RAII: das grundlegende Ressourcenmuster

#include <unistd.h>   // open, close, read, write
#include <fcntl.h>    // O_RDONLY, etc.
#include <stdexcept>
#include <utility>
#include <iostream>

class FileDescriptor {
    int fd_ = -1;  // -1 = no resource
public:
    // Acquire: open file in constructor
    explicit FileDescriptor(const char* path, int flags)
        : fd_(::open(path, flags)) {
        if (fd_ < 0) throw std::runtime_error("Cannot open file");
    }

    // Release: close file in destructor
    ~FileDescriptor() {
        if (fd_ >= 0) ::close(fd_);
    }

    // Non-copyable (copying a file descriptor is meaningless)
    FileDescriptor(const FileDescriptor&) = delete;
    FileDescriptor& operator=(const FileDescriptor&) = delete;

    // Moveable (transfer ownership)
    FileDescriptor(FileDescriptor&& other) noexcept
        : fd_(std::exchange(other.fd_, -1)) {}

    FileDescriptor& operator=(FileDescriptor&& other) noexcept {
        if (this != &other) {
            if (fd_ >= 0) ::close(fd_);
            fd_ = std::exchange(other.fd_, -1);
        }
        return *this;
    }

    int get() const { return fd_; }
};

int main() {
    try {
        FileDescriptor fd("/tmp/raii_test.txt", O_RDONLY);
        std::cout << "File opened: fd=" << fd.get() << '\n';
        // Use fd...
    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
        std::cerr << e.what() << '\n';
    }
    // fd.~FileDescriptor() called automatically — file closed
    // Even if an exception was thrown, the file is closed
}

#include <memory>
#include <mutex>
#include <fstream>
#include <vector>
#include <stdexcept>

std::mutex g_mutex;

// WITHOUT RAII — manual cleanup is error-prone
void bad_example() {
    std::mutex* m = &g_mutex;
    m->lock();
    int* data = new int[100];
    // If this throws, mutex stays locked AND data leaks!
    // process(data);
    delete[] data;
    m->unlock();
}

// WITH RAII — automatic, exception-safe cleanup
void good_example() {
    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(g_mutex);  // RAII lock
    auto data = std::make_unique<int[]>(100);   // RAII allocation
    // If this throws:
    //   1. data's destructor frees the memory
    //   2. lock's destructor unlocks the mutex
    //   Stack unwinding handles everything
    // process(data.get());
}

// Multiple resources — RAII composes naturally
void multi_resource() {
    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(g_mutex);
    auto buffer = std::make_unique<char[]>(4096);
    std::ofstream file("/tmp/output.txt");

    // If any operation throws, ALL resources are released
    // in reverse order of construction:
    //   1. file closed
    //   2. buffer freed
    //   3. mutex unlocked
}