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RAII Smart Handle Wrappers for Windows Kernel Objects & Shared Memory [v2.4 Technical Discussion]

ptr_arithmetic
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3 weeks ago ยท Jul 29, 2026 8:13 PM
#1

Modern C++20 RAII handle management to eliminate handle leaks:

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struct HandleDeleter { void operator()(HANDLE h) const { if (h && h != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) CloseHandle(h); } };
using UniqueHandle = std::unique_ptr<void, HandleDeleter>;

UniqueHandle hProcess(OpenProcess(PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS, FALSE, targetPid));
if (!hProcess) return false;
// Automatically calls CloseHandle when exiting scope!

Guarantees exception safety and zero dangling zombie process handles!

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3 weeks ago ยท Jul 30, 2026 3:47 AM
#2

RAII smart handles prevent resource leaks during early error return branches. Clean modern C++.

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3 weeks ago ยท Jul 30, 2026 10:07 AM
#3

Simple, elegant, and crash-proof.