sourcemod/plugins/include/handles.inc
David Anderson a4363dfa4f whoa, wrong name
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rename : plugins/include/handles.h => plugins/include/handles.inc
extra : convert_revision : svn%3A39bc706e-5318-0410-9160-8a85361fbb7c/trunk%40256
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/**
* :TODO: license info
*/
#if defined _handles_included
#endinput
#endif
#define _handles_included
enum Handle
{
INVALID_HANDLE = 0,
};
/**
* @brief Returns if a handle is valid or not.
* @note It is not a good idea to call this on every Handle. If you code properly,
* all of your Handles will either be valid or will expose important bugs to fix.
* This is provided for situations only where testing for handle validity is needed.
*
* @param hndl Handle to test for validity.
* @return True if handle is valid, false otherwise.
*/
native bool:IsValidHandle(Handle:hndl);
/**
* @brief Closes a Handle. If the handle has multiple copies open,
* it is not destroyed unless all copies are closed.
*
* @note Closing a Handle has a different meaning for each Handle type. Make
* sure you read the documentation on whatever provided the Handle.
*
* @param hndl Handle to close.
* @return True if successful, false if not closeable.
* @error Invalid handles will cause a run time error.
*/
native bool:CloseHandle(Handle:hndl);
/**
* @brief Clones a Handle. When passing handles in between plugins, caching handles
* can result in accidental invalidation when one plugin releases the Handle, or is its owner
* is unloaded from memory. To prevent this, the Handle may be "cloned" with a new owner.
*
* @note Usually, you will be cloning Handles for other plugins. This means that if you clone
* the Handle without specifying the new owner, it will assume the identity of your original calling
* plugin, which is not very useful. You should either specify that the receiving plugin should
* clone the handle on its own, or you should explicitly clone the Handle using the receiving plugin's
* identity Handle.
*
* @param hndl Handle to clone/duplicate.
* @param plugin Optional Handle to another plugin to mark as the new owner.
* If no owner is passed, the owner becomes the calling plugin.
* @return Handle on success, INVALID_HANDLE if not cloneable.
* @error Invalid handles will cause a run time error.
*/
native Handle:CloneHandle(Handle:hndl, Handle:plugin=INVALID_HANDLE);