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#ifndef ABSL_FLAGS_INTERNAL_FLAG_H_
#define ABSL_FLAGS_INTERNAL_FLAG_H_

#include <atomic>
#include <cstring>

#include "absl/base/thread_annotations.h"
#include "absl/flags/internal/commandlineflag.h"
#include "absl/flags/internal/registry.h"
#include "absl/memory/memory.h"
#include "absl/strings/str_cat.h"
#include "absl/synchronization/mutex.h"

namespace absl {
ABSL_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
namespace flags_internal {

constexpr int64_t AtomicInit() { return 0xababababababababll; }

template <typename T>
class Flag;

template <typename T>
class FlagState : public flags_internal::FlagStateInterface {
 public:
  FlagState(Flag<T>* flag, T&& cur, bool modified, bool on_command_line,
            int64_t counter)
      : flag_(flag),
        cur_value_(std::move(cur)),
        modified_(modified),
        on_command_line_(on_command_line),
        counter_(counter) {}

  ~FlagState() override = default;

 private:
  friend class Flag<T>;

  // Restores the flag to the saved state.
  void Restore() const override;

  // Flag and saved flag data.
  Flag<T>* flag_;
  T cur_value_;
  bool modified_;
  bool on_command_line_;
  int64_t counter_;
};

// This is help argument for absl::Flag encapsulating the string literal pointer
// or pointer to function generating it as well as enum descriminating two
// cases.
using HelpGenFunc = std::string (*)();

union FlagHelpSrc {
  constexpr explicit FlagHelpSrc(const char* help_msg) : literal(help_msg) {}
  constexpr explicit FlagHelpSrc(HelpGenFunc help_gen) : gen_func(help_gen) {}

  const char* literal;
  HelpGenFunc gen_func;
};

enum class FlagHelpSrcKind : int8_t { kLiteral, kGenFunc };

struct HelpInitArg {
  FlagHelpSrc source;
  FlagHelpSrcKind kind;
};

// HelpConstexprWrap is used by struct AbslFlagHelpGenFor##name generated by
// ABSL_FLAG macro. It is only used to silence the compiler in the case where
// help message expression is not constexpr and does not have type const char*.
// If help message expression is indeed constexpr const char* HelpConstexprWrap
// is just a trivial identity function.
template <typename T>
const char* HelpConstexprWrap(const T&) {
  return nullptr;
}
constexpr const char* HelpConstexprWrap(const char* p) { return p; }
constexpr const char* HelpConstexprWrap(char* p) { return p; }

// These two HelpArg overloads allows us to select at compile time one of two
// way to pass Help argument to absl::Flag. We'll be passing
// AbslFlagHelpGenFor##name as T and integer 0 as a single argument to prefer
// first overload if possible. If T::Const is evaluatable on constexpr
// context (see non template int parameter below) we'll choose first overload.
// In this case the help message expression is immediately evaluated and is used
// to construct the absl::Flag. No additionl code is generated by ABSL_FLAG.
// Otherwise SFINAE kicks in and first overload is dropped from the
// consideration, in which case the second overload will be used. The second
// overload does not attempt to evaluate the help message expression
// immediately and instead delays the evaluation by returing the function
// pointer (&T::NonConst) genering the help message when necessary. This is
// evaluatable in constexpr context, but the cost is an extra function being
// generated in the ABSL_FLAG code.
template <typename T, int = (T::Const(), 1)>
constexpr flags_internal::HelpInitArg HelpArg(int) {
  return {flags_internal::FlagHelpSrc(T::Const()),
          flags_internal::FlagHelpSrcKind::kLiteral};
}

template <typename T>
constexpr flags_internal::HelpInitArg HelpArg(char) {
  return {flags_internal::FlagHelpSrc(&T::NonConst),
          flags_internal::FlagHelpSrcKind::kGenFunc};
}

