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reply BLS <nanali nospam-wanadoo.fr> writes:
Do I have a THread-safe singleton ? If not HowTo..   Sorry. Sean K 
allready explains it to me, but I 've lost the info. :(
Bjoern

class Singleton(T)
{
   public:
   static T instance()
   sychronized       // according to the language spec this should work
   {
     if(_instance is null) _instance = new T;
     return _instance;
   }

   private:
   this() {}

   static T _instance;
}

class Application : Singleton!(Application)
{
}
Jan 04 2008
next sibling parent reply BCS <ao pathlink.com> writes:
Reply to bls,

 Do I have a THread-safe singleton ? If not HowTo..   Sorry. Sean K
 allready explains it to me, but I 've lost the info. :(
 Bjoern
 class Singleton(T)
 {
 public:
 static T instance()
 sychronized       // according to the language spec this should
 work
 {
 if(_instance is null) _instance = new T;
 return _instance;
 }
 private:
 this() {}
 static T _instance;
 }
 class Application : Singleton!(Application)
 {
 }
I think this will fail because Singleton!(Application).instance() will call Application's this() and that is private. IMHO, a better approach (that I haven't tested) would be to use a mixin: template Singleton(T) { public: static T instance() sychronized // according to the language spec this should work { if(_instance is null) _instance = new T; return _instance; } private: this() {} static T _instance; } class Application : Singleton!(Application) { mixin(Singleton!(typeof(this))); }
Jan 04 2008
parent reply BLS <nanali nospam-wanadoo.fr> writes:
BCS schrieb:
 Reply to bls,
 
 Do I have a THread-safe singleton ? If not HowTo..   Sorry. Sean K
 allready explains it to me, but I 've lost the info. :(
 Bjoern
 class Singleton(T)
 {
 public:
 static T instance()
 sychronized       // according to the language spec this should
 work
 {
 if(_instance is null) _instance = new T;
 return _instance;
 }
 private:
 this() {}
 static T _instance;
 }
 class Application : Singleton!(Application)
 {
 }
I think this will fail because Singleton!(Application).instance() will call Application's this() and that is private. IMHO, a better approach (that I haven't tested) would be to use a mixin: template Singleton(T) { public: static T instance() sychronized // according to the language spec this should work { if(_instance is null) _instance = new T; return _instance; } private: this() {} static T _instance; } class Application : Singleton!(Application) { mixin(Singleton!(typeof(this))); }
Thanks BCS, Confused ...'cause virus infected (me) not the pc class Application : Singleton!(Application) { mixin(Singleton!(typeof(this))); this() { return instance(this) } } Honk, that stinks somehow ! Hope I ask not for too much, but please explain the use of the mixin Bjoern
Jan 04 2008
parent reply BCS <ao pathlink.com> writes:
Reply to bls,

 BCS schrieb:
 
 Reply to bls,
 
 Do I have a THread-safe singleton ? If not HowTo..   Sorry. Sean K
 allready explains it to me, but I 've lost the info. :(
 Bjoern
 class Singleton(T)
 {
 public:
 static T instance()
 sychronized       // according to the language spec this should
 work
 {
 if(_instance is null) _instance = new T;
 return _instance;
 }
 private:
 this() {}
 static T _instance;
 }
 class Application : Singleton!(Application)
 {
 }
I think this will fail because Singleton!(Application).instance() will call Application's this() and that is private. IMHO, a better approach (that I haven't tested) would be to use a mixin: template Singleton(T) { public: static T instance() sychronized // according to the language spec this should work { if(_instance is null) _instance = new T; return _instance; } private: this() {} static T _instance; } class Application : Singleton!(Application) { mixin(Singleton!(typeof(this))); }
Thanks BCS, Confused ...'cause virus infected (me) not the pc class Application : Singleton!(Application) { mixin(Singleton!(typeof(this))); this() { return instance(this) } } Honk, that stinks somehow !
Oops, typo!! class Application // no ": ..."
 Hope I ask not for too much, but please explain the use of the mixin
Think of a mixin as a copy/paste + macro. Instance the template (that's the macro part) and just lump it into whatever scope you use it in (the copy/paste part). It's a quick way to do boiler plate coding.
 Bjoern
 
Jan 04 2008
parent reply BLS <nanali nospam-wanadoo.fr> writes:
BCS schrieb:
 Reply to bls,
 
 BCS schrieb:

 Reply to bls,

 Do I have a THread-safe singleton ? If not HowTo..   Sorry. Sean K
 allready explains it to me, but I 've lost the info. :(
 Bjoern
 class Singleton(T)
 {
 public:
 static T instance()
 sychronized       // according to the language spec this should
 work
 {
 if(_instance is null) _instance = new T;
 return _instance;
 }
 private:
 this() {}
 static T _instance;
 }
 class Application : Singleton!(Application)
 {
 }
I think this will fail because Singleton!(Application).instance() will call Application's this() and that is private. IMHO, a better approach (that I haven't tested) would be to use a mixin: template Singleton(T) { public: static T instance() sychronized // according to the language spec this should work { if(_instance is null) _instance = new T; return _instance; } private: this() {} static T _instance; } class Application : Singleton!(Application) { mixin(Singleton!(typeof(this))); }
Thanks BCS, Confused ...'cause virus infected (me) not the pc class Application : Singleton!(Application) { mixin(Singleton!(typeof(this))); this() { return instance(this) } } Honk, that stinks somehow !
Oops, typo!! class Application // no ": ..."
 Hope I ask not for too much, but please explain the use of the mixin
Think of a mixin as a copy/paste + macro. Instance the template (that's the macro part) and just lump it into whatever scope you use it in (the copy/paste part). It's a quick way to do boiler plate coding.
 Bjoern
Thanks BCS:
 class Application // no ": ..."
Ah, that makes more sense :) Okay . Now; to make it smart . class Application { class Singleton { } } You mean ... shi. ? very very big grin Seriously? I need a bullet proof thread safe singleton implementation .. Hell I should change my BLS into LS , people here are sometimes confused. Bjoern
Jan 04 2008
parent reply BCS <ao pathlink.com> writes:
Reply to bls,
 BCS schrieb:
 template Singleton(T)
 {
 public:
 static T instance() sychronized
 // according to the language spec this should work
 {
 if(_instance is null) _instance = new T;
 return _instance;
 }
 private:
 this() {}
 static T _instance;
 }
 class Application : Singleton!(Application)
 {
 mixin(Singleton!(typeof(this)));
 }
 
 class Application // no ": ..."
 
 Ah, that makes more sense :)
 
 Okay .
 Now; to make it smart .
 class Application
 {
 class Singleton
 {
 }
 }
 You mean ... shi. ?
 
Almost. It might not be important, but because Singleton is a template rather than a templated class, the inner class you show doesn't exist. You more or less end up getting this: class Application { public: static Application instance() sychronized // according to the language spec this should work { if(_instance is null) _instance = new Application; return _instance; } private: this() {} static Application _instance; }
Jan 04 2008
parent reply BLS <nanali nospam-wanadoo.fr> writes:
BCS schrieb:
 Reply to bls,
 BCS schrieb:
 template Singleton(T)
 {
 public:
 static T instance() sychronized
 // according to the language spec this should work
 {
 if(_instance is null) _instance = new T;
 return _instance;
 }
 private:
 this() {}
 static T _instance;
 }
 class Application : Singleton!(Application)
 {
 mixin(Singleton!(typeof(this)));
 }
 class Application // no ": ..."

 Ah, that makes more sense :)

 Okay .
 Now; to make it smart .
 class Application
 {
 class Singleton
 {
 }
 }
 You mean ... shi. ?
Almost. It might not be important, but because Singleton is a template rather than a templated class, the inner class you show doesn't exist. You more or less end up getting this: class Application { public: static Application instance() sychronized // according to the language spec this should work { if(_instance is null) _instance = new Application; return _instance; } private: this() {} static Application _instance; }
Okay, I see. Last question,(promised) As far as I can remember Sean and I talked about to use volatile ... here it is http://www.digitalmars.com/d/archives/digitalmars/D/Threadsafe_singleton_using_volatile_synchonized_53768.html What do you think ? Bjoern
Jan 04 2008
parent reply BCS <ao pathlink.com> writes:
Reply to bls,

 Okay, I see.
 
 Last question,(promised) As far as I can remember Sean and I talked
 
 about to use volatile ...
 
 here it is
 
 http://www.digitalmars.com/d/archives/digitalmars/D/Threadsafe_singlet
 on_using_volatile_synchonized_53768.html
 
 What do you think ?
 Bjoern
Thread safety isn't my thing, sorry.
Jan 04 2008
parent BLS <nanali nospam-wanadoo.fr> writes:
BCS schrieb:
 Reply to bls,
 
 Okay, I see.

 Last question,(promised) As far as I can remember Sean and I talked

 about to use volatile ...

 here it is

 http://www.digitalmars.com/d/archives/digitalmars/D/Threadsafe_singlet
 on_using_volatile_synchonized_53768.html

 What do you think ?
 Bjoern
Thread safety isn't my thing, sorry.
Anyway, thanks for spending your time :)
Jan 04 2008
prev sibling parent BLS <nanali nospam-wanadoo.fr> writes:
BLS schrieb:
 Do I have a THread-safe singleton ? If not HowTo..   Sorry. Sean K 
 allready explains it to me, but I 've lost the info. :(
 Bjoern
 
 class Singleton(T)
 {
   public:
   static T instance()
   sychronized       // according to the language spec this should work
   {
     if(_instance is null) _instance = new T;
     return _instance;
   }
 
   private:
   this() {}
 
   static T _instance;
 }
 
 class Application : Singleton!(Application)
 {
 }
Okay, I'll have to think more about this stuff. In case that somebody can offer a templated (thread-safe and bulletproof) Singleton class. ... THANKS Bjoern
Jan 04 2008