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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ANDROID_HARDWARE_HIDL_HAL_DEATH_HANDLER_H
+#define ANDROID_HARDWARE_HIDL_HAL_DEATH_HANDLER_H
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+#include <hidl/HidlSupport.h>
+#include <utils/Singleton.h>
+
+using android::hardware::hidl_death_recipient;
+using android::hidl::base::V1_0::IBase;
+
+namespace android {
+
+class HalDeathHandler : public hidl_death_recipient, private Singleton<HalDeathHandler> {
+  public:
+    typedef std::function<void()> AtExitHandler;
+
+    // Note that the exit handler gets called using a thread from
+    // RPC threadpool, thus it needs to be thread-safe.
+    void registerAtExitHandler(void* cookie, AtExitHandler handler);
+    void unregisterAtExitHandler(void* cookie);
+
+    // hidl_death_recipient
+    virtual void serviceDied(uint64_t cookie, const wp<IBase>& who);
+
+    // Used both for (un)registering handlers, and for passing to
+    // '(un)linkToDeath'.
+    static sp<HalDeathHandler> getInstance();
+
+  private:
+    friend class Singleton<HalDeathHandler>;
+    typedef std::unordered_map<void*, AtExitHandler> Handlers;
+
+    HalDeathHandler();
+    virtual ~HalDeathHandler();
+
+    sp<HalDeathHandler> mSelf;  // Allows the singleton instance to live forever.
+    std::mutex mHandlersLock;
+    Handlers mHandlers;
+};
+
+}  // namespace android
+
+#endif // ANDROID_HARDWARE_HIDL_HAL_DEATH_HANDLER_H