bevy/crates/bevy_utils/src/synccell.rs

//! A reimplementation of the currently unstable [`std::sync::Exclusive`]
//!
//! [`std::sync::Exclusive`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/sync/struct.Exclusive.html

use std::ptr;

/// See [`Exclusive`](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/98407) for stdlib's upcoming implementation,
/// which should replace this one entirely.
///
/// Provides a wrapper that allows making any type unconditionally [`Sync`] by only providing mutable access.
#[repr(transparent)]
pub struct SyncCell<T: ?Sized> {
    inner: T,
}

impl<T: Sized> SyncCell<T> {
    /// Construct a new instance of a `SyncCell` from the given value.
    pub fn new(inner: T) -> Self {
        Self { inner }
    }

    /// Deconstruct this `SyncCell` into its inner value.
    pub fn to_inner(Self { inner }: Self) -> T {
        inner
    }
}

impl<T: ?Sized> SyncCell<T> {
    /// Get a reference to this `SyncCell`'s inner value.
    pub fn get(&mut self) -> &mut T {
        &mut self.inner
    }

    /// For types that implement [`Sync`], get shared access to this `SyncCell`'s inner value.
    pub fn read(&self) -> &T
    where
        T: Sync,
    {
        &self.inner
    }

    /// Build a mutable reference to a `SyncCell` from a mutable reference
    /// to its inner value, to skip constructing with [`new()`](SyncCell::new()).
    pub fn from_mut(r: &'_ mut T) -> &'_ mut SyncCell<T> {
        // SAFETY: repr is transparent, so refs have the same layout; and `SyncCell` properties are `&mut`-agnostic
        unsafe { &mut *(ptr::from_mut(r) as *mut SyncCell<T>) }
    }
}

// SAFETY: `Sync` only allows multithreaded access via immutable reference.
// As `SyncCell` requires an exclusive reference to access the wrapped value for `!Sync` types,
// marking this type as `Sync` does not actually allow unsynchronized access to the inner value.
unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Sync for SyncCell<T> {}