// Signature for the function generating the initial flag value (usually
// based on default value supplied in flag's definition)
using FlagDfltGenFunc = void* (*)();

union FlagDefaultSrc {
  constexpr explicit FlagDefaultSrc(FlagDfltGenFunc gen_func_arg)
      : gen_func(gen_func_arg) {}

  void* dynamic_value;
  FlagDfltGenFunc gen_func;
};

enum class FlagDefaultSrcKind : int8_t { kDynamicValue, kGenFunc };

// Signature for the mutation callback used by watched Flags
// The callback is noexcept.
// TODO(rogeeff): add noexcept after C++17 support is added.
using FlagCallback = void (*)();

struct DynValueDeleter {
  void operator()(void* ptr) const { Delete(op, ptr); }

  const FlagOpFn op;
};

// The class encapsulates the Flag's data and safe access to it.
class FlagImpl {
 public:
  constexpr FlagImpl(const flags_internal::FlagOpFn op,
                     const flags_internal::FlagMarshallingOpFn marshalling_op,
                     const flags_internal::FlagDfltGenFunc default_value_gen,
                     const HelpInitArg help)
      : op_(op),
        marshalling_op_(marshalling_op),
        help_(help.source),
        help_source_kind_(help.kind),
        def_kind_(flags_internal::FlagDefaultSrcKind::kGenFunc),
        default_src_(default_value_gen),
        data_guard_{} {}

  // Forces destruction of the Flag's data.
  void Destroy();

  // Constant access methods
  std::string Help() const;
  bool IsModified() const ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());
  bool IsSpecifiedOnCommandLine() const ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());
  std::string DefaultValue() const ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());
  std::string CurrentValue() const ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());
  void Read(const CommandLineFlag& flag, void* dst,
            const flags_internal::FlagOpFn dst_op) const
      ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());
  // Attempts to parse supplied `value` std::string. If parsing is successful, then
  // it replaces `dst` with the new value.
  bool TryParse(const CommandLineFlag& flag, void** dst,
                absl::string_view value, std::string* err) const
      ABSL_EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(*DataGuard());
  template <typename T>
  bool AtomicGet(T* v) const {
    const int64_t r = atomic_.load(std::memory_order_acquire);
    if (r != flags_internal::AtomicInit()) {
      std::memcpy(v, &r, sizeof(T));
      return true;
    }

    return false;
  }

  // Mutating access methods
  void Write(const CommandLineFlag& flag, const void* src,
             const flags_internal::FlagOpFn src_op)
      ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());
  bool SetFromString(const CommandLineFlag& flag, absl::string_view value,
                     FlagSettingMode set_mode, ValueSource source,
                     std::string* err) ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());
  // If possible, updates copy of the Flag's value that is stored in an
  // atomic word.
  void StoreAtomic() ABSL_EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(*DataGuard());

  // Interfaces to operate on callbacks.
  void SetCallback(const flags_internal::FlagCallback mutation_callback)
      ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());
  void InvokeCallback() const ABSL_EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(*DataGuard());

  // Interfaces to save/restore mutable flag data
  template <typename T>
  std::unique_ptr<flags_internal::FlagStateInterface> SaveState(
      Flag<T>* flag) const ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard()) {
    T&& cur_value = flag->Get();
    absl::MutexLock l(DataGuard());

    return absl::make_unique<flags_internal::FlagState<T>>(
        flag, std::move(cur_value), modified_, on_command_line_, counter_);
  }
  bool RestoreState(const CommandLineFlag& flag, const void* value,
                    bool modified, bool on_command_line, int64_t counter)
      ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());

  // Value validation interfaces.
  void CheckDefaultValueParsingRoundtrip(const CommandLineFlag& flag) const
      ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());
  bool ValidateInputValue(absl::string_view value) const
      ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(*DataGuard());

 private:
  // Lazy initialization of the Flag's data.
  void Init();
  // Ensures that the lazily initialized data is initialized,
  // and returns pointer to the mutex guarding flags data.
  absl::Mutex* DataGuard() const ABSL_LOCK_RETURNED((absl::Mutex*)&data_guard_);
  // Returns heap allocated value of type T initialized with default value.
  std::unique_ptr<void, DynValueDeleter> MakeInitValue() const
      ABSL_EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(*DataGuard());

