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Auto Closing/Releasing Win32 Handle Objects

Objective

Make it easy to track the Win32 HANDLE and HINTERNET objects while keeping their use as drop-in replacement for their respective HANDLE or HINTERNET objects. Use only when you're holding objects that your application is required to close/release.

Requirements

• C++17
• Useful for Windows projects

Usage

From your solution folder git submodule add https://github.com/SiddiqSoft/acw32handle.git

This should add acw32handle folder in your solution.

#include <windows.h>
#include "acw32handle/acw32h.hpp"

void foo()
{
   // Use the object
   acw32h<HANDLE> h= ::CreateFileA(...);
   // Use and don't worry about any throw, exit C++ will cleanup the handle if it was properly allocated!
}

Layout

The repository does not include the usual .gitignore, .clang-format, etc. as I'd like you to have the option of using this as a submodule.