pointer-utils.h

#pragma once
#include <memory>
#include <stdexcept>
#include <sstream>
 
#ifndef NDEBUG
// Utility function to safely dereference a unique_ptr (debug builds only)
#pragma message("Compiling with debug checks for unique_ptr dereferencing")
template <typename T>
T* safe_dereference_impl(const std::unique_ptr<T>& ptr, const char* file, int line) {
    if (!ptr) {
        std::ostringstream oss;
        oss << "Null pointer dereference at " << file << ":" << line;
        throw std::runtime_error(oss.str());
    }
    return ptr.get();
}
 
// Macro to include runtime checks in debug builds
#define sf_deref(ptr) safe_dereference_impl(ptr, __FILE__, __LINE__)
#else
// No-op in release builds
#define sf_deref(ptr) (ptr.get())
#endif