  // Immutable Flag's data.
  const FlagOpFn op_;                         // Type-specific handler.
  const FlagMarshallingOpFn marshalling_op_;  // Marshalling ops handler.
  const FlagHelpSrc help_;  // Help message literal or function to generate it.
  // Indicates if help message was supplied as literal or generator func.
  const FlagHelpSrcKind help_source_kind_;

  // Indicates that the Flag state is initialized.
  std::atomic<bool> inited_{false};
  // Mutable Flag state (guarded by data_guard_).
  // Additional bool to protect against multiple concurrent constructions
  // of `data_guard_`.
  bool is_data_guard_inited_ = false;
  // Has flag value been modified?
  bool modified_ ABSL_GUARDED_BY(*DataGuard()) = false;
  // Specified on command line.
  bool on_command_line_ ABSL_GUARDED_BY(*DataGuard()) = false;
  // If def_kind_ == kDynamicValue, default_src_ holds a dynamically allocated
  // value.
  FlagDefaultSrcKind def_kind_ ABSL_GUARDED_BY(*DataGuard());
  // Either a pointer to the function generating the default value based on the
  // value specified in ABSL_FLAG or pointer to the dynamically set default
  // value via SetCommandLineOptionWithMode. def_kind_ is used to distinguish
  // these two cases.
  FlagDefaultSrc default_src_ ABSL_GUARDED_BY(*DataGuard());
  // Lazily initialized pointer to current value
  void* cur_ ABSL_GUARDED_BY(*DataGuard()) = nullptr;
  // Mutation counter
  int64_t counter_ ABSL_GUARDED_BY(*DataGuard()) = 0;
  // For some types, a copy of the current value is kept in an atomically
  // accessible field.
  std::atomic<int64_t> atomic_{flags_internal::AtomicInit()};

  struct CallbackData {
    FlagCallback func;
    absl::Mutex guard;  // Guard for concurrent callback invocations.
  };
  CallbackData* callback_data_ ABSL_GUARDED_BY(*DataGuard()) = nullptr;
  // This is reserved space for an absl::Mutex to guard flag data. It will be
  // initialized in FlagImpl::Init via placement new.
  // We can't use "absl::Mutex data_guard_", since this class is not literal.
  // We do not want to use "absl::Mutex* data_guard_", since this would require
  // heap allocation during initialization, which is both slows program startup
  // and can fail. Using reserved space + placement new allows us to avoid both
  // problems.
  alignas(absl::Mutex) mutable char data_guard_[sizeof(absl::Mutex)];
};

// This is "unspecified" implementation of absl::Flag<T> type.
template <typename T>
class Flag final : public flags_internal::CommandLineFlag {
 public:
  constexpr Flag(const char* name, const flags_internal::HelpInitArg help,
                 const char* filename,
                 const flags_internal::FlagMarshallingOpFn marshalling_op,
                 const flags_internal::FlagDfltGenFunc initial_value_gen)
      : flags_internal::CommandLineFlag(name, filename),
        impl_(&flags_internal::FlagOps<T>, marshalling_op, initial_value_gen,
              help) {}

  T Get() const {
    // See implementation notes in CommandLineFlag::Get().
    union U {
      T value;
      U() {}
      ~U() { value.~T(); }
    };
    U u;

    impl_.Read(*this, &u.value, &flags_internal::FlagOps<T>);
    return std::move(u.value);
  }

  bool AtomicGet(T* v) const { return impl_.AtomicGet(v); }

  void Set(const T& v) { impl_.Write(*this, &v, &flags_internal::FlagOps<T>); }

  void SetCallback(const flags_internal::FlagCallback mutation_callback) {
    impl_.SetCallback(mutation_callback);
  }

