std::enable_shared_from_this

#include <memory>
#include <iostream>
 
struct Good: std::enable_shared_from_this<Good> // note: public inheritance
{
    std::shared_ptr<Good> getptr() {
        return shared_from_this();
    }
};
 
struct Bad
{
    std::shared_ptr<Bad> getptr() {
        return std::shared_ptr<Bad>(this);
    }
    ~Bad() { std::cout << "Bad::~Bad() called\n"; }
};
 
int main()
{
    // Good: the two shared_ptr's share the same object
    std::shared_ptr<Good> gp1 = std::make_shared<Good>();
    std::shared_ptr<Good> gp2 = gp1->getptr();
    std::cout << "gp2.use_count() = " << gp2.use_count() << '\n';
 
    // Bad: shared_from_this is called without having std::shared_ptr owning the caller 
    try {
        Good not_so_good;
        std::shared_ptr<Good> gp1 = not_so_good.getptr();
    } catch(std::bad_weak_ptr& e) {
        // undefined behavior (until C++17) and std::bad_weak_ptr thrown (since C++17)
        std::cout << e.what() << '\n';    
    }
 
    // Bad, each shared_ptr thinks it's the only owner of the object
    std::shared_ptr<Bad> bp1 = std::make_shared<Bad>();
    std::shared_ptr<Bad> bp2 = bp1->getptr();
    std::cout << "bp2.use_count() = " << bp2.use_count() << '\n';
} // UB: double-delete of Bad

gp2.use_count() = 2
bad_weak_ptr
bp2.use_count() = 1
Bad::~Bad() called
Bad::~Bad() called
*** glibc detected *** ./test: double free or corruption

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