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+#ifndef VSHAREDPTR_H
+#define VSHAREDPTR_H
+
+#include <cassert>
+#include <memory>
+
+template <typename T, typename Rc>
+class vshared_ptr {
+ struct model {
+ Rc mRef{1};
+
+ model() = default;
+
+ template <class... Args>
+ explicit model(Args&&... args) : mValue(std::forward<Args>(args)...){}
+ explicit model(const T& other) : mValue(other){}
+
+ T mValue;
+ };
+ model* mModel{nullptr};
+
+public:
+ using element_type = T;
+
+ vshared_ptr() = default;
+
+ ~vshared_ptr()
+ {
+ unref();
+ }
+
+ template <class... Args>
+ explicit vshared_ptr(Args&&... args) : mModel(new model(std::forward<Args>(args)...))
+ {
+ }
+
+ vshared_ptr(const vshared_ptr& x) noexcept : vshared_ptr()
+ {
+ if (x.mModel) {
+ mModel = x.mModel;
+ ++mModel->mRef;
+ }
+ }
+
+ vshared_ptr(vshared_ptr&& x) noexcept : vshared_ptr()
+ {
+ if (x.mModel) {
+ mModel = x.mModel;
+ x.mModel = nullptr;
+ }
+ }
+
+ auto operator=(const vshared_ptr& x) noexcept -> vshared_ptr&
+ {
+ unref();
+ mModel = x.mModel;
+ ref();
+ return *this;
+ }
+
+ auto operator=(vshared_ptr&& x) noexcept -> vshared_ptr&
+ {
+ unref();
+ mModel = x.mModel;
+ x.mModel = nullptr;
+ return *this;
+ }
+
+ operator bool() const noexcept {
+ return mModel != nullptr;
+ }
+
+ auto operator*() const noexcept -> element_type& { return read(); }
+
+ auto operator-> () const noexcept -> element_type* { return &read(); }
+
+ std::size_t refCount() const noexcept
+ {
+ assert(mModel);
+
+ return mModel->mRef;
+ }
+
+ bool unique() const noexcept
+ {
+ assert(mModel);
+
+ return mModel->mRef == 1;
+ }
+
+private:
+
+ auto read() const noexcept -> element_type&
+ {
+ assert(mModel);
+
+ return mModel->mValue;
+ }
+
+ void ref()
+ {
+ if (mModel) ++mModel->mRef;
+ }
+
+ void unref()
+ {
+ if (mModel && (--mModel->mRef == 0)) {
+ delete mModel;
+ mModel = nullptr;
+ }
+ }
+};
+
+// atomic ref counted pointer implementation.
+template < typename T>
+using arc_ptr = vshared_ptr<T, std::atomic<std::size_t>>;
+
+// ref counter pointer implementation.
+template < typename T>
+using rc_ptr = vshared_ptr<T, std::size_t>;
+
+#endif // VSHAREDPTR_H