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/**
 * @file   pushvar.h
 * @author John Wiegley
 * @date   Sun May  6 20:10:52 2007
 *
 * @brief  Adds a facility to C++ for handling "scoped yet global".
 */

#ifndef _PUSHVAR_H
#define _PUSHVAR_H

template <typename T>
class push_variable : public boost::noncopyable
{
  T&   var;
  T    prev;
  bool enabled;

public:
  explicit push_variable(T& _var)
    : var(_var), prev(var), enabled(true) {}
  explicit push_variable(T& _var, const T& value)
    : var(_var), prev(var), enabled(true) {
    var = value;
  }
  ~push_variable() {
    if (enabled)
      var = prev;
  }

  void clear() {
    enabled = false;
  }
};

#endif // _PUSHVAR_H