Add Pass(), which implements move semantics, to scoped_ptr, scoped_array, and scoped_ptr_malloc.

base/memory/scoped_ptr.h

Index: base/memory/scoped_ptr.h
diff --git a/base/memory/scoped_ptr.h b/base/memory/scoped_ptr.h
index 5ac6846f3964e2ea929cef92d065454f23a64a4a..2d69a9db4489eb840ad65ad40087f08ecac7ff0d 100644
--- a/base/memory/scoped_ptr.h
+++ b/base/memory/scoped_ptr.h
@@ -32,6 +32,41 @@
 //     foo.get()->Method();  // Foo::Method on the 0th element.
 //     foo[10].Method();     // Foo::Method on the 10th element.
 //   }
+//
+// These scopers also implement part of the functionality of C++11 unique_ptr
+// in that they are "movable but not copyable."  You can use the scopers in
+// the parameter and return types of functions to signify ownership transfer
+// in to and out of a function.  When calling a function that has a scoper
+// as the argument type, it must be called with the result of an analogous
+// scoper's Pass() function or another function that generates a temporary;
+// passing by copy will NOT work.  Here is an example using scoped_ptr:
+//
+//   void TakesOwnership(scoped_ptr<Foo> arg) {
+//     // Do something with arg
+//   }
+//   scoped_ptr<Foo> CreateFoo() {
+//     // No need for calling Pass() because we are constructing a temporary
+//     // for the return value.
+//     return scoped_ptr<Foo>(new Foo("new"));
+//   }
+//   scoped_ptr<Foo> PassThru(scoped_ptr<Foo> arg) {
+//     return arg.Pass();
+//   }
+//
+//   {
+//     scoped_ptr<Foo> ptr(new Foo("yay"));  // ptr manages Foo("yay)"
+//     TakesOwnership(ptr.Pass());           // ptr no longer owns Foo("yay").
+//     scoped_ptr<Foo> ptr2 = CreateFoo();   // ptr2 owns the return Foo.
+//     scoped_ptr<Foo> ptr3 =                // ptr3 now owns what was in ptr2.
+//         PassThru(ptr2.Pass());            // ptr2 is correspondingly NULL.
+//   }
+//
+// Notice that if you do not call Pass() when returning from PassThru(), or
+// when invoking TakesOwnership(), the code will not compile because scopers
+// are not copyable; they only implement move semantics which require calling
+// the Pass() function to signify a destructive transfer of state. CreateFoo()
+// is different though because we are constructing a temporary on the return
+// line and thus can avoid needing to call Pass().
 
 #ifndef BASE_MEMORY_SCOPED_PTR_H_
 #define BASE_MEMORY_SCOPED_PTR_H_
@@ -47,12 +82,35 @@
 
 #include "base/compiler_specific.h"
 
+// Macro with the boilerplate C++03 move emulation for a class.
+//
+// In C++11, this is done via rvalue references.  Here, we use C++03 move
+// emulation to fake an rvalue reference.  For a more thorough explanation
+// of the technique, see:
+//
+//   http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/More_C%2B%2B_Idioms/Move_Constructor
+//
+#define CPP_03_MOVE_EMULATION(scoper, field) \
+ private: \
+  struct RValue { \
+    explicit RValue(scoper& obj) : obj_(obj) {} \
+    scoper& obj_; \
+  }; \
+ public: \
+  operator RValue() { return RValue(*this); } \
+  scoper(RValue proxy) : field(proxy.obj_.release()) { } \
+  scoper& operator=(RValue proxy) { \
+    swap(proxy.obj_); \
+    return *this; \
+  } \
+  scoper Pass() { return scoper(RValue(*this)); }
+
 // A scoped_ptr<T> is like a T*, except that the destructor of scoped_ptr<T>
 // automatically deletes the pointer it holds (if any).
 // That is, scoped_ptr<T> owns the T object that it points to.
 // Like a T*, a scoped_ptr<T> may hold either NULL or a pointer to a T object.
 // Also like T*, scoped_ptr<T> is thread-compatible, and once you
-// dereference it, you get the threadsafety guarantees of T.
+// dereference it, you get the thread safety guarantees of T.
 //
 // The size of a scoped_ptr is small:
 // sizeof(scoped_ptr<C>) == sizeof(C*)
@@ -122,6 +180,8 @@ class scoped_ptr {
     return retVal;
   }
 
