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 * Copyright (C) 2011 Tavian Barnes <tavianator@tavianator.com>          *
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 * This file is part of The Dimension Library.                           *
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/**
 * @file
 * Generic reference count implementation.
 */

/** @internal The name of the reference count field in all structs. */
#define DMNSN_REFCOUNT_FIELD refcount

/** @internal Declare a reference count field in a struct. */
#define DMNSN_REFCOUNT unsigned int DMNSN_REFCOUNT_FIELD

/**
 * Increment a reference count.
 * @param[in,out] object  The reference-counted object to acquire.
 */
#define DMNSN_INCREF(object) (++(object)->DMNSN_REFCOUNT_FIELD)