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+/* Icinga 2 | (c) 2012 Icinga GmbH | GPLv2+ */
+
+#ifndef DEFER
+#define DEFER
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <utility>
+
+namespace icinga
+{
+
+/**
+ * An action to be executed at end of scope.
+ *
+ * @ingroup base
+ */
+class Defer
+{
+public:
+ inline
+ Defer(std::function<void()> func) : m_Func(std::move(func))
+ {
+ }
+
+ Defer(const Defer&) = delete;
+ Defer(Defer&&) = delete;
+ Defer& operator=(const Defer&) = delete;
+ Defer& operator=(Defer&&) = delete;
+
+ inline
+ ~Defer()
+ {
+ try {
+ m_Func();
+ } catch (...) {
+ // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/130117/throwing-exceptions-out-of-a-destructor
+ }
+ }
+
+private:
+ std::function<void()> m_Func;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif /* DEFER */