+  CPP_03_MOVE_EMULATION(scoped_ptr, ptr_);
+
  private:
   C* ptr_;
 
@@ -131,9 +191,10 @@ class scoped_ptr {
   template <class C2> bool operator==(scoped_ptr<C2> const& p2) const;
   template <class C2> bool operator!=(scoped_ptr<C2> const& p2) const;
 
-  // Disallow evil constructors
-  scoped_ptr(const scoped_ptr&);
-  void operator=(const scoped_ptr&);
+  // Disallow evil constructors.  Note that MUST NOT take a const& because we
+  // are implementing move semantics.  See the CPP_03_MOVE_EMULATION macro.
+  scoped_ptr(scoped_ptr&);
+  void operator=(scoped_ptr&);
 };
 
 // Free functions
@@ -158,7 +219,7 @@ bool operator!=(C* p1, const scoped_ptr<C>& p2) {
 // As with scoped_ptr<C>, a scoped_array<C> either points to an object
 // or is NULL.  A scoped_array<C> owns the object that it points to.
 // scoped_array<T> is thread-compatible, and once you index into it,
-// the returned objects have only the threadsafety guarantees of T.
+// the returned objects have only the thread safety guarantees of T.
 //
 // Size: sizeof(scoped_array<C>) == sizeof(C*)
 template <class C>
@@ -168,7 +229,7 @@ class scoped_array {
   // The element type
   typedef C element_type;
 
-  // Constructor.  Defaults to intializing with NULL.
+  // Constructor.  Defaults to initializing with NULL.
   // There is no way to create an uninitialized scoped_array.
   // The input parameter must be allocated with new [].
   explicit scoped_array(C* p = NULL) : array_(p) { }
@@ -229,6 +290,8 @@ class scoped_array {
     return retVal;
   }
 
+  CPP_03_MOVE_EMULATION(scoped_array, array_);
+
  private:
   C* array_;
 
@@ -236,9 +299,10 @@ class scoped_array {
   template <class C2> bool operator==(scoped_array<C2> const& p2) const;
   template <class C2> bool operator!=(scoped_array<C2> const& p2) const;
 
-  // Disallow evil constructors
-  scoped_array(const scoped_array&);
-  void operator=(const scoped_array&);
+  // Disallow evil constructors.  Note that MUST NOT take a const& because we
+  // are implementing move semantics.  See the CPP_03_MOVE_EMULATION macro.
+  scoped_array(scoped_array&);
+  void operator=(scoped_array&);
 };
 
 // Free functions
@@ -347,6 +411,8 @@ class scoped_ptr_malloc {
     return tmp;
   }
 
+  CPP_03_MOVE_EMULATION(scoped_ptr_malloc, ptr_);
+
  private:
   C* ptr_;
 
@@ -356,11 +422,14 @@ class scoped_ptr_malloc {
   template <class C2, class GP>
   bool operator!=(scoped_ptr_malloc<C2, GP> const& p) const;
 
-  // Disallow evil constructors
-  scoped_ptr_malloc(const scoped_ptr_malloc&);
-  void operator=(const scoped_ptr_malloc&);
+  // Disallow evil constructors.  Note that MUST NOT take a const& because we
+  // are implementing move semantics.  See the CPP_03_MOVE_EMULATION macro.
+  scoped_ptr_malloc(scoped_ptr_malloc&);
+  void operator=(scoped_ptr_malloc&);
 };
 
+#undef CPP_03_MOVE_EMULATION
+
 template<class C, class FP> inline
 void swap(scoped_ptr_malloc<C, FP>& a, scoped_ptr_malloc<C, FP>& b) {
   a.swap(b);