/** @file
 * VBoxCocoa Helper
 */

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 */

#ifndef VBOX_INCLUDED_VBoxCocoa_h
#define VBOX_INCLUDED_VBoxCocoa_h
#ifndef RT_WITHOUT_PRAGMA_ONCE
# pragma once
#endif

/** Macro which add a typedef of the given Cocoa class in an appropriate form
 * for the current context. This means void* in the C/CPP context and
 * NSWhatever* in the ObjC/ObjCPP context. Use
 * NativeNSWhateverRef/ConstNativeNSWhateverRef when you reference the Cocoa
 * type somewhere. The use of this prevents extensive casting of void* to the
 * right type in the Cocoa context. */
#ifdef __OBJC__
# define ADD_COCOA_NATIVE_REF(CocoaClass) \
    @class CocoaClass; \
    typedef CocoaClass *Native##CocoaClass##Ref; \
    typedef const CocoaClass *ConstNative##CocoaClass##Ref
#else  /* !__OBJC__ */
# define ADD_COCOA_NATIVE_REF(CocoaClass) \
    typedef void *Native##CocoaClass##Ref; \
    typedef const void *ConstNative##CocoaClass##Ref
#endif /* !__OBJC__ */


/*
 * Objective-C++ Helpers.
 */
#if defined(__OBJC__) && defined (__cplusplus)

/* Global includes */
# import <Foundation/NSAutoreleasePool.h>

/** Helper class for automatic creation & destroying of a cocoa auto release
 *  pool. */
class CocoaAutoreleasePool
{
public:
    inline CocoaAutoreleasePool()
    {
         mPool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
    }
    inline ~CocoaAutoreleasePool()
    {
        [mPool release];
    }

private:
    NSAutoreleasePool *mPool;
};

#endif /* __OBJC__ && __cplusplus */

#endif /* !VBOX_INCLUDED_VBoxCocoa_h */