  // CommandLineFlag interface
  std::string Help() const override { return impl_.Help(); }
  bool IsModified() const override { return impl_.IsModified(); }
  bool IsSpecifiedOnCommandLine() const override {
    return impl_.IsSpecifiedOnCommandLine();
  }
  std::string DefaultValue() const override { return impl_.DefaultValue(); }
  std::string CurrentValue() const override { return impl_.CurrentValue(); }

  bool ValidateInputValue(absl::string_view value) const override {
    return impl_.ValidateInputValue(value);
  }

  // Interfaces to save and restore flags to/from persistent state.
  // Returns current flag state or nullptr if flag does not support
  // saving and restoring a state.
  std::unique_ptr<flags_internal::FlagStateInterface> SaveState() override {
    return impl_.SaveState(this);
  }

  // Restores the flag state to the supplied state object. If there is
  // nothing to restore returns false. Otherwise returns true.
  bool RestoreState(const flags_internal::FlagState<T>& flag_state) {
    return impl_.RestoreState(*this, &flag_state.cur_value_,
                              flag_state.modified_, flag_state.on_command_line_,
                              flag_state.counter_);
  }

  bool SetFromString(absl::string_view value,
                     flags_internal::FlagSettingMode set_mode,
                     flags_internal::ValueSource source,
                     std::string* error) override {
    return impl_.SetFromString(*this, value, set_mode, source, error);
  }

  void CheckDefaultValueParsingRoundtrip() const override {
    impl_.CheckDefaultValueParsingRoundtrip(*this);
  }

 private:
  friend class FlagState<T>;

  void Destroy() override { impl_.Destroy(); }

  void Read(void* dst) const override {
    impl_.Read(*this, dst, &flags_internal::FlagOps<T>);
  }
  flags_internal::FlagOpFn TypeId() const override {
    return &flags_internal::FlagOps<T>;
  }

  // Flag's data
  FlagImpl impl_;
};

template <typename T>
inline void FlagState<T>::Restore() const {
  if (flag_->RestoreState(*this)) {
    ABSL_INTERNAL_LOG(INFO,
                      absl::StrCat("Restore saved value of ", flag_->Name(),
                                   " to: ", flag_->CurrentValue()));
  }
}

// This class facilitates Flag object registration and tail expression-based
// flag definition, for example:
// ABSL_FLAG(int, foo, 42, "Foo help").OnUpdate(NotifyFooWatcher);
template <typename T, bool do_register>
class FlagRegistrar {
 public:
  explicit FlagRegistrar(Flag<T>* flag) : flag_(flag) {
    if (do_register) flags_internal::RegisterCommandLineFlag(flag_);
  }

  FlagRegistrar& OnUpdate(flags_internal::FlagCallback cb) && {
    flag_->SetCallback(cb);
    return *this;
  }

  // Make the registrar "die" gracefully as a bool on a line where registration
  // happens. Registrar objects are intended to live only as temporary.
  operator bool() const { return true; }  // NOLINT

 private:
  Flag<T>* flag_;  // Flag being registered (not owned).
};

// This struct and corresponding overload to MakeDefaultValue are used to
// facilitate usage of {} as default value in ABSL_FLAG macro.
struct EmptyBraces {};

template <typename T>
T* MakeFromDefaultValue(T t) {
  return new T(std::move(t));
}

template <typename T>
T* MakeFromDefaultValue(EmptyBraces) {
  return new T;
}

// MakeFromDefaultValueOrEmpty is basically the same as MakeFromDefaultValue. It
// also allows for empty macro parameter (hence no argument), which was somehow
// widely used for ABSL_RETIRED_FLAG().

template <typename T>
T* MakeFromDefaultValueOrEmpty(T t) {
  return MakeFromDefaultValue(std::move(t));
}

template <typename T>
T* MakeFromDefaultValueOrEmpty() {
  return MakeFromDefaultValue<T>(EmptyBraces());
}

}  // namespace flags_internal
ABSL_NAMESPACE_END
}  // namespace absl

#endif  // ABSL_FLAGS_INTERNAL_FLAG_H_