nsISupports* lhs, nsISupports* rhs )
  {
    return nsCOMPtr<nsISupports>( do_QueryInterface(lhs) ) == nsCOMPtr<nsISupports>( do_QueryInterface(rhs) );
  }



template <class SourceType, class DestinationType>
inline
nsresult
CallQueryInterface( nsCOMPtr<SourceType>& aSourcePtr, DestinationType** aDestPtr )
  {
    return CallQueryInterface(aSourcePtr.get(), aDestPtr);
  }

#endif // !defined(nsCOMPtr_h___)