gecko/image/ShutdownTracker.h

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/**
 * ShutdownTracker is an imagelib-global service that allows callers to check
 * whether shutdown has started.
 */

#ifndef mozilla_image_ShutdownTracker_h
#define mozilla_image_ShutdownTracker_h

namespace mozilla {
namespace image {

/**
 * ShutdownTracker is an imagelib-global service that allows callers to check
 * whether shutdown has started. It exists to avoid the need for registering
 * many 'xpcom-shutdown' notification observers on short-lived objects, which
 * would have an unnecessary performance cost.
 */
struct ShutdownTracker
{
  /**
   * Initialize static data. Called during imagelib module initialization.
   */
  static void Initialize();

  /**
   * Check whether shutdown has started. Callers can use this to check whether
   * it's safe to access XPCOM services; if shutdown has started, such calls
   * must be avoided.
   *
   * @return true if shutdown has already started.
   */
  static bool ShutdownHasStarted();

private:
  virtual ~ShutdownTracker() = 0;  // Forbid instantiation.
};

} // namespace image
} // namespace mozilla

#endif // mozilla_image_ShutdownTracker_h