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+/*
+ * Copyright © 2014 Canonical Ltd.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3,
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * Authored by: Kevin DuBois <kevin.dubois@canonical.com>
+ */
+
+#ifndef ANBOX_COMMON_FD_H_
+#define ANBOX_COMMON_FD_H_
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace anbox {
+struct IntOwnedFd {
+ int int_owned_fd;
+};
+class Fd {
+ public:
+ // transfer ownership of the POD-int to the object. The int no longer needs
+ // close()ing,
+ // and has the lifetime of the Fd object.
+ explicit Fd(int fd);
+ explicit Fd(IntOwnedFd);
+ static int const invalid{-1};
+ Fd(); // Initializes fd to the anbox::Fd::invalid;
+ Fd(Fd&&);
+ Fd(Fd const&) = default;
+ Fd& operator=(Fd);
+
+ // bit of a convenient kludge. take care not to close or otherwise destroy the
+ // FD.
+ operator int() const;
+
+ private:
+ std::shared_ptr<int> fd;
+};
+} // namespace anbox
+
+#endif