ImplicitSurfaceNetwork/shared_module/utils/pointer_wrapper.hpp

#pragma once

#include <type_traits>

template <typename T>
struct pointer_wrapper{
    static_assert(std::is_object_v<T>, "T must be an object type");

    pointer_wrapper() noexcept = default;
    explicit pointer_wrapper(T* p) noexcept : ptr(p) {}
    explicit pointer_wrapper(T&& x) noexcept
    {
        T& ref = std::forward<T&&>(x);
        ptr = std::addressof(ref);
    }

    T& get() const noexcept { return *ptr; }
    auto operator->() const noexcept { return ptr; }
    operator T&() const noexcept { return *ptr; }

    T copy() const noexcept { return *ptr; }

    auto raw() const noexcept -> T* { return ptr; }
    operator bool() const noexcept { return ptr != nullptr; }

private:
    T* ptr{nullptr};
};

template <typename T>
auto make_pointer_wrapper(T* p) noexcept -> pointer_wrapper<T>
{
    return pointer_wrapper<T>(p);
}

template <typename T>
auto make_pointer_wrapper(T& x) noexcept -> pointer_wrapper<T>
{
    return pointer_wrapper<T>(x);
}