Add Persistent::ClearAndLeak.

include/v8.h

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    * was previously assigned.
    */
   // TODO(dcarney): remove before cutover
   V8_INLINE(uint16_t WrapperClassId(Isolate* isolate) const);
 
   /**
    * Disposes the current contents of the handle and replaces it.
    */
   V8_INLINE(void Reset(Isolate* isolate, const Handle<T>& other));
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the underlying raw pointer and clears the handle. The caller is
+   * responsible of eventually destroying the underlying object (by creating a
+   * Persistent handle which points to it and Disposing it). In the future,
+   * destructing a Persistent will also Dispose it. With this function, the
+   * embedder can let the Persistent go out of scope without it getting
+   * disposed.
+   */
+  V8_INLINE(T* ClearAndLeak());
+
 #ifndef V8_USE_UNSAFE_HANDLES
 
 #ifndef V8_ALLOW_ACCESS_TO_PERSISTENT_IMPLICIT
 
  private:
 #endif
   // TODO(dcarney): make unlinkable before cutover
   V8_INLINE(Persistent(const Persistent& that)) : val_(that.val_) {}
   // TODO(dcarney): make unlinkable before cutover
   V8_INLINE(Persistent& operator=(const Persistent& that)) {  // NOLINT
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   I::UpdateNodeFlag(reinterpret_cast<internal::Object**>(this->val_),
                     true,
                     I::kNodeIsPartiallyDependentShift);
 }
 
 template <class T>
 void Persistent<T>::SetWrapperClassId(uint16_t class_id) {
   SetWrapperClassId(Isolate::GetCurrent(), class_id);
 }
 
+
 template <class T>
 void Persistent<T>::Reset(Isolate* isolate, const Handle<T>& other) {
   Dispose(isolate);
 #ifdef V8_USE_UNSAFE_HANDLES
   *this = *New(isolate, other);
 #else
   if (other.IsEmpty()) {
     this->val_ = NULL;
     return;
   }
   internal::Object** p = reinterpret_cast<internal::Object**>(other.val_);
   this->val_ = reinterpret_cast<T*>(
       V8::GlobalizeReference(reinterpret_cast<internal::Isolate*>(isolate), p));
 #endif
 }
 
+
+template <class T>
+T* Persistent<T>::ClearAndLeak() {
+  T* old;
+#ifdef V8_USE_UNSAFE_HANDLES
+  old = **this;
+  *this = Persistent<T>();
+#else
+  old = val_;
+  val_ = NULL;
+#endif
+  return old;
+}
+
+
 template <class T>
 void Persistent<T>::SetWrapperClassId(Isolate* isolate, uint16_t class_id) {
   typedef internal::Internals I;
   if (this->IsEmpty()) return;
   if (!I::IsInitialized(isolate)) return;
   internal::Object** obj = reinterpret_cast<internal::Object**>(this->val_);
   uint8_t* addr = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(obj) + I::kNodeClassIdOffset;
   *reinterpret_cast<uint16_t*>(addr) = class_id;
 }
 
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 }  // namespace v8
 
 
 #undef V8EXPORT
 #undef TYPE_CHECK
 
 
 #endif  // V8_H_