#ifndef CONNECT___NCBI_ONCE__H
#define CONNECT___NCBI_ONCE__H

/* $Id: ncbi_once.h 684544 2024-06-25 21:06:00Z lavr $
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 * Authors:  Anton Lavrentiev
 *
 * File Description:
 *   One time setter CORE_Once
 *
 */

#include "ncbi_config.h"
#ifdef NCBI_CXX_TOOLKIT
#  include <corelib/ncbiatomic.h>
#endif /*NCBI_CXX_TOOLKIT*/
#include "ncbi_priv.h"


/** Return non-zero (true) if "*once" had a value of NULL, and set the value to
 *  non-NULL regardless (best effort: atomically).  Return 0 (false) otherwise.
 */
#ifdef NCBI_CXX_TOOLKIT
#  define CORE_Once(once)  (!NCBI_SwapPointers((once), (void*) 1))
#else
#  ifdef __GNUC__
inline
#  endif /*__GNUC__*/
static int/*bool*/ CORE_Once(void* volatile* once)
{
    /* poor man's solution */
    if (*once)
        return 0/*false*/;
    CORE_LOCK_WRITE;
    if (*once) {
        CORE_UNLOCK;
        return 0/*false*/;
    }
    *once = (void*) 1;
    CORE_UNLOCK;
    return 1/*true*/;
}
#endif /*NCBI_CXX_TOOLKIT*/


#endif /* CONNECT___NCBI_ONCE__H */
