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#ifndef LocalScope_h
#define LocalScope_h

#include "HandleStack.h"
#include "Local.h"

namespace JSC {
/*  
    A LocalScope is a temporary scope in which Locals are allocated. When a
    LocalScope goes out of scope, all the Locals created in it are destroyed.

    LocalScope is similar in concept to NSAutoreleasePool.
*/

class JSGlobalData;

class LocalScope {
public:
    explicit LocalScope(JSGlobalData&);
    ~LocalScope();
    
    template <typename T> Local<T> release(Local<T>); // Destroys all other locals in the scope.

private:
    HandleStack* m_handleStack;
    HandleStack::Frame m_lastFrame;
};

inline LocalScope::LocalScope(JSGlobalData& globalData)
    : m_handleStack(globalData.heap.handleStack())
{
    m_handleStack->enterScope(m_lastFrame);
}

inline LocalScope::~LocalScope()
{
    m_handleStack->leaveScope(m_lastFrame);
}

template <typename T> Local<T> LocalScope::release(Local<T> local)
{
    typename Local<T>::ExternalType ptr = local.get();

    m_handleStack->leaveScope(m_lastFrame);
    HandleSlot slot = m_handleStack->push();
    m_handleStack->enterScope(m_lastFrame);

    return Local<T>(slot, ptr);
}

}

#endif