add shared_ref::operator object_type&()

Author: igagis

src/utki/shared_ref.hpp

@@ -160,15 +160,24 @@ class shared_ref
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @brief Get reference to the pointed type.
+	 * @brief Get reference to the object.
 	 *
-	 * @return Const reference to the pointed type.
+	 * @return Reference to the object.
 	 */
-	object_type& get() const noexcept
+	constexpr object_type& get() const noexcept
 	{
 		ASSERT(this->p)
 		return *this->p;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Convert to the reference to the object.
+	 * @return Reference to the object.
+	 */
+	constexpr operator object_type&() const noexcept
+	{
+		return this->get();
+	}
 };
 
 /**

tests/harness/clargs

@@ -103,6 +103,26 @@ const tst::set set("shared_ref", [](tst::suite& suite) {
 		tst::check_eq(etalon + "!", sr.get(), SL);
 	});
 
+	suite.add("operator_convert_to_reference", []() {
+		utki::shared_ref<std::string> sr = utki::make_shared<std::string>(etalon);
+
+		[](std::string& s) {
+			tst::check_eq(s, etalon, SL);
+		}(sr);
+
+		[](const std::string& s) {
+			tst::check_eq(s, etalon, SL);
+		}(sr);
+	});
+
+	suite.add("operator_convert_to_reference_const", []() {
+		utki::shared_ref<const std::string> sr = utki::make_shared<std::string>(etalon);
+
+		[](const std::string& s) {
+			tst::check_eq(s, etalon, SL);
+		}(sr);
+	});
+
 	suite.add("const_autocast", []() {
 		utki::shared_ref<const std::string> sr = utki::make_shared<std::string>(etalon);