Singleton.h

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/* Copyright (C) 2009 Wildfire Games.
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/*
 * template base class for Singletons
 */

/*
USAGE: class myClass : Singleton<myClass>{};

Modified from http://gamedev.net/reference/articles/article1954.asp
*/
            
#ifndef INCLUDED_SINGLETON
#define INCLUDED_SINGLETON

#include "lib/debug.h"

template<typename T>
class Singleton
{
    static T* ms_singleton;

public:
    Singleton()
    {
        ENSURE( !ms_singleton );
        ms_singleton = static_cast<T*>(this);
    }

    ~Singleton()
    {
        ENSURE( ms_singleton );
        ms_singleton = 0;
    }

    static T& GetSingleton()
    {
        ENSURE( ms_singleton );
        return *ms_singleton;
    }

    static T* GetSingletonPtr()
    {
        ENSURE( ms_singleton );
        return ms_singleton;
    }

    static bool IsInitialised()
    {
        return (ms_singleton != 0);
    }
};

template <typename T>
T* Singleton<T>::ms_singleton = 0;

#endif