lib/atomicweak.cpp

The following code example is taken from the book
C++20 - The Complete Guide by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Leanpub, 2021
The code is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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// raw code

#include <iostream>
#include <thread>
#include <memory>               // includes now
using namespace std::literals;  // for duration literals


int main()
{
  std::atomic<std::weak_ptr<int>> pShared;  // pointer to current shared value (if one exists)

  // loop to set shared value for some time:
  std::atomic<bool> done{false};
  std::jthread updates{[&] {
                         for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
                           {
                             auto sp = std::make_shared<int>(i);
                             pShared.store(sp);   // atomic update
                             std::this_thread::sleep_for(0.1s);
                           }
                           std::this_thread::sleep_for(0.1s);
                         }
                         done.store(true);
                       }};

  // loop to print shared value (if any):
  while (!done.load()) {
    if (auto sp = pShared.load().lock()) {  // atomic read
      std::cout << "shared: " << *sp << '\n';
    }
    else {
      std::cout << "shared: <no data>\n";
    }
    std::this_thread::sleep_for(0.07s);
